Concrete contractor in Mead, WA - slabs built to drain on flat ground
Post Falls Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Mead, WA, pouring driveways, patios, garage floors, steps and slab foundations, with the ground prepared and sloped so water moves away from your house.
Concrete work on Mead's flat ground
Mead jobs feel a lot like the ones we do in Country Homes and Spokane. Most calls are homeowners who want a new driveway, a patio out back or a garage floor, and the bigger lots further out give us more room to work.
What really sets the job here is the ground. Most of Mead is fairly flat, with the Deadman Creek valley sitting lower and hills rising to the south and southeast. On a lot in the middle, water has nowhere to go unless the slab sends it somewhere, and on a lot near the slopes it can run right across your driveway. So your price and schedule mostly come down to how much ground work the spot needs, the size and finish of the slab, permits and the weather. I'll give you your own figure once I've walked it.
How it works when you call us in Mead
Call or send the form
Call (208) 981-9070 or use the form below, and tell us what you want poured and roughly where on the property. We'll set up a time for me to come out to your place in Mead.
Walk the spot together
I come out myself and walk it with you, asking how you'll use the slab, what's underneath it and where the water goes when it rains. Then I put together your estimate and go through what drives each part of the price, so you know what you're paying for.
Check permits and plan
Before we schedule, we check with the building office that covers your Mead address about what permits the job may need, and we handle the applications for our part when the office says one is needed. Then we plan the pour around the weather and the ground.
Pour, finish and hand off
I'm on site with our crew from the base work through the finish, and you don't need to be home for the pour itself. Before we leave, we'll tell you when it's ready to walk on and when it's ready to drive on, because curing, the slow set that gives concrete its strength, takes a while.
Concrete services for Mead homes
Around Mead, most of our calls are for driveways and patios on flat lots where the water has nowhere to run, along with garage floors, steps and slab foundation building for shops and additions on the bigger lots. Every one of those jobs starts the same way, with the ground under it.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
What signs mean your Mead driveway needs work?
On Mead's flat lots, water that sits on or beside a slab soaks into the ground underneath it, so these are worth catching before they spread.
- Water pooling on the slab
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One section sinking below another
- Slab tilting toward the house
- Chipping or flaking on top
- Gaps opening along the edges
Should you repair or replace concrete in Mead?
If the slab is mostly solid and the trouble is a few cracks or a worn top, a repair usually makes sense and costs you less. When sections are sinking, tilting toward the house or holding water, the problem is underneath, and patching the top won't stop the ground from settling.
Here's the trade-off I'll always name. A new slab can look perfect on day one and still sink if the subgrade, the dirt and gravel it sits on, was just raked level instead of dug out and packed. That base is the first thing people want to cut because nobody sees it. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather keep the money in the base and go simpler on the finish, since you can't fix a bad base later without tearing the slab out.
Why hire a local concrete crew in Mead
Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the Department of Labor & Industries, L&I for short, and to carry a bond and insurance to protect the public. We're licensed and insured. On any home job of $1,000 or more, the state also has the contractor give you L&I's disclosure notice, so watch for that paper from whoever you hire.
Being close by matters for concrete because of the ground and the paperwork. We're based in Post Falls and work on both sides of the Idaho and Washington line, so we're used to checking which office covers an address before anything gets scheduled. A good question for us or anybody else is how they'll prep the base and where the water will go.
How we treat your Mead property
I come out to see every job myself, and I'm on site with our crew for the work, so the person who walked your yard is the one watching the pour. We keep the trucks and forms where we said they'd go and clean up as we go. I'll explain each step before we take it, so you understand your job well enough to ask good questions, of us or of anybody else.
Every job is explained before we pour, built from the ground up, and backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Get your Mead concrete job on the calendar
We pick up evenings and weekends too, so call (208) 981-9070 whenever it suits you to talk about your driveway, patio or slab.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Mead concrete job
Tell us what you want poured and where in Mead, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free, with no obligation.
Mead concrete questions we hear
How do I start a permit for concrete work at a house in Mead, WA?
Start by looking up your address on the Spokane County Interactive Map, because that tells you whether the city or the county governs your property. For Mead addresses in county jurisdiction, Spokane County handles it, and you create the permit on the county's public permit portal. Before we schedule, we check with that office about what your job may need and handle the applications for our part when one is needed.
How should a concrete patio slope on a flat lot in Mead?
It should fall away from your house, enough that water runs off instead of sitting, because Mead's mostly flat ground won't carry it away for you. We check where the water goes across your yard before we set the forms, then grade the base and the slab to send it somewhere it can soak in or drain.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Mead, WA?
Your price comes down to the size of the driveway, how much digging and base work the ground needs, how thick the slab has to be for what parks on it, and the finish you pick. A broom finish, the light texture swept in for grip, costs less than stamped or decorative work, and tearing out an old slab adds to the job. I'll give you your own number after I've walked the spot.
How do I keep a new concrete driveway in Mead from cracking like the old one?
Concrete can still get small cracks, but a packed base, rebar and control joints keep them small and in the right places. Control joints are lines we cut so the slab cracks along them instead of across your driveway, and rebar is the steel inside that holds any crack tight. We also skip midday pours in the heat, since that can leave a weak, dusty top later.
How do I check that a concrete contractor is licensed in Washington?
Look the contractor up with L&I's online verification tools, which show whether they're registered and have a valid bond and insurance. The bond the state requires is $30,000 for a general contractor and $15,000 for a specialty contractor. It's worth checking anyone you're talking to, us included.
What can I do if a contractor's work in Washington causes me a financial loss?
Since July 1, 2026, eligible homeowners can apply to the state for recovery payments when a construction contractor's work causes them a financial loss. The program is set up for consumers harmed by construction contractors, and you can read about it on L&I's contractor laws and rules page.
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