Concrete Contractor in Spokane, WA - Driveways and Patios Built for Freeze and Thaw
Post Falls Concrete pours driveways, patios, walkways, garage floors and foundations for homeowners in Spokane, WA. We start with the ground under the slab and where the water goes, then build the concrete to handle our winters.
Concrete work for Spokane homes
Spokane is a short drive west of us in Post Falls, past Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley, and it's one of the cities we work in on the Washington side of the line.
What we see most in Spokane is older concrete. A lot of the close-in neighborhoods have older homes with alley garages, narrow driveways and front walks that were poured long ago and have heaved, cracked and settled through a lot of winters. Out toward the edges you'll find newer houses on bigger lots, often sitting on fill dirt that's still settling. Either way, the job usually starts below the surface, because the base under old concrete is often thin or was never packed, and new fill has to be dug out and compacted before it'll hold a slab.
What happens when you call us about a Spokane job
Call us or send the form
Tell us what's going on with your driveway, patio or slab, and we'll call you back to set a time for me to come out. You'll be talking with the same person who comes to look and who's on site for the pour.
Walk the job with me
I walk the spot with you, ask how you'll use it and what's underneath it, and look at where the water runs. Size, tearing out old concrete, base work and the finish you pick move the price most, while the weather and the ground set the schedule, and I build your estimate from what I actually saw.
Check permits, then plan the pour
Before we schedule, we check with the building office that covers your address about what permits the job may need, and we handle the applications for our part of the work when the office says one is needed. Then we pick a pour day around the weather, because concrete poured in midday heat or on frozen ground comes out weaker.
Dig out, pour and finish
Our crew digs out the soft dirt, packs the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, then sets the forms and rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, and pours with me on site through the finish. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, and tell you when it's ready to walk on and when it's ready for your car.
What we pour and fix in Spokane
Most Spokane calls are for replacing a tired driveway or front walk on an older lot, pouring a new patio out back, or redoing a garage floor that's cracked and sunk. When you want a pattern instead of plain gray, we also do stamped concrete, along with steps, footings and cutting out bad sections.
- 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
Is your Spokane driveway or patio due for work?
Spokane winters freeze and thaw over and over, so water that gets into a crack or under a slab keeps pushing it apart. These signs are worth a look each spring.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One slab sitting lower than the next
- Water pooling after rain or snowmelt
- Chipping or flaking on the surface
- Patio tilting toward the house
- Gap opening at the garage edge
Repair or replace your concrete in Spokane?
If the cracks are thin and the slab is still flat, it usually isn't worth tearing out, and one bad section can often be cut out and replaced on its own. When the slab has broken into pieces that rock, tilts toward the house or sinks in more than one spot, the ground underneath has given up, and patching the top won't fix that.
If you go new, here's where I'll push back. Nobody sees the base once the concrete's down, so it's the first thing people want to trim from the budget, and it's the last thing I'd cut. I'd rather pour a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps it from getting slick, on a well-packed base than a fancy surface on raked dirt.
Hiring a local concrete crew in Spokane
We're based in Post Falls, just across the state line, and we've been pouring in this same weather since 2020. The snow, the freeze and the ground in Spokane are what we deal with at home, so we plan base depth, drainage and pour days around them.
Whoever you hire, ask a few questions before you sign. Ask how they'll prep the base, where the water will run when it's done, and when they'll cut the joints. Washington also has rules on who can do this work, which the questions below cover, and a good contractor should answer all of it without fumbling.
Straight answers at Post Falls Concrete
I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm on site with our crew for the work, so the person who walked your yard with you is the one making the calls on pour day. We keep the mess on the job, protect your house and lawn edges, and clean up before we leave.
Before we pour, I'll walk you through what's under the slab, how the water will run and why we're doing each step, so you can ask good questions of us or anybody else. If something isn't settled yet, I'll tell you I need to check on it. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
You'll know what's under your new slab, why we built it that way, and who'll be standing there when the concrete truck pulls up.
Call about your Spokane concrete job
Call (208) 981-9070, tell us what's going on with your driveway or patio, and we'll set a time to come look.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Spokane concrete
Put in your address and what you want poured or fixed. We reply within one business day to set up my visit, and the estimate is free, with no obligation.
Spokane concrete questions
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Spokane?
The price of a Spokane driveway comes down to its size and thickness, how much old concrete has to come out, how much digging and base the ground needs, and the finish you pick. Tear-out and base work on older lots usually add the most, and a stamped or colored surface costs more than a broom finish. I'll give you your own number after I've seen the spot.
Does a concrete contractor need a business license to work in Spokane?
Yes, the City of Spokane requires a license for every business located or working inside city limits, and that includes contractors coming in from out of town. Getting it is the contractor's job, not yours, so it's a fair thing to ask anyone bidding your work.
How do I check that a concrete contractor in Washington is registered, bonded and insured?
Ask for their Washington registration number, because the state requires every construction contractor to register with the Department of Labor & Industries and to put that number on its estimates, ads and business cards. The state also requires registered contractors to be bonded and insured, and for any home job of $1,000 or more the contractor has to give you a disclosure notice from the state. We're licensed and insured, and we're glad to answer these questions before you sign.
When do I need a floodplain permit for concrete work near Spokane?
If your property is outside city limits in unincorporated Spokane County and the parcel contains land FEMA maps as floodplain, the county requires a Floodplain Development Permit, and that covers paving, grading, filling and digging, not just buildings. Those permits come from the county's Division of Engineering and Roads, and you can look over the county's floodplain information. We check with the office for your address before we schedule and handle the application for our part of the work when one is needed.
What causes concrete driveways and patios to sink in Spokane?
Most sinking comes from the ground under the slab, either dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, or water running under the edge and softening it. Spokane's freeze and thaw makes it worse, because wet ground under a slab swells when it freezes and settles back unevenly. That's why we check where the water goes before we pour and slope the slab away from the house.
How do I keep a new concrete slab from cracking in Spokane winters?
Concrete nearly always cracks somewhere, so the goal is controlling where, with a packed base, rebar and control joints cut on pour day so the cracks land in the grooves. After that it needs to cure, the slow hardening that sets its strength, before it takes weight, and it shouldn't be poured in midday heat, which leaves a weak, dusty top. We plan pour times around Spokane's summer heat and winter cold for exactly that reason.
Don't see your city? Give us a call
We also pour in the cities below, on both sides of the Idaho and Washington line. If yours isn't listed, call and ask, because we work in others nearby too.