Concrete Contractors in Lakewood, CO

Concrete Contractors Lakewood handles residential concrete in Lakewood, Colorado and the west side of the Denver metro. Our concrete contractors tear out and repour driveways, build patios and stamped surfaces, set front walks and step runs, and pour slabs for garages and sheds. The first visit is free. We walk the property, measure, note where water goes, and then put the full scope in writing so you can hold it up against any other bid.

Three things that wear out Lakewood concrete

Freeze and thaw. Lakewood sits at 5,656 feet. The 1991 to 2020 normals in the city's Wikipedia climate table put the average January low at 21.1°F and the January high near 45°F, with 58 inches of snow in a normal year. Snow that melts at noon soaks into the surface and refreezes after dark. Concrete without entrained air spalls under that cycle.

Street salt. The City of Lakewood's snow and ice page says crews lay down salt-sand materials on priority routes and, in some conditions, spray a liquid anti-icer on certain arterials ahead of a storm. Tires bring that brine home. It collects at the garage threshold and on the first panel of the driveway, which is usually where flaking starts.

Swelling clay. The Colorado Geological Survey names expansive soil as Colorado's most significant geologic hazard and says the clay can grow by up to 20 percent of its volume when wet. Its own list of telltale signs includes cracked and heaved sidewalks, patios, driveways and garage slabs. Not every lot here has it, so we look at the subgrade on each job and plan base depth and drainage to match.

Why so much of the work here is replacement

Most of Lakewood was built before the city existed. About 19,000 people lived in the area in 1960 and nearly 93,000 in 1970; the city incorporated in June 1969. American Community Survey figures reported by Point2Homes give a median build year of 1977 for Lakewood housing, and roughly two of every three units date from 1950 through 1989. That puts a lot of original flatwork, from the Colfax corridor down to Bear Creek, somewhere between 35 and 75 years old. Patching has limits at that age, so tear-out and repour is a big share of the jobs in this city.

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Services

• Concrete driveways: break-out and haul-off, rebuilt base, new slab, extra width, new aprons
• Concrete patios: broom, plain, tinted or exposed aggregate, new or extended
• Stamped concrete: stone, slate and plank textures on patios, entries and borders
• Sidewalks & steps: front and side walks, stoops and multi-step runs
• Garage & shed slabs: garage floor replacement, detached garage, shop and shed pads
• Concrete repair & replacement: crack sealing, resurfacing, slab lifting and section replacement

From the first call to a cured slab

The site visit comes first. We measure, check how the yard drains, look at what sits under the old concrete where an edge is exposed, and ask what you drive or plan to put on the slab. The written quote follows and lists each piece of the job: demolition, base depth, slab thickness, steel, finish, joints and whether sealing is included. On pour day the forms are already set to grade, the gravel is compacted and any steel is up on chairs. After finishing, the surface is cured rather than left to bake in sun and wind, and you get dates for foot traffic, cars and the first coat of sealer.

The public sidewalk, curb and apron

Plenty of Lakewood driveways run across a city walk and end at a curb. The city's contractor registration page draws a line there: its 5A concrete class excludes work in the public way, and concrete paving, curbs, gutters and sidewalks in the right of way fall under a separate Class D municipal contractor category. So if a job reaches the walk, apron or curb, we look up what the city needs for that address and explain the steps before scheduling. One more city rule worth knowing: Lakewood gives residents and businesses 24 hours after a storm ends to clear sidewalks next to their property, and shoveling snow into the street is not allowed. A flat, even walk makes that chore quicker.

What concrete costs

Size, access, how much old material comes out, thickness and finish drive the price. For a rough starting figure, HomeGuide's driveway guide lists $6 to $15 per square foot, and its patio guide lists $4 to $12 per square foot for a basic slab, with stamped patios at $9 to $30. Each service page carries a cost table drawn from the matching HomeGuide guide. The number on your written quote is the one that counts.

Call (983) 213-3947 to set up a visit.

Call (983) 213-3947

Lakewood comes first: Belmar and the Colfax corridor, the streets around Green Mountain, and the neighborhoods along Bear Creek, Wadsworth and Kipling. We also cover nearby towns that have their own pages on this site: Denver, Golden, Wheat Ridge, Edgewater, Applewood, Arvada, Fairmount, Morrison, Dakota Ridge, Ken Caryl, Columbine, Littleton, Englewood, Sheridan, Westminster, Broomfield, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Evergreen and Genesee. Close by but not listed? Call (983) 213-3947 and ask.