Concrete contractor in Kernersville, NC - slabs built on packed ground
Bedrock Winston-Salem Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Winston-Salem that pours driveways, patios, walks, steps and slabs for homes in Kernersville, NC. We start with the ground underneath so the concrete holds up.
- Service area
- Kernersville, NC
- Phone
- (336) 276-2960
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
Concrete work for Kernersville homes
Kernersville is a short drive east of Winston-Salem, where we're based, and we work there the same way we do at home. The older houses near downtown usually have narrow driveways and walks that have settled and heaved over the years. In the newer neighborhoods on the edges, we see driveways and patios poured on graded fill that are starting to crack or hold water.
It's much the same in Walkertown next door and out in Lewisville past Winston-Salem. Either way, the ground under the old slab tells us more than the cracks on top, so that's where I look first.
Concrete work we do in Kernersville
Most Kernersville calls are for a cracked or sinking driveway, a new patio out back, or front walks and steps that have pulled away from the house. Some homeowners want color and a pattern, and our stamped concrete services cover that. Builders here call us for slabs, footings and foundations.
- 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 Kernersville clay means for your slab
Most yards we dig in around Kernersville are the red clay common across the Piedmont, and clay holds water and shifts as it wets and dries. That's why the price of your job turns mostly on the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and how much we dig out and replace with packed stone. Size, tearing out old concrete and the finish come after that. Weather and any permit wait set the schedule, and your estimate lists what's included.
Before we start, we find out which office covers your address. Inside Kernersville's limits and its ETJ, the area just outside them where its development rules still reach, permits come from the Town of Kernersville's Development Services Division. Its list calls for a building permit on new homes and structural alterations, but it doesn't name driveways or patios, so we ask Development Services before we pour. When your job needs a permit, we file it and line up the inspections.
Before any concrete is ordered for your Kernersville job, I check the base and the forms myself, because a good finish can't save a bad pour.
Describe your Kernersville job for a free estimate
Tell us what you want poured or replaced and your Kernersville address. We reply within one business day, and I come out to write a free estimate with no obligation.
Kernersville concrete questions, answered
These are the questions Kernersville homeowners ask us most before a pour. If yours isn't here, call (336) 276-2960 and ask me directly.
Do you pour concrete in Kernersville or only in Winston-Salem?
Yes, we work in Kernersville. We're based in Winston-Salem and work across the cities around it, including Greensboro, High Point and Lexington, and I come out myself to look at the job and write the estimate. If you're not sure we cover your address, call (336) 276-2960.
Where do I apply for a building permit in Kernersville, NC?
Permits, plan reviews and inspection requests in Kernersville all go through the ViewPoint online permitting system, and the steps are on the permits and inspections page. For questions, Development Services takes calls at (336) 996-7166. When we do the work, the filing is ours.
Does a concrete job under $40,000 need a permit in North Carolina?
Not always, and not never. The state's guidance on the permit law says it starts by exempting projects that cost $40,000 or less, then lists six kinds of work that need a permit even at that cost, including a loadbearing structure. Footings and foundations carry weight, so a small budget doesn't settle it, and we check before we start.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength for days after the pour, a wait called curing. Heat and cold change that wait, so our crew lead tells you when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for cars.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one did?
It can still get a hairline crack, because concrete shrinks as it cures, but control joints, the straight lines cut into the surface, give it a place to crack where you won't notice. The bad cracks usually come from a soft base, so if your budget is tight, spend it under the slab rather than on the finish.
Why does water pool on my concrete patio after it rains?
Usually the slab was poured flat or has settled back toward the house, so the water has nowhere to go. A new slab needs a gentle fall away from your walls, and since clay drains slowly, I look at where water runs across the whole yard before we set the forms.
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- Service area
Winston-Salem, NC
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High Point, NC
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Lewisville, NC
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Clemmons, NC
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Lexington, NC
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Walkertown, NC
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King, NC
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Oak Ridge, NC
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Stokesdale, NC
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Greensboro, NC
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Archdale, NC
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