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Concrete Contractor in Winston-Salem - Driveways and Patios Built on a Packed Base

Bedrock Winston-Salem Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Winston-Salem, NC. We build driveways, patios, walks, steps, slabs and footings for homes and properties across the city, starting with the ground and the forms under each pour.

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Service area
Winston-Salem, NC
Phone
(336) 276-2960
Hours
Mon–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
Curved stamped-concrete driveway leads to a brick house, bordered by lawn, shrubs, and flower beds.

Concrete work across Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem is our home base, and the calls here cover the whole range. Older houses closer to downtown tend to have narrow driveways, worn front steps and walks that have heaved over the years. The newer subdivisions toward the edges of the city have wide driveways, garage slabs and backyard patios. We also pour slabs, footings and parking areas for builders and property owners, and we take the same work out to the cities around it, like Clemmons and High Point.

In the older parts of the city, the job usually starts with tearing out an old slab and working around tight access. On the many sloped lots here, it starts with figuring out where the water goes before we set a single form.

Concrete services we do in Winston-Salem

Most calls here are for replacing a concrete driveway that has cracked, sunk or started holding water. Patios, walks and steps around older houses come next. Builders and property owners call us for slabs, footings and foundations. Every one starts the same way, with the base dug out and packed before anything gets poured.

What the ground and permit office mean for your slab

Most cracked or sinking slabs we tear out failed underneath, because the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, was raked level instead of dug out and packed. We dig it out, pack it and check where the water runs so the slab falls away from your house. The base work, any tear-out and access move the price most, and the permit and weather move the schedule, so your own figure comes from the estimate I write on site.

Before we start, we find out which office covers your address, because it changes across the county. The city's Inspections Division issues building permits for Winston-Salem and the rest of Forsyth County, except inside the limits of High Point, Kernersville and King. When your job needs a permit, we handle the application and line up the inspections so the work isn't held up.

I come out to look at your job myself, and I check the base and forms before any concrete is ordered for your Winston-Salem property.

Describe your job and get a free estimate

Tell us what needs pouring or replacing and what you're seeing, like cracks or pooling water. We reply within one business day, and I come out for a free on-site estimate with no obligation.

Questions about concrete in Winston-Salem

Here are the questions we hear most from homeowners in Winston-Salem. If yours isn't here, call (336) 276-2960 and ask.

Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway in Winston-Salem?

The city's list of home permit types names new houses, additions, alterations, accessory buildings and swimming pools, so whether your slab needs one is a question for the Inspections Division. We check with them about your exact job before we start. If it needs a permit, we take care of it.

How do I apply for a home building permit in Winston-Salem?

You apply online, because the city takes every residential permit application through its GeoCivix portal. Questions go to the Permit Office at 336-727-2624. Whoever is listed as the contractor on the permit also fills out a workers' compensation affidavit, and the form has an option for an owner acting as their own contractor.

Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one did?

Concrete can still crack, but control joints, the lines we cut into the slab, give it a straight place to crack where you won't notice. Most of the ugly cracks we tear out came from a base that settled or joints that were cut late or skipped. We pack the base, set the slope and cut the joints while the concrete is still young.

How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Winston-Salem?

I give you your price on site, because the size, the tear-out and the base work your ground needs change from one yard to the next. A thicker slab, rebar, the steel set inside to hold cracks tight, or a stamped finish adds to it. If you have to cut somewhere, cut the finish, not the base, because the base decides how long the slab lasts.

How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?

Not until it has cured, which is the wait while new concrete gains enough strength to carry a car, and our crew lead will tell you the day. Driving on it early is one of the easiest ways to crack a fresh slab, so plan on parking on the street for a while.

Do lien rules apply to concrete work on a rental house in Winston-Salem?

They can. The city says liens are required when the property isn't currently lived in by its owner and the project is $30,000 or more. If that fits your job, check the city's single family permit page before work starts, and bring it up when I come out.

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