We're Groundbreak Redmond Concrete Company, based in Redmond, and we pour driveways, patios, walks and steps for homeowners in Bothell East. Before anything new goes down, I want to know why the old concrete sank or cracked, because a new slab on the same bad ground tends to fail the same way.
(425) 285-8618
Bothell East is mostly neighborhoods of houses north of Bothell, and a lot of them sit on yards that slope one way or another. The calls we get here usually start the same way. A driveway has dropped where it meets the garage, a patio tips toward the house and holds water against the siding, or the front steps have pulled away from the porch. Old concrete is pretty honest about what went wrong once you break it up, and on these lots it's usually the ground underneath or the water, not the concrete itself.
Send the form or call (425) 285-8618, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to Bothell East myself, look at the old concrete, the ground under it and where the water runs, then walk you through what the job involves and what you'd be paying for. The estimate is free, and there's no obligation.
(425) 285-8618Most of our Bothell East calls are driveways, patios, walks and steps that have settled or cracked, plus garage floors and retaining walls on yards that drop off. We also pour footings and handle foundation installation for additions and outbuildings, and we cut concrete when an old slab has to come out in pieces without taking the rest of the driveway with it.
For most Bothell East addresses, permits don't come from a city hall. They come from Snohomish County Planning and Development Services, which issues building permits and clearing and grading permits in the parts of the county outside any city, so any review runs on the county's calendar, not ours. Before I set a date, I find out which office covers your address and what your project calls for, then tell you plainly who'll handle the permit and the inspections. You can check up on us too. Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state Department of Labor & Industries, and that's the check that matters, since the county's business license is aimed at a short list of regulated businesses like pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. Your price comes down to the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and base the ground needs and the finish you pick, and the estimate is where you get your own number.
The lots here matter as much as the paperwork. The county adds requirements to some projects based on how much ground gets cleared, how much hard surface like a new driveway gets created and how steep the property is, and where a slope of 33% or more sits on the parcel or within 200 feet of the work, it wants a geotechnical engineer, a soils engineer, to look at it first. A project in a designated flood hazard area needs its own flood permit too. Those reviews add time before the pour, so I'd rather find them at the estimate than the week we planned to dig. We're based in Redmond and do the same kind of sloped-yard work across the cities around it, so this ground isn't new to us.
Most sunken driveways we break up were poured on dirt that was raked level and never packed. We dig down to firm subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and compact a gravel base on it. Nobody sees it on day one, and it's the last place I'd cut to save money.
We check where the water runs and set the slab to shed it away from your house, not toward it. Then we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give concrete a place to crack in a straight line instead of wherever it feels like.
We've been in business since 2013, and I still come out for the estimate myself, then run the job while our own crew pours it. We're licensed and insured, and you'll know what you're paying for before we start. Call (425) 285-8618 or use the form.
Your cost comes from your own driveway, so I'd rather measure it than guess at a number over the phone. A steep approach, a tight spot for the concrete truck or a stamped finish pushes the price up, while a plain broom finish, a lightly brushed texture that gives tires and shoes some grip, keeps it down. The one thing I won't trim to hit a budget is the base, because that's what keeps the new slab from sinking like the old one.
You're off it through the tear-out, the base work and the pour, then off it again while the concrete cures, which is the wait while it hardens enough to carry weight. You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, because a car on a slab that's not ready can crack or mark it. I'll walk you through the schedule before we start, and if the county needs to review anything, that comes first.
Possibly not for the shed itself, but check the slab with the county before anything gets poured. The county's common no-permit examples include non-habitable structures under 200 square feet in urban zones or under 400 square feet in rural zones, and uncovered decks 30 inches or less off the ground. Exempt or not, the structure still has to meet distances from property lines and environmental rules, and we look at both when we plan the job.
Ask for their registration with the Washington Department of Labor & Industries, since the state requires every construction contractor to register there and to be bonded and insured. The extra exams and licensing the state sets for trades like plumbing and electrical don't cover concrete flatwork, meaning driveways, patios and walks. Ask me for ours when I come out.
Washington's state building code, which state law puts in effect in every county and city with some exceptions, and for houses it's built on the 2021 International Residential Code. The state's 2024 codes take effect May 3, 2027, so footings or a foundation planned for next year may fall under the newer one. We check which version applies to your permit when we plan the job.
