We're a concrete contractor based in Redmond, WA, pouring driveways, patios, steps and walls for Woodinville homes. I come out to look at the job myself, and our own crew does the work.
(425) 285-8618
Most Woodinville calls start with something you can see, like a driveway cracked across the middle, a patio that's sunk at one corner and holds a puddle, or steps pulling away from the porch. When we break the old concrete out, the reason is usually underneath it, because the base was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, or water has been running under the slab for years.
A lot of the homes we work on here sit on sloped lots, so long driveways, stepped yards and walls holding back a hillside come up more than they do on flat ground. That puts the grade and the drainage ahead of the finish on my list, and it's why I like to stand on the property before I give anyone a number.
Send your Woodinville address and a line about what the concrete is doing, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a visit. I come out myself, look at the slab and the ground around it, and give you a free estimate on site with no obligation.
(425) 285-8618Most of our Woodinville work is driveways, patios, walks and steps that have cracked, sunk or started holding water, plus concrete retaining walls on lots where the yard has to step down. We also pour garage floors, slab foundations and footings, and we cut into old slabs when a drain or a new opening has to go through. Every service we offer is listed below, and the same crew handles all of it.
Before I put a date on anything in Woodinville, I find out which permit office covers your address, because that decides how the schedule runs. Inside city limits it's the city's Development Services, which handles permits, permit review and inspections and takes most applications online through its Permit Portal. For parcels in unincorporated Snohomish County, Snohomish County Planning and Development Services issues building permits and clearing and grading permits. Once I know the office and what your project calls for, I tell you plainly who'll handle the permit and the inspections, and the pour date gets set around that review and the curing time the new slab needs.
Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the Department of Labor & Industries and to be bonded and insured, and on a residential job of $1,000 or more the contractor has to give you a disclosure notice from L&I, so ask anyone you're considering about both. The city requires a business license from any business with a place of business inside its limits, and from one based elsewhere when its yearly sales or income in the city run over $2,000. The state revenue department's page puts it differently, listing no license for $0 through $4,000 and a $39 fee above $4,000. On price, what moves it here is how much old concrete comes out, how deep the base has to go, the slope and drainage work on hillside lots and the finish you pick, and it's much the same story next door in Union Hill-Novelty Hill.
The person who looks at your concrete is the person running the job. I walk the property, ask how the old slab has behaved and check where the water goes. Then our own crew does the work with me in charge, so nothing gets lost in a handoff.
A slab is only as good as the ground under it. We break into the old concrete to see why it failed, dig out the soft dirt, pack a new base and set the slope so water runs away from your house. That's where I'd spend your money first.
We're licensed and insured, and we've been in business since 2013. Your estimate shows what the base, drainage and finish each cost before we start, so you know what you're paying for. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. Call (425) 285-8618 to set up a visit.
Not always, since more than half of the 98072 ZIP code lies in unincorporated King County and Snohomish County rather than the city. Which side of that line your parcel falls on decides whose rules apply and which office handles the permit, as covered above. I check that for your address before we set a date.
The price comes down to the size of the slab, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, how deep the base has to be dug and packed, and the finish you choose. Slopes and drainage work add to it, and a plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that keeps the surface from getting slick, costs less than stamped or decorative work. I price it on site after seeing what's under the old slab, so you know what each part costs before we start.
Usually a few days before you can walk on new concrete and longer before you drive on it, because the slab needs that time to cure, which is the slow hardening that gives it its strength. Tear-out and base work come first, and when a permit is involved, the review and inspection dates shape the schedule too. I'll lay out the order for your job at the estimate.
Usually it's the ground, not the concrete, either a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed so it settled with the dirt, or a slab that tips water back toward the house. Pouring in midday heat leaves a weak, dusty top, and control joints cut late or skipped let the slab crack wherever it likes. Control joints are the grooves we cut so the slab cracks along a straight line we chose, and where a slab takes weight we add rebar, steel bars that hold it together if it does crack.
On many lots, yes, but not on land the city treats as geologically hazardous, which it describes as prone to erosion, sliding and earthquakes and not suitable for structural development. The same city office that issues permits also handles those critical area rules, so I look at where your lot sits before we design anything. On a slope that works, we dig proper footings and plan where the water behind the wall will drain.
We start by breaking out the old slab and finding out why it failed, then dig out the soft ground and pack a firm subgrade, the base the new slab sits on. Forms and rebar go in next, and we pour early in the day so the top doesn't dry out too fast. We finish the surface, cut the control joints on time and let it cure before anyone walks or drives on it.
