Concrete Patios & Driveways in Clearwater, SC: Mill-town housing

Older slabs and what is worth saving in Clearwater, SC

Much of the concrete around Clearwater, SC has been in the ground fifty years or more. Some of it is still sound and only sitting at the wrong height; some of it has spalled through to the aggregate and is past saving.

The test is simple enough to do yourself. If the surface is intact and the panel has dropped, it can be lifted. If the top layer is flaking away and the stones are showing, no repair puts that back.

What we are asked for most here: Slab lifting, replacement, crack repair.

What we install in Clearwater, SC

Repair and replacement

• Concrete Crack Repair — routing and filling cracks that are stable, and identifying those that are not
• Concrete Leveling — lifting a settled slab back to grade instead of replacing it
• Concrete Resurfacing — a new wearing surface over a sound slab
• Concrete Sealing — a protective coat against water, salt and staining

Surfaces

• Concrete Patios — a poured slab sized to the furniture and the door it serves
• Concrete Driveways — a slab built for vehicle loads, not foot traffic
• Concrete Walkways — a path from the street or drive to the door
• Concrete Pool Decks — the surround that has to stay cool and non-slip when wet
• Concrete Steps — poured risers and treads, formed on site rather than precast
• Concrete Sidewalks — public-frontage walk, usually to county specification
• Garage Floor Coating — a resin system over an existing slab, not new concrete
• Concrete Front Porch — a raised entry slab, often replacing a failed original

Finishes

• Stamped Concrete — a texture pressed into the surface while the slab is still plastic
• Exposed Aggregate Concrete — stone brought to the surface by washing back the cement paste
• Stained Concrete — colour driven into cured concrete rather than mixed in
• Colored Concrete — pigment batched into the mix at the plant
• Broom Finish Concrete — the standard textured finish, drawn with a broom across the float
• Salt Finish Concrete — rock salt pressed in then washed out, leaving small pits
• Polished Concrete — mechanically ground and densified, an interior finish
• Concrete Overlay — a thin cementitious layer over sound existing concrete

Repair and replacement

• Concrete Crack Repair — routing and filling cracks that are stable, and identifying those that are not
• Concrete Resurfacing — a new wearing surface over a sound slab
• Concrete Sealing — a protective coat against water, salt and staining
• Concrete Leveling — lifting a settled slab back to grade instead of replacing it
• Concrete Driveway Replacement — full removal and repour when repair no longer makes sense
• Concrete Removal — breaking out and hauling away an existing slab

Commercial

• Commercial Concrete — flatwork for businesses, HOAs and property managers
• ADA Curb Ramps — compliant ramps with detectable warning panels
• Concrete Parking Areas — lots and bays built for repeated vehicle loading
• Dumpster Pads — a reinforced pad that survives being dropped on
• Loading Dock Aprons — the heavily loaded slab in front of a dock

Permits in Aiken County

Anything in the public right of way — the sidewalk across your frontage and the driveway apron where it meets the street — needs a permit from Aiken County and an inspection afterwards. Work behind the property line generally does not. South Carolina work is licensed separately from Georgia, and we carry both. We check which applies before quoting.

Questions we get asked

Can a truck get down the rear lane?

Often yes, and where it can the job is straightforward. Where the lane is too narrow or blocked, the pour moves by barrow and the labour on that goes on the quote as its own line. We establish which it is on the visit.

The front walk has lifted and it is a trip hazard. Repair or replace?

If the panels are sound and one has settled, lifting it back to grade costs a fraction of replacement and takes an hour. If the concrete itself is breaking up, lifting a broken slab just gives you a broken slab at the right height.

Nearby areas

Bartram Trail · North Augusta, SC · Aiken, SC · Belvedere, SC · Graniteville, SC · Langley, SC · Beech Island, SC · New Ellenton, SC

Get a quote in Clearwater, SC

Call (762) 320-6343. We come out, measure, talk through the finish, and leave a written price. No charge for the visit.