Concrete Contractors in Arvada, CO

Arvada is one of the largest cities we serve as concrete contractors, with 124,402 residents in 2020 across nearly 39 square miles of land. Most of the city is in Jefferson County, with a sliver in Adams County. The numbers that matter most for concrete are older ones: Arvada had 19,242 residents in 1960 and 49,844 in 1970. That decade of growth produced a huge number of homes whose driveways, walks and patios are now more than 50 years old.

Where it started

Lewis Ralston found gold on June 22, 1850, near where a small stream meets Clear Creek. That site is now Gold Strike Park on Ralston Creek. Farming followed. Benjamin Wadsworth began an irrigation ditch in 1861, and eventually 42 ditches served the area's bottom land along Ralston Creek and Clear Creek. Some of those low-lying, once-irrigated parcels became neighborhoods, and we still see the effects: soft spots under slabs, yards that hold water after storms, and patios that tilted as fill settled.

The 50-year mark

Concrete from the 1960s and 1970s was often poured on thin bases and without the air entrainment that is standard for outdoor work today. After five decades of Arvada winters, that shows up as: 1. Scaling and pitting on driveways and steps 2. Cracked panels that have dropped below the garage floor 3. Walks that have settled toward the foundation 4. Patios with large, uneven cracks from tree roots or settled fill

Replacing one of these starts with demolition and hauling, then a fresh base, then new forms. We do not pour new concrete over old concrete that is moving, because the new layer will crack along the same lines.

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Timing a pour in Arvada

Arvada's climate data shows January lows averaging 18.9°F and July highs near 89°F. May is the wettest month, with about 2.5 inches of precipitation, followed by April. Spring is popular for patio projects, but it is also when afternoon storms show up. We schedule around rain, protect fresh slabs if weather turns, and in summer we pour early in the day so the surface does not dry too fast in the heat.

Olde Town and the newer edges

Olde Town Arvada, the historic district about 7 miles northwest of the State Capitol, has older homes on smaller lots, where projects tend to be front steps, narrow drives and short walks. Farther out along Wadsworth Boulevard, Ralston Road and Kipling Street, lots get larger and patios, RV pads and wide three-car driveways come up more often.

What we pour across Arvada

• Concrete driveways: removal and replacement, widening and new aprons
• Concrete patios: new backyard slabs or replacements for cracked ones
• Stamped concrete: patterned patios, walks and seating areas
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks, side walks to the gate and new step sets
• Garage and shed slabs: detached garage floors and shed pads
• Repair and replacement: single-panel swaps where only part of a drive has failed

Irrigation ditches and the base under your slab

With dozens of old irrigation ditches once crossing Arvada farmland, some lots carry buried ditch lines or areas that were filled and leveled long ago. Fill like that rarely settles evenly. When we break out an old driveway and find a soft strip running across the base, we dig it out to firm soil and rebuild it with compacted gravel in lifts. It adds a little time, but it is the difference between a new slab that stays flat and one that cracks along the same line as the old one within a few winters.

Getting a quote

We check whether your address falls under Arvada's rules or Adams County's, and whether the job touches the public walk or curb. Then we give you a written scope with the thickness, reinforcement and finish spelled out.