Concrete contractor in Celina, OH - new slabs on a solid, packed base

Call the city's Engineering Department, which handles zoning permits for nearly all new construction inside city limits and says to call when you're not sure. Its examples are additions, sheds, decks, fences, swimming pools and signs, so ask about a driveway or patio directly. Before we schedule anything, we check which office covers your address and what it asks for, and when a permit is needed, we handle the application or help you with the parts that need your signature.

When a project doesn't need Planning or Zoning Committee review, the city says the approved permit should arrive within 7 to 14 days. It comes in the mail as a permit card, which goes up where it can be seen at the job site. The city's zoning code, as published, says certificates expire one year after they're issued unless the work is half done, so we plan the pour well inside that year.

There's no single price, because a Celina driveway's cost turns on its size and thickness, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, and how much soft dirt has to come out and be replaced with packed base. A plain broom finish, where we drag a broom over the wet concrete so tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and work that reaches the street can add a city permit. I walk the job with you and put in writing what the work includes, so please call (937) 658-9414 to set that up.

If the work opens the street, yes, the city requires a permit for street openings, based on the age of the street and the square footage of the opening. Work that connects to, removes or repairs a city utility, including the storm sewer, needs a permit too. At the estimate, we'll look at where your new apron meets the street and tell you what we find.

A project inside a known flood zone needs added information and a flood development application, and the city has to approve both before work begins. That's an extra step before we can pour, so it's worth knowing early. When we check what your address needs, we'll tell you what the city asks for.

Usually it's the ground under the slab, because a base that was only raked level keeps settling with the dirt, and water that runs underneath freezes and lifts the slab each winter. A pour in midday heat can also leave a weak, dusty top that chips later. We dig out and pack the base, plan pours for the cooler part of the day and cut the joints described above, so any cracks that come usually stay thin and land in the grooves.