Concrete Contractors in Lawton, IA

Lawton sits seven miles east of Sioux City on U.S. Route 20, and our concrete contractors treat it as part of the daily commute zone. Wikipedia describes it as a bedroom community for Sioux City, set in rolling, fertile farmland. The town was platted in 1901 and named for early settler J. C. Law. Its housing count tells the recent story: 269 units in 2000, 352 in 2010 and 393 in 2020. That is close to a 46 percent increase in twenty years.

What a commuter town needs from its concrete

People who drive to Sioux City every day put a lot of miles on their driveways. Two or three vehicles, cold starts in January and salt carried in from Highway 20 all wear on the slab. Projects that fit a commuter household include:

• A wider driveway, or a side pad for a third vehicle or trailer
• A garage floor replaced after salt damage
• A back patio to replace a small builder slab
• A walk from the driveway to the back yard

Each of these is straightforward if the base is right and the slab drains.

Rolling ground, not flat ground

Lawton's terrain rolls, unlike the river flats west of Sioux City. On a lot with grade, a driveway may need a gentle transition at the street and at the garage, and a patio may need a step or a short retaining edge. We shoot grades on site and plan the slab so water runs off it and away from the house, never toward the garage door.

Built for freeze and thaw

Every outdoor slab we pour uses air-entrained concrete, which holds up far better to freeze-thaw than plain mixes. We cut control joints at a spacing that suits the thickness, so the slab cracks along straight lines where it should. Fresh concrete gets curing time before traffic, and we ask owners to skip salt the first winter.

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Stamped concrete for newer homes

Many of the homes added since 2000 have plain, small patios. Stamped concrete is one upgrade option. We can stamp a slate, cobblestone or wood plank pattern with integral or broadcast color, and finish with a sealer. The look is similar to pavers without the shifting and weeds.

Sheds, shops and small garages

Room on the lot means room for a shed or small garage. We pour shed slabs with thicker edges and a compacted gravel base. For a larger garage, permit rules may apply, so we check with the city before we schedule.

The apron at the street

The first few feet of a driveway take the hardest beating. That is where tires turn, snowplows leave a ridge and road salt splashes up. We often pour this section thicker than the rest of the drive and place a joint where it meets the main slab, so any movement at the street does not crack the whole driveway. If your current apron has crumbled but the rest of the driveway is sound, replacing just the apron is a reasonable option, and we will price it that way.

Snow removal on new concrete

Plastic shovel blades and a snowblower with its skid shoes set slightly high are kind to fresh concrete. Skip metal-edged plow blades on stamped work. For traction in the first winter, sand is safer than salt.

Requesting an estimate

Call (712) 482-2303 or use the form. Tell us the size of the area and what you would like poured. We will visit, measure and give you a written estimate with tear-out, base, concrete, finish and sealing broken out.