Concrete contractor in Glennville, GA - slabs built on packed, drained ground
Hinesville Concrete pours driveways, patios, garage floors, steps and slab foundations for homes and businesses in Glennville, GA. We dig out and pack the ground, set the forms true, and pour concrete built for a wet Tattnall County year.
Glennville: older lots and ground that holds rain
Glennville is a small city in southeastern Tattnall County, and most of the calls I get here come from homeowners, not developers. Close to downtown the houses are older, with narrow drives, front steps that have settled and patios somebody poured years ago with whatever was handy. Out toward the edges you see newer brick homes, metal shops and long gravel drives that folks finally want paved. It's a lot like the work we do over in Jesup, just with more farm country between jobs.
The ground is what shapes the job here. It's flat, and after a hard rain the water tends to sit instead of running off, so before we talk about any finish I want to know where your water goes and what's under the old slab.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Concrete work we do around Glennville
Concrete driveway building
Gravel drives here wash out and rut every wet season. We dig out the soft dirt, pack a solid base and pitch the slab away from the house.
Concrete patio construction
A lot of older patios here have sunk toward the back door. We break them out, rework the ground underneath and pour the new one to drain away.
Garage floor concrete
Plenty of homes here have a shop or garage with a cracked or dirt floor. Our garage floor concrete starts with a packed base that carries a truck.
Concrete steps construction
Older houses near downtown sit high, and the front steps often lean or pull away. We pour new steps on a dug footing, not loose fill.
Slab foundation building
New homes and metal shops outside downtown sit on flat ground that stays wet. We build the pad up, pack it and check the forms before the pour.
Foundation raising
A slab that's sunk after years of standing water doesn't always need tearing out. We look at what's under it and tell you straight whether raising it works.
Working in Glennville: permits, licenses and your price
Building permits in Glennville come from the city's Code Enforcement Officer, and that office keeps a driveway permit form among its others, along with one for work in the right of way, the public strip along the street. City staff inspect structural work too, so a schedule here turns on the permit and the inspection as much as on the weather. When a job needs a permit, we apply for it ourselves and keep the paperwork moving, and if I'm not sure what yours needs, I check with that office before we start. Two things worth checking on any crew are a Georgia contractor license and a Glennville business license, since the city says every business in Glennville needs a valid, current one. We're fully licensed and insured.
We're a concrete contractor based in Hinesville, GA, so a Glennville job means the crew and the concrete truck coming up the highway and, a lot of times, down a long drive off a county road. That reach plays into the price, along with how much soft dirt has to come out, how thick the slab needs to be for what parks on it and whether old concrete has to be broken up and hauled off. Your own figure comes from the estimate, once I've seen the ground. The crew I trained does the work, and I check the prep and forms before we pour, the way my old boss used to check mine.
Get a written plan for your Glennville concrete job
Call (912) 837-8164 or send the form, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll come out to your place in Glennville myself, look at the job and put in writing what we'll do. The estimate is free and on site, with no obligation.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Concrete ideas for your Glennville yard
Concrete questions from Glennville homeowners
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Glennville?
The price of a Glennville driveway comes down mostly to what's under it and how big it is, so I only give a figure after I've walked the site. Soft dirt that has to be dug out and replaced, a thicker slab for trucks, breaking out an old drive and a long reach for the concrete truck all push it up, while a plain broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives shoes and tires some grip, keeps it down. If something has to give, cut the fancy finish and keep the base, because the base is buried on day one and it's the part that decides whether the slab sinks.
What causes concrete driveways to crack and sink in Glennville?
Most cracking and sinking here starts with water under the slab, and Glennville gets plenty of it, close to 50 inches of rain in an average year. When the base was only raked level instead of dug out and packed, that water softens the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, and the slab settles with it, and the coldest night of a typical year drops to about 20 degrees, cold enough to freeze water sitting in a crack. We pack the subgrade, slope the slab away from the house and cut control joints, straight grooves across the slab, early, so when concrete does crack, it cracks there instead of wherever it pleases.
How long is a building permit good for in Glennville, GA?
The city's building permit application says a permit becomes void if the work doesn't start within 6 months, and the same goes if work stops for 6 months at any point after it starts. When we pull a permit for a job, we schedule the pour with that window in mind.
What does it take to get a residential contractor license in Georgia?
Georgia's residential contractor division licenses residential-basic contractors, and an applicant has to be at least 21 with at least two years of proven experience, mostly in residential-basic or similar work. They also have to show general liability insurance of at least $300,000 and workers' comp as state law requires. So it's fair to ask any crew about its license and insurance before they set a single form, and we expect to be asked.
What building codes apply to a slab or footing in Glennville?
Georgia sets minimum construction codes for the state, and that list includes the International Building Code and the International Residential Code, each with Georgia's own amendments. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs keeps the current list, and that's the book we work from on house slabs and footings.
How long does new concrete need to cure before I can drive on it?
Usually a few days before you walk on it and longer before you park a car on it, because curing, the slow hardening that keeps going after the top looks dry, needs time before the slab can take weight. In summer we pour early in the morning, since a midday pour in the heat can leave a weak, dusty top. Before we leave, I'll tell you when it's ready for feet, when it's ready for a car and what to keep off it for a while.