Concrete Contractor in Saraland, AL - Slabs Built on Solid, Well-Drained Ground
Quickset Mobile Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, garage floors and foundations for homes and businesses in Saraland, AL, starting with the base and drainage that decide how a slab holds up.
Concrete work for Saraland homes and lots
We're a concrete contractor based in Mobile, AL, and Saraland is one of the cities just up the road where we pour driveways, patios, garage floors and slabs for homeowners, builders and small business owners. Our crew works here the same way it does in Chickasaw next door or over the bay in Spanish Fort. The price mostly turns on the size and thickness of the slab, how much digging and base the ground needs and whether old concrete has to come out first. The schedule turns on the weather and on curing, the wait before a new slab is hard enough to walk or drive on, and the written estimate gives you the figure for your own job.
You can look up your own lot on the city's online map, which shows flood zones and wetlands, and I check it before I plan a slab here, because ground that holds water changes how deep we dig, how much base goes in and which way the slab drains.
What we pour and build in Saraland
Concrete driveway building
Cracked or sunken driveway? We dig out the soft dirt and pack a new base before the pour, because the base decides how the slab holds up.
Concrete patio construction
We slope every patio away from the house so rain runs off, then give it a broom finish, a brushed texture that gives wet feet some grip.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete can look like stone or brick, but a pattern won't hide a crack, so the base under it gets the same work as plain concrete.
Concrete sidewalk building
We pour front walks and side paths that meet your steps and driveway evenly, with control joints, shallow cut grooves that give cracks a straight place to go.
Garage floor concrete
A garage floor takes car weight, oil and wet tires, so we set rebar, steel that holds cracks tight, and slope the floor toward the door to drain.
Decorative concrete
Color, stain or an exposed-stone finish can dress up a Saraland entry or patio, and we talk through how each one wears before you pick.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down, a concrete wall holds the dirt back, and we put drainage behind it, because trapped water is what pushes a wall over.
Concrete floor installation
Shops, additions and work buildings get interior floors poured flat and level, on a base packed tight enough to carry the equipment you'll set on it.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck stays wet and gets walked on barefoot, so we slope it away from the pool and the house and choose a finish with grip.
Concrete steps construction
We build front and back steps with even heights from one step to the next, tied into the walk or porch slab they meet.
Slab foundation building
For new homes, additions and garages, we build slab foundations on a dug-out, packed subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, with thicker edges where walls bear.
Foundation installation
When builders and owners in Saraland need a foundation, I walk the lot first and plan the footings and slab around the ground and where water runs.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business owners here call us for lots and drive lanes that carry delivery trucks, poured thicker than a home driveway and sloped toward the drains.
Concrete footings
Footings carry the weight of walls, porches and additions, so we dig them down to firm ground and set the steel before anything goes on top.
Foundation raising
If a slab or foundation has sunk at one corner, we find out why first, usually water or soft fill, before we plan how to raise it.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut old concrete for repairs, new doorways and utility lines, and cut control joints in fresh slabs, so the edges come out clean and straight.
Is your Saraland driveway or patio showing these signs?
Where a Saraland lot sits low, water working under the slab is usually the cause, and it tends to show up on top in one of these ways first.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- Slab sunk lower at one edge
- Water pooling against the house
- Chipping or flaking on the surface
- A dusty, powdery top layer
- Gap between slab and foundation
If you spot one of these, call or send the form, and I'll come take a look and tell you what I think is causing it.
Can your slab be fixed, or does it need replacing?
On a Saraland job I judge it by what's underneath, because a crack over a solid base is a small fix and one over washed-out ground keeps coming back.
When a repair is enough
If the slab is still level and the cracks are thin and not spreading, the base is doing its job. We can clean and seal the cracks, cut out one broken section and pour it back, or raise a single low spot.
When it's time to replace
If the slab has sunk in several places, tilts toward the house or breaks up when you walk on it, the ground under it has failed. Patching just puts new concrete on the same bad base, so we tear it out and start from the dirt.
What Saraland ground asks of a slab
You get the person who wrote your estimate on site running the work, and a plain reason for every step, so you can judge our bid against anyone's.
Base dug out and packed
We dig down to firm dirt and pack the base in layers, because a base that's only raked level settles with the ground.
Water sent away from the house
Before we set a single form, I check where the water runs and make sure the slab falls away from your foundation.
Permits checked with the city
Before work starts we check with the Saraland Building Department, and we handle the permit paperwork when your job needs one.
Joints cut while it's fresh
We cut control joints while the slab is still young, so it cracks along those lines instead of across the middle.
Licensed, insured, owner on site
We're fully licensed and insured, I'm on site running our crew on every job, and our promise is satisfaction guaranteed.
Plan your Saraland concrete job with us
Call (251) 219-6382 any day of the week until 9 PM and talk through your job before anyone sets a form.
Other cities we work in
We work across Mobile County, over the bay in Baldwin County and into Mississippi, so choose your city if it's listed, or call (251) 219-6382 and ask.