Concrete contractor in Tillmans Corner, AL - slabs built on solid, drained ground
Quickset Mobile Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, slabs and foundations in Tillmans Corner, with the base dug out, packed and graded so water runs away from your house.
Concrete work in Tillmans Corner
Tillmans Corner sits in southern Mobile County just southwest of Mobile, where we're based as a concrete contractor, and the calls here look a lot like the ones we get in Chickasaw. Most are driveways that have cracked or sunk, patios that hold water, garage floors, and slabs for shops along the busy roads. Mobile County Inspection Services issues permits for almost any work in the county's unincorporated areas, so before we start, we check with the office that covers your address and handle the paperwork if your job needs a permit.
A lot of the houses here are one-story homes on slabs, and plenty of the older driveways we tear out were poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed. The ground is flat and low, so after a hard rain the water has nowhere quick to go and softens whatever sits under the concrete. That's why I spend most of an estimate on the subgrade, the dirt and base the slab sits on, and on where the water runs. The price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, how much base we bring in, and any finish beyond a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps it from getting slick. The schedule turns on the weather, because we pour in the cooler part of the day and not into rain. It also turns on curing, the days new concrete needs to harden before you walk or drive on it. Your written estimate spells out what's included and what isn't.
What we pour in Tillmans Corner
Concrete driveway building
Most driveway calls here start with a crack or a sunken section, so we dig out the soft dirt and pack a real base before we pour.
Concrete patio construction
On flat backyards like most here, we slope the patio away from the house so rain runs off into the yard instead of pooling at your back door.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick, and we seal it with grit added so it isn't slick after a summer storm.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks often heave at a tree root or sink at a low spot that holds water. We rebuild them on packed base with cut joints.
Garage floor concrete
Garage floors here carry work trucks and trailered boats, so we pour the slab thick enough for that load and trowel it smooth so it sweeps clean.
Decorative concrete
Colored concrete and pebbled exposed-aggregate finishes dress up a front entry or a storefront, and we'll tell you which ones hold up best in our heat.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard drops toward a drainage ditch, we build retaining walls with drains behind them, because trapped water is what pushes a wall over.
Concrete floor installation
Shops, warehouses and additions around Tillmans Corner need interior floors poured flat and level, and we set the forms and finish to suit what will sit on them.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks here take wet feet and hard summer sun, so we use a textured finish that grips and slope it to drain away from the water.
Concrete steps construction
Steps that have pulled away from the house or cracked at the corners are common here. We rebuild them with even risers and steel inside.
Slab foundation building
Most homes here sit on a slab, and a slab is only as good as the ground and drainage under it, so that's where we put the work.
Foundation installation
Builders putting up new homes here call us for foundations with rebar, steel that keeps concrete from pulling apart, set where the plans call for it.
Concrete parking lot building
Small businesses along the busy roads here need lots that take delivery trucks and shed rain fast, so we grade the base for drainage before any concrete arrives.
Concrete footings
Footings carry the load of a carport, porch or block wall, and on soft spots like the low ground here we dig until we reach firm soil.
Foundation raising
When a slab or foundation has settled after years of soggy ground, we lift it back toward level and deal with the drainage that let it sink.
Concrete cutting
Need a trench cut through a garage slab for plumbing, or a bad section taken out of a driveway? We saw-cut it clean so the rest stays sound.
What signs mean your concrete in Tillmans Corner needs work?
Heavy rain and flat, low ground here mean water often sits around slabs and softens the dirt under them, so small changes in your concrete usually point to something below.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- A section sinking below the rest
- Water pooling after it rains
- Water running toward the house
- Chipping or a dusty, flaking top
- Edges or steps pulling away
If you're seeing one of these, call or send the form, and I'll come look at it and tell you what I think is causing it.
Should you patch the slab or replace it?
My advice depends on what's under the concrete, not just what's on top, because on the soft, wet ground here a patch over a failing base usually cracks again.
When a repair is enough
If the slab is level, the cracks are thin and not growing, and water runs off the way it should, the base is still doing its job. We can seal the cracks, replace one bad section or rebuild a step without tearing out the whole slab.
When replacing makes sense
If whole sections have sunk, the slab tips toward your house or new cracks keep showing up, the trouble is underneath. Replacing it lets us dig out the soft dirt, pack a new base and fix the drainage, which no patch can reach.
What Tillmans Corner ground asks of a slab
I come out and write your estimate myself, and I run the job on site with our crew of finishers and form setters, so the person who priced it is there when it's poured.
Base before fancy finish
If the budget's tight, I'd keep the packed base and drop the fancy finish, because the base decides whether the slab holds.
Drainage checked before pouring
We check where rain runs on your lot and slope each slab so water heads away from the house.
Cracks where we plan them
Control joints are grooves we cut so the slab cracks along a straight line we chose, not across the middle.
Licensed and insured in Alabama
The state licenses home building and remodeling through the Home Builders Licensure Board, and we're fully licensed and insured.
A job you understand
I'll walk you through why each step matters, so you can judge any bid you get, ours included.
Call about your Tillmans Corner concrete
We pick up seven days a week, starting at 6 AM on weekends, so you can call (251) 219-6382 about that slab on a Saturday morning.
Find your city, or call us
We work across Mobile and Baldwin counties and into Mississippi, so choose your city if it's here, or call and ask if it isn't.