Concrete Contractors in Anderson, TX

Anderson is the county seat of Grimes County, 28 miles southeast of College Station on State Highway 90, and we work there as concrete contractors who respect what makes the town different. The town and the area around it were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as the Anderson Historic District. Wikipedia notes that Anderson never fully recovered from its late nineteenth-century decline, so its look changed little after the early 1900s.

Why that matters for flatwork

In a town that has kept its old character, new concrete stands out if it is done carelessly. A bright, wide, heavily stamped walk can look wrong in front of a house built generations ago. When we work in Anderson we keep a few principles in mind:

• Match the scale. Keep walks the width that suits the house, often narrower than a modern subdivision walk.
• Choose quiet finishes. A light broom finish with hand-tooled edges often fits better than a stamped pattern at the front of an older home.
• Mind the old foundations. Many older houses sit on piers. Slope new concrete away so water does not run under the floor.
• Save what can be saved. If an old walk is mostly sound, repairing a few sections may be better than replacing all of it.

The town's landmarks include the Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site, the Grimes County Courthouse and Anderson Baptist Church, built of native stone between 1853 and 1855. If your property is a listed building or sits next to one, ask whether any review applies before you pick a design.

Small town, few homes, long-term owners

The 2020 census counted 193 residents and 104 housing units in Anderson's half square mile, and 70.1 percent of occupied homes were owner-occupied. People here tend to stay, and the projects they ask about are practical: a driveway that no longer washes out, a back patio, a walk to the porch, a slab for a shed or carport.

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Grimes County soil and rain

The Handbook of Texas describes Grimes County uplands as gray sandy loams over clayey subsoils, with gently rolling to sloping terrain across most of the county and elevations from 193 feet in the southeast to 415 in the northwest. Anderson sits at 335 feet. Rain averages about 40.5 inches a year, and July highs run near 96 degrees.

On sloping lots, concrete has to be laid out with the slope in mind. Driveways that run downhill toward a garage need a way to stop water before it reaches the door, such as a trench drain or a reverse slope at the bottom. Walks on a grade may need steps or a gentle ramp instead of one long steep run, which gets slick when wet.

Services we offer in Anderson

Driveways. New pours and replacements with compacted base, reinforcement and control joints.

Patios. Backyard patios, plain or stamped, pitched to drain.

Stamped concrete. Usually suited to back patios and outdoor rooms on historic properties, where it does not compete with the front of the house.

Sidewalks and walkways. Front walks, paths to side doors, and steps.

Slabs. Sheds, carports and small shop floors.

Repair. Crack sealing, joint repair, and replacing broken sections so the rest of an old walk can stay.