Concrete Contractors in Caldwell, TX

Caldwell, the county seat of Burleson County, is about 23 miles southwest of Bryan on State Highway 21, and we serve it as concrete contractors for homeowners who want work done right the first time. Wikipedia lists 1,675 housing units in the city in 2020, with 61.4 percent of occupied homes owned by the people who live in them.

A town with deep roots

The Handbook of Texas says the Texas Congress named Caldwell a county seat in 1840 and the town was laid out parallel to the Old San Antonio Road, west of Davidson Creek. It incorporated in 1891. The railroad came in 1880, and the population held fairly steady for decades until oil was found in Burleson County in the 1970s. Between 1970 and 2010 the town went from 2,308 to 4,104 people. The 2020 census counted 3,993.

That timeline leaves Caldwell with a mix: older homes near downtown and the courthouse, and a band of houses built from the 1970s on. The older homes tend to need walks and steps replaced. The newer ones often need driveways widened, patios added or settled panels fixed.

What Burleson County soil asks of a slab

The Handbook of Texas describes nearly half of Burleson County as grayish-brown sandy loam over clayey subsoils, with dark, loamy-to-clayey blackland soils on the San Antonio Prairie through the middle of the county and reddish alluvial soils in the Brazos bottoms on the east side. Caldwell sits at 387 feet, near the center of the county.

Clay subsoil swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and flatwork rides along with it. We handle that with:

1. Excavation below loose topsoil and roots. 2. Select fill or crushed base, compacted in layers. 3. Rebar on chairs, not mesh lying in the dirt. 4. Joints cut early, at spacing that suits the slab thickness. 5. Edge protection, keeping roof water away from the slab perimeter.

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Sizing a driveway for your vehicles

A standard residential driveway is often 4 inches thick, which works for cars and light pickups. If you park a heavy truck, a loaded trailer or an RV, a 5- or 6-inch section with more steel holds up much better, especially at the apron where tires turn. We ask what you drive and plan the thickness around it. Joints go no more than about 10 to 12 feet apart on a 4-inch slab, and we lay them out so they line up with corners and the garage door edges.

Patios for long summer evenings

Burleson County averages a July high of about 95 degrees, per the Handbook. A patio here gets used most in the evening, so shade and finish matter. Light-colored concrete or a light stain stays cooler underfoot than dark colors. Stamped concrete with a slate or stone pattern adds texture that helps traction around a pool. We seal stamped work after it cures to protect the color from the sun.

A home on the old county-seat grid

Caldwell was laid out parallel to the Old San Antonio Road, west of Davidson Creek, according to the Handbook of Texas, and the railroad line built through town in 1880. Homes near the courthouse square and the older streets are typically the ones with narrow walks, worn steps and single-car driveways. Houses built during the oil-era growth after the 1970s are more likely to want a second parking pad, a covered patio slab or a shop floor. With 61.4 percent of occupied homes owner-occupied, many projects are planned around a family that expects to stay.

We check with the City of Caldwell about what your project needs before we schedule it.