Concrete Contractors in Kurten, TX

Kurten is a small city on U.S. Route 190, about ten miles northeast of Bryan, and we work as concrete contractors on Kurten homes that usually sit on land rather than tight lots. The city incorporated in 2000. Its 2020 population was 395 spread over about 4.6 square miles, roughly 87 people per square mile, so most projects here are on rural-style properties.

Owners who stay put

Wikipedia lists Kurten's owner-occupied housing rate at 90.6 percent. People who own and live on their land tend to plan for the long run, and that is how we approach the work: pour it once, pour it right. On acreage the common requests are:

• A concrete driveway from the road to the house, replacing gravel that washes out.
• A turnaround or parking pad big enough for a truck and trailer.
• A slab for a barn, shop or equipment shed.
• A back patio, sometimes stamped, that looks out over the property.
• A walkway between the house and outbuildings.

Northern Brazos County ground

The Handbook of Texas places the northern third of Brazos County in the Blackland Prairie, with the rest in the Post Oak Savannah. Kurten sits in northern Brazos County at 341 feet. Blackland soils are dark clays that swell when wet and shrink and crack when dry, and that movement is hard on flatwork. Even outside the true blackland, clay in the subsoil is common.

On clay ground we take a few extra steps:

• Remove soft topsoil and roots so the slab does not sit on organic material.
• Build a compacted select-fill or crushed-stone base to even out moisture changes.
• Use rebar on a grid, set on chairs so it stays in the middle of the slab.
• Cut joints early and at close spacing so cracks happen where we want them.
• Keep water from roofs and gutters away from slab edges.

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Driveways that handle farm traffic

A long rural drive takes more than cars. Feed deliveries, trailers and the occasional gravel truck all roll over it. We size the thickness and reinforcement for the heaviest thing you expect on it, and we thicken the edges and the entrance where wheels turn. Where a culvert crosses the drive at the road, we make sure the slab bears on solid ground past the pipe, not on loose fill.

Slabs for barns and shops

A metal building slab needs anchor bolts in the right place, thickened perimeter beams and a level surface. We pour to your building plans. For barns that will hold animals, a broom finish gives better footing than a smooth trowel. For a workshop, a smooth finish makes it easier to sweep and roll tools.

Repairs on older concrete

If you already have concrete that has cracked or settled, we can look at whether it can be repaired. Sealing cracks and joints keeps water out of the base, and replacing a single broken section is often enough. We also check whether Brazos County or any other office needs to sign off on your project before we start.

Planning the order of work

On acreage it pays to think about sequence. If a barn slab and a driveway are both on the list, the heavy trucks for the barn should come and go before the driveway is poured, or the new drive takes a beating from day one. If a septic line or water line needs to cross under a future slab, it goes in first, sleeved where it passes under the concrete. We walk the property with you, mark where each slab will go, and lay out a plan that keeps concrete trucks off finished work.