Concrete Contractors in Wixon Valley, TX

Wixon Valley is one of the smallest cities in Brazos County, and we work as concrete contractors on homes there that sit on wide, rural lots. The city lies about seven miles northeast of downtown Bryan, along U.S. Route 190, and stretches northwest from the highway. The 2020 census counted 228 residents, 80 households and 101 housing units across about 1.8 square miles, and every resident was counted as rural.

What that means for concrete

With so few homes on that much land, a Wixon Valley project usually is not squeezed between neighbors. That gives room for:

• Wide driveways with a side pad for a boat, RV or work truck.
• Large back patios that can be extended later, with joints laid out for it.
• Stamped concrete around an outdoor kitchen or fire pit.
• Equipment and shed slabs set away from the house.
• Walkways linking the house, garage and outbuildings.

More room also means more choices about where water goes. On open land, a new slab can easily become a dam that holds water against the house. We look at the natural fall of the lot before we decide the slab's elevation and slope.

Married couples, long-term homes

The 2020 census found that 68.8 percent of Wixon Valley households were married couples, and the median age was 42.7. These are mostly settled households planning projects they will live with for years. We give a written scope that spells out thickness, reinforcement, base and finish, so you can compare our estimate line by line with anyone else's.

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Building on the edge of the blackland

Wixon Valley sits at 335 feet in north-central Brazos County. The Handbook of Texas places the county's northern third in the Blackland Prairie, and the rest in the Post Oak Savannah, so soils in this part of the county can range from sandy loam to heavy clay within a short distance. We dig test spots where the slab will go. If the subgrade is clay, we build up a compacted base and keep slab edges protected from roof runoff. If it is sandy, we compact carefully and pay attention to erosion along the edges.

Stamped concrete that lasts outdoors

Stamped patios look good for years when they are done right. We use integral color mixed into the concrete, add a release color for depth, stamp at the right time and seal the surface after it cures. In full Texas sun, the sealer is what keeps the color from fading and the surface from soaking up stains. Plan on resealing every few years, and avoid deicing salts if we ever see ice.

Fixing what is already there

Older rural slabs often have one corner that dropped or a crack that keeps growing. We can seal cracks, rebuild a broken edge, or replace a section. If a slab is failing everywhere, we will say so. Before work starts, we check whether the city has any permit requirement for your type of project.

Getting a concrete truck to the back of the lot

On a rural lot the hard part can be access. A loaded mixer is heavy, and driving it across a septic field, a soft yard or a buried water line is a bad idea. For patios and slabs far from the drive, we look at chute reach, wheelbarrow runs or a pump, and we plan the truck's path before pour day. Tell us where your septic tank, lateral lines and any buried utilities are, and we will route around them.