Concrete Contractor in Moscow, ID - Solid Slabs for Old Homes and New Lots
Lewiston Concrete pours driveways, patios, walks, garage floors and steps for homeowners in Moscow, ID. We dig out and pack the base, set forms and finish the slab, and I'm on site running the crew for the pour.
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Concrete for Moscow's older and newer homes
Moscow is up the road from our base in Lewiston, and the calls we get there cover a wide range. Near downtown and in the historic Fort Russell neighborhood, a lot of the houses are older, with narrow driveways, front walks and porch steps that have settled or broken up over the years. Around the University of Idaho there are plenty of rentals with tired walks and parking pads, and out on the edges of the city you'll find newer subdivisions with wider driveways and bigger garages. We do the same work across the state line in Pullman and back home in Lewiston.
On the older places the job usually starts with tearing out what's there and finding out what it sat on, which is often thin or not much of anything. On newer lots the dirt around the house was dug up and pushed back during building, so it has to be dug out and packed before we pour, or the slab settles right along with it.
What we pour for Moscow homes
Concrete driveway building
Many older Moscow driveways are thin and cracked over unpacked dirt. We tear them out, rebuild the base and pour a slab sloped away from the house.
Garage floor concrete
Older garage floors often crack, pit or slope the wrong way. We break them out, pack the base and pour new garage floor concrete that drains toward the door.
Concrete patio construction
Many backyard patios here have sunk and now hold water against the house. We rebuild the base and pour one that falls away from your walls.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks on older blocks get heaved by roots and become trip hazards. We replace bad sections on a packed base and cut joints where cracks should go.
Concrete steps construction
Porch steps on older houses crumble at the edges or pull away from the porch. We form and pour new steps with even rises on a solid base.
Concrete retaining walls
Sloped yards push dirt against driveways, walks and foundations when nothing holds it back. We build concrete retaining walls on proper footings with drainage behind them.
What Moscow houses need from a slab
Most of what we see on Moscow's older houses is concrete poured on a thin base or none at all, so it settled with the dirt and cracked wherever it wanted. Patching a slab like that usually doesn't last, and I'd rather tell you straight that it needs to come out than sell you a resurfacing that won't hold. Tearing out the old concrete and rebuilding the subgrade, the packed dirt and gravel the slab sits on, is what moves the price most on these jobs, along with the size of the slab and the finish you pick.
Newer houses have the opposite problem, ground that was disturbed during building and never settled back down. We dig that out, pack the base in layers and check where the water runs before we set a form, because a slab that falls toward the house sends the runoff to your foundation. How long you're off the driveway or patio mostly turns on curing, the days a slab needs left alone to gain strength, and your written estimate covers your own number and schedule.
Get a free estimate for your Moscow concrete job
We reply to calls and messages within one business day. I'll come out to your place in Moscow, look at the job and talk it through with you, then send you a written estimate. It's free, and there's no pressure to book.
Moscow concrete questions
Here are straight answers on cost, state rules and cracking for concrete work in Moscow. If your question isn't here, call or send the form and ask about your own job.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Moscow, ID?
The price comes down to how big the slab is, whether old concrete has to be torn out and hauled off, and how much base work the ground needs before we pour. A plain broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives tires and shoes some grip, costs less than stamped or colored work, and tight access or a steep driveway adds labor. I'll come out, measure it and send you a written estimate with your own number.
Does a concrete contractor need to be registered in Idaho to work in Moscow?
Yes, anyone who takes a construction job over $2000.00 in materials and labor needs state contractor registration unless they're exempt. The exemptions cover licensed electrical contractors, plumbers and HVAC installers working within their license, wage employees, and owners doing their own work on their own land with no plan to sell within 12 months. A contractor who should be registered and isn't can't get a building permit, and gives up the right to a lien, a legal claim, on your property and the right to sue to collect under that contract, so ask anyone you're talking to whether they're registered.
Do I need a permit to pour a driveway or patio in Moscow?
Your address decides which office is in charge, so before work starts we check with the city or county office that covers your property and tell you what they said. If a permit is needed, we handle the application and work through the inspections with you. That answer belongs to the office, so I'd rather get it from them than guess.
What paperwork should I get before signing a concrete contract in Idaho?
For a home job over $2,000, state law requires the general contractor to give you a disclosure statement before you sign the contract. You sign a receipt saying you got it, and the contractor keeps that receipt. Along with it, you should have a written estimate that spells out the work, which is what I send after I've looked at the job.
How do I get the flood Elevation Certificate for my Moscow property?
Ask the Floodplain Administrator for the county or city your property is in, because that's where completed Elevation Certificates are kept, and the state keeps no database or copies of them. Nationally, a high-risk flood area is any place with a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year, which works out to at least a one-in-four chance over a 30-year mortgage. Flood zone or not, we set the slab to drain away from the house.
What causes new concrete to crack, and will my Moscow driveway crack too?
Most cracks come from a base that wasn't dug out and packed, water running under the slab, a pour finished too fast in the heat, or joints cut late or skipped. Concrete shrinks as it cures, so some cracking is normal, and we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight line to crack along, so cracks land where we chose instead of across the middle. Rebar, steel set inside the slab, helps hold a crack tight where the job calls for it, and I'll tell you what to expect before you sign.
Examples of concrete flatwork
Other cities we work in
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