Concrete Contractors in Chesterfield, MO

Owners looking for concrete contractors in Chesterfield usually have a larger lot, a longer driveway and higher expectations for how a patio should look. Chesterfield is a young city. Residents incorporated it in 1988 after several earlier votes failed, and it had 37,991 people at the 1990 census and 49,999 in 2020, with 21,306 housing units. Much of the housing came in the 1980s and 1990s, which puts a large share of its original driveways and patios at 30 to 40 years old. We pour new driveways, stamped and plain patios, walks, steps, garage and shed slabs, and we repair or replace concrete that has failed.

Driveways and the city's Special Use Permit

Chesterfield's Public Works staff issue Special Use Permits for work in the public right-of-way. A 2018 city memo states that a resident who wants to reconstruct a driveway must obtain a Special Use Permit from the Public Works Department, so the work in the right-of-way meets city standards. The same memo notes that the approach can be any hard surface, but the sidewalk that runs through the driveway cannot be removed and must be rebuilt in standard portland cement concrete, whatever the rest of the drive is made of.

We plan around that. On a long Chesterfield drive the part closest to the street often takes the most abuse from plows and delivery trucks, so we look closely at the apron, the walk crossing and the curb line before we write the estimate.

The valley and the hills

Chesterfield has two very different kinds of ground. The valley, once called Gumbo Flats after its silty soil that turned to gumbo mud when wet, sits in the Missouri River floodplain where Caulks Creek and Bonhomme Creek drain to the river. On July 30, 1993, the levee protecting Gumbo Flats failed for the first time since 1935, and the area went under several feet of water. Higher levees came afterward, and the valley is now the Chesterfield Commons retail area.

Most homes sit on higher ground above the valley, where lots slope and water runs fast during summer storms. On those lots, grade is everything. A patio that is level side to side but pitched toward the house will push water into the basement. We set grade so the slab drains to the lawn or a drain line, and we look at where downspouts empty before we form.

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Patios that fit the house

Many Chesterfield homes have large back yards and walkout basements, which makes the patio the main outdoor room. We build plain broom-finish slabs, larger entertaining patios, multi-level layouts with steps, and stamped concrete in stone, slate and wood-plank patterns with integral color and sealer. If your subdivision has trustees or an HOA with rules on materials or placement, bring the guidelines to the estimate and we will design within them.

What we do in Chesterfield

• Driveways: tear-out and replacement, wider pours and new approaches under the city permit
• Patios: new slabs, extensions and replacements for patios that have tipped toward the house
• Stamped concrete: patterned and colored patios and walks
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks, side paths and replacement steps
• Garage and shed slabs: pads for sheds, workshops and equipment
• Repair: sunken panels, trip edges and failed steps

Call (314) 886-6738 to set up a visit anywhere in Chesterfield.