Concrete Contractor in Georgetown, TX - Driveways and Patios Built From the Ground Up
A&L Temple Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor based in Temple, TX. We pour driveways, patios, slabs and foundations for homes and small businesses in Georgetown, and we give the ground under the concrete as much care as the surface.
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Georgetown homes and the ground they sit on
Georgetown is the south end of our usual run, a straight drive down from Temple past Salado. The calls we get here come from older houses in the blocks around the old county courthouse and from newer neighborhoods out on the edges of the city. Most are homeowners who want a driveway, patio or front walk redone, and some are small business owners who need a lot or a floor poured.
Some of those lots sit inside the city limits and some just outside in Williamson County, a few back up to creeks, and the dirt can change from one end of a yard to the other. That's why we don't settle on how much base a slab needs until we've dug out the top and seen what's under it.
Concrete work we do for Georgetown properties
Concrete driveway building
When an older driveway has sunk or cracked across the middle, we dig out the soft base, pack new rock and pour a slab built for your cars.
Concrete patio construction
We pour back patios with the slope set away from your house, so rain runs off into the yard instead of pooling against the foundation.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walkway the look of stone or brick in one pour, and it still needs the same packed base underneath to last.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks that have heaved or split along a tree root get broken out and repoured, with joints cut so new cracks land where they're meant to.
Garage floor concrete
If your garage slab is pitted, cracked or holding water, we can replace it with a new floor sloped slightly toward the door so water runs out.
Decorative concrete
Colored concrete, exposed aggregate and scored patterns suit homeowners who want something past plain gray for an entry, a courtyard or a walkway out front.
Concrete retaining walls
On sloped lots where the yard is creeping toward the drive or the fence, a poured retaining wall with drainage behind it holds the soil in place.
Concrete floor installation
Shops, barns and new additions need an interior floor that's flat and steady, so we pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, before pouring.
Concrete pool decks
Around a pool, the deck has to drain away from the water and stay grippy when wet, so we slope it carefully and finish the top with texture.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps that have pulled away from the porch or settled out of level get replaced with even risers that are easier on knees.
Slab foundation building
For a new house, an addition or a detached garage, we form and pour the slab foundation with rebar, the steel inside that holds cracks tight.
Foundation installation
When a build calls for more than a slab, we lay out and pour the foundation to the plans, checking the ground before anything is formed.
Concrete parking lot building
Small businesses with a cracked or crumbling lot can get a new concrete surface laid out for traffic and drainage, poured thick enough for delivery trucks.
Concrete footings
Decks, pergolas, garden walls and small sheds stand on footings, the concrete pads or trenches below them, and we dig and pour them to carry the load.
Foundation raising
If a foundation, slab or porch has dropped and left a gap or a trip edge, we look at why it sank before talking about raising it back up.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings for doors and plumbing runs, trim damaged sections out of a driveway and cut control joints, the grooves that tell a slab where to crack.
Get a free on-site concrete quote in Georgetown
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll walk your Georgetown site with you, then send a written quote, and there's no pressure to book.
(254) 791-8043- Based in
- Temple, TX 76501
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
Working in Georgetown: who handles your permit
On a Georgetown job, most permit questions come down to where your address sits. Inside the city limits and in the ETJ, the strip just outside them where the city still keeps a permit list, it's the City of Georgetown. Out in unincorporated Williamson County, the County Engineer's Office handles floodplain permits for land in or next to the 100-year floodplain. Before any work starts, we check with the right office for your address and tell you what we learn, and if a permit's needed, we handle the application with that office before we begin, so the pour date waits on that answer. We're fully licensed and insured, and you can ask us about either before you sign.
We come down from Temple for Georgetown work, the same as we head north to Hewitt and Waco, so getting a concrete truck and our crew to your lot is part of the plan from the first visit. The price moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much digging and base the ground needs, whether old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, how close the truck can get, and the finish, since stamping or color costs more than a broom finish, the light texture dragged across the top so it isn't slick. The schedule turns on the permit answer and the forecast, and the written quote I send after the visit is where your own number comes from.
Why Georgetown driveways and patios give out
Most of the trouble we see starts with water running where nobody planned for it. The county says many of its floodplain maps rest on studies about 30 years old, and some floodplains have never had a detailed study at all, so a map won't always tell you how water crosses your yard. When I walk your lot I watch where it actually runs, and we set the slab to fall away from the house so water doesn't pool against your foundation.
The other common call is an old slab that's sunk, chipped or cracked in places nobody chose. Usually the base was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, or the joints went in late, so we break it out, start over underneath and cut the joints before the concrete can crack on its own.
How a Georgetown concrete job runs with us
From your side, it's a call or a form, one visit from me, a written quote, and then a pour date that works with the weather.
Call or send the form
Tell us your address and what you want poured, and we'll get back to you to set a time for me to come out. It helps if you can be there so we can walk it together.
Walk the site together
I look at where water runs, where the trees are and what the concrete has to carry, and I'll tell you what I can't know until the ground's dug out. Then I send a written quote that lists what's in it and what isn't, so you can set it beside anyone else's.
Check permits and set the date
Once you say go, we check with the city or county office for your address and handle any permit before work starts, because that answer comes before the pour date. Then we pick a day with the forecast in mind.
Pour, finish and clean up
I'm on site with our crew for the forming, the pour, the finishing and the cleanup, so the person who wrote your quote is there when it's built. Before we leave, we tell you how long to stay off it while it cures, the wait while the concrete hardens enough to take feet and then tires.
Questions about concrete work in Georgetown
Do I need a permit for a concrete driveway or patio in Georgetown, TX?
It can, because inside Georgetown city limits the city requires a permit to build, enlarge, alter, repair, move or tear down a building or structure. Whether your slab falls under that is the city's call, so we ask about your address before work starts and handle the application if one's needed. Just outside the limits in the ETJ, the city's list centers on new houses and on additions or remodels with plumbing or electric, so it's worth asking there too.
How do I contact the City of Georgetown about a building permit?
The city takes general permit questions by email at permits@georgetowntexas.gov or by phone at 512-930-2550. If we're doing your job, you don't have to make that call yourself, because we check with the office for your address and pass along what we learn.
Do I need a driveway permit in unincorporated Williamson County?
Yes, if the new driveway connects to a county-maintained road, Williamson County requires a Driveway Permit under its driveway policy. If you're not sure who maintains your road, give us the address and we'll find out when we check on permits, and we handle the application before we pour.
What do I need to build on a floodplain lot near Georgetown?
In unincorporated Williamson County, building on land in or next to the 100-year floodplain takes a Floodplain Development Permit from the County Engineer's Office before construction, and new structures there have to sit at least one foot above the base flood elevation, the level the flood maps expect water to reach. Inside a city, that city handles floodplain permits itself. The county's official floodplain maps can be viewed at the County Engineer's Office in Georgetown, and we plan the slab around what they show for your lot.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Georgetown, TX?
Your price comes from the written quote I send after walking your site, because what's under the driveway matters as much as its size. If the budget's tight, I'd keep the base work and drop a decorative finish before I'd cut corners underneath, since the base is buried on day one and the only fix later is tearing out the slab. Call (254) 791-8043 to set up a visit.
How do I keep a new concrete driveway from cracking in Georgetown?
You can't stop every crack, because every slab gets a few, but you can decide where they go and keep them tight. That takes a dug-out, packed base so the slab doesn't settle with the dirt, rebar where the job calls for it, a pour timed to the weather, and joints cut before the concrete picks its own lines. Those are the parts we spend our time on.
Temple, TX
Send us your Georgetown address and project
With the address in hand, I can look up your lot before I drive down from Temple, so our walk-through starts with your questions instead of mine.