Concrete Contractor in Sonterra, TX - Driveways and Patios Built on a Packed Base
A&L Temple Concrete Construction pours driveways, patios, sidewalks and slabs for homeowners in Sonterra, TX. We dig out and pack the ground under every slab first, then form, pour and finish it with our own crew on site.
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Sonterra homes and the concrete jobs we see there
Sonterra is mostly family homes on subdivision lots, and the calls we get there follow from that. People want a wider driveway for a second car, a back patio bigger than the little pad by the door, a walk to the side gate or a slab for a shed. We're a concrete contractor based in Temple, TX, and Sonterra sits on our way down toward Georgetown, past Salado, so this stretch of I-35 is familiar ground for our crew.
On lots like these, the job usually turns on water. A new slab changes how a yard drains, so before we set a form we look at which way the lot falls and where the gutters empty, and we build the finished slab to shed water away from the house.
Concrete services for Sonterra homes and lots
Concrete driveway building
When your cars have outgrown a narrow driveway, we dig out, pack a solid base and pour a wider one that drains toward the street.
Concrete patio construction
Many backyards here start with a small slab by the back door. We pour a larger patio sloped away from the house so rain runs off.
Stamped concrete services
If you want a patio or walk that looks like stone or brick, stamped concrete gives you the pattern in one pour, on the same packed base.
Concrete sidewalk building
A walk from the driveway to the front door or the side gate gives you a firm, dry path when the yard turns soft after hard rain.
Garage floor concrete
When a garage floor is cracked, stained or sinking, we tear it out and pour a new slab built to carry your vehicles and your workbench.
Decorative concrete
Colored concrete, scored patterns and a cleaner edge can make a plain slab match the brick or stone on the front of your house.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or a slope pushes toward a patio, a concrete retaining wall holds the dirt back and gives water a path out.
Concrete floor installation
For a workshop, barn or small shop on your property, we pour interior floors flat and level, with the base built for what will sit on them.
Concrete pool decks
Around a backyard pool, we pour a deck with a broom finish, a light brushed texture, so it gives bare feet some grip when it's wet.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps that have cracked or pulled away from the house can be broken out and poured again with even step heights and solid footing.
Slab foundation building
For a room addition, garage or outbuilding, we build the slab foundation on a packed base and set its height to suit your lot's drainage.
Foundation installation
When a new structure needs more than a flat slab, we dig and pour the foundation it sits on, sized for the weight it has to carry.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business owners near Sonterra who need a customer lot or an equipment pad get the same base work we put under a driveway, poured thicker.
Concrete footings
Decks, pergolas, carports and room additions need footings, the concrete that carries the load, dug and poured so the structure above stays put.
Foundation raising
If part of a slab or foundation has sunk and left gaps or uneven floors, we look at why it dropped before we talk about raising it.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut old concrete for a clean tear-out, a wider driveway opening or a new doorway, so the slab you keep has a straight edge.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate for your Sonterra home
We'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll walk the job with you at no cost and send a written quote afterward, with 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 Sonterra: permits, offices and what sets the price
For most Sonterra jobs, the office we start with is Williamson County. If the county shows your address as unincorporated and outside a floodplain, its Road & Bridge Division issues a Certification of Compliance permit for new structures, and that division needs nothing more unless a driveway goes in. If your address sits inside a city or a city's ETJ, the area a city oversees past its own limits, that city is the one to ask, and other offices such as the county health district or the local emergency services district can have their own say. We find out which office covers your address before we start, tell you what we learn and handle the application when the job needs one, so your start date waits on that answer and not on a guess. We're fully licensed and insured, and our written quotes list what's in them and what isn't, so you can line ours up next to anyone else's.
What moves a price here is mostly what moves it anywhere: how big and thick the slab is, how much dirt has to come out before we reach firm ground, whether old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, how close a mixer truck can get to the forms, and finish choices like stamping or color. Rebar, the steel set inside a slab to hold it together, is one line I'd keep even on a tight budget. The schedule turns on the permit answer and the forecast, and you'll see your own figure in the written quote after I walk the job. It's the same order we follow on a driveway in Woodway or back home in Temple, checking with the office for the address first and setting the pour date second.
Sonterra slabs, storm runoff and the base underneath
Flash floods can hit this part of Williamson County in any month, and spring and late summer into fall tend to be the worst. When a storm like that runs across a yard, it goes for the lowest edge it can find, and a slab sitting on raked dirt instead of a packed base can lose the ground under that edge and start to sink or crack. A driveway or patio that falls toward the house sends the same water straight at your foundation. So before we form anything, we check which way your lot drains, dig out the soft dirt, pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and pitch the surface so water runs off and away.
When a budget gets tight, the first thing people want to trim is the work under the slab, because nobody sees it on day one. I'd rather cut the stamp pattern than the base, since a fancy surface on a weak base settles and cracks anyway. Every slab still gets a few cracks, and I'd rather you hear that from me now. Control joints, straight cuts we make while the concrete is young, give those cracks a line to follow that we chose.
What to expect when you call us about concrete in Sonterra
Here's how a Sonterra job goes from your first call to a finished slab, and what you'll have in hand at each point.
Call or send the form
Tell us what you want poured and roughly where it goes, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time for me to come out. You don't need measurements or drawings yet.
Walk the site with me
I come out, walk the job with you and ask about drainage, trees and what the concrete has to carry, so the quote fits your lot. The visit is free, and afterward I send a written quote that lists what's in it and what isn't.
Check permits, set pour date
Once you say go, we check with the county or city office for your address, handle any permit the job needs and tell you what we learn. Then we set a pour date with the forecast in mind, and that office's answer comes first.
Pour, finish and clean up
I'm on site with our crew through the forming, pouring and finishing, and we clean up before we leave. Then the slab needs to cure, the stretch where it gains strength before it can take weight, and I'll tell you when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for a car.
Questions about concrete work in Sonterra
Do I need a permit for a new concrete driveway in Sonterra, TX?
If the new driveway connects to a county-maintained road, Williamson County requires a Driveway Permit, and the application goes in online. You can enter your address in the county's address search to see whether it's listed as unincorporated or inside a city's ETJ, and if a city comes up, check with that city as well. We check this for your address before we set a date and handle the application if one is needed.
Does Williamson County require a building code for a new home or slab?
Not at the moment. The county's permit FAQ page says it has no authority to zone property and requires no building code for new residential construction, and it calls that true at this present time, so it could change. A missing code doesn't change how we pour, because the base, the rebar and the drainage are what keep a slab sound, and we don't skip them just because no code asks for them.
How do I build a slab on a lot near a floodplain in Williamson County?
If your property is in or next to the 100-year floodplain in an unincorporated area, the county wants any new structure raised at least one foot above the base flood elevation, the level that flood is expected to reach, and it has to issue a Floodplain Development Permit before construction starts. Many of the county's floodplain maps were last studied about 30 years ago, and some have never had a detailed study, so we look at the current map for your lot before we set the slab height.
Who can run a new circuit for a hot tub or appliance on my new Sonterra patio?
Under the state's rules, new circuit work for a new appliance goes to a licensed electrician working through a licensed electrical contractor. If you own the house and live in it, the state doesn't require you to be licensed to do electrical work on it yourself. We pour concrete and don't do electrical, so if your patio or garage floor needs power, we'll work out the timing with your electrician so the lines are in before the pour.
How long does a new concrete driveway take to cure before I can drive on it?
You can usually walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, because it keeps gaining strength for days after the pour, and I'll give you both dates for your driveway based on its thickness and the weather that week. In summer we pour early in the morning, since midday heat can dry the top too fast and leave it weak and dusty later.
How much does a new concrete driveway or patio cost in Sonterra, TX?
Your price comes in a written quote after I walk the job, because the things that set it, like size, base work and finish, change from one lot to the next. A few local things can add to it, such as the county Driveway Permit mentioned above, building a slab up higher near a floodplain, or extra grading to steer storm runoff away from the house. Call (254) 791-8043 to set up the walk-through.
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If you call before spring, when storms here tend to pick up, there's room to plan your pour around dry weather instead of squeezing it in between rains.