Concrete Contractor in Farmington, AR - Driveways and Patios Built on a Solid Base

Call the city's Building Official at 479-267-3865, the office that issues building permits in Farmington, and ask about your project. Its permit list covers building, electrical, plumbing and similar work rather than naming driveways or patios, so it's worth asking before the pour. When a job does need a permit or an inspection, we check what the office wants, handle the paperwork, book the inspections and keep you posted.

For most jobs on an existing house, yes. Arkansas requires anyone who bids on, contracts for or manages repairs, changes or additions to an existing single-family home, including the property and structures that go with it, to hold a state home improvement license unless they're exempt. The exemption covers projects of $2,000 or less, and it doesn't apply when a bigger job is split into separate smaller contracts, while the state's Limited license covers home projects under $50,000, labor and materials included, and an Unlimited license covers any size. We're licensed and fully insured.

Farmington uses the building codes the State of Arkansas adopts when it inspects homes and commercial buildings. The city council adopted the state's fire prevention code, with its building and residential volumes, for work inside city limits, minus any parts the city changed in its own ordinance. When your job needs an inspection, we build to what the city's inspector asks for and take any question to that office first.

You'll get your own number when I come out, because beyond the size and any tear-out, the price turns on things I have to see, like whether the concrete truck can reach the pour or we have to wheel it in. A plain broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or colored work, and rebar adds a little but helps hold a slab together. If you need to trim, I'd cut back on the finish before the base, because the base is buried on day one and it's what keeps the slab from sinking.

Most cracking and sinking start under the slab, when the base was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the concrete settles right along with the loose dirt. Water running toward the house or under an edge, a pour in the midday heat that leaves a weak, dusty top, and joints cut late or skipped all make it worse. Concrete can still crack a little as it dries, so we pack the base, slope the slab away from the house, pour early in the day and cut the joints on time so any crack follows a line we chose.

Yes, the City of Farmington requires every business operating in the city to hold an annual business license for each of its locations. The first year costs $50.00 and runs January 1 through December 31, and a renewal costs $25.00. You get the application from City Hall, and the application and payment have to be approved before you open.