Concrete Contractor in Tontitown, AR - Driveways and Patios Built on Solid Ground

The city's Planning department makes that call, since it issues the building permits Tontitown requires before any building is built, rebuilt, moved, torn down or structurally changed. It approves a permit only when the work meets the city's rules and building codes, and the city has a separate application for driveway access, so ask the Planning department at City Hall, open weekdays from 8:00 to 4:30, about your job before anything gets poured. When a job needs a permit, we sort out what the city wants and handle the paperwork.

On a residential single-family or duplex permit, the city's application says the permit fees double if work begins before approval. That permit also becomes void if the work hasn't started within six months, or if it stops for six months once it's underway. That's the reason we wait for the city's approval before we start.

Email the city's Building Inspector at inspector@tontitownar.gov or call 479-263-9215. On jobs we handle, we book the inspections ourselves and tell you when the inspector is coming, so you don't have to chase it.

The city's permit department checks a contractor's license and workers' compensation insurance as part of its permit work, so on a permitted job that check happens before anyone starts. Tontitown also requires businesses in the city to hold a city business license unless they qualify for an exemption. We're licensed and fully insured, and you're welcome to ask about it at the estimate.

Your price comes down to the size and thickness of the slab, how much digging and base work the ground needs, whether an old slab has to come out and which finish you pick. A broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives your shoes and tires grip, costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and a lot full of loose fill adds base work. If the budget's tight, I'd rather you go plain on the finish than skimp on the base, because nobody sees the base on day one, but it's what keeps the slab from sinking.

Build it on a dug-out, packed base, slope it so water runs away from the house and cut the control joints on time. Concrete shrinks as it cures, so a hairline crack in a joint is normal, and I'll tell you that up front instead of promising a slab that never cracks. Pouring in the cooler part of the day and staying off it until it's ready also keeps the top from going weak and dusty later.