Concrete Contractor in Everett, MA - Driveways and Steps for Tight City Lots
Formcraft Medford Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor based in Medford, MA that builds driveways, patios, steps, walkways and garage floors for Everett homeowners, plus slab and foundation work for property owners who need it.
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Everett homes and the concrete work they need
Everett is a close-packed city, and most of our calls there are about the concrete around a house, not a big new build. We see a lot of two- and three-family homes with front steps crumbling at the edges, short driveways squeezed between neighbors, and back patios that have sunk toward the foundation over the years. It's a lot like the work we do next door in Chelsea and over in Revere.
Tight lots change how a pour gets planned. When a truck can't get close to the back of the house, I work out ahead of time how the old slab comes out and how the new concrete gets from the street to the forms, because that belongs in the estimate, not on the morning of the pour.
Concrete services for Everett houses and lots
Concrete driveway building
When a driveway has cracked into pieces or holds water, we dig it out, pack a new base and pour a slab pitched away from the house.
Concrete patio construction
Small Everett backyards make every square foot count, so we plan a patio's size and shape around the door, the fence line and where rain runs.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or front walk the look of stone or brick in one pour, with no loose pavers to shift or grow weeds.
Concrete sidewalk building
The walk from the street to your front steps takes the most foot traffic, so we replace heaved or broken sections on a properly packed base.
Garage floor concrete
Older detached garages here often have a thin, cracked floor that's settled unevenly, so we break it out and pour a thicker slab you can park on.
Decorative concrete
Colored or textured finishes help new concrete sit well beside an older house's brick or stone, which matters on a front entry the whole street sees.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down toward a neighbor or the sidewalk, a poured wall holds the soil back so the patio or driveway above it stays put.
Concrete floor installation
Basement and shop floors in older buildings are often cracked or patched, so we pour a new floor that's flat enough to finish or store things on.
Concrete pool decks
Around a backyard pool, we pour a deck with a slip-resistant texture and a pitch that carries splash and rain away from the water and the house.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps up to Everett porches take a beating and start breaking off at the edges, so we rebuild them solid with every step the same height.
Slab foundation building
For a new garage, addition or shed on a small lot, we pour a slab foundation on a dug-out, packed base so the building starts out level.
Foundation installation
When a property owner is building or replacing a foundation, I plan the forms, the pour and the inspection timing before the crew digs in.
Concrete parking lot building
Multi-family buildings and small businesses here need parking that drains and handles daily turning, so we build lots on a thicker, well-packed base.
Concrete footings
Decks, porches and additions on older houses need footings, the concrete feet that carry the weight down into firm ground, and we dig and pour them.
Foundation raising
When part of a house or garage has settled and doors stick or floors slope, we raise that section and set it on new support.
Concrete cutting
Cutting a clean opening for a new drain, doorway or utility line in an existing slab or wall saves tearing out the whole thing.
Get a free written estimate for your Everett concrete job
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a visit. I'll come look at the job and send a written estimate, free and with no obligation.
(781) 628-7780- estimates@medfordconcreteconstruction.com
- Based in
- Medford, MA 02155
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What working in Everett means for your concrete job
In Everett, whether a concrete job needs a building permit is the building official's call, not ours, so I check with the city's office before a job goes on the schedule. When a permit is needed, we handle the application and tell you up front that we're the ones pulling it, and the pour date waits until that's settled. That's one way a date can move, and I'd rather move a date than pour into a problem. Before you hire anyone, it's fair to ask whether they're licensed and insured. We are.
What moves the price here is mostly what's already in the ground and how easy it is to reach. That means how much old concrete comes out and gets hauled away, how deep we dig for the base, whether the slab needs rebar, steel bars set inside it to hold it together if it cracks, and whether the concrete can go straight from the truck to the forms. The schedule turns on the permit question, the pour date and curing, the days new concrete needs to harden before you use it, and I'll give you your own figure in the estimate once I've seen the job. It's the same work we do in Malden and back home in Medford.
Why Everett driveways and patios crack and sink
Most of the sunken, cracked slabs we see here look like a surface problem, but the trouble is usually underneath, in the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on. Somebody raked the dirt level instead of digging it out and packing it, and the slab settled right along with it. On a replacement, our crew digs down to firm ground and packs a stone base in layers before anything gets poured. That base is buried on day one, so it's the first thing people want to cut from a budget. I won't cut it, because it's the part that decides whether the new slab cracks like the old one.
The other thing we check on every job is where the water goes. A lot of older driveways and patios here have settled toward the house, so rain runs to the foundation and pools by the door. We set the new slab to fall away from the house and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a straight place to crack, on time so any cracks land there and not across the middle.
How a concrete job runs when you call us from Everett
Here's how it goes from your first call to a cleaned-up site, and what you'll have in hand before you decide anything.
Call us or send the form
Call (781) 628-7780 or fill out the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a time for me to come out. A quick note on what you're after, like a new driveway or rebuilt steps, helps me plan the visit.
I visit and write the estimate
I look at the old concrete, the slope, where the water runs and how a truck gets in, and ask what you want the finished job to do. You get a written estimate that spells out what's included and what isn't, so you know what the price covers before you decide.
We plan the job and pour
If you go ahead, I line up the paperwork, the materials and the pour date, and tell you the order things happen in and what could push the date. Our crew digs out, packs the base, sets the forms and pours, usually finishing with a broom finish, a light dragged texture that gives shoes and tires grip.
Clean up and hand it over
We haul away the old concrete and leave the site clean, and I keep you posted until the job is done. Before we go, you'll know when you can walk on the new slab and when you can drive on it.
Questions about concrete work in Everett
How do I find out if I need a permit for concrete work in Everett, MA?
Start with the entry titled "When is a building permit required?" on Everett 311, the city's own portal for service questions. If your job does need a permit, we take care of the application before we set a pour date.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Everett?
Your written estimate gives you the number after I've seen the driveway, because the price turns on things I can only judge on site. Choices that raise it include a stamped or colored finish, a wider apron at the street, or regrading so water runs away from the house. A plain broom finish on the same footprint keeps it down.
How long does a new concrete driveway take before I can park on it?
You walk on it first and drive on it later, once it's cured enough to hold a car, and I give you both dates for your slab on the day we pour. Using it early is a common reason a new driveway cracks, so on a street where parking is tight we plan where your car goes in the meantime.
What causes concrete steps to crumble on older Everett houses?
Most crumbling steps we see were patched over the years instead of rebuilt, and the patches break off as water gets behind them and the base underneath shifts. We rebuild them on a solid base, with every step the same height and a slight pitch so water runs off.
Will a new concrete patio in Everett crack like my old one?
Concrete can still crack, but a slab on a dug-out, packed base with control joints cut on time cracks where we planned it to, not across the middle. Most of the cracked patios we replace started with a base that settled, which is why that's where I spend the money first.
What is the best way to fix water pooling on a driveway in Everett?
On most older driveways, the fix is to tear out the low section or the whole slab and repour it pitched away from the house, because patching a low spot doesn't change where the water runs. I check where the water comes from on the visit, since on a tight lot a downspout or the neighbor's driveway is often part of the answer.
Medford, MA
Get your Everett concrete job on the calendar
Call (781) 628-7780 or send the form while the cracks are still small, because there's usually less to break out and haul away.