Concrete driveway building
We break out the old driveway, pack a new base and pour a slab sloped to carry water toward the street, not back into your garage.
Concrete Contractor in Bowling Green, OH - Driveways and Patios Built on a Packed Base
Monolith Toledo Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Toledo, OH. In Bowling Green we pour driveways, patios, sidewalks, steps and garage floors, and we replace the sinking, cracked slabs left behind by a base nobody packed.
Concrete driveways and patios around Bowling Green
Bowling Green is a college town south of Perrysburg along I-75. Most of our calls there are for flatwork, the driveways, walks and patios that lie on the ground, that has sunk, cracked or started holding water, plus some small business owners with a lot or an apron to redo. We make that drive the same way we head out to Waterville and the other cities around Toledo. The price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much base work it needs and how plain or fancy the finish is. The schedule turns on the city permit and a dry day to pour, so your own figure and date come from the estimate.
The lots here are mostly flat, so water won't run off a slab unless we build the fall into it, and a patio that tips toward the house sends rain straight at your foundation. That's why we dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and set the slope before the truck shows up.
I'm on site for the pour
Our crew does the work with me there, so the person who looked at your driveway is the one watching the base get packed and the joints get cut.
Base before finish
If the budget gets tight, I'd cut the fancy finish before I'd cut the base, because nobody sees the base on pour day but it decides whether the slab sinks later.
City license rules for contractors
The city says contractors doing work in or out of the public right-of-way, the strip along the street, must be licensed and bonded with the city. Public Works answers those questions at 419-354-6227.
Concrete work we do in Bowling Green
Concrete patio construction
We set the patio a little lower than the door and pitch it away from the house, so rain runs into the yard instead of along your foundation.
Stamped concrete services
We press a stone or brick pattern into the slab while it's still wet, then seal it, and it'll want resealing now and then to hold its color.
Concrete sidewalk building
We replace walks that have heaved or sunk at the joints, the kind people trip on, and pitch the new ones slightly so water runs off instead of puddling.
Garage floor concrete
We pour new garage floors over a packed base with a slight fall toward the door, so water off the car heads outside instead of pooling under it.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and saw-cut borders cost more than the plain brushed texture we put on for grip, so I'll show you where they pay off and where they don't.
Concrete retaining walls
We put rebar, the steel set inside to hold the wall together, through our poured walls and drain the back of them, because trapped water is what tips walls over.
Concrete floor installation
For basements, shops and outbuildings, we pour interior floors flat and level, with a plastic vapor barrier under them when the room needs to stay dry.
Concrete pool decks
We give pool decks a textured surface that holds bare feet and slope them away from the water, so splash drains off instead of back into the pool.
Concrete steps construction
We form steps with even risers so nobody catches a toe, and tie them into the walk or porch so they're less likely to pull away and open a gap.
Slab foundation building
For garages, additions and sheds, we strip the soft topsoil, pack the base and thicken the slab's edges where the walls will bear down.
Foundation installation
We form and pour foundation walls for additions and new buildings, with rebar and anchor bolts set where the framer needs them before the concrete goes in.
Concrete parking lot building
For small business owners, we pour lots and aprons thicker where trucks turn and slope them so rain heads to a drain, not into a puddle by your door.
Concrete footings
We dig and pour footings, the wide concrete base under walls, porches and deck posts, so the weight spreads out instead of pressing one spot down.
Foundation raising
When a slab or foundation has settled, I'll find out why it moved before we raise it, because lifting it without fixing the cause just sets up the next drop.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut doorways, trenches and straight edges in existing concrete, so a patch or new section meets a clean line instead of a ragged break.
Get a written estimate for your Bowling Green slab
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out and measure. The estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, which matters when a crew and equipment are working on your property, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
What's included, in writing
The estimate lists what's included and what isn't, so tear-out, base work and the finish are settled on paper before anybody sets a form.
Bad news comes at the estimate
If your old base is soft or the slab tips toward the house, I'll tell you at the estimate, because that's easier to hear now than a year after the pour.
Questions about concrete work in Bowling Green
Here's what homeowners in Bowling Green usually ask before a driveway or patio goes in, from city permits to cracks.
Do I need a permit for a concrete driveway or patio in Bowling Green?
A driveway does, because the city lists driveways among the projects that need a city zoning permit, and an application takes about five to seven days to process. Patios aren't named on that list, so for a patio ask the Planning Department at 419-354-6218. We pull the permits our work needs and check the rules with the city before we start.
Who issues building permits in Bowling Green, Ohio?
Wood County Building Inspection issues building permits for new construction, additions and alterations, and some projects need that permit on top of the city zoning permit. The county wants a copy of the zoning permit first, and work started without required permits pays double the original fee, so we set the pour date after the permits are in. The county's number is 419-354-9190.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one?
It may still get a few fine cracks, because concrete shrinks as it cures, but we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give it a place to crack, so most of them land in those lines. The wide, sinking cracks in old driveways usually start with a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed.
Concrete work in the cities we serve
These are the cities with their own page on our site, and they aren't the whole list. If your address isn't here, call or send the form and ask.
Tell us about your Bowling Green project
Call (419) 392-9683, until 10 PM on weekdays and 9 PM on weekends, or use the form to tell us what you're planning.