Concrete driveway building
We tear out a sunken or cracked driveway, pack a fresh stone base and pour a new slab with a broom finish, a light dragged texture that gives tires and shoes grip.
Concrete contractor in Temperance, MI - slabs that shed water away from the house
Monolith Toledo Concrete is a Toledo-based concrete contractor pouring driveways, patios, walks, steps and garage floors in Temperance, MI, with the base packed and the slope set so water runs away from your house.
Concrete work in Temperance and Bedford Township
A Temperance address usually means Bedford Township, since the ZIP Code covers most of the township outside Lambertville, but it also reaches parts of western Erie, southern Ida and northeast Whiteford townships. That's why the first thing I sort out on your lot is which township it's in, because that office's rules are the ones your job follows. Most calls we get here are driveways sunk at the garage, patios tipped back toward the house and cracked front walks. It's the same work we do next door in Lambertville and down in South Monroe as a concrete contractor based in Toledo, OH.
Price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out and how much work the subgrade needs. That's the soil and stone the slab sits on. The schedule moves with the permit and with curing, the stretch after a pour when the slab gains strength before it can take your weight. My written estimate lists what's included and what isn't, so you see your own number. The township drains southeast to Lake Erie through creeks like Halfway, Flat, Little Lake and Bay, so on a lot here the slope we set matters as much as the concrete itself.
Base work comes before looks
The base is buried on day one, so it's the first thing a cheap bid cuts. We dig out soft dirt and pack stone, because a slab settles with whatever it sits on.
Control joints cut on time
Concrete shrinks and cracks some. We cut control joints, straight grooves that tell it where to crack, soon after the pour, so the cracks usually stay in lines we chose.
I'm there from estimate to pour
I come out to look at every job and write the estimate myself, and I'm on site with our crew when we work, so the person who measured your job is there when it's built.
Concrete services for Temperance homes and businesses
Concrete patio construction
We pour backyard patios with a slight fall away from the house, so rain runs out to the lawn instead of pooling against your back door or foundation.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gets pressed with patterns that look like stone or brick while it's still soft, then colored and sealed. It costs more than a broom finish and needs resealing.
Concrete sidewalk building
We replace front walks and side paths that have heaved or cracked into trip edges, setting the new walk so it meets your steps and driveway level.
Garage floor concrete
We break out a cracked or sunken garage floor, rebuild the base and pour a new slab that slopes slightly toward the door so water off the car runs out.
Decorative concrete
Colored concrete, exposed stone finishes and borders around a plain slab give a patio or walk some character without the full cost of stamping the whole thing.
Concrete retaining walls
Poured walls hold back a sloped yard. We set them on footings with rebar, steel bars that hold the concrete together, and give water behind the wall a way out.
Concrete floor installation
We pour interior floors for basements, sheds, workshops and additions, with a vapor barrier under the slab where the space needs one and a smooth troweled finish on top.
Concrete pool decks
We pour pool decks with a textured top that holds your footing when it's wet and a slope that sends splash water to the drains, away from the pool.
Concrete steps construction
We form and pour front and back steps with even rises and a slight pitch on each tread, so rain runs off instead of sitting where you step.
Slab foundation building
For garages, sheds and additions, we prepare and pack the subgrade, place rebar and pour a slab foundation with thickened edges to carry the walls above it.
Foundation installation
We dig, form and pour foundation walls and footings for additions and new buildings, checking the layout and elevation before the concrete truck ever shows up.
Concrete parking lot building
For small business owners, we pour parking areas and drive lanes thicker than a home driveway, sloped toward drains and built to carry delivery trucks.
Concrete footings
Footings are the wide concrete base under a deck, porch, wall or addition. We dig down to firm soil and pour them so the weight above rests on solid ground.
Foundation raising
When a slab or foundation has sunk, we look at why first, since lifting it without fixing the soil or drainage underneath usually lets it sink again.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut old concrete for clean removal, new openings, utility trenches and control joints, using water on the blade to keep the dust down around your house.
Get a written estimate for your Temperance job
Send the form or call, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, walk and measure the job, and write down what's included and what isn't. It's free, with no obligation.
Measured on your lot
I measure on your property, not from a photo, because the slope, the old base and the way water moves only show up when you're standing there.
Township rules checked first
We pull the permits our work needs and check the rules with your township or the county before we start, so you know who's involved from the beginning.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Ask me about either at the estimate and you'll get a straight answer.
Permit and concrete questions from Temperance
These are the questions Temperance homeowners ask about permits, licensing, flood maps and cracking before they book a driveway, patio or slab.
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway or patio in Temperance, MI?
Check with your township before any work starts, because Bedford Township's building permit form says no construction may be started without a permit. Under the state's rules, ordinary repairs need no permit, but whether your job counts as a repair is the township's call, not ours. We pull the permits our work needs, and when we're the applicant, requesting the inspections falls to us.
Who licenses residential builders in Michigan?
Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs licenses residential builders. Anyone building a home needs that license, with some exceptions in the law, and it also covers contractors paid to repair, alter, add to or improve a home. An older Bedford Township form adds an annual township registration for state-licensed contractors, $25.00 per license held, running with the dates of the state license.
Where can I find flood maps for my property in Temperance?
Michigan's main source for flood maps is FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps. For a question about your own site, staff in the state's Water Resources Division will give an estimated 100-year floodplain elevation, how high water is expected to reach in that kind of flood, where the floodplain is state-regulated or they have usable information. Ask before footings or a slab go in near a creek.
Will my new concrete patio crack like the old one did?
It can still get fine cracks, because all concrete shrinks as it cures, but most old patios we tear out failed from the base, not the concrete. We dig out and pack the ground underneath, pitch the slab toward the yard and cut the joints on time, so any cracks usually stay small and in straight lines.
Concrete work in Ohio and Michigan cities
Each city listed here has its own page, and it isn't the full list of places we work. If your address isn't there, call (419) 392-9683 and ask.
Get your sinking slab looked at
A slab that's sinking usually keeps going, so call (419) 392-9683 or send the form before the gap at your garage grows.