Concrete Contractor in Opelika, AL - Driveways and Slabs on a Packed Base
Sterling Auburn Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor based in Auburn, AL. We build driveways, patios, walks, steps, garage floors and slabs for homes and small businesses in Opelika, and we dig out and pack the base before we pour.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Our concrete work in Opelika
We're a concrete contractor in Auburn, AL, and we work in Opelika, Valley and the other cities around them. I come out to look at each job myself, and I stay on site with our crew through the pour. The price depends on the slab's size and thickness and on how much base work your ground needs.
Inside Opelika city limits, the Building Inspection Division issues permits for any type of construction, including repairs. It asks for basic plans and inspects as the work goes. We find out early what it wants, then handle the paperwork for our part or show you what you'll need to file. The permit and the curing wait before you can use the slab set the schedule.
Concrete work we do in Opelika
Get a quoteConcrete driveway building
When a driveway is cracked or sinking, we break it out and dig down to firm subgrade, which is what the slab sits on. Then we pack it before we pour.
Concrete patio construction
We slope a patio away from the house so water doesn't pool by the door. We also cut control joints, which are grooves that give cracks a straight place to form.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete is pressed with a pattern while it's still workable, so a patio or walk can look like stone or brick. Then it's sealed to hold its color.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walks to the front door or the driveway get a broom finish. That's a light brushed texture that gives your feet some grip when the walk is wet.
Garage floor concrete
If your garage floor is cracked, chipping or dusty, we can replace it with a new slab. It's poured thick enough for vehicles and finished smooth for sweeping.
Decorative concrete
Decorative concrete covers color, stains and scored patterns. It's for homeowners who want a patio, walk or entry that looks finished rather than plain gray.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a slope pushes soil toward a driveway or yard, a poured retaining wall holds it back. Drainage behind the wall keeps water from building up and pushing on it.
Concrete floor installation
We pour interior floors for shops, sheds and outbuildings. They go over a packed base and a plastic sheet that keeps ground moisture from coming up through the slab.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck needs a textured finish for wet feet. It also needs a slope that carries splash water away from both the pool and the house.
Concrete steps construction
Cracked or uneven front steps are a trip risk. We form new ones with even step heights and reinforce them with rebar, the steel bars that hold the concrete together.
Slab foundation building
A slab foundation for a new home, an addition or a garage is poured on a dug-out, packed base. Its edges are thickened where the walls will sit.
Foundation installation
When you're building, we lay out, dig and pour the foundation your plans call for. That way the framing starts on something square and level.
Concrete parking lot building
For small business owners, we pour parking lots and pads thick enough for daily traffic. They're sloped so rain runs to the drains instead of standing.
Concrete footings
Footings are the concrete under a wall, a column or a deck post. We dig them below loose topsoil so the weight rests on firm ground.
Foundation raising
If part of a slab or foundation has sunk, we look for the cause first. Lifting it without fixing that cause rarely holds.
Concrete cutting
We make clean saw cuts for a doorway, a plumbing trench or a damaged section of driveway. That lets us remove what has to go without cracking the rest.
Tell us about your Opelika job
Tell us your address, the work you have in mind and any cracking or sinking you see. We'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out.
- Free, on site, no obligation
- Each choice explained in writing
- Base work spelled out plainly
Why Opelika homeowners call us
Base before finish
If the budget gets tight, I'll suggest a plainer finish before a thinner base. The finish is what you see, but the base decides whether the slab settles.
Licensing you can check
We're licensed and fully insured. When work on a house tops $10,000 in labor and materials, Alabama's Home Builders Licensure Board may require a builder's license, so please feel free to ask us.
I'm there for the pour
I look at your job myself before the estimate, and I'm on site with our crew when we pour. The person who explained each choice is there to see it done.