What we pour

Concrete does not crack because it is weak. It cracks because the ground under it moves — and East Texas clay swells when it takes on water and shrinks when it dries out, every single season. You cannot stop that. What you can do is build for it.

1. 01

   Compacted, stabilized base

   The slab is only as steady as what it sits on. We compact and stabilize the base so the ground under your concrete behaves predictably instead of moving with the seasons.

2. 02

   Rebar on chairs at mid-slab

   Rebar lying on the ground does almost nothing. Set on chairs at mid-slab depth, it sits where the tension actually is and holds the slab together when the ground shifts.

3. 03

   3,000-4,000 PSI MIX

   A stronger mix costs more per yard and is worth it here. It resists the stress that seasonal ground movement puts on a slab in this part of Texas.

4. 04

   Control joints cut on schedule

   Concrete will crack. Joints cut at the right time — not whenever someone gets back to it — decide that it cracks along a straight line you chose rather than across the middle of your slab.