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Concrete Driveway and Patio Contractor in North Mountain, Phoenix, AZ

Ranch homes to '90s subdivisions, all around North Mountain.

Phoenix · Caliche desert floor

North Mountain Village is one of the City of Phoenix's urban villages, wrapped around North Mountain and Shaw Butte. The south side has older ranch homes, many with original driveways, carport slabs and back patios. Farther north, the subdivisions are from the 1980s and 1990s. So a job here might be a full tear-out on a long ranch drive or a patio extension on a '90s tract home.

(602) 773-1313
Broom finishControl jointsRebar on chairsAggregate base courseCaliche, broken outMix adjusted for heat
A driveway on caliche
Serving ZIP 85021, 85023, 85029, 85051 · Maricopa County, ArizonaPermits and right-of-way work: The City of Phoenix
About North Mountain

Working in North Mountain

North Mountain Village is one of the City of Phoenix's urban villages, wrapped around North Mountain and Shaw Butte, with older ranch homes on its south side and 1980s and 1990s subdivisions farther north.

Caliche is common under the village, a hard layer that holds water and softens the soil over it. We dig to firm ground, break out caliche where it sits high and set rebar on chairs over compacted base. Driveway aprons in the street right-of-way are built to City of Phoenix standards, 6 inches thick. On the ranch lots, we also check where old downspouts and sprinklers dump water near the slab.

Driveways and patios in North Mountain

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The ground under North Mountain

Caliche desert floor

Gravelly desert soil on the fans and terraces of the Valley floor, often with a layer of caliche, soil cemented hard by calcium carbonate or silica, anywhere from a few inches to a few feet down.

Caliche does not dig like dirt, and it does not drain like it either. A tight layer will not let rain or sprinkler water soak through, so the water sits on top of it and softens the soil above. Where caliche is broken out and thrown back in loose, or a slab goes over a soft, wet pocket, the base settles unevenly and the slab cracks over it. Breaking it out takes a breaker or a jackhammer, which is why it often shows up as its own line on a Phoenix quote.

How we build in North Mountain

Dig to firm ground, break out caliche that sits high in the base and haul it off the site, bring in aggregate base compacted in lifts, and slope the slab and the grade so roof and sprinkler water run away from it and off the hardpan.

What fails here first

  • Slabs sunk or cracked beside sprinkler beds and downspouts
  • Water standing along an edge for days after a storm
  • Corners and edges dropped below the next panel
  • Cracks that keep opening over the same low spot
Twelve things worth a look

Signs your North Mountain concrete needs attention

One of these is worth an estimate. Several together usually mean the base underneath has given up, and patching on top won’t hold.

  1. 01Slabs sunk or cracked beside sprinkler beds and downspouts
  2. 02Water standing along an edge for days after a storm
  3. 03Corners and edges dropped below the next panel
  4. 04Cracks that keep opening over the same low spot
  5. 05Cracks wider than a pencil
  6. 06Panels that rock or sound hollow
  7. 07Sections that have sunk or lifted
  8. 08Water pooling on the surface
  9. 09Flaking, scaling or pitting
  10. 10Crumbling edges and corners
  11. 11Trip edges between panels
  12. 12Patch on top of patch

Concrete services in North Mountain

Every one starts with a free on-site estimate and a clear price in writing.

Concrete DrivewaysA better driveway starts from the ground up.Concrete WalkwaysSafer paths, cleaner lines.Concrete PatiosAn outdoor room you’ll actually use.Decorative ConcreteStamped, colored, stained or exposed: concrete that looks custom.Pool DecksGrip when it’s wet, a light surface in the sun.Concrete SidewalksLevel sidewalks for homes and businesses.Pads & SlabsSmaller project, big peace of mind.Concrete FloorsGarage and shop floors that hold up.Athletic CourtsA court in the backyard, built to play on.Retaining WallsHold the grade. Give the water a way out.Concrete RepairsFix what can be fixed. Say so when it can’t.
Our process

How a North Mountain project runs

  1. 01

    Free Estimate

    Call, text or send the form. We come out to look at the space, measure it and talk through what you want, and we can do a drive-by estimate if your schedule is tight.

  2. 02

    Printed Quote

    You get a printed quote on the spot, free of charge, with the project details and a clear breakdown of the cost. You decide if and when to go ahead.

  3. 03

    Install

    Once you approve it, we schedule the work, prepare the site and pour, finish and cure your concrete with methods planned for the heat and the monsoon.

  4. 04

    Final Walkthrough

    We’ll review the completed work with you, answer your questions, and make sure you know how to care for your new concrete.

North Mountain questions

Straight answers

For concrete work in North Mountain, Sam The Concrete Man North Phoenix is a locally owned Phoenix company with an office on West Myrtle Avenue. Our own crews pour driveways, patios, walks, sidewalks, garage floors and pads, and handle repairs on homes of every age in the village, from mid-century ranches to the 1990s tracts near Shaw Butte. Every job starts with a free on-site estimate and a printed quote that prices each part on its own line.

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Our crews drive out to North Mountain from our North Phoenix base.

Concrete in North Mountain? Let’s talk.

Tell us what you're planning. We'll look at your space, learn what you need, and talk through the best options for your project.

(602) 773-1313