Concrete Driveway and Patio Contractor in The Lakes, Tempe, AZ
Waterside patios and walks for homes that back onto the lake.
Tempe · River and wash alluvium
The Lakes in Tempe went up in the 1970s around a chain of man-made lakes along Lakeshore Drive, and a lot of its homes and condos back right onto the water. Out back, that usually means a patio and a walk that run toward the shoreline, poured decades ago and now tilted, cracked or pulling away from the house. Many owners here want a bigger waterside patio, a fresh walk down to the water, or a driveway that finally matches the rest of the house.
Working in The Lakes
The Lakes is the Tempe neighborhood built in the 1970s around a chain of man-made lakes along Lakeshore Drive, where homes and condos back onto the water.
Under these lots sits river-laid silt and sand. It drains well, and it settles when it was never compacted, which shows up fast on a yard that slopes toward the lake. We compact the base in lifts, slope every slab to carry water away from the house, and keep runoff from washing out under the edges. Condo and homeowner associations here often review exterior work, and we prepare the layout, finish and color they ask for. The City of Tempe handles permits.
River and wash alluvium
Layered silt, sand and gravel laid down by the Salt River and the desert washes, across the flood plains and alluvial fans of the central and west Valley.
Most river and wash soil drains well and swells very little. Its problem is settlement: loose, dry silt and sand that was never compacted packs down when it gets wet or carries a load, so slabs sink at corners and along tire lines. Close to a wash, monsoon runoff can also cut away the soil at the edge of a slab.
Compaction done in lifts at the right moisture, with loose or soft soil dug out and replaced, a thicker section anywhere a truck, trailer or RV will park, and grading that keeps runoff off the slab and out from under it. Washes and drainage easements stay open.
What fails here first
- Corners or joints sunk below the next panel
- Ruts or cracks along the tire lines of a driveway
- Gaps opening under the edge of a slab
- Soil washed out along an edge after a monsoon storm
Signs your The Lakes 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.
- 01Corners or joints sunk below the next panel
- 02Ruts or cracks along the tire lines of a driveway
- 03Gaps opening under the edge of a slab
- 04Soil washed out along an edge after a monsoon storm
- 05Cracks wider than a pencil
- 06Panels that rock or sound hollow
- 07Sections that have sunk or lifted
- 08Water pooling on the surface
- 09Flaking, scaling or pitting
- 10Crumbling edges and corners
- 11Trip edges between panels
- 12Patch on top of patch
Concrete services in The Lakes
Every one starts with a free on-site estimate and a clear price in writing.
How a The Lakes project runs
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Our crews drive out to The Lakes from our North Phoenix base.
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