Concrete Contractors in Mount Zion, IL

Homeowners looking for concrete contractors in Mount Zion are often dealing with the same thing: a driveway or patio that went in when the house was new, decades ago. Mount Zion had 438 residents in 1950. By 1970 it had 2,343, and by 1980 it had 4,563. That is a village that more than doubled in each of two straight decades. The 2020 census counted 6,019 people. A large share of the homes and slabs here went in during that 1960s and 1970s run, which means a lot of them are now fifty years old or close to it.

What fifty-year-old flatwork looks like

Concrete poured in that era was often thinner than what we pour today, sometimes set on little or no stone base, and not always air-entrained. After five decades of freeze and thaw it tends to show:

• Long cracks across the driveway, often where a control joint should have been
• A garage apron that has dropped an inch or two below the garage floor
• Front steps that pull away from the house or tilt toward the walk
• Patios that hold puddles because the slab has settled toward the house

None of that means every slab has to go. Our first job on a Mount Zion estimate is to tell you which pieces are worth saving.

A family village with busy driveways

In 2020, 36.8% of Mount Zion households had children under 18 and 59.5% were married-couple households. The village has its own Community Unit School District 3, with a high school dating to 1920. A driveway here does more than park two cars. It holds bikes, chalk, a basketball hoop, and sometimes a third vehicle when a teenager starts driving. When we replace Concrete Driveways in Mount Zion, we often talk about widening the slab or adding a parking pad beside it. For extra vehicles and heavier trucks, we pour thicker and add reinforcement where the load sits.

Water heading north to the lake

Mount Zion drains northward through Finley Creek and Big Creek, both part of the Sangamon River watershed. That tells you which way water wants to go on a lot of streets here. When we form a new patio or driveway, we pitch it away from the house so it does not send water toward the foundation. On lots where the yard already slopes toward the house, we look at the downspouts and grading first, because a new slab will not fix a drainage problem by itself.

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Patios for the backyard you already have

Many Mount Zion homes have a small original patio or none at all. We pour Concrete Patios in plain broom finish, and we pour Stamped Concrete for owners who want a stone or slate look without loose pavers. Stamped work gets color, a release agent and a sealer, and it needs resealing every few years to keep its color. If you have an old patio that is still sound but plain, we can often tear out just the damaged part and extend or reshape the slab.

Steps, walks and garage floors

Sidewalks & Steps are a frequent request on older homes, especially where a front stoop has settled and opened a gap at the house. A new set of steps needs a firm base, steel tied into the slab and riser heights that are even, so nobody catches a toe. In the garage, a cracked floor or a broken shed base can be replaced as Garage & Shed Slabs, with thicker edges where walls bear down. For single bad sections, our Concrete Repair & Replacement service saw-cuts the damaged piece and pours a new one.

Permits in the village

The Village of Mount Zion's website has a Building Permits & Inspections section, and lists its offices at 1400 Mt. Zion Parkway. Before we schedule a new driveway, apron or walk, we check with the village whether your project needs a permit, so the work at the street matches what the village expects.

Getting an estimate

Illinois Route 121 runs through Mount Zion to central Decatur, about 8 miles away, so getting to you is easy. We come out, measure, look at the base and drainage, and give you a written estimate. Call (217) 301-2983 to set a time.