Concrete Contractors in St. George, KS

St. George has grown quickly over the last twenty years, and that gives concrete contractors plenty of first-time projects: the patio a new house never got, a wider driveway, a shed slab, a walk from the drive to the back gate. The town was platted in 1857 and, in 1879, picked up and moved about a mile so it could sit on the new railroad. It was incorporated in 1919 and today is part of the Manhattan metropolitan area in Pottawatomie County.

Growth by the numbers

St. George had 434 residents in 2000 and 639 in 2010, a jump of 47.2 percent. By 2020 the population was 1,054, another 64.9 percent increase. In 2010 the town had 255 housing units. Those figures tell us that a large share of homes in St. George are recent builds, many on lots that were open ground not long ago.

New construction is great for buyers, but it leaves homeowners with some predictable concrete needs. Builders usually pour the minimum: a driveway and a front walk. Everything else, from a back patio to a pad for a trash can, is left for later. And the ground around a new home is often disturbed fill that settles over the first few years.

What to know before adding concrete to a new home

Let the backfill settle. Soil pushed back against a new foundation tends to sink. A patio poured on that loose backfill can tip toward the house. We check for soft spots and compact or replace that soil before we set forms.

Tie into what is there. A new patio should meet the existing walk or stoop at a clean joint, with an isolation strip where it touches the house. That lets each slab move on its own without cracking the other.

Mind the slope. New yards are graded to carry water away. A patio or walk has to keep that pattern, not block it. We set each slab to fall away from the foundation.

Plan for what comes next. If you think you will add a hot tub, pergola or fence later, tell us now. A thicker section or footing under a future hot tub is far easier to pour today than to add later.

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Driveway add-ons that make sense

A lot of St. George households have more vehicles than the original driveway was built for. Common fixes include a side parking pad, a full-width extension or a turnaround. Each one needs the same base and thickness as a driveway, not a patio, because it will carry car weight. We match the new concrete to the old as closely as we can, though fresh concrete is always a little lighter in color at first.

Stamped and decorative options

With a new home, some owners want the patio to look like part of the design. Stamped concrete can mimic slate or stone, and integral color runs all the way through the slab so scratches do not show gray. Like all exterior concrete in Kansas, stamped work is air-entrained and needs a good sealer, renewed every few years.

Where the town sits

The 1879 move put St. George on the railroad, and the town today sits at about 1,099 feet in the Rock Creek USD 323 school district. Newer streets were laid out on what had been open land, so lots vary: some are close to flat, others slope toward drainage swales. On sloped lots we set forms so the yard's drainage keeps working, and on flat lots we build in enough pitch that a patio doesn't hold puddles. New concrete has to work with the grading the builder left, not against it.

We check with the City of St. George about permit needs before we start. Call (785) 509-7585 to set up a visit.