One crew handles your entire project, from site prep through final cure. Whether it's a concrete driveway replacement, a backyard patio, a garage floor coating, or a foundation pour, we measure twice, form once, and finish it right. Licensed, insured, and backed by a written estimate and a firm completion date.
From a single driveway to a full warehouse floor, the same crew handles forming, pouring and finishing, so the result is flat, durable and consistent edge to edge.
Freeze-thaw cycles are the enemy. Water seeps into the surface, freezes, expands, and spalls the top layer. A slab that looks fine in July can be crumbling by February if the base wasn't compacted, the mix wasn't air-entrained, or the drainage wasn't planned. That's why the real work happens before the pour: excavation to remove soft soil, a gravel base laid and compacted in lifts, and a concrete mix designed to flex with the cold instead of crack under it.
Control joints cut at the right spacing and depth let the slab shrink in a controlled way. A good concrete sealer keeps water and de-icing salt from penetrating. The same principles apply to basement slabs and foundation walls. Get the base and the mix right, and the concrete lasts decades.
We measure the area, assess the existing base, discuss finish options, and leave you with an itemised quote and a realistic start date.
Tear-out and base prep
If there's old concrete, we remove it. Then we excavate, grade, and compact a gravel base so the new slab sits on solid ground.
Forms, pour, and finish
Forms go down, concrete is placed and screeded level, then finished to your choice: broom, stamped, exposed aggregate, or polished.
Cure and handoff
We cut control joints, explain the cure schedule, and walk you through when the slab is ready for traffic and full use.
Three things to know
What Separates Good Concrete From Bad
The base is everything. A perfectly finished slab over a poorly compacted base will crack and settle. Proper excavation, gravel depth, and compaction in layers are non-negotiable. This is where most shortcuts happen, and where they fail.
The mix and the joints matter equally. Air-entrained concrete resists freeze-thaw. Control joints cut at the right spacing and depth let the slab move without random cracking. A garage floor epoxy or stamped patio is only as good as the slab underneath.
Sealing and maintenance keep it young. A quality sealer blocks water and salt. Our maintenance guide shows you how to keep your concrete looking new for years.
Straight answers on cost, timing, durability and what to expect during a pour.
A standard broom-finish concrete driveway in Detroit generally runs $9 to $14 per square foot, with stamped or exposed-aggregate finishes closer to $14 to $22. The final number depends on the existing base, the slab thickness required, truck access, and how much old concrete or soil has to be removed first. Our concrete cost guide breaks the numbers down further, and every quote is written and itemised after an on-site measure.
Late spring through early fall is the easiest window in Michigan, roughly May to September, when temperatures are stable and the ground has thawed. Concrete is still poured year-round in Detroit with the right mix and cold-weather protection, but the calendar fills fast once the frost is out, so booking an estimate early often means a better spot in the spring lineup.
All concrete moves, so the goal is to control where it cracks. We manage that with a properly compacted base, the right slab thickness, an air-entrained mix for freeze-thaw resistance, and control joints cut at planned intervals so shrinkage follows the joint line instead of wandering across the surface.
Yes. The same Detroit crew handles tear-out of the old slab, excavation, grading, gravel base and compaction before any forms go down. Keeping prep and pour under one crew is how the finished surface ends up flat, properly drained and consistent edge to edge.
You can usually walk on fresh concrete after 24 to 48 hours. Driveways need about 7 days before light vehicle traffic and a full 28 days to reach design strength. We walk you through the exact cure schedule for your project at the final handoff.
Our old driveway was cracked end to end and heaving by the garage. The crew tore it out, rebuilt the base properly, and poured a new broom-finish slab in a day. One winter later it is still dead flat, and the written quote was the final number.
K. M.
Detroit
★★★★★
They stamped a slate pattern across the whole patio and ran a walkway out to the fire pit. The colour matched the sample, the control joints are tucked into the pattern so you barely see them, and they cleaned up like they were never here.
J. L.
Sterling Heights
★★★★★
I needed a shop floor that could take a two-post hoist and a winter of road salt off the truck. Polished and sealed, perfectly level, zero dust. They worked around my hours and the finish still looks new.
D. R.
Ann Arbor
★★★★★
Footings and a foundation wall for a garage addition, all poured to the engineer's drawings. The inspector passed it on the first visit and they sent photos at every stage since I could not be on site. Easy to deal with start to finish.
S. P.
Dearborn
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Tell us what you're planning, a driveway, a patio, a shop floor or a foundation, and we'll set up a no-pressure site visit. You'll get a written quote and a realistic finish date before any forms go down.
