Concrete contractor in Alamo, TX - slabs graded to drain away from your house
United Mission Concrete pours driveways, patios, steps, pool decks and slabs for homeowners and business owners in Alamo, TX. We're based in Mission, and I come out to measure each Alamo job myself.
Concrete work we do in Alamo
Every service below is available in Alamo, from driveways and concrete pool decks to footings and parking lots. Pick one to read more, or call us about yours.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
What we check first on an Alamo lot
Where an old driveway has cracked or sunk, the trouble usually started underneath. So before I price a new slab, I look at the ground it'll sit on and which way the water runs off it.
Alamo's zoning rules cover homes as well as businesses, and they set building setbacks, required landscaping and paved off-street parking, so we check them before laying out a wider driveway or a slab near a property line. A business opening in an existing building may be told to add parking before the city releases its license.
Ground under the slab
The subgrade is the dirt the slab sits on, so we dig out soft spots and pack it firm instead of raking it level and hoping.
Where the water runs
We set the grade so rain runs off the slab and away from your house, because a slab that tips toward the house puddles water against it.
Control joints
These are grooves we cut so the slab cracks where we choose, in a straight line under the groove, instead of wandering across your driveway.
Covering Alamo from our base in Mission
As a concrete contractor in Mission, TX, we cover Alamo the same way we cover San Juan, Donna and Hidalgo. Once you reach us, I set a time to come out, look at the job and measure it myself, and our crew does the work with me on site. We're licensed and insured.
The price turns on the size of the slab, how much old concrete and soft dirt comes out, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the dig-out, the weather and curing, the days new concrete needs to harden before you walk or drive on it. The estimate is where you get your own figure.
Before I come out, it helps to know roughly where the slab goes and what it has to carry, and to have photos of any old concrete so I know if we're tearing out first. If the city's planning department has already told you anything about the property, bring that too.
- Area
- Alamo, TX
- Phone
- (956) 379-6556
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
- Based in
- Mission, TX 78572
Tell us about your Alamo job
Send the size, spot and a photo through the form, or call. We reply within one business day to set up a free, no-obligation estimate on site.
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Does the City of Alamo issue building permits for concrete work?
Yes, the city issues building permits, and the application is on its forms page. For a new business building, it wants a full set of plans approved before it releases one. Whether a home driveway or patio needs a permit is a question for the planning department at 787-0006, option 4, and when one's needed, we handle the application.
What building code does Alamo, TX use for slabs and foundations?
Alamo uses the 2024 International Residential Code and the 2024 International Building Code for structural work, and the city's list tags the residential code for windstorm. We build slabs, footings and foundations to the plans drawn for that code, and when a question belongs to an engineer or the city, I'll tell you so.
When is the city inspector at Alamo City Hall?
The city inspector is at City Hall from 8 to 10 AM and 1 to 3 PM, and out on inspections from 10 AM to noon and 3 to 5 PM. Those office windows are the time to catch the inspector with a question. When a permitted job of ours needs an inspection, we plan the pour around it.
Will the city pick up construction debris in Alamo, TX?
No, the city's brush and bulky item pickup leaves out construction material such as lumber, sheet rock and roof shingles. Brush mixed in with other debris gets left too, and then it's on you to get rid of it at your cost. We haul off the old concrete and form boards from our own work.