Concrete contractor in Hidalgo, TX - slabs graded to drain away from your house
United Mission Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Mission that pours driveways, patios, steps, pool decks, slabs and footings in Hidalgo, TX, with the base packed and the grade set before any concrete arrives.
Concrete work we do in Hidalgo
Every service below is available for homes and businesses in Hidalgo. Tap one to read how we handle it, or call and tell us what you're planning to pour.
- 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
Getting the water off your slab first
Across Hidalgo County, a lot of flooding happens outside the mapped flood zones, and many homes take water because rain can't drain into the storm drains fast enough. It ponds in the yard and works its way inside. A new driveway or patio can help with that or make it worse, depending on which way the concrete falls.
So the first thing I do on your property is find where the water already runs. I check how the yard sits against the house, where the downspouts empty and where puddles stay after a storm. Then we set the forms so the new slab carries water toward the street or the yard and away from your foundation.
Where water sits
I look for low spots and stained edges that show where puddles hang around, because that's where a new slab needs the most fall.
The ground underneath
The subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, gets dug out and packed instead of raked level, so the concrete doesn't settle with loose fill.
Steps and entries
Where a slab meets a door or porch, the height has to work for both, and new concrete steps often fix an awkward drop.
The old concrete
If there's a cracked or sunken slab already, I look at how it broke, because a soft base or late joints usually show in the pattern.
Coming over from Mission to you
We're based in Mission and work in Hidalgo and the other cities around it across Hidalgo County, including Pharr, McAllen and Donna. When you call, we set a time for me to come out myself, look at the job and measure it.
Price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much base the ground needs and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the dig-out, the weather on pour day and curing, the wait while concrete hardens before you use it. You get your own figure once I've measured.
It helps to have a rough idea of what you want poured, a few photos of where water sits after rain, and a sense of where a truck can get in. Our crew does the work and I'm on site with them. We're licensed and insured.
- Area
- Hidalgo, 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 what you want poured
Send the size and a photo through the form, or call (956) 379-6556. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
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(956) 379-6556Questions Hidalgo homeowners ask us
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How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Hidalgo, TX?
Your price comes from what I measure on site, so I'll give you a real figure after the visit instead of a guess over the phone. If the budget's tight, I'd go plainer on the finish before cutting anything from the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it decides whether the slab settles.
How long until I can walk and drive on new concrete?
You stay off it while the concrete cures, and driving on it comes later than walking on it because a car puts far more weight on the slab. I'll tell you when yours is ready for each before we pour, since it depends on the mix and that week's weather, and we'll plan where you park in the meantime.
Will my new concrete patio or driveway crack like the old one?
Concrete can still crack, but we work so it cracks where we choose and stays together. We pack the base, set rebar, steel that holds the slab together, cut control joints, shallow grooves that give it a straight place to crack, while it's fresh, and keep the pour out of the midday heat that leaves a weak, dusty top.
Why does water pool against my house after it rains in Hidalgo?
Usually the yard or an old slab falls toward the house, so water that can't reach the storm drains collects against your walls. When we replace a driveway or patio, we set the slope to send that water toward the street or yard. If the problem's bigger than one slab can fix, I'll tell you so.