Concrete contractor in Pharr, TX - slabs graded to shed storm water
United Mission Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Pharr, TX. We pour driveways, patios, sidewalks, steps, pool decks and slabs, and we set the grade so rain runs away from your house instead of sitting against it.
Concrete work we do in Pharr
Every service below is available in Pharr, from new driveways and footings to decorative concrete for a patio. Call or send the form and tell us which one you need.
- 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
On Pharr lots, the water comes first
In Hidalgo County, a lot of homes take on water because rain can't drain into the storm system fast enough to keep it from ponding. So on a driveway or patio in Pharr, I look at where the water runs before anything else. A slab that falls toward your house just walks that ponding up to the door.
Then I check what the old slab sat on, since a base raked flat instead of dug out and packed settles and cracks the slab. It's the part nobody sees, so it gets cut first. I'd trim the finish before the base.
Where water runs
We read how your yard drains toward the street and set the slab to fall away from the house, so rain doesn't sit against it.
What's underneath
Where a slab has sunk, we dig out the soft dirt and pack the subgrade it sits on, because concrete stays only as flat as its base.
Steel and joints
We set rebar, the steel that holds a slab together, and cut control joints, grooves that decide where a crack goes, early enough to work.
From Mission to your Pharr driveway
We're based in Mission and work across Hidalgo County, so a job in Pharr gets the same crew we send to McAllen, San Juan and La Homa. I come out myself to look at the job and measure it, and I'm on site with our crew when we do the work.
Price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, the base work your ground needs and the finish you pick, plain or stamped. The schedule turns on that base work and on curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens enough to drive on. The estimate gives you your own figure.
When you call, tell us what you want poured or replaced and roughly how big it is. Photos help, especially of cracks, sunken spots or where water sits after a storm, because that tells me where to start.
- Area
- Pharr, 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 Pharr slab
Call (956) 379-6556 or send the form with what you want poured. We reply within one business day, then I come out to measure for a free, no-obligation estimate.
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(956) 379-6556Pharr concrete and flood questions
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Can my house in Pharr flood if it's outside the floodplain?
Yes, a home outside the mapped 100-year floodplain can still flood, according to Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1. The district says flooding from sources the FEMA flood maps don't show happens often in the county. That's why we grade a driveway or patio to carry water off, whatever zone your house is in.
Who handles the floodplain and flooding questions in Pharr?
Inside Pharr's city limits, the City of Pharr is the floodplain administrator, and outside them the county drainage district's general manager holds that role. To learn which parts of the city are subject to flooding, call the city at (956) 402-4000, the number the district's floodplain page lists for Pharr.
What flood project is proposed for Las Milpas in Pharr?
The county drainage district is evaluating a proposed South Lateral Drain project to help reduce flooding risk in the Las Milpas area of Pharr and Hidalgo County. It includes drainage ditch improvements and two regional stormwater detention ponds. It's still a proposal, so it won't change how water leaves your lot today.
Will my new concrete driveway in Pharr crack like the old one?
It shouldn't crack the same way, because most old driveways fail at the base or the joints, and we take care of both as described above. We also plan the pour around midday heat, which can leave a weak, dusty top. When I come out to measure, I'll show you what went wrong with your old one.