General slabs at grade
Concrete Flatwork in Crestwood, IL
Pads, landings, aprons and utility slabs placed on ground we have prepared properly, so they stay flat and drain clean.
The Unglamorous Slab Deserves Care Too
Flatwork covers the plain, practical concrete most properties need: a landing outside the back door, a pad for a shed or a generator, a strip along the house for bins, an apron joining a drive to the alley. Here is the honest part. When these slabs fail, it is rarely the concrete itself. It is what is under it. Bare dirt, loose fill or a layer of topsoil left in place will compress and shift, and the slab follows it down. So before we talk about finish, we talk about ground. We remove the soft stuff, bring in crushed stone and pack it firm. We set the forms with just enough slope to move water, because water sitting on a slab is what turns freeze-thaw cycles into surface damage. Thickness depends on use. A landing for foot traffic and a pad under a heavy unit are not the same slab, and we will explain the difference rather than quote one size for everything. Crestwood sits on a lot of clay, which swells when wet and shrinks when dry, so the base deserves more attention here than it might elsewhere. Joints, a broom finish and patient curing round it out.
Included With Flatwork
These items appear on almost every slab we price.
Breaking out the old slab
Failed concrete removed and taken away so nothing new sits on something broken.
Clearing soft soil
Topsoil and loose fill dug out until the ground underneath is firm.
Crushed stone, packed
A stone layer compacted so the slab bears evenly from corner to corner.
A slope you can trust
Forms set with a modest fall so rain clears off instead of standing.
Steel when the load needs it
Mesh or rebar where weight or soft soil demands it, with the reason noted on the price.
Joints and a textured face
Control joints at sensible spacing and a broom finish for traction.
Edges put back
Forms removed and soil returned along the sides so the yard looks finished.
Our Flatwork Sequence
Look first
We see the spot, ask what the slab will support and note how water moves. The written price follows.
Get the ground right
Old slab gone, soft soil gone, stone in and tamped, forms staked at grade.
Place and protect
Placement, finishing and jointing, then moisture and cover while strength builds.
Why People Trust Us With Small Jobs
Small does not mean sloppy
A four-by-six pad gets the same base and slope as a large slab.
Straight advice on thickness
We tell you what your slab needs and why, without padding the price.
Calls returned
The crew lead who priced the job answers your questions about it.
- Soft soil removed
- Stone packed firm
- Fall built in
- Joints placed with care
A Slab You Have Been Putting Off?
Describe where it goes and what it needs to hold. We will give you a frank answer on what is involved.