Concrete contractor in Rome, GA

What decides how big a Rome patio gets poured

A concrete patio gets sized to what's going on it: a grill, a fire pit, a table and chairs. Some homeowners plan ahead for a fire pit or a bigger table down the road, and building that into the size up front is simpler than adding on to a finished slab later.

A tinted or stamped surface is a different look than plain gray, and that's a call best made before the forms go in, since it's a harder change once the concrete has set.

Stamped walkways and pool decks, plus steps and pads

Stamped concrete presses a pattern into the surface for a stone or slate look, an option for a patio, a walkway or a pool deck alike. The pattern goes in before the concrete cures, so color and layout get picked ahead of time.

Slabs and flatwork covers the smaller pours around a property: a walkway to the front door, a pad for an outdoor unit, a short run of steps. Each one gets its own forms, sized to the job itself.

What goes into a Rome driveway pour

Concrete driveways replace gravel, dirt or an older slab that's cracked or settled, and the vehicles that use it end up mattering more than the length of the drive itself.

A daily commuter car and a work truck that parks there every night don't ask the same base to hold them up. That's the kind of detail that changes the driveway's thickness and reinforcement.

A footing under a new shed gets sized to the shed going on it.

What the ground near the rivers means for a foundation

Rome sits right where the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers come together to form the Coosa. A lot close to that low ground usually drains differently than one on higher ground further from the water, and that difference, not simply how close a lot sits to the confluence, is what shapes a foundation's depth and drainage.

Home foundations, garage and shop foundations and metal building foundations get sized to their own plans, not one general rule, and low ground near the water can call for extra attention to the base before any of them goes in.

Permits in Rome, and the uncovered patio that may not need one

The Building Inspection Department issues permits for a job in Rome, and it's who to check with before a new slab, driveway or foundation goes in. Building an uncovered concrete patio is typically one of the minor jobs that doesn't need a permit, though that office can confirm your specific plans before you pour.

Lindale, Armuchee and Silver Creek, all in Floyd County with Rome

Rome sits inside Floyd County, alongside Lindale, Armuchee and Silver Creek. We pour concrete across each of them, not just inside the city itself.