Concrete contractor in Silver Creek, GA

Does a lot near Silver Creek need extra drainage?

Silver Creek runs low and wet in places, and a lot near it needs its drainage worked out before a slab or a driveway goes in. Georgia's Environmental Protection Division lists a watershed improvement plan for the creek, another sign that lots nearby deserve a closer look at drainage before we plan a base.

Foundation depth on ground that drains slowly

Home foundations, garage and shop foundations and metal building foundations each answer to a different set of drawings: the house's engineered drawings, the shop's own layout, or the steel building maker's specifications. None of the three gets sized by eye, and drainage around the site plays into all three.

A smaller footing job gets sized to what's going on top of it, including how deep it needs to sit on ground that drains slowly. That call gets made from the plans for that structure, not from a general rule of thumb.

Replacing or widening a driveway near Silver Creek

Concrete driveways get poured new where gravel or dirt is now, replaced where an older one has cracked or settled, or widened where the drive is too narrow for the vehicles using it. Either way, the ground gets prepped and graded before the forms go up, which matters as much to how the driveway holds up as the concrete itself.

The smaller pours near Silver Creek: patios, color and flatwork

A concrete patio built for two chairs takes a lot less room than one meant for a table that seats eight, so it helps to know roughly how the space will get used before the forms go in. Stamped concrete is an option too, on a patio that sits flush off the back door or steps down toward the yard.

Slabs and flatwork picks up everything smaller here: a spot for trash cans, a landing at the bottom of a set of steps, a pad under an AC unit. Each one gets its own forms, sized to the job, not tacked onto a bigger pour.

Other towns we pour in near Silver Creek

Silver Creek, the stream, runs near both Rome and Lindale. We pour in Lindale, Rome and the rest of Floyd County as well, and across the county line in Aragon, over in Polk County.