Concrete Work in Edwardsville, IL
If you live in Edwardsville and your driveway is cracking, your patio is settling, or you're thinking about adding an inground pool, we work in your area regularly. We're based in Freeburg, about 25 miles southwest, and we cover Madison County as part of our three-county service area.
Edwardsville is a growing city. Neighborhoods like the established residential streets near SIUE, the newer subdivisions pushing out toward Troy Road, and the older homes closer to downtown all have concrete that ages at different rates. Clay-heavy soil and Illinois freeze-thaw cycles do a number on flat concrete over time. Driveways that were poured 15 to 20 years ago are often showing it, with cracks, low spots where water pools, and edges that have heaved.
We've poured driveways, patios, and pool decks for homeowners across this part of Madison County. If you're ready to fix the problem instead of patch it, we can come out, take a look, and give you a straight number.
Why Edwardsville Homeowners Call Us
We handle the whole job in-house. That means when your old driveway needs to come out, we break it up, load it on our own dump trucks, and haul it away. You don't coordinate a demolition crew separately. You don't wait on a hauler to clear the site before we can pour. One crew, start to finish.
That matters in a city like Edwardsville where scheduling a project in the spring can mean competing with a lot of other homeowners who all noticed the same thing after the snow melted. Because we control our own equipment, we don't lose days waiting on subcontractors. When we're on your job, we stay on it.
We've been doing this for 20 years. Richie and the crew know what proper base prep looks like, how to grade for drainage on a sloped Edwardsville lot, and how to set the right thickness and reinforcement so the concrete holds up through Illinois winters. Most concrete failures trace back to the base, not the surface. We don't cut corners on what's underneath.
Services We Offer in Edwardsville
We do residential and commercial concrete work throughout Edwardsville and Madison County. Here's what we handle:
- Concrete Driveway Installation — New driveways graded, prepped, and poured. Right thickness, proper drainage slope, built for daily traffic and freeze-thaw cycles.
- Concrete Driveway Replacement — Full tear-out of the old slab, haul-away with our trucks, base re-prep, and a new pour. No separate demolition contractor needed.
- Stamped Concrete Patio — Decorative concrete for outdoor living spaces. Patterns and colors that look like stone or brick, sealed to hold up over time.
- Concrete Patio Installation — Standard and broom-finished patios for backyards. Sized to your space, built to resist settling and cracking.
- Inground Pool Construction — We dig, form, and pour inground pools with our own equipment. The excavation, the pool shell, and the surrounding deck from one crew.
- Pool Deck Installation — Slip-resistant and stamped concrete pool decks. Built to handle sun, water, and foot traffic without the surface getting uncomfortably hot.
- Concrete Sidewalk Installation — New sidewalks and walkways around homes and businesses. Level, straight, and poured to stay that way.
- Concrete Removal & Replacement — If the old surface needs to go, we handle demo and haul-away as part of the job, not as an add-on you arrange yourself.
Working in Edwardsville
Edwardsville sits on rolling ground with soil that can shift significantly between dry summers and wet springs. That movement is one of the main reasons driveways and patios crack. Clay soil expands when it soaks up water and contracts when it dries out. If the base under your concrete wasn't compacted and graded properly when it was first poured, that movement has nowhere to go except through the slab.
When we take on a job in Edwardsville, we spend time on the base. We grade it, compact it, and set the right thickness before the truck rolls. For replacement jobs, pulling the old concrete and looking at what's underneath tells us a lot. Sometimes the drainage needs to be rerouted. We address that before the new concrete goes down.
From Freeburg, we're about 25 to 30 minutes up IL-159 and IL-143. We schedule Edwardsville jobs regularly and don't treat it as a long haul. If you're in the city proper or in the surrounding neighborhoods that push toward Glen Carbon or Troy, we're covering that area.
Neighboring Areas
We work throughout Madison County and into the surrounding communities. If you're looking for concrete work in a nearby town, we cover those areas too:
- Collinsville, IL — Concrete driveways, patios, and flatwork in Collinsville and the surrounding area.
- Glen Carbon, IL — Residential and decorative concrete work in Glen Carbon, just south of Edwardsville.
- Troy, IL — Driveway installation, replacement, and patio work in Troy and the eastern Madison County area.
Common Questions from Edwardsville Customers
Q: Do you remove my old driveway, or do I need to hire someone for that? A: We handle the full tear-out and haul-away ourselves. We run our own dump trucks, so breaking up the old concrete and clearing the site is part of the job. You don't need to find a separate demolition or hauling company.
Q: How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Edwardsville? A: The price depends on size, thickness, finish type, and whether old concrete needs to come out first. The most accurate way to get a number is a free on-site estimate. We come out, measure, and give you a clear price before any work starts.
Q: Why is my driveway cracking and sinking? A: Most cracking and sinking comes from a base that wasn't graded and compacted properly, or from drainage that sends water under the slab. We address both before we pour so the new concrete has a solid foundation.
Q: Do you build inground pools in Edwardsville? A: Yes. We build inground concrete and gunite pools and pour the decks around them. Because we own our excavation and concrete equipment, the dig, the pool shell, and the surrounding deck all happen with one crew on one schedule.
Q: What time of year is best to pour concrete in Illinois? A: Spring through fall gives you the best conditions. We do pour in cooler months with the right mix and curing precautions, but if you want to get on the schedule, reach out early. Spring fills up fast.
Q: Do you do commercial concrete work in Edwardsville? A: Yes. We pour commercial flatwork including walkways, pads, and approaches for businesses. We schedule commercial jobs to keep disruption to your operation to a minimum.
Get a Free Estimate for Your Edwardsville Project
Call us at 618-514-2663 or request a free estimate online. We'll come out, look at the job, and give you a written price before any work begins. No pressure, no guesswork.
We're based in Freeburg and serve Madison County, St. Clair County, and Monroe County. Edwardsville is a regular part of our work area.
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