Concrete contractor in Bellevue, WA - level slabs that shed water
Allied Redmond Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Redmond that builds driveways, patios, garage floors, steps, retaining walls and footings for Bellevue homes, with the base dug out and packed before any concrete goes down.
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Bellevue concrete work, from older driveways to sloped yards
Bellevue is a short drive from our base in Redmond, and a lot of our calls here are about a driveway, patio or front walk that has settled, cracked or started holding water. The city runs from a busy downtown to older neighborhoods of single-family houses on lots with big trees, plus newer homes tucked in between. Most of our work happens on those residential streets, with the odd parking area or building pad for a property owner. People here know the city by its green spaces, Mercer Slough and Wilburton Hill among them, and plenty of yards sit on the same kind of wooded, damp ground.
We do the same work in Sammamish and the cities around it. In Bellevue, the ground decides the job: older slabs poured on loose fill, and lots that slope enough that water and soil both want to move downhill.
Concrete services for Bellevue homes and lots
Concrete driveway building
When an older driveway has sunk at the garage or cracked down the middle, we tear it out, dig to firm ground and pack a new base.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard patio here often sits on a slope, so we slope it away from the house and pack the base before we pour.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or front walk the look of stone or brick in one slab, with the same packed base underneath as plain concrete.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks lifted by tree roots or sunk at the joints become a trip hazard, so we replace the bad sections and set them flush with the rest.
Garage floor concrete
A garage floor that's cracked, pitted or holding water from the car gets broken out and repoured with a slight slope toward the door so it drains.
Decorative concrete
Colored and textured finishes work well on entries, patios and pool surrounds where plain gray concrete would look out of place next to the house.
Concrete retaining walls
Sloped Bellevue yards often need a concrete wall to hold back soil for a flat patio or driveway, built on a footing with drainage behind it.
Concrete floor installation
Basements, shops and additions need an interior slab that's flat and dry, so we grade and pack the ground under it before anything else.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck needs a surface that isn't slick when wet and a slope that sends splash water away from the pool and the house.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on a sloped lot take a beating, and when they crack or pull away from the house we form and pour new ones with even rises.
Slab foundation building
For a detached garage, shop or backyard cottage, we pour a slab foundation on a dug-out, packed base so the building sits level.
Foundation installation
Additions and new outbuildings need a foundation sized to the building and the ground under it, which we dig, form and pour to the plans.
Concrete parking lot building
Small property owners with a cracked or pooling lot get a concrete surface poured over a packed base and pitched toward the drains.
Concrete footings
Decks, posts, walls and additions sit on footings, the concrete pads that carry the weight into firm ground, and we dig them to the depth on the plans.
Foundation raising
When part of a house or slab has settled and doors stick or floors slope, we raise it back toward level and look at what let it sink.
Concrete cutting
We cut openings, trenches and clean edges in existing concrete when you need a basement doorway, a utility line or one bad section removed.
Get a free estimate for your Bellevue concrete job
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(425) 285-8289- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
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- Redmond, WA 98052
Permits, licenses and pricing for Bellevue concrete work
Permits for concrete work in Bellevue go through the city's Development Services department, where the building official issues the permit needed before anyone builds, alters or repairs a structure, and the same office reviews the plans and sends out the inspectors. When a job needs one, the pour waits on that approval, so we work it into the date from the start. The city also checks the contractor's Washington State contractor license and Bellevue business license before it issues anything, so those are the two things worth asking anyone you hire for. We're licensed and insured, and I'll tell you at the estimate whether your job needs a permit.
What moves the price here is mostly the ground and the access: how much old concrete comes out, how deep we dig to reach firm soil, how steep the lot is, and whether you want a broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives your shoes some grip, or stamped and colored work. Tight cul-de-sacs and steep approaches, common here and in Kirkland, decide whether the truck backs up to the forms or we pump from the street, which adds cost and time. The schedule turns on the permit, if there is one, and on how much base prep the lot needs before we can pour.
Settled slabs and sloping yards we see in Bellevue
The slabs we get called out for most here are older driveways and patios that sank at one end or tipped back toward the garage. Usually the ground under them was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, so it settled with the dirt and took the concrete with it. We dig down to firm soil, pack the base in layers and set the slope so water runs away from the house before a single form goes in.
Sloping lots are the other half of it. A flat patio or a wider parking pad on a hillside usually means a retaining wall, steps or a lot of digging, and the water coming downhill has to go somewhere, so we look at where it runs on your lot before we set the grade.
How a concrete job runs when you call us in Bellevue
Here's how a job goes from your side, from the first call to the day we clean up and leave.
Call or send the form
Call (425) 285-8289 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out to your place in Bellevue. It helps if you're home for the visit so we can walk the spot together.
I look at the site
I measure, check where the water runs and ask how you'll use the space, then send a written quote with each part of the job on its own line. You see what the tear-out, the base and the finish each cost before you decide anything.
We set the date
Once you say go, we pick a pour date, and if the job needs a permit we handle the application and the inspection requests. The start waits on the city's approval, so permit jobs take longer to get going.
We pour and clean up
Our crew digs out, packs the base, pours and finishes, and I'm on site running it from the prep to the cleanup. You don't need to be home on pour day, and we'll tell you when it's ready to walk on and when it's ready for the car.
Questions about concrete work in Bellevue
(425) 285-8289Do I need a permit to replace a concrete driveway or patio in Bellevue?
It can need one, depending on how much ground the job moves and what's around your lot. The city's list of work that needs a permit doesn't name driveways or patios on their own, but its landscaping rules call for a permit once excavation or fill passes 50 cubic yards, once disturbed ground passes 1,000 square feet, or on any property with steep slopes, wetlands or streams. A big tear-out on a sloped lot is worth checking, and we'll tell you at the estimate where yours falls.
Does a concrete retaining wall need a permit in Bellevue?
Yes, city guidance says a retaining wall needs a permit once it's over four feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall. It also needs one when it holds back extra weight above it, like a driveway, a slope or a building. That's one more reason we plan the wall and the slab above it together.
What licenses does my concrete contractor need to get a permit in Bellevue?
Two: a Washington State contractor license and a Bellevue business license, and the city asks for both before it issues a construction permit. A business needs the Bellevue license once it earns $4,000 or more a year in the city or has a place of business there, and it needs a Washington State business license first. You can read how the city's permit process works before you sign with anyone.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Bellevue?
We price each Bellevue driveway after seeing it, because the tear-out, the digging and the base change more from lot to lot than the concrete does. If the budget's tight, I'd cut back on the finish before the base, because the base is buried on day one and it's the part you can't fix once the truck has left. Call or send the form and I'll come out and put a number on yours.
How long does a new concrete driveway take before I can drive on it?
You can usually walk on new concrete within a few days, but the car has to wait longer while the slab cures, which is the slow hardening that gives concrete its strength. Driving on it early is how a new driveway gets its first cracks, so plan on parking on the street for a stretch after the pour.
How do I keep a new concrete slab from cracking like the old one?
Start with the base and the joints, because concrete shrinks as it dries and usually cracks somewhere, so the goal is to pick where. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give a crack a straight line to follow, while the slab is still young, and we add rebar, steel bars that hold the pieces together if a crack opens, where the slab needs it. The packed base keeps the slab from sinking, and sinking is what broke most of the old ones.
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If your job turns out to need a permit, calling early gives us time to get the application in before the date you have in mind.