Concrete Contractors in Smithville-Sanders, IN

Smithville-Sanders is open country, and concrete contractors working here plan for long drives, sloped yards and outbuildings far more than city sidewalks. The census-designated place takes in 10.72 square miles, every bit of it land, and in 2020 the Census Bureau placed 90.9% of its 3,323 residents in rural territory. Indiana State Road 37 leads about 7 miles north to Bloomington, and Monroe Lake wraps the community's south and east sides.

Long driveways need a plan

A rural driveway can run a few hundred feet from the road to the house. Concrete over that distance is a big investment, so the base and drainage matter even more than usual. Things we look at on a Smithville-Sanders driveway:

• Where water crosses the drive during heavy rain, and whether a culvert or swale is needed
• How steep the grade is, since a broom finish gives better grip on a slope
• Whether a delivery truck, propane truck or trailer will use it, which decides the thickness
• Where the drive meets the road, since the Monroe County Highway Department requires permits whenever work is done in county right-of-way

Some owners pour only the steep or most-used part in concrete and leave the rest in gravel. We can price it both ways.

Lake-home patios

Monroe Lake, the reservoir on Salt Creek, has about 10,750 acres of water surface. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began it in 1960 and finished it in 1965, and Wikipedia calls it the largest lake situated entirely in Indiana. Houses near the water often sit on slopes facing it, which makes patio work trickier. A sloped patio may need a retaining edge, steps down from the door or extra base on the downhill side. We set the grade so rain sheds off the slab and away from the foundation.

Stamped concrete suits lake patios because it gives a stone look without loose pavers that shift and sprout weeds. It is sealed after the cure and should be resealed every few years.

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Pole barns, garages and shed pads

On a rural lot, a lot of the concrete goes into buildings: a detached garage, a pole barn floor, a pad for a boat or a shed. For a pole barn, the posts are often set before the floor is poured, so we form around them and add an isolation joint at each post. For a garage, the slab needs thickened edges and anchor bolts. Either way, we compact the base under the whole footprint, because a soft spot under a parked boat trailer turns into a crack.

Part-time homes and maintenance

In 2020 the census found 1,895 housing units in Smithville-Sanders, nearly one in five of them (19.8%) vacant, and a 10.9% rental vacancy rate. Some are seasonal places or rentals. If you are not on the property every week, a few concrete jobs are worth doing early: replacing a tipped front step before someone trips, sealing cracks before winter so water cannot freeze inside them, and fixing low spots by the door where water collects.

Walks and steps on uneven ground

A walk from the drive to a front door on a hillside needs steps that are even and safe. We form risers to a consistent height and treads deep enough to stand on comfortably, then add a broom finish for grip. Where the walk meets a slope, we keep the edges backfilled so soil does not wash out from under it.

To get a quote for your property, call (812) 286-8782 or send a few photos with your estimate request.