They spent a full day on the base before any concrete showed up, which is exactly why our last driveway failed. Broom finish is dead level and the joints are where a driveway's joints should be.
Alex R.Milwaukie, OR · Driveways
Concrete driveways, patios and walls in Milwaukie
We are a concrete crew on SE Main Street in Milwaukie, nine years in. Every finished job is a dot on this map, and every town we serve has its own page with the work done there. The base and the drainage get more of our time than the finish, because that is what makes a slab last. Driveways, patios, walls and slabs, across Clackamas County and the east side.
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- OR CCB #238117
- Bonded and insured
- 9 years in business
- 4.9 · 96 Google reviews
18jobs on the map12towns
Concrete & masonry in Milwaukie
Priced by the square foot, in writing, before we dig.
Driveways
Tear-out, compacted base, rebar or fiber mesh, 4,000 psi mix, broom finish, control joints cut the same day.
Most jobs run from $11 per sq ft.5 on the map
Patios & walkways
Broom, exposed aggregate, or stamped finishes graded to move water away from the house.
Most jobs run from $12 per sq ft.3 on the map
Retaining walls
Segmental block or poured walls with drainage behind them: gravel, perforated pipe, and filter fabric. Engineered when over four feet.
Most jobs run from $55 per face ft.3 on the map
Foundations & slabs
Shop slabs, garage floors, ADU and shed foundations, footings for additions. Formed, inspected, poured, and finished flat.
Most jobs run from $9 per sq ft.3 on the map
Stamped & decorative
Stamped patterns, integral color, and exposed aggregate for patios and entries.
Most jobs run from $16 per sq ft.2 on the map
Removal & replacement
Heaved, cracked, or sinking concrete taken out and replaced, including the base that caused it.
Most jobs run from $4 per sq ft removal.2 on the map
Completed jobs
Photos are added as jobs finish. Each job is a dot on the map.
Sample photo: Broom-finish driveway and walk, Milwaukie Sample photo: Patio slab under a pergola, Happy Valley Sample photo: Concrete retaining wall beside a driveway, Oregon City Sample photo: Driveway apron for a two-car garage, Lake Oswego Sample photo: Slab pour over rebar, Portland Sample photo: Screeding a shop slab, Happy Valley
From estimate to cure
Measure and estimate
We walk the site, check grade and access, and give a written price by the square foot.
Tear-out and base
Old material out, base compacted in lifts, forms set and checked twice.
Pour and finish
One pour, no cold joints. Finish, joints, and cure-and-seal the same day.
Cure and walk-through
Stay off it for a few days, drive on it in a week. We come back to check the seal and the joints.
The base is the job
Concrete cracks when the ground under it moves. We spend more time on compaction than on finishing.
Drainage on every pour
Graded away from the house, drains behind every wall. Every job is planned around where the water goes.
Poured by the people who quoted it
Our own crew, our own forms, our own finisher. No day labor on your driveway.
You see the rebar
We text photos before the pour so you know what's under your slab.
Customers in Clackamas County
Six-foot wall behind the house. They brought an engineer, pulled the permit, and put in real drainage. Two winters later, not a bulge.
Dana and Paul H.Oregon City, OR · Retaining walls
Exposed aggregate patio with a pad for the fire pit. They staked it out with us first and moved the edge a foot when we asked. Water runs away from the house now.
Monica S.Happy Valley, OR · Patios & walkways
ADU foundation in Woodstock. Inspector signed off first visit, anchor bolts were exactly where the framer needed them. Texted me a photo of the rebar before the pour.
Curtis B.Portland, OR · Foundations & slabs
Stamped pool deck that looks like slate. Beautiful work; four stars because the second seal coat took two calls to schedule. Would use them again.
Jenna K.Lake Oswego, OR · Stamped & decorative
Fourteen hundred square feet of gravel driveway turned into concrete in three days. Price was by the square foot like they said, and the number didn't move.
Ray T.Canby, OR · Driveways
Towns we serve
Based in Milwaukie. Each town has a page with the jobs done there, local reviews, and an estimate form.
Questions we get at the estimate
How much does a concrete driveway cost?
In the Portland area a standard broom-finish driveway runs $11 to $15 per square foot installed, including tear-out of the old surface and a compacted base. Thicker slabs, decorative finishes, and difficult access add to that. Every estimate is itemized by the square foot so you can see where the number comes from.
How long before I can drive on it?
Walk on it after 24 to 48 hours, park a car on it after 7 days, and keep heavy trucks off for 28 days while it reaches full strength. We put the dates on the invoice.
Do you pour in the rain?
Light rain, yes, with the surface covered after finishing. Heavy rain, no; we reschedule rather than risk the finish. Winter pours use a mix designed for cold weather and blankets over the slab.
Why did my old concrete crack?
Almost always the base: soil that wasn't compacted, no gravel, or water getting underneath and heaving it in a freeze. Sometimes joints cut too late or too far apart. We fix the cause before we pour, or the new slab does the same thing.
Do retaining walls need a permit?
In most of Clackamas County and Portland, walls over four feet or walls holding back a surcharge (a driveway, a slope) need engineering and a permit. We handle both and tell you up front when a wall crosses that line.
Are you licensed and insured?
Oregon CCB #238117, bonded, with liability insurance. The number is on every page of this site because Oregon requires it, and you can verify it at oregon.gov/ccb in thirty seconds.