Concrete Contractor in Brentwood, TN - Driveways and Patios Built on Solid Ground
Superior Franklin Concrete pours driveways, patios, walks, steps and foundations in Brentwood, TN. We dig out to firm ground, work around the rock many lots here sit on, and set each slab so water runs away from your house.
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Brentwood homes and the ground under them
We're a concrete contractor based in Franklin, TN, and Brentwood is a short drive north, so coming up to look at a job here is part of a normal week. Most of what we're called out for is a driveway that's cracked and settled, a patio that holds water after rain, steps pulling away from the porch or a garage floor that's chipping. We get the same calls in Fairview, but the ground in Brentwood brings its own puzzles.
The lots here run from flat yards to sloped ones with long drives. On a slope, the job is mostly about what the slab sits on and where the water goes once it hits the concrete.
Concrete services we offer in Brentwood
Concrete driveway building
Your driveway carries cars every day, so we dig out soft fill, pack a firm base and slope the slab so water runs off instead of toward the garage.
Concrete patio construction
A patio off the back of the house should fall away from it, so rain runs out into the yard instead of pooling against your foundation.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick, and we press the pattern while the surface is still soft so it holds.
Concrete sidewalk building
A walk that's heaved or sunk turns into a tripping spot, so we replace it on a packed base with joints cut where cracks should go.
Garage floor concrete
A chipping or dusty garage floor usually started with a weak top layer, so we time the pour and the finish to keep the surface hard.
Decorative concrete
Colored, stained or textured concrete suits a front entry or patio where looks matter, and we still talk about the base before we talk about color.
Concrete retaining walls
On a sloped yard, a concrete retaining wall holds back soil and gives you flat ground, with drainage behind it so water doesn't push it over.
Concrete floor installation
A concrete floor for a basement, shop or outbuilding needs a level, packed base under it so the slab stays flat and doesn't crack where it settles.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck stays wet and gets walked on barefoot, so we give it a finish with grip and slope it to drain away from the pool and house.
Concrete steps construction
Front or back steps that have cracked or pulled away from the porch are a fall waiting to happen, so we form new ones with even step heights.
Slab foundation building
A slab foundation for an addition, garage or outbuilding is only as good as what's under it, so we check the ground and drainage before we set forms.
Foundation installation
When you're building on, the foundation carries everything above it, so we pour footings and walls to the plans and tell you when it's the engineer's call.
Concrete parking lot building
A lot for an office, church or shop takes heavier, constant traffic, so it needs a thicker slab, steel inside it and drainage planned before the pour.
Concrete footings
Footings are the wide concrete pads that carry a wall, porch or deck post, and we dig them down to firm ground so nothing above them sinks.
Foundation raising
If a slab or part of a foundation has sunk, raising it back to level can save tearing it out, and I'll tell you straight which one makes sense.
Concrete cutting
Cutting a clean line through an old slab lets us remove only the damaged part, open a path for drainage or make room for an addition.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Brentwood
We reply within one business day to set up a visit. The estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation, with what's included and what isn't spelled out in writing.
Call (615) 716-3053- Based in
- Franklin, TN 37064
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
Working in Brentwood: permits, licenses and what sets the price
Permits here are the City of Brentwood's call, through its Planning and Codes Department, so that's where we ask whether your job needs one before anything gets scheduled. When it does, the applications and plans can be filed online, and the city's review has to finish before we pour. If the department needs anything from you, it will only come from a BrentwoodTN.gov email address, so be wary of a message from anywhere else. Contractor licensing is handled by the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors, and depending on state law a contractor may need to be licensed, insured and bonded. Williamson County business licenses come from the county clerk, which is one more thing worth asking any contractor about. We're licensed and insured, we handle the permit paperwork that's ours to pull, and if part of the job belongs to another trade or an engineer, I tell you who.
The price comes down mostly to what's under and around the slab: how much we dig out, how much base it takes to get firm, whether we hit rock, how close the truck can get, the size and thickness of the slab, the steel inside it and any finish beyond a plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives grip when it's wet. The schedule turns on the permit review, dry weather for the pour and the curing wait after it, and your written estimate shows what's included and what isn't so you can see where the money goes. We run Brentwood jobs the same way we run them in Nolensville and back home in Franklin, with the same prep and the same crew.
Why Brentwood driveways and patios crack and settle
A lot of Brentwood sits on rock, enough that blasting, breaking rock with explosives, is often part of site prep for new development. Under a slab, that can mean shallow rock in one spot and loose fill dirt pushed back in around it in another. Concrete poured over that mix settles where the fill sinks and stays put where the rock is, and that's how you get a crack running across the drive. We dig out the soft fill and pack a firm subgrade, the layer the slab sits on, and if we hit ledge, I tell you what it changes before we go on.
Water is the other half. A slab that falls back toward the house sends every rain against your foundation, so we check where the water runs before we set a form. Given the choice, I'd spend your budget on the base over a fancier surface, because a stamped top on a weak base still cracks.
What to expect when you hire us in Brentwood
Here's how a Brentwood job runs from your first call to the final walk-through, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send the form
You call (615) 716-3053 or send the form, and we get back to you to set a time. I'm the one who comes out, not a salesperson.
I look at the ground
I check the ground, the drainage and how the job fits your property, and it helps if you're there to point out where water sits. You get a written estimate that lists what's included and what isn't, so there's no guessing about what you're paying for.
We sort out the permit
If your job needs a city permit, we file the paperwork that's ours with the right office, and the city's review comes before we can book the pour. Anything that belongs to another trade or an engineer, I tell you about here.
The crew pours and finishes
I lead the crew that digs out, packs the base, pours, finishes and cuts the joints. Then I walk the finished job with you and go over the curing wait, the days the slab needs to gain strength before you walk or drive on it.
Questions about concrete work in Brentwood, TN
Call (615) 716-3053It comes down to the size and thickness of the slab, how much digging and base your ground needs and the finish you pick, so I give you a number after I've seen the site. Rock near the surface, tearing out an old slab or a long run from the street all add work, while a plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete.
Brentwood builds homes to the 2018 International Residential Code and other buildings to the 2018 International Building Code. Those set the rules for things like footings and foundations, and we build to them on any job that falls under a city permit.
Call the city's 24-hour inspection line at (615) 661-7077 or book it through your online account with the city's Codes Section. If we pulled the permit for your job, we keep track of when an inspection is due.
Call the state licensing board at 1-800-544-7693 to check a contractor's status and any disciplinary actions. It's a quick call, and worth making before you sign with anyone.
You can usually walk on a new slab within a few days, but driving on it has to wait longer while the concrete keeps curing and gaining strength. Weather changes the timing, so I tell you when your slab is ready for each when we finish the pour.
Build it on a dug-out, packed base and cut control joints, grooves in the surface that give the slab a straight place to crack instead of across the middle. Rebar, steel bars set inside the slab, holds it together if it does crack, and pouring outside the midday heat keeps the top from turning weak and dusty later.
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Plan your Brentwood concrete project with us
Call before you settle on a finish or a color, because the base and the drainage decide how long a slab lasts, and those are easier to plan first.