Concrete contractor in Nolensville, TN - slabs set on solid, well-drained ground
Superior Franklin Concrete builds driveways, patios, walks, steps and foundations for homes in Nolensville, TN. We're based in Franklin and replace the cracked, sinking slabs homeowners here call us about, with new ones built on a packed base.
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Nolensville homes we pour for, old and new
Nolensville is a short drive from our base in Franklin, and the calls we get here look a lot like the ones from Brentwood next door. Around the older downtown there are houses whose driveways and walks have been down a long time. Spreading out from there are newer neighborhoods where the builder's driveway is often the first slab to crack, sink at the garage or hold water by the back door.
On the newer lots the ground has usually been graded and filled, and fill that wasn't packed well keeps settling under a slab for years. On older places it's more often water from roofs and yards that drain toward the house. Either way, I look at what's under the old concrete and where the water goes before we talk about finish.
Concrete work we do for Nolensville homes
Concrete driveway building
For a driveway sunk at the garage or cracked through, we dig out soft ground, pack a new base and pitch it so water runs to the street.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard patio here should fall away from the house, so we set the grade before the forms go in, so rain heads away from your foundation.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick, and we seal it so water has a harder time soaking in before a freeze.
Concrete sidewalk building
A heaved or tipped walk catches feet and holds water, so we rebuild it on a packed base with joints cut where we want cracks to go.
Garage floor concrete
A garage floor in a newer house can settle where the fill under it was never packed well, and we replace it on a firm, compacted base.
Decorative concrete
Colored or textured concrete can suit a house near the older downtown or a newer build, and we plan the base and drainage before the color.
Concrete retaining walls
On a sloped lot, a retaining wall holds the bank back and gives water a planned way out, and I tell you when one needs an engineer.
Concrete floor installation
For a basement or an unfinished room, we prep the ground and pour a flat, level floor you can cover later or leave bare.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck takes splash and summer heat, so we give it a broom finish, a light texture for wet feet, and a slope that carries water off.
Concrete steps construction
Steps pulling away from the house or crumbling at the edges are a trip hazard, so we rebuild them on solid ground with even step heights.
Slab foundation building
For a new garage, shop or outbuilding, we prepare the subgrade, the packed ground a slab sits on, then pour the foundation slab to the plans.
Foundation installation
When you're adding a room or porch, we form and pour the foundation the plans call for and tell you which parts are the engineer's call.
Concrete parking lot building
For a shop or office lot, we build a heavier base and slope it to drain, because delivery trucks find every weak spot in a thin one.
Concrete footings
Footings for a deck, porch or addition go below the frost line, where the ground doesn't freeze, and we dig and pour them to your plans.
Foundation raising
When a slab or foundation has dropped as the ground under it settled, we find out why first, because lifting it without fixing the water just buys time.
Concrete cutting
When an old slab needs a clean edge, an opening or a trench for a line, we saw-cut it straight instead of busting it out.
Get a written concrete estimate for your Nolensville property
We reply within one business day to set a time. Then I come out, look at your ground and drainage, and write a free estimate that spells out what's included and what isn't, with no obligation.
Call (615) 716-3053- Based in
- Franklin, TN 37064
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
Working in Nolensville: permits, licenses and what sets the price
For work the Town of Nolensville covers, its Building Codes Department issues building permits, and whether your driveway, patio or foundation needs one is the department's call, not mine. I check with them for your address and we handle the paperwork that's ours to pull. When a permit is needed, the pour waits on it, the same way it waits on dry weather and on curing, the days fresh concrete needs to harden before it takes weight. When you're comparing contractors, ask whether your job is big enough to need a Tennessee contractor's license, which the questions below cover, and whether they carry the countywide business license Williamson County lists. We're licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
The price on a Nolensville job usually turns on the size of the slab, how much soft ground has to come out and be replaced with packed stone, any old concrete to break out and haul off, and the finish you pick. Thickness counts too, and so does rebar, the steel bars inside a slab that hold it together if it cracks. Steep driveways and tight backyards add time and cost when the truck can't reach the spot and we have to pump or wheel the concrete in. Your written estimate lists each of those for your job, the same way we price driveways, patios and walks from Brentwood down to Columbia.
What Nolensville winters and ground do to concrete
Winters here get cold enough to matter, and a Town of Nolensville ordinance copy lists a winter design temperature of 14 degrees F for houses. Water that gets into a crack or under a slab freezes and swells, and each freeze opens the gap a little more, so we pitch slabs to shed water and cut control joints, shallow grooves sawn into the surface that give the slab a straight line to crack along instead of across the middle. No slab is crack-proof, but one that cracks in its joints and stays dry underneath can last a long time.
Plenty of the driveways we replace were raked level and poured, with the base never dug out and packed, so they settled with the dirt. That base is hidden on day one, and it's the first thing people want to cut from a budget. I'd rather you pick a plainer finish than skimp on what the slab sits on, because a nice surface on a soft base cracks just the same.
What to expect when you hire us in Nolensville
From your first call to the walk-through at the end, here's who you deal with and what you get at each step.
Call us or send the form
Call (615) 716-3053 or use the form, and we get back to you to set a time to come out. Tell us what you're seeing, like cracks, sinking or pooling water, so I know what to look for.
I check ground and drainage
I come out myself to look at the ground, where the water runs and how the job fits your property, then I write the estimate. It spells out what's included and what isn't, so you know what you're paying for and why before you decide anything.
Sort permits, then build
We sort out the permit side with the right local office and tell you if part of the job belongs to an engineer or another trade. Then I lead the crew on the work inside Nolensville's construction hours, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, or until dark if dark comes first.
Walk the finished job together
When the work's done, I walk it with you and show you where the joints are and why they're there. You'll leave knowing when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for the car, because curing takes longer than most people expect.
Questions about concrete contractors in Nolensville, TN
Call (615) 716-3053A driveway in Nolensville is priced from what I find on site, so you get a written figure after my visit rather than a number over the phone. The biggest swings here are usually the base, meaning how much soft fill has to come out, and tearing out the old slab, while a stamped or colored finish costs more than a plain broom finish. If you're watching the budget, I'll show you where a simpler finish saves money without cutting the base.
Not for the main residential permits, because the Building Codes Department no longer takes paper permit applications for new builds, renovations and additions, decks, swimming pools, plumbing, mechanical or sprinkler work. Pool permits, road cuts and right-of-way permits also need a surety where it applies, set up before the permit is issued and before work can start, so a pool deck or a job that cuts into the road can take longer to get going. We handle the paperwork that's ours to pull and tell you which parts aren't.
A concrete contractor needs a Tennessee contractor's license when they bid directly to you on a project of $25,000 or more, counting materials and labor. A general contractor running the whole job needs one before offering a price at $25,000 and up, and masonry subcontractors need one at $100,000 or more. The state also has a separate home improvement license for remodeling jobs from $3,000 to under $25,000, and it applies in Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford and Shelby counties.
The lasting fix is usually to replace the low section with a new slab pitched away from the house, because patching a low spot doesn't change where the water goes. Before we form anything, I check where your downspouts and yard send water, since a patio that falls toward the house puts rain right against your foundation.
Water in Nolensville comes from the Nolensville College Grove Water District and sewer from Metro Water in Nashville, because the Town of Nolensville provides no utility services itself. It matters for concrete because a driveway or slab poured over a service line is hard to get to later, so I ask where your lines run before we dig.
Call the Town Engineer, who handles requests and complaints about Nolensville's roadways and drainage systems, or reach the Town of Nolensville at (615) 776-3633. That covers the street side. On your side, I can look at how your driveway is pitched and whether a new section sloped differently would send that water somewhere better.
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Plan your concrete work in Nolensville
Call (615) 716-3053 or use the form, because booking early lets us set your pour for a cool morning, and concrete placed before the heat of the day sets up with a harder top.