Concrete Contractor in Thompson's Station, TN - Slabs Built on a Solid Base
Superior Franklin Concrete pours driveways, patios, walkways, garage floors and foundations for homes in Thompson's Station, TN. We're based in Franklin, and we dig out and pack the ground before any concrete goes down.
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Thompson's Station homes and the ground under them
Thompson's Station sits between Franklin and Spring Hill, and the calls we get here come mostly from homeowners in newer neighborhoods, with some from owners on bigger, more open lots where the driveway runs a long way back from the road. People usually ask about a patio or walkway off the back of the house, a wider driveway, a garage floor, or steps that have pulled loose as the yard settled around them.
A lot of these lots were graded when the neighborhood went in, so the dirt under a slab is often fill that hasn't finished settling, sitting on clay that holds water. That's why a job here starts with the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, long before we talk about color or finish.
Concrete services for Thompson's Station homes
Concrete driveway building
Long driveways here often run over fill dirt from when the lot was graded, so we dig out soft spots and pack the base before the pour.
Concrete patio construction
A back patio should fall away from the house, not toward it, so rain off the roof runs into the yard instead of along your foundation.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or entry the look of stone or brick, and we put the same packed base under it as any plain slab.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walkways from the driveway to the front door tend to sink at the edges where the yard washes out, so we set them on packed stone.
Garage floor concrete
A cracked, pitted or sloping garage floor can be broken out and repoured, with the slope set so water from the cars runs out the door.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and patterned borders can dress up a plain driveway or patio, though we sort out drainage before we pick a color.
Concrete retaining walls
Sloped backyards here often need a wall to hold a flat patio or yard in place, and the drain behind it matters as much as the wall.
Concrete floor installation
Basements, shops and outbuildings get a level interior floor poured over a packed base, with a vapor barrier where moisture would come up through it.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks need a texture you can walk on barefoot without slipping and a slope that sends splash water away from the pool and the house.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps pull away from the house when the ground under them settles, so we set new ones on footings below the loose dirt.
Slab foundation building
For a new house, addition or garage, we form and pour the slab foundation to the plans, which set its thickness and where the steel goes.
Foundation installation
Additions and new builds need foundation walls that sit level and square, because every board and block above them inherits any mistake down there.
Concrete parking lot building
Shops, offices and shared drives need parking areas that carry heavier traffic, so they get a thicker slab, steel reinforcing and a planned drain path.
Concrete footings
Decks, porches, sheds and additions all start with footings, the concrete pads that carry the weight, dug down to firm ground instead of loose fill.
Foundation raising
When a slab or part of a foundation has dropped, we look at what washed out or settled underneath before deciding how to lift it back.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut old slabs cleanly for a wider driveway, a new door or a drain line, so only the section that needs to go comes out.
Get a free on-site estimate in Thompson's Station
We reply within one business day to set a time, and I come out to look at the ground and the drainage. You get a written estimate spelling out what's included and what isn't, free and 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
What we deal with on Thompson's Station jobs
Inside the city limits, concrete work answers to the Town of Thompson's Station, whose Building and Codes Department reviews the building permit for building, altering or repairing a structure and inspects the work, so the permit is the city's call and its review sets part of the schedule along with the weather. I check which office covers your address first, since the mailing address doesn't always match the city limits. The city's permit checklist asks for a copy of the contractor's license and proof of insurance, and we're licensed and insured. It also has the owner declare that the plans won't cause drainage problems or send more storm water onto the neighbors, which is one more reason I settle where the water goes before I write the estimate.
Price moves with the size of the slab, how much soft dirt has to come out and how much stone goes back in under it, whether an old slab has to be broken out and hauled off, and how close the concrete truck can get, since a backyard patio behind a fence may mean pumping or wheeling the concrete in. The finish you pick adds to it too, and your written estimate lists each of those. We price and build the same way in Brentwood and Nolensville.
Winters and clay ground are hard on slabs here
Winters here get cold enough that water in a crack or under a slab freezes and swells, then thaws, then does it again all season. That works small cracks open and lifts edges, so we pour on a stone base that lets water drain out from under the slab, and we give driveways and walks a broom finish, the light ridged texture that keeps the surface from getting slick when it's wet or icy.
The other problem is water with nowhere to go. Clay holds it, and a slab that tips toward the house sends rain straight to your foundation, so I look at where the water runs off the roof and the yard before anything else.
How a concrete job runs when you call us in Thompson's Station
Here's how it goes from your first call to the final walk-through, and what you'll have in hand at each step.
Call us or send the form
Call (615) 716-3053 or use the form and tell us what you're seeing, like sinking, cracks or water pooling by the house. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I look at the ground
I come out myself to check the ground, where the water runs and how the truck will reach the spot, and it helps if you're home to show me the problem areas. You get a written estimate that spells out what's included and what isn't, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
We handle the permit side
We confirm which office covers your address and 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 pour gets scheduled around the city's review and the weather, because concrete poured in midday heat dries too fast and ends up weak and dusty on top.
We pour, then walk it together
I lead the crew that digs out, packs the base, pours, finishes and cleans up. Then I walk the finished job with you and go over curing, the wait while the concrete gains strength, so you know when to walk on it and when to drive on it.
Questions about concrete work in Thompson's Station
Call (615) 716-3053Check before you build, because the city's permit page lists driveways, patios and retaining walls among its applications for minor property improvements. We confirm what your job needs and handle the paperwork that's ours before we pour.
Your ZIP code won't tell you, because some 37179 addresses with a Thompson's Station name are actually in the City of Spring Hill, and some property inside the city's northern boundary has a Franklin address. Land outside any city goes through Williamson County, which sends questions about building inside a city to that city. We sort out which office covers your property before we write up the permit side.
The city works from the International Residential Code for homes and the International Building Code, and it inspects to those standards. For a house over 5,000 square feet under roof, the permit packet calls for stamped engineer's plans or an engineer's letter, and that's the engineer's call, not ours, so I'll tell you who to bring in.
If there's living space above the garage, the city's permit packet requires a passive radon vent in the slab. With no living space above, a radon stub for future use is the minimum, and we set either one before the pour because it's hard to add once the concrete is down.
Your number comes from the written estimate after I've seen the ground, because the biggest swing is usually the base, meaning how much soft dirt has to come out and how much stone goes back in. If the budget's tight, I'd rather you skip a stamped or colored finish than cut the base, because a nice top on a soft base settles and cracks with the dirt, and the only fix is tearing it out.
Usually it's the base, when the ground was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settles as the dirt does. Skipped or late control joints come next, because concrete shrinks as it dries and cracks wherever it likes unless grooves give it a straight place to crack. We pack the base, cut the joints on time and add rebar, steel bars that hold the pieces together, where the slab needs it.
Other areas we serve
Franklin, TN
Plan your Thompson's Station concrete project
Calling before you settle on a finish or a contractor lets me check the ground and the permit side while there's still room to change the plan.