About our concrete contractor crew in Kirkland
How I got into concrete and why I run it this way
Before I started Kirkland Concrete Company in 2013, I spent years as the right hand to another concrete contractor, running crews and walking jobs. I learned the trade on the tools first. Then I learned how to plan a job so the pour day goes smoothly, because most of what goes wrong with a slab gets decided before the truck ever shows up.
Most of our calls come from homeowners and small property owners around Kirkland who want a driveway or patio that drains, sits flat and holds up. We work inside city limits and out in the county areas around it, and I come out to look at every job myself. What I care about most is the part you won't see once the concrete is down: the base, the drainage and the timing. I'd rather tell you plainly what to expect, cracks included, than promise something concrete can't do. You can see the concrete work we do across the site, and when you're ready, get in touch and I'll come take a look.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Driveways, patios, steps and walls
What working with us looks like
The person who prices it runs it
I'm the one who walks your site and gives you the estimate, and I'm also the one running the crew on pour day, so nothing gets lost between what we talked about and what gets built. The base work and the weather plan are part of that first visit too, so they aren't left to figure out the morning of the pour.
We check your address before anyone digs
Some Kirkland mailing addresses sit outside city limits, so we look up your address with the city or the county at the start to see whose rules apply to your lot. If your job needs a permit, we tell you at the estimate and either take care of the application or walk you through it, so you always know where it stands.
Straight talk about cracks
Concrete shrinks as it dries, and most slabs crack somewhere over time, so we explain that up front instead of pretending ours won't. What we can do is cut control joints, which are planned grooves that give a crack a straight line to follow, so it lands where we chose and not across the middle of your driveway.
How we approach a concrete job
Follow the water
We watch where water runs on your lot before we set any forms, so the new slab sheds water away from the house instead of toward it.
Dig out the base
We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a base that's only raked level settles with the dirt and takes the concrete with it.
Pick the pour time
We plan the pour around the weather and avoid the midday heat, since concrete that dries too fast can leave a weak, dusty top later on.
Cut joints on time
We cut the control joints while the concrete is still fresh, because joints cut late or skipped let cracks show up wherever they want.
Explain the cure
We tell you when you can walk on it and when you can drive on it, because curing, the slow hardening after the pour, is what makes concrete strong.