Concrete Contractor in Oxon Hill, MD - Driveways and Patios Built on a Solid Base
J&K Alexandria Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, walks, steps and retaining walls for homes in Oxon Hill, MD, from older single-family houses to townhouses, and our own crew handles the work from tear-out to finish.
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Concrete work on Oxon Hill homes
We're a concrete contractor based in Alexandria, VA, and Oxon Hill is just across the river, so the work here feels familiar, much like it does in nearby Glassmanor and Friendly. Most of the houses are single-family homes built from the 1940s through the early 1990s, with garden apartment and townhouse communities mixed in and the National Harbor condos as the newer exception. The older streets look a lot like Groveton on the Virginia side, down to the same tired driveways and front walks.
A driveway on a house from the 1960s has usually been patched or widened at least once, and nobody remembers what went under it. That's why I start with what the old slab sits on and where the water goes, before we ever talk about finishes.
Concrete work we do in Oxon Hill
Concrete driveway building
Older driveways here often crack and sink because the base was only raked flat. We dig out to firm ground, pack new stone and pour a fresh slab.
Concrete patio construction
Townhouse yards here are tight, so a patio that drains wrong puts water at your back door. We check where water runs before forming anything.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older Oxon Hill houses often pull away from the house and tip forward. We break them out and pour new steps on sound footings.
Concrete retaining walls
Sloped yards here often have old timber walls leaning out. We build concrete retaining walls with drainage behind them, so water doesn't push them over.
Decorative concrete
Plenty of Oxon Hill houses still have the plain gray walk they were built with. Our decorative concrete adds color or pattern, poured over the same packed base.
Concrete cutting
Old slabs here sometimes hide pipes, patches or an older pour underneath. We saw-cut where the new work meets the old, so the edge stays straight and sound.
What Oxon Hill lots ask of concrete
Water is the first thing I check on an Oxon Hill lot, because a slab that tips toward the house sends every storm against your foundation. Parts of Prince George's County are mapped floodplain, and you can look up your property on the county's floodplain map before we plan anything. Either way, we set the slope so water runs away from the house and somewhere it can actually go.
The other thing is the base, the packed stone the slab sits on. On houses this age it was often just dirt raked level, and the old concrete settled right along with it. If a budget has to get trimmed, I'd trim the finish before the base, because you won't see the base on pour day, but you'll see a bad one in a few years. So we dig down to firm ground, pack the stone in layers, add rebar, the steel that holds the pieces together if the slab does crack, and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight line to crack along instead of one nobody chose.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Oxon Hill concrete job
Call (571) 760-4255 or send the form, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time to come out to your Oxon Hill property. I walk the job with you myself, look at the old slab and where the water runs, and write the estimate. It's free, and there's no obligation.
Oxon Hill concrete questions
These are the questions Oxon Hill homeowners tend to ask before a driveway or patio goes in. If your job has a twist, ask us about it.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Oxon Hill, MD?
It comes down to the size of the slab, how much old concrete has to come out and be hauled away, how deep we dig to hit firm ground, and how thick it needs to be, usually 4 inches for cars and more if trucks will use it. A plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that keeps feet and tires from slipping, costs less than color or stamping, while a steep grade or tight access adds to it. I write each of those into the estimate, including removal and haul-away, so you can line it up fairly against other bids.
Do I need a permit for a concrete driveway or patio in Oxon Hill, MD?
You might, depending on the size of the job and where your property sits, so we check with Prince George's County for your address before anything gets poured. The county's older code text let some small jobs go without a permit outside the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area zones, like paving under 500 square feet that isn't a parking surface, and treated replacing a driveway or patio like for like as an ordinary repair. The county has since updated its building code, so I don't count on that old list. We handle the permit work for our part of the job, and if anything needs your signature, we tell you up front.
How do I check that a concrete contractor is licensed in Maryland?
Look the contractor up with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission, because only MHIC-licensed contractors can sign home improvement contracts with Maryland homeowners. The commission counts patios and retaining walls at a home as home improvement, and that covers single-family houses and individual condo units, but not a condo's shared areas or buildings with four or more units. Maryland also requires licensed home improvement contractors to carry at least $500,000 in general liability insurance. We're licensed and fully insured, so ask to see it when I come out.
What applies to exterior concrete work in a historic district in Oxon Hill?
Under the county's older code text, exterior work on a historic site or in a local historic district needs a Historic Area Work Permit from the county's Historic Preservation Commission before it starts. If your house might be in one, tell me at the estimate and we'll check with the county before we plan around it, since a front walk or a set of steps is about as exterior as work gets.
Is floodplain approval required for concrete work in Prince George's County?
Yes, the county requires floodplain approval nearly everywhere in Prince George's County. The county strongly encourages filing a Floodplain Inquiry at the start of a new permit project, and I'd rather know the answer before the forms go in than after.
How long does it take before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
Usually about a week for your car, and longer for anything heavy like a moving truck or a dumpster. You can walk on it after a day or two, but the slab is still curing, slowly hardening while it holds onto its moisture, and it keeps getting stronger for weeks. How long you're without the driveway overall also turns on the tear-out, the permit and the weather on pour day, which I'll go over once I've seen the job.
Finished concrete, up close
Other areas we work
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