Concrete Contractor in Georgetown, TX - Driveways and Slabs Built on a Packed Base

Inside city limits, the City of Georgetown requires a permit to build, enlarge, alter, repair, move or demolish a building or structure, so check with the city before any concrete goes in. Questions go to permits@georgetowntexas.gov or 512-930-2550, and the rules change in the city's ETJ, the area just outside city limits, and again in the unincorporated county. Before we set a date, we check which office covers your address, and when a permit is needed, we handle the application and keep it moving.

Yes. Williamson County requires a Driveway Permit when a new driveway connects to a road the county maintains. That comes up on lots out past city limits, so we find out who maintains your road before we plan where the driveway meets it.

In unincorporated Williamson County, you need a Floodplain Development Permit from the County Engineer's Office before building on land in or next to a 100-year floodplain, and proposed structures there have to sit at least one foot above the base flood elevation. Outside a floodplain in the unincorporated county, a Certificate of Compliance is required for all structures or other developments, and inside city limits the city handles floodplain permits itself. The county says many mapped floodplains were last studied about 30 years ago and some have never had a detailed study, so look at the official maps at the County Engineer's Office even if you don't think you're close to water.

Use TDLR's online license search, the state licensing department's tool, which shows whether a person or business holds a current license. It only covers licenses TDLR issues, such as electricians and air conditioning contractors, so it's the check to run when wiring for something like patio lights comes with your concrete job. We're licensed and fully insured, and you can ask me for proof of insurance when I come out.

There's no flat price, because your job sets it: the size and thickness of the slab, how much base work the ground needs, tearing out the old concrete, how close the truck can get and the finish you pick. The schedule usually turns on any permit or floodplain step, our crew calendar and rain. If the budget's tight, keep a plain broom finish, the light texture that gives tires and shoes grip, and don't cut the subgrade, the packed base the slab sits on, because nobody sees it on day one and it decides whether the slab settles. I'll give you your number when I come out.

You can walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, because curing, the slow hardening after the pour, keeps building strength for days. I'll tell you both dates for your slab before we pour, so you can plan where the cars go in the meantime. Keep heavy trucks and trailers off even longer.