Sandy Springs Concrete Pros pours and finishes concrete for homes and businesses across Sandy Springs and the rest of metro Atlanta. Most of our work is residential: driveways, patios, walkways, slabs and the stamped or decorative surfaces people want around a house. We also take commercial projects, from pads and small lots along the Roswell Road corridor to work near the office towers of Perimeter Center. The median home here was built in 1988, so plenty of the driveways and patios around town have been down a long time. Some have cracked. Some have settled. Some just look tired.
Every job starts on site, not on the phone. We look at the ground, the grade and where the water runs, then test the soil, because Rion soil (which drains well) is the dominant type in Fulton County but it changes from one lot to the next. The land here rolls gently, and that varies block to block, so we set the grade for each site on its own. After that we handle the permit, dig out and compact the base, set forms and reinforcement, and pour. Finishing happens while the concrete is still workable, whether that means a broom finish on a driveway or a stamped pattern on a patio.
About 50 inches of rain falls here in a typical year, and water is what undoes most concrete. A slab poured on a soft base, or pitched the wrong way, will hold water, crack and settle. Skimping on reinforcement shows up the same way, just later. So the parts nobody sees get the most attention: base depth, compaction, steel and control joints. Those steps take time and materials, and we do not cut them to make a number work. If your driveway, patio or slab is due for replacing, or you are planning something new, call for a free estimate.
Three things set the number on a slab: size, thickness, and what the ground needs before we pour. A 4-inch patio slab on sound base sits at the simple end. A 6-inch slab under a vehicle or a shed, with rebar on chairs and thickened edges, takes more concrete and more labor. Site prep is what people underestimate: grading, hauling out spoil, compacting gravel base. A free estimate starts with measuring your actual site, not a chart.
Driveways fail at the edges and at the joints, so that is where the work goes. We excavate to solid subgrade, compact a crushed stone base, and pour 4 inches, thicker where trucks turn or park. Rebar or wire mesh ties the slab together. Control joints are saw-cut early, before the concrete picks its own place to crack. With about 50 inches of rain a year, every driveway is pitched to carry water away from the garage and foundation.
Interior concrete floors live or die on what is under them. For a basement, garage or new addition, we lay a vapor barrier over compacted base, tie in reinforcement, and pour a 4-inch slab finished flat enough for whatever goes on top. Bare concrete can be power-troweled smooth, polished, or stained. If carpet or wood is going over it, we let it cure and test for moisture first, because trapped moisture is what lifts flooring later.
Not every cracked slab needs to come out. Hairline shrinkage cracks are mostly cosmetic, and we rout and seal them. Settling is different. When one section drops below its neighbor, the base underneath washed out or was never compacted, and a surface patch only hides that. In Sandy Springs, where the median home dates to 1988, plenty of original patios and walks are showing it. We find the cause first, then choose between sealing, lifting the slab, or tearing out and pouring new.
The median house in Sandy Springs was built in 1988, so much of the concrete we look at here has been carrying cars, foot traffic and weather for decades. An older driveway has usually settled, cracked along its joints or worn through its surface. The real question is whether it wants repair or full replacement, and we give you a straight answer on which one, and why. That plain answer is the reason to hire us. The same holds for a storefront walk on Roswell Road: we describe the work, then do it that way.
Every site is graded and tested on its own before work starts. Fulton County is gently rolling, but the ground varies from block to block, and soil that drains well on one lot can behave differently on the next. We set forms, place reinforcement where the load calls for it, and pitch each surface so water runs off instead of sitting. Around here that pitch matters, because the area sees about 50 inches of rain a year. We handle the permit. The paperwork is ours to carry, not yours.
Most concrete failures start underneath. A thin base, a rushed cure or a slab poured too light for its traffic can all look fine at first, then crack and settle a few seasons in. Stamped patios are the painful case, since fixing a bad base means cutting out decorative work that still looks good on top. So we spend the time where it counts: base, reinforcement, cure. None of it shows once the job is finished, and that is the point. Call for a free estimate.
Most of what we pour here is a standard structural mix placed over a compacted gravel base, with steel reinforcement sized to the job. Driveways get rebar or wire mesh and control joints cut at set spacing, so the slab cracks where we want it to and not across the middle. Patios and walkways can be broom finished, exposed aggregate, or stamped and colored for a decorative surface. Commercial slabs, the kind that go in along Roswell Road or around Perimeter Center, carry heavier traffic, so they get thicker sections and more steel. The materials change with the load. The method stays the same on every project.
The ground decides a lot of it. Fulton County's dominant soil is a well-drained Rion type, but it varies across the county, so we test every site on its own before we set a single form. The land is gently rolling, with around 135 feet of local relief within a few miles, and it changes from one block to the next. We grade for drainage first, compact the base, then set forms and steel. With about 50 inches of rain a year, water has to run off the slab and keep moving off the property. We watch the forecast for pour day.
Half the homes here were built before 1988, so a lot of the concrete we replace has been down for decades. The failures follow a pattern: a thin base that settled, reinforcement that rusted or was never there, joints cut too far apart, and water left sitting against the edge. Tree roots lift sections too. Getting it right means removing what failed, rebuilding the base underneath, and pouring a slab built for the load it will carry. We handle the permit where one is needed. None of that is fast, and it should not be. Call for a free estimate.
Size and slab thickness come first, then the reinforcement the loads call for, the site prep, access for trucks and pumps, and how the work fits around a business that stays open. A lot along Roswell Road with tenants parking out front is a different job from an empty pad. We walk the property, test the ground, measure, and write the estimate line by line so you can see where the money goes.
Less time than most people expect for the build, and more for the cure. Digging out, grading, compacting the base and setting forms move along once the ground has been tested. The pour and the finish happen together, and stamped or decorative work adds time at the finishing stage. After that, the slab needs to cure before furniture and grills go on it. With about 50 inches of rain a year here, we plan pours around the forecast.
It depends on the number of risers, the width, whether the steps are poured new or built over an old set, and the finish on the treads. The median home in Sandy Springs was built in 1988, and original steps on houses that age can settle or pull away from the foundation. Taking those out properly is part of the price. Call for a free estimate, and we measure your steps before we put a number on them.
Yes, in some cases. Whether a walkway needs one depends on where it runs, how it meets the driveway or the street, and what it changes about how water moves across the lot. We sort that out before any forms go down. When a permit is required, we handle the permit as part of the project, so it is one less thing on your list while the work gets done.
Permitting sets the pace at the start, and how long it runs depends on the scope of the work and the review it needs. Scheduling comes next. We plan pours around your operating hours, deliveries and weather, which matters in an office park near Perimeter Center where people still need to get in each morning. The construction itself runs in phases so parts of the property stay usable. The estimate lays out that sequence so you can plan around it.
Residential and commercial both. On the residential side, that means driveways, patios, walkways, steps and stairs, finished plain or with stamped and decorative surfaces. Commercial work covers slabs, sidewalks, curbs, parking areas and entrances for retail and office properties. Structural pieces such as footings and reinforced slabs are part of it too. Whatever the project, every site gets graded and its soil tested on its own before we pour.