We started pouring concrete in 2010 with a single mixer truck and two guys who knew how to finish a slab. Fifteen years, 900+ projects, and 800,000+ square feet later, we are one of Dayton's most trusted concrete contractors.
In the spring of 2010, we poured our first driveway on a side street in south Dayton. The homeowner had been quoted by three other contractors, none of whom could start for six weeks. We showed up the following Monday, prepped the base on Tuesday, and poured Wednesday morning. That job led to a referral next door, then across the street, then across town.
By 2013 we had added a second crew and moved from residential-only work into sidewalks, patios, and light commercial flatwork. By 2017 we brought on a third crew and expanded into foundations, retaining walls, and full concrete removal and replacement. Today we pour roughly 60,000 square feet of concrete a year across Montgomery, Greene, and Warren counties.
We have never advertised on television. We have never put a flyer on a windshield. Every bit of growth has come from doing the work right, answering the phone fast, and standing behind every pour we have ever done.
Since 2010 we have completed more than 900 residential and commercial concrete projects across the greater Dayton area. That includes driveways, patios, sidewalks, foundations, retaining walls, stamped decorative work, and concrete removal jobs of every size.
Over 800,000 square feet of finished concrete, all poured within 30 miles of downtown Dayton. Every square foot was placed on a properly compacted base, finished by hand, and cured with compound or blankets depending on the season.
We track every callback against every pour. Our 30-day callback rate across all projects sits at 0.5 percent, well below the industry average of roughly 2 percent. We attribute that to mix discipline, base preparation, and not rushing the cure.
We run three full-time crews from April through November, scaling to weather and demand. Each crew is led by a finisher with at least 10 years on the trowel. Every pour is supervised from base prep through final cure.
Our crews are not subcontracted. Every person on your job site is on our payroll, covered by our workers' compensation policy, and trained to our specifications. When you hire us, you get us -not a rotating cast of day laborers.
An owner walks every estimate. An owner checks every finished pour. If something is wrong, you call the same person who quoted the job, and they come back personally to make it right.
Pouring concrete in Dayton is not the same as pouring it in Dallas or Denver. The Miami Valley has specific challenges that generic contractors from out of the area often miss. We have spent 15 years learning every one of them.
The Dayton area sits on Brookston and Miami clay -heavy, poorly draining soils that expand when wet and shrink when dry. That seasonal movement can shift a slab 1 to 3 inches if the base is not properly prepared. We over-excavate, compact in lifts, and use a minimum of 4 inches of compacted limestone base on every pour. On clay-heavy lots we go to 6 inches of base and add a layer of geotextile fabric.
Montgomery County averages roughly 60 freeze-thaw cycles per year according to NOAA climate data. Each cycle pushes water into the pore structure of the concrete, where it expands as it freezes and grinds away at the paste. Our defense is 5 to 7 percent entrained air in every exterior mix -tiny bubbles that give the expanding water room to move without cracking the slab. We verify air content on every truck with a Type B pressure meter before the concrete hits the forms.
Ohio humidity is actually an advantage during curing -concrete needs moisture to hydrate properly, and our 70 to 80 percent relative humidity in July and August helps. But we still apply liquid curing compound on every pour, because even one afternoon of hot wind can pull surface moisture fast enough to cause plastic shrinkage cracks. On stamped and colored work we use a dissipating curing compound that does not interfere with the sealer bond.
Ohio Building Code sets the frost depth at 32 inches in the Dayton area. Every footing and foundation wall we pour goes at least 32 inches below finished grade, no exceptions. Shallow footings are the single most common code violation we see when inspecting failed work by other contractors.
Answer the phone. When a homeowner calls for a quote, they want to talk to someone today, not get a voicemail and wait three days. We return every quote request within 2 business hours, guaranteed.
Never cut the mix. A 4,000 PSI, air-entrained mix costs more than a 3,000 PSI generic mix. We use the good mix on every job because it is the only way to build something that lasts 30 years in Ohio weather.
Stand behind the work. If you call us about a pour we did five years ago, we will come look at it. If it is our fault, we fix it. That is not a marketing line -it is the only way to survive 15 years in a word-of-mouth trade.
Be honest about what we cannot do. If a project is outside our wheelhouse, we say so. If the timeline does not work, we tell you up front and refer you to someone we trust rather than over-promise and under-deliver.
Free on-site estimate. 2-hour callback. No pressure, just an honest written quote.
Contact Usor call (937) 555-0147