Concrete Contractor in Corrales, NM - Driveways and Slabs Built on a Solid Base
Elite Rio Rancho Concrete Construction pours driveways, patios, walks, slabs and footings for homes and properties in Corrales, NM. We dig out and pack the ground under the pour so the concrete sits on something solid.
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Corrales homes, lots and long driveways
Corrales is a village of bigger lots, where houses sit back from the lanes and a lot of driveways run a long way before they reach the garage. On our jobs here we see older adobe-style homes next to newer builds, plenty of horse properties with barns and arenas, and far more homeowner calls than commercial ones. It feels a lot like Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and the North Valley, where we do the same kind of work.
That shapes the job before we pour anything. A long drive means more slab and a longer reach for the truck, an older house usually means old concrete to break out and haul off, and an open lot means we have to plan where the water goes.
Concrete work we do on Corrales properties
Concrete driveway building
Long Corrales driveways often start as gravel or worn concrete. We replace them with a dug-out, packed slab sloped so runoff stays on your lot.
Concrete patio construction
Patios here often step off a back door onto open yard, so we pour on a packed base and slope the slab away from the house.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick that suits adobe-style homes, without loose pavers to reset when the ground moves.
Concrete sidewalk building
A walk from a long driveway to the front door takes feet, hoses and wheelbarrows. We form it straight, pitch it to drain and cut the joints.
Garage floor concrete
Older Corrales garages often have cracked or sunken floors. We break out the old slab, fix what's under it and pour a new floor on solid ground.
Decorative concrete
Colored and textured finishes let a slab match the earth tones a lot of Corrales homes use, on patios, walks and entries where people see it.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a lot drops toward a pond, a drive or a neighbor's yard, a poured retaining wall holds the soil and keeps the grade where we set it.
Concrete floor installation
Barns, workshops and casitas on Corrales properties need flat interior floors, so we pour them level on a packed base for equipment and foot traffic.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck has to shed splash water away from the pool and the house, so we slope it and broom-finish it for grip under wet feet.
Concrete steps construction
Older homes here often have settled or chipped front steps. We rebuild them on solid footings with even rises, so each step feels the same underfoot.
Slab foundation building
For a new casita, garage or barn on a Corrales lot, we pour the slab foundation once the layout is checked and any permit is in hand.
Foundation installation
When you're building on an open Corrales lot, we dig, form and pour the foundation your plans call for and line up the inspections it needs.
Concrete parking lot building
Small businesses and shared drives around Corrales need concrete that takes turning trucks and drains right, so we go heavier on the base and the slab.
Concrete footings
Walls, posts, barns and additions all need footings sized for what sits on them. We dig to firm ground so the work above starts solid.
Foundation raising
When part of a slab or foundation has dropped, I look at why before anything else. If raising it won't fix the cause, I'll tell you.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings, trenches and clean edges in existing concrete, so a utility line or a new slab can tie in without breaking out more than needed.
Get a free on-site concrete quote in Corrales
Send the form and we reply within one business day. I come out myself, measure and walk the job with you, and the quote is free, with no pressure and no obligation.
(505) 271-3053- Based in
- Rio Rancho, NM 87124
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
Working in Corrales: permits, licenses and what sets the price
Corrales runs its own building permits. The Village of Corrales building official issues them for building, altering, repairing or moving a building or structure, and under state rules only a contractor licensed by the Construction Industries Division can apply for one, so ask anyone you're thinking of hiring for their state license. The Village also releases a permit only after the fees and any business registration are paid at application, and it doesn't refund those fees, so we get the paperwork right before it goes in. We're fully licensed and insured, we check with the Village before we start, and if the job needs a permit we handle the application and the inspections, which puts the Village's review at the front of your schedule.
On a long Corrales drive, one of the first things I look at is whether the concrete truck can reach the forms or we have to move the pour farther, and that, along with the slab size, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick, is most of what moves the price. The schedule turns on the permit and our crew's calendar, and I'll give you your own number when I come out. We're based in Rio Rancho and do the same work in Bernalillo and the other cities around Corrales.
Water and base work on Corrales lots
Every lot in Corrales has to keep its storm water on site unless the Village Engineer approves something else, and driveway runoff has to go into ponds on your property, not onto the street or into the bar ditch next to it. That means a new driveway can't just tip toward the road the way a lot of them do elsewhere. I look at where the water runs when I come out, and we set the grade so the slab falls away from the house and drains to a pond or low spot on your lot.
The old drives and slabs we break out here were often poured on raked dirt, which is why they've sunk and cracked. We dig down to the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, pack a base over it and add rebar, steel that holds the slab together, where the job calls for it. The base is buried on day one and it's the first thing people want to cut from the budget, but it's the part I won't skimp on, because a nice finish on bad ground cracks anyway.
How a concrete job runs when you call us in Corrales
Here's how it goes from your first call to the final walk-through, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send the form
Tell us what you want poured and where the property is, and we'll set a time for me to come out. A rough size and a few photos of the spot help.
Walk the site together
I come out myself to measure, check the ground, the slope and where the water goes, and talk through what you want. It's best if you're there, and you get the price before you decide anything.
Permit, then ground prep
If the job needs a permit, we send everything to the Village and wait on its review before we dig, so your start date follows that review. Then our crew digs out, packs the base and sets the forms.
Pour, finish and walk it
Our own crew pours and finishes with me usually on site, and we cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a straight line to crack along instead of a random one. Before we pack up, we walk the finished job with you and tell you how long to stay off it while it cures and gains strength.
Questions about concrete work in Corrales
(505) 271-3053The Village's list of work that skips a building permit covers painting, tile, carpet, cabinets, countertops and one-story detached sheds up to 120 square feet. Concrete work isn't on that list, so I don't assume a driveway or slab is exempt, and we check with the Village before we start.
A residential property owner can get a homeowner's permit within the limits set by the state's permit rules. Otherwise only a contractor licensed by the state can apply. If you hire us and the job needs a permit, we apply for it, so you don't have to.
You email your documents to the Village building official as PDFs only, and even if you apply in the office, the plans still have to go in electronically. For repairs or alterations to an existing house with no structural changes, the Village accepts two sets of lists of the work and materials instead of full plans. Inspections are requested by email after the permit is issued, and on our jobs we take care of all of it.
Buildings and other structures in Corrales have to sit at least 25 feet back from the front of the lot and 10 feet from the sides and rear. That matters most for a garage slab or a foundation for a new building, so I check the layout against those lines before we set any forms.
You need an Elevation Certificate completed by a licensed surveyor before the Village will issue the building permit. That's a surveyor's job, not ours, so it's worth lining one up early if you think your lot is in a flood zone.
Your price comes down to four things: how big the driveway is, how much digging and base the ground needs, the finish you want, and how the slab has to be graded to keep runoff on your lot. A long drive and old concrete that has to be broken out and hauled off both add to it. I'll give you the number for your driveway when I come out and look at it.
Other areas we serve
Rio Rancho, NM
Get your Corrales concrete job on the calendar
Calling before you settle on a layout lets me check setbacks and where the water drains while the plan is still easy to change.