Concrete Contractor in Arlington, MA - Slabs Built on Packed, Drained Ground
A&B Waltham Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Waltham that pours driveways, patios, steps, walkways and garage floors for homeowners in Arlington, MA, and takes on the harder jobs like foundation raising and tight-access pours.
We pour in Arlington too. The work starts under the slab.
I've run A&B Waltham Concrete since 2017, and Arlington is one of the cities we work in from Waltham, along with Belmont and Lexington. We pour driveways, patios, front steps and concrete pool decks here, and we're licensed and fully insured.
Where an old slab has cracked, sunk or started holding water, I want to know why before we pour a new one, since the same ground will be under it.
We plan before we pour. The ground decides most of it.
I start with the subgrade, the ground the new slab will sit on. Size, removing the old slab, base work, access and the finish you pick move the price, while permits, surveyors or engineers move the schedule. Your own figure comes on the written estimate.
- Why the old slab cracked or sank
- Where the water runs off the slab
- How a truck or pump reaches the pour
- Which office your permit runs through
More than driveways. Everything we pour in Arlington.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
The base is out of sight. It decides how the slab ages.
When the ground is just raked level, the slab settles with the dirt and cracks. Skip the drainage check and it can pitch toward the house. Pour in midday heat and the top can turn weak and dusty later.
If the budget's tight, I'd keep a plain broom finish, the light lined texture that gives your shoes grip, and spend on the base. We dig to firm ground, pack it, set the slope away from the house and cut control joints, grooves that decide where the slab cracks, before it cracks on its own.
It starts with a call. It ends with a walk-through.
01. Call or send a message
Call (781) 622-9470 or send a message through the form with what you have in mind, and we'll set up a time for me to come out.
02. I look at the site
I come out myself, look at the site and ask how you'll use the concrete, since a car every day needs more under it than a grill.
03. Your written estimate
You get a written estimate showing what's included, and once you say go, we line up whatever the job needs before the pour gets a date.
04. The pour and clean-up
Our crew lead runs the work and I'm on site at the key steps. We walk the finished job with you before we pack up.
Tell us about the job. I'll come out and look.
Send the address and what you want poured or fixed. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate with no obligation.
(781) 622-9470Arlington is one stop. We work across many cities around Waltham.
- Waltham, MA
- Newton, MA
- Cambridge, MA
- Weston, MA
- Watertown, MA
- Belmont, MA
- Lexington, MA
- Wellesley, MA
- Needham, MA
- Burlington, MA
- Sudbury, MA
We're based in Waltham and work in Needham, Newton and many other cities around us. If your city isn't listed, give us a call and ask.
Mon–Fri: 7 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
Concrete questions in Arlington. Short answers, plainly put.
The answers below cover what people usually want to know first. If yours isn't here, call and ask me.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Arlington, MA?
The price gets set on site, because what you can't see from the street, like the old slab coming out, the base under it and how a truck reaches the spot, can matter as much as the size. The written estimate breaks out what's included, so you can compare it line by line.
Will a new concrete slab crack like my old one did?
Concrete can still crack, but a slab on a dug-out, packed base with its joints cut on time usually cracks along those joints instead of across the middle. Most of what I see in old slabs traces back to a base that settled, water that pooled or joints cut late or skipped.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You'll be able to walk on it well before you drive on it, because concrete gets stronger slowly while it cures, the wait while it hardens before it takes weight. How long depends on the mix and the weather that week, so we tell you when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for the car.
Do I need a permit for a concrete driveway or patio in Arlington?
It's worth checking before the pour, because Arlington Online Permitting covers building, electrical, plumbing, gas, demolition, dumpsters and a few other kinds of work, and driveways and patios aren't named on that list. We work out which office your job runs through, handle the permit steps for our work and tell you early if we need a signature or a surveyor.
Can I look up past building permits for my Arlington house?
Yes, Arlington has a page where you can view building permits by property address. It's worth a look before the estimate, because an old permit for a garage, an addition or earlier concrete helps me work out what's under the ground we're about to dig.
Old slab cracked or sinking? Get a free estimate.
A photo of the cracks or low spot tells me what to look for, so send one through the form and we'll set a time to come out.
(781) 622-9470