Concrete contractor in Dock Junction, GA - level slabs built for low ground

You might, and the office that decides is the Glynn County Building Department, because the county issues building permits in Dock Junction. Its permit list includes site work and outdoor structures, and any permit has to be issued before work starts. We find out which office covers your address before we schedule the work, and we take care of the paperwork when the job calls for a permit.

Georgia requires a license to work as a residential contractor, and that work is legal only while the license is active. The state also requires general liability insurance of at least $300,000 for a residential-basic license or $500,000 for residential-light commercial, along with workers' compensation where state law calls for it. Any business operating in Glynn County also needs the county's business license, called an Occupational Tax Certificate. We're licensed and insured.

If your lot is in the county floodplain, the project needs a permit, because Glynn County requires one for all development there, not only new buildings. A floodplain home also needs an elevation certificate, a record showing the home meets the county's flood rules, before the county will issue a building permit. You can look up your lot on the county's flood zone maps, and it helps to do that before the estimate so we can plan around the permit.

The price comes down to how big and thick the slab is, how much old concrete has to come out and how much base work the ground needs. A plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps a driveway from getting slick, costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and steel reinforcement and permit work add to it. I'll measure on site and write a free estimate that lists what's included, so you can see where the money goes.

You can usually walk on it within a few days, but cars have to wait longer, because curing, the time concrete needs to harden and gain strength, keeps going well after the surface looks dry. I'll give you the dates for your pour before we leave, and please park on the street or in the yard until then, since a car on a young slab can crack it.

Most sinking comes from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settles as the dirt does, and most stray cracks come from joints cut late or skipped. Concrete does get small cracks as it dries and shrinks, so we cut control joints, the straight grooves that give those cracks a place to go, and we pour early in the day so the top doesn't dry too fast and turn weak and dusty. A hairline crack along a joint is normal, and I'll point that out before the pour so it doesn't surprise you.