Concrete contractor in Farmington, AR - driveways and patios built from the base up
AJ Fayetteville Concrete Construction pours driveways, patios, walks and slabs for homes and small properties in Farmington, AR. We dig out and pack the base, work out the drainage and cut the joints so the slab holds up.
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Homes and family yards across Farmington
Farmington sits just west of us, between Fayetteville and Prairie Grove, and most of the calls we get from here are about houses people live in and plan to keep. You'll find established streets with driveways and front walks that have seen a few decades of cars, next to newer neighborhoods where builders are still pouring slabs for houses going up. It's mostly homes with family yards, with shops and small businesses closer to the main roads.
That mix shapes the work. On an older lot the job usually starts with breaking out a cracked or sunken slab and seeing what it was poured on, and on any lot I want to know where the water goes before the forms go in, because a patio that tips toward the house sends rain straight at your foundation.
What we know about working in Farmington
Permits for work inside Farmington come from the city's Building Official, so if your job needs one, the pour date waits until it's issued and the inspections are lined up. If you'd like to ask about your own project first, the city's building office takes calls at 479-267-3865. Before you hire anyone here, it's fair to ask for an Arkansas home improvement license and a Farmington business license, which the city requires every business operating in the city to hold each year. We're licensed and fully insured, and I'm happy to show you.
On a Farmington job the price mostly comes down to the size and thickness of the slab, whether there's old concrete to break out and haul away, how close the truck can get, and the finish, from a plain broom finish, a brushed texture that keeps it from getting slick when wet, up to stamped. The schedule turns on that permit and on a dry day to pour, and your written estimate gives you the figure for your own job. It's the same work we do up in Springdale and across the cities around our home base in Fayetteville.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Farmington concrete
Send the form or call (479) 598-4435 and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out to your Farmington property, measure and talk it through with you, then send a written estimate you can think over with no pressure and no obligation.
Call (479) 598-4435Services in Farmington, AR
Concrete driveway building
Older Farmington driveways often crack or sink at the edges. We break out the old slab, dig out and pack the base, and pour new.
Concrete patio construction
Backyards here usually want room for a table and grill off the back door. Our concrete patio construction slopes the slab so rain runs away from your house.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks settle until someone catches a toe on the edge. We replace the bad sections on a packed base so the walk sits level again.
Concrete steps construction
Porch steps on established Farmington houses crumble at the front edge and pull away from the house. We form and pour new steps with even risers.
Garage floor concrete
Garage floors in houses that have seen years of cars pit and crack. We break out the worn slab and pour new, with joints where we choose them.
Slab foundation building
Builders putting up new houses around Farmington need the slab right before framing starts. We pack the ground underneath and set rebar, steel that ties the slab together.
What happens after you call us about a Farmington job
Call or send the form
Tell us what you're after and roughly how big it is. We'll set a time for me to come out to Farmington.
Walk the job together
I come out myself, walk the site with you, measure and talk through your options, so it helps if you're home for this one. You get a written estimate afterward that costs you nothing and that you can take your time with.
Line up permits and prep
Once you say go, we check with the city, and if a permit's needed we handle the paperwork and line up the inspections in the right order. Then our crew digs out, packs the base and sets the forms.
Pour, finish and walk it
Our crew pours and finishes with me on site running it, and you don't need to be home on pour day. When it's done I walk it with you and go over how long to stay off it.
Common questions
How much does a new concrete driveway or patio cost in Farmington, AR?
Your price comes from a written estimate after I've measured, and the part you control most is the finish on top, not the work underneath. When a budget gets tight, the base is usually the first thing people want to trim, because nobody sees it on day one. I'd steer you toward a plain broom finish over a well-packed base before a fancy surface on raked dirt, because a slab that settles means paying for the pour twice.
Does a concrete contractor need a state license to work on my house in Arkansas?
Yes, in most cases, because Arkansas requires a home improvement license for anyone who bids on, contracts for or manages work on an existing single-family home and the property that goes with it, unless they're exempt. The state exempts projects whose work costs $2,000 or less, but not when a bigger job is split into separate contracts under $2,000. A Limited license covers residential projects under $50,000, labor and materials included, and an Unlimited license covers any size, so it's fair to ask which one your contractor holds.
Which building codes apply to concrete work in Farmington?
Farmington inspects residential and commercial construction to the state-adopted codes, and the city council adopted the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, which includes the building and residential codes, for work inside the city limits. The city can change parts of it in its own ordinance, so work here follows Farmington's version. When a job needs a permit, the inspector checks the work against those codes, which is why we line up inspections before the next step gets poured over.
What causes a new concrete driveway to crack, and will mine crack like the old one?
Most cracks come from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, water running where nobody planned, a pour in the midday heat, or control joints cut late or skipped. Concrete shrinks as it hardens, so control joints, grooves cut on purpose, give it a straight line to crack along instead of a random one. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, set the grade so water runs away from your house and cut the joints on time, so your new slab doesn't have to go the way the old one did.
How long does it take before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You can walk on a new slab well before you can drive on it, and I give you the dates for your driveway when we finish, because the mix and the weather on pour day set them. That wait is curing, the stretch where concrete slowly gains its strength, and a car on it too soon can leave marks you'll look at for years. Plan on parking somewhere else for a while, and we'll talk about it before the pour so it isn't a surprise.
Does a Fayetteville concrete company work in Farmington, AR?
Yes. We're based in Fayetteville and work across Northwest Arkansas, Farmington included, along with plenty of cities beyond the ones listed on this site. Since 2020 we've poured flatwork for homeowners, home builders and small property owners around here, and I learned the trade on a city public works crew pouring sidewalks and curbs.
Planning concrete work in Farmington? Let's talk.
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