Concrete & Driveways · Nashville, TN
Concrete & Driveways in Nashville, TN
Nashville concrete contractors for driveways, patios & outdoor living, stamped & decorative and more. Free written estimates, licensed and insured, across Davidson County and all of Middle Tennessee.
Concrete & Driveways for Nashville homeowners
Nashville is the whole spectrum in one city: pre-war bungalows in the older neighborhoods, mid-century ranches through the middle ring, and dense new infill on the same streets as houses that predate the war.
East Nashville, Inglewood, Sylvan Park and 12South are dominated by early-century bungalows and cottages with steep, cut-up roofs, original wood windows and cast-iron waste lines. The middle ring — Donelson, Madison, Crieve Hall, Antioch — is mostly 1950s to 1970s ranch, brick veneer over a crawl space with the original service still in the panel. Then there is the infill: tall-skinnies and duplexes built in the last decade, sometimes three doors down from a house built in 1925.
That matters for concrete because the age and construction of a house decides most of what we find in it. The range is the thing to plan for. A quote based on a 2005 subdivision assumption will be wrong on a 1928 bungalow in almost every trade, and the reverse is equally true.
Nashville at a glance
What we work on here.
Housing stock
Pre-1940 through brand new
County
Davidson County
Ground conditions
Limestone close to the surface across much of the county, clay above it, and a lot of homes over vented crawl spaces. Neighborhoods along the river bottoms have their own drainage story.
Permits issued by
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety
Areas we cover in and around Nashville: East Nashville · Green Hills · Germantown · The Nations · Sylvan Park · Donelson · Bellevue · Hermitage.
Services
Concrete & Driveways services in Nashville.
Driveways
Replacement, extension and widening, poured at the right thickness over a compacted base so it does not spider-crack.
Learn morePatios & Outdoor Living
Patios sized and shaped around how you actually use the yard, with drainage designed in.
Learn moreStamped & Decorative
Stamped, colored and exposed aggregate finishes that read as stone or brick at a fraction of the cost.
Learn moreRetaining Walls
Engineered block and poured walls with proper drainage behind them, which is why they stay standing.
Learn moreWalkways & Steps
Sidewalks, steps and landings that meet code and do not become a trip hazard in three winters.
Learn moreRepair & Resurfacing
Lifting sunken slabs, sealing cracks and resurfacing when the concrete is sound but looks finished.
Learn moreWhy homeowners here call
What brings us to Nashville.
Middle Tennessee sits on expansive clay over limestone, and that soil moves with moisture. It swells through a wet spring and shrinks through an August drought, and a slab poured on poorly compacted fill will follow it. This is why sub-base preparation matters more here than the concrete mix does, and why so much driveway and patio settlement across the region traces back to the day the base was graded rather than the day it was poured.
- Slabs that have settled so sections no longer meet, creating a trip edge
- Cracks wider than a credit card, or cracks that step vertically
- Water standing on a patio or running toward the house instead of away
- Spalling — the surface flaking off in sheets after winters
Pouring on uncompacted fill. The slab will crack along whatever settles under it, and no amount of reinforcement prevents it.
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FAQ
Concrete & Driveways in Nashville — questions
Do you cover Nashville, TN?
Yes — Nashville and the surrounding Davidson County area are part of our regular service area, along with the rest of Middle Tennessee. Call (314) 809-6297 or send the form and we will get you a free written estimate.
How much does concrete cost in Nashville?
The same things drive it here as anywhere — scope, access, materials and what is found once work starts — but Nashville's housing stock does affect it. The range is the thing to plan for. A quote based on a 2005 subdivision assumption will be wrong on a 1928 bungalow in almost every trade, and the reverse is equally true. We give you a free written estimate after somebody has looked at the job, not before.
Who issues permits for concrete in Nashville?
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety. Where the work we are doing is permitted, we pull it and the job is inspected. A contractor suggesting you skip a required permit is telling you something about the rest of the job.
How quickly can you get to Nashville?
Estimates in Nashville are usually scheduled within a couple of business days, and the work is booked around you. Busy seasons run longer and we will say so rather than promise a date we cannot hold.
What areas around Nashville do you serve?
Brentwood, Hendersonville, Franklin, Mt. Juliet and the rest of Middle Tennessee — 65 towns across 12 counties. If you are roughly an hour from Nashville, we cover you.
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