Concrete Contractors in Gold Hill, NV

Gold Hill is an unincorporated community in Storey County, along its boundary with Lyon County, about a mile and a half south of Virginia City, and concrete contractors who work here have to respect both steep ground and old buildings. Gold was found here in early 1859 by a group of prospectors that included James Finney and John Yount. The town incorporated on December 17, 1862, to prevent annexation by its larger neighbor, and peaked at about 8,000 residents in 1877. By 2005 it had about 191.

Inside the Comstock Historic District

Gold Hill lies within the Comstock Historic District along with Virginia City, Silver City and part of Dayton. Surviving buildings include the Gold Hill Hotel, established in 1861, and the former Bank of California building. The restored Virginia and Truckee depot and the Depression-era Crown Point Mill are preserved as well.

In a place like this, new concrete should not shout. We favor plain gray mixes, broom or light trowel finishes and tooled edges for anything visible from the street. If a project could fall under historic review, we go over the rules with you before we design anything, and we keep the scale of the work in line with the buildings around it.

The jobs that come up most

Gold Hill homes are few and the ground is steep, so most requests are practical:

Steps. Old steps are often broken, tilted or uneven. We remove them and pour new steps with equal risers and treads that shed water.

Walkways. Paths that climb from the road to the door, with landings to break up long runs.

Small driveways and parking pads. Level spots cut into the slope, often with a curb on the downhill side.

Slabs. Bases for sheds, small garages and equipment where flat ground is scarce.

Repairs. Sealing cracks, patching spalled areas and replacing sections that have dropped.

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Mountain weather, mountain concrete

Wikipedia has no climate table for Gold Hill, but it sits a mile and a half from Virginia City, which averages 46.4 inches of snow a year at 6,106 feet, so we plan for a similar winter. That means deep cold, repeated freezing and plenty of shoveling. Every outdoor pour is air entrained, pitched so meltwater drains, and broom textured on driveways and steps. Most work goes on the calendar between late spring and early fall, so the concrete is never at risk of freezing before it gains strength.

Getting a truck to the site

Gold Hill is an old mining town on hilly ground, and access can be tight. Some lots sit well above or below the street. During the estimate we check where a truck can park, how far the concrete has to travel and whether a pump will be needed. For small jobs, a short-load delivery or mixing on site can make more sense than a full truck.

Water and old foundations

On a hillside, water from above runs downhill toward the next building. Old stone and brick foundations do not like water against them. When we pour a walk or pad next to an older structure, we slope it away from the wall and place an isolation joint so the new concrete does not press on old masonry. Where runoff crosses a path, a small concrete swale can guide it past the building.

A town shaped by the mines

Gold Canyon below the town was once lined with stamp mills, and in April 1869 a fire that started in the Yellow Jacket mine spread to the Kentuck and Crown Point mines and killed 37 miners. Remains of several mines and residences still stand. Old mine workings are a good reason to look closely at the ground before pouring on any lot here. Gold Hill is in Storey County, and we check county requirements and any historic district review before scheduling. Call (775) 278-6129 to book a visit in Gold Hill, NV.