Concrete Contractors in Reno, NV

Reno shares a border with Sparks, and for concrete contractors the two cities run together. Reno counted 264,165 people in 2020, up 17.3% from 2010, which Wikipedia notes was more than twice the national growth rate of 7.4%. The Census Bureau's 2025 estimate is 283,621. A city growing that fast keeps adding new driveways, patios and walks, while its older neighborhoods keep needing their aging concrete replaced.

A long history of building

Reno grew up around a log toll bridge over the Truckee River that Charles Fuller built in 1859, and the town officially came into being on May 9, 1868, when the railroad arrived. Its census table shows how fast the postwar city grew: from 32,497 people in 1950 to 51,470 in 1960 (up 58.4%) and 72,863 in 1970. Houses from those decades are now well over half a century old, and so is much of their original concrete.

Concrete that age tends to fail in familiar ways. Driveway panels drop where the base washed out, front walks heave over tree roots, steps pull away from the porch, and patios poured without joints crack straight across. Most of those call for removing the old concrete, rebuilding the base and pouring again with proper joints and steel.

Cold mornings, thawed afternoons

Wikipedia's climate figures give Reno 122 days a year when the temperature reaches freezing or below, yet only about 4.1 days when it never climbs back above 32. That means most winter days are a freeze at dawn and a thaw by afternoon, which is exactly the cycle that flakes a weak surface.

Our answer starts at the batch plant: air-entrained concrete for every outdoor slab. On site, we keep bleed water from being worked back into the top, give exterior surfaces a broom texture for icy mornings, cure the slab properly and tell you when it is ready for a penetrating sealer.

When the ground moves

In February 2008 an earthquake swarm centered near the Somersett community in western Reno, close to Mogul and Verdi. The USGS measured the largest event at magnitude 4.9, and many homes in those areas were damaged. Some cracks in driveways and walks in that part of town may date from those months. If you are not sure whether a crack is old and stable or still moving, we can measure it and watch it before deciding between sealing and replacing the panel.

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Services we offer Reno homeowners

Concrete driveways. Full replacements, widening for a third car or an RV, and new aprons where the driveway meets the street.

Concrete patios. Plain broom finish, exposed aggregate or a smooth trowel finish under a covered patio.

Stamped concrete. Patterns and colors chosen to match stucco, stone veneer or a xeriscaped yard.

Sidewalks and walkways. Front walks, side yard paths and steps rebuilt at even rise heights.

Concrete slabs. Shed bases, hot tub pads and RV parking slabs sized for the weight they will carry.

Concrete repair. Crack sealing, patching spalled areas and replacing the worst panels while keeping the rest.

Dry most years, with big swings

Reno's average yearly precipitation is 7.35 inches, but it has run from 1.55 inches in 1947 to 13.73 inches in 2017, and average snowfall is 20.9 inches. In a dry year, fresh concrete gives up its water to the air quickly, so we shield it from wind and sun while it cures. In a wet year, poor drainage shows fast, as ponding along a patio edge or ice across a driveway. A pitch of about a quarter inch per foot away from the house prevents most of it.

Close to the capital, too

Reno lies 26 miles north of Carson City, and the stretch between them, through Steamboat, Pleasant Valley and Washoe Valley, is part of our area as well. Work at the curb or public sidewalk in Reno goes through the city, and we confirm its requirements before scheduling. Call (775) 278-6129 to book a time to look at your project in Reno, NV.