Concrete Contractor in Orange, TX - Driveways and Slabs Built on Solid Ground
Orange Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Orange, TX. We pour driveways, patios, house slabs and parking lots here, and we take on harder jobs too, like cutting old slabs, building retaining walls and raising foundations.
- Service area
- Orange, TX
- Call
- (409) 216-5078
Homes, shops and lots across Orange
Orange is home for us, and most of our work here is on houses that have been around long enough for the concrete to show its age. We also hear from builders with a fresh lot to pour and small business owners who need parking that holds up. The same crew works out in Bridge City, Vidor and across the state line toward Lake Charles and Sulphur.
On the older places, the trouble almost always started underneath. The price turns mostly on how much has to come out and go back in under the slab, and the schedule turns on that plus any review the city needs, so your estimate puts your own number in writing.
Our services in Orange, TX
Driveways here often crack across the middle or drop where they meet the street once the dirt under them settles. Our concrete driveway building starts by digging out soft fill and packing a firm base.
Patios here often hold water against the house because nobody checked which way the slab fell. We slope ours away from the walls and give it a broom finish, a brushed texture for grip underfoot.
New houses and additions in Orange sit on whatever's under the lot, so I look hard at the subgrade, the dirt the slab rests on. We pack it, then set rebar, the steel that holds the slab together.
Sticking doors and cracks up a brick wall usually mean the slab under an older house has moved. We find out why it dropped before we bring it back up, because lifting alone won't hold.
Running a new drain or reaching plumbing under an old slab means cutting through concrete somebody poured decades ago. We saw clean, straight lines so the patch sits flush with what's left.
Small shops and offices around Orange need lots that carry delivery trucks without breaking up at the edges. We thicken the base and slab where trucks turn and plan the drainage before any forms go up.
Every service we offer
Concrete driveway building
Concrete patio construction
Stamped concrete services
Concrete sidewalk building
Garage floor concrete
Decorative concrete
Concrete retaining walls
Concrete floor installation
Concrete pool decks
Concrete steps construction
Slab foundation building
Foundation installation
Concrete parking lot building
Concrete footings
Foundation raising
Concrete cutting
How it works when you call us in Orange
Call or send the form
Call (409) 216-5078 or fill out the form below, and we'll set a time for me to come out. It helps if you're home so you can show me what's bothering you and where water sits in the yard.
I measure and write it up
I measure, ask what the slab is for and look at what's sitting under the old concrete, because that's where most of the cost hides. You get a written estimate that spells out what's in it and what isn't, so you can compare it line by line.
We check the permit side
Before any forms go up, we find out which office covers your address and whether your job needs a permit. When it does, the city reviews the plans and inspects the work, and it charges a re-inspection fee when a job fails or isn't ready, so we call for inspection only once it is.
We pour, finish and walk it
Our crew lead runs the site as the crew packs the base and sets forms, and our finishers pour, finish and cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack. Then I walk the job with you and tell you when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for your car, because concrete keeps curing, slowly gaining strength, after it looks dry.
Questions we get in Orange
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway in Orange, TX?
It can, and it's worth checking before anything gets torn out, because the City of Orange requires a building permit application for new construction and alterations, and contractors have to get their permits before work begins. The city's Planning and Community Development Department handles the building rules, so that's the office to ask about a driveway or patio at your address. When your job needs a permit, we handle that side with them.
How do I send in a building permit application in Orange, TX?
You can mail it to the city, bring it in person or email the application and construction documents, and the fees can be paid by phone with a credit card. The forms are on the city's permits and applications page. A remodel also needs a scope of work, a written description of the job, sent in with the application.
What does Orange require before you pour a slab for a new house?
New construction in Orange needs a building permit and a site plan drawn to scale, and the same goes for additions, storage buildings and swimming pools. The city has adopted the International Residential and Building Codes, so the plans have to meet those. If plumbing runs under the slab, the plumber pulls a separate permit, and the city requires that plumbers be licensed by the State of Texas.
How do I find out if my property in Orange is in a flood zone?
Look your address up in Forerunner, a tool listed on the City of Orange website that shows a property's flood-related risk and the insurance requirements that may come with it. If you're in a special flood hazard area, the city requires an elevation certificate for any work there, which matters most for a new slab or an addition. Check before your estimate and tell me what it says when I come out.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Orange, TX?
The price comes down to how big and how thick it is, how much soft dirt comes out and how much base goes back in, and whether an old slab has to be broken up and hauled off first. Steel, the finish you pick and how easy it is to get a truck to the spot move it too. The base is the last place I'd cut when a budget gets tight, because it's buried on day one and it's the one part you can't fix later without tearing out the slab.
What causes a concrete driveway to crack and sink in Orange?
Most cracking and sinking starts underneath, with a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, or water running under the slab and washing out the dirt. Concrete also shrinks a little as it cures, so joints cut late or skipped let it crack wherever it likes. Any slab can crack, so we pack the base, send the water away and cut the joints early to give the cracks a line to follow.
A written concrete estimate for your Orange job
Call or send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll come out to your place in Orange, measure, look the job over and put what's included in writing, free and with no obligation. We're licensed and fully insured.
- Call
- (409) 216-5078
- Location
- Orange, TX 77630
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
Tell us about your Orange concrete job
Our hours run until 10 PM every day, so you can call (409) 216-5078 after work or describe the job in the form.