Concrete Contractors in Buffalo Grove, IL

Buffalo Grove sits on a county line, and concrete contractors working here notice it. The northern three-quarters of the village are in Lake County and the southern quarter is in Cook County. Whichever side you are on, the village of Buffalo Grove is the place we start when it comes to permits, and the homes on both sides share a similar story: most were built between the late 1960s and the late 1990s.

From veterans' starter homes to a full suburb

Al Frank, president of Buffalo Grove Home Builders, began developing a 100-acre purchase in the 1950s with homes of roughly 1,000 square feet aimed at veterans, and he pushed for the 1958 incorporation, when the village had 164 residents. The census then climbed to 1,492 in 1960, 12,333 in 1970 and 22,230 by 1980, reached 36,427 in 1990, and stood at 43,212 in 2020.

Point2Homes' ACS figures show which decades built the place: 28.3% of homes from the 1970s, 30.5% from the 1980s and 17.5% from the 1990s, for a median year built of 1981. That makes Buffalo Grove younger than most suburbs to its south.

What 1980s concrete needs now

A driveway from 1981 is in its mid-forties. That is often the point where a slab is still mostly sound but showing its age: open joints with weeds, scaling near the street where plow salt lands, and a corner or two broken off along the edge. Many of these drives can be repaired. We clean and fill cracks, reseal joints, and replace only the panels that have actually failed. When the whole drive has settled or broken up, we replace it with air-entrained concrete on compacted gravel and fresh control joints.

Patios for bigger backyards

Many owners want more outdoor space than the builder's original patio gave them. We pour new and expanded patios with a slight pitch away from the house, and we offer stamped concrete in patterns like ashlar slate, cobblestone or wood plank, with integral color and a release color for depth. A stamped slab needs resealing every few years to keep its color and protect against salt and freeze-thaw, and we explain that before you commit.

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Drainage and Buffalo Creek

Wikipedia places Buffalo Grove in the Des Plaines River watershed. The Buffalo Creek forest preserve next door doubles as flood control and was built to look like a natural wetland. At the scale of one lot, drainage comes down to grade: a patio, walk or driveway that tips toward the foundation pushes water at the basement and softens the soil under the slab. We set forms so water heads to the lawn or the street, and we check where sump and downspout lines empty before pouring.

Paths, sidewalks and a busy daytime village

The village counts 43 miles of paths and sidewalks, and Wikipedia reports about 20,000 people working in Buffalo Grove businesses during the day across some 10 million square feet of commercial and industrial space. Our work stays residential: entry walks, side-yard paths to the backyard, and the private walk that ties into the public sidewalk at the street. Where the village walk is involved, we confirm the village's requirements before quoting.

Services we offer in Buffalo Grove

• Concrete driveways: repair, partial and full replacement
• Concrete patios: new and expanded slabs
• Stamped concrete: patterned patios, walks and borders
• Sidewalks & steps: front walks, side walks and stoops
• Garage & shed slabs: garage floor replacement and new shed pads
• Concrete repair & replacement: crack, joint and panel work

Call (224) 494-2266 to set up a visit on either side of Lake Cook Road.