Concrete Contractors in Prospect Heights, IL

Prospect Heights is small on the map, about 4.29 square miles, but it is full. The 2020 census counted 16,058 residents in 6,657 housing units, and the average household size was 3.09 people. As concrete contractors serving Prospect Heights, we see what that means on the ground: driveways that carry several cars, garages packed to the door, and patios that get used every warm weekend.

When the homes went up

The census record for Prospect Heights starts in 1980, when it counted 11,823 people. By 1990 that had grown to 15,239 and by 2000 to 17,081. American Community Survey data on Point2Homes shows the housing stock behind those numbers: 23.6% of homes were built in the 1970s and 22.7% in the 1980s, with another 17.9% from the 1960s and 13.2% from the 1950s. The median year built is 1976.

A 1976 driveway is now about fifty years old. Concrete from that era can still be in decent shape if it was poured on a good base and kept sealed. More often we find joints that have opened up, corners that have broken off where tires roll over the edge, and a low spot near the garage where water sits and freezes.

Driveways that carry more cars

With more than three people per household on average, a single-car-wide drive can feel tight. Widening one involves cutting a clean edge on the existing slab, digging out and compacting a new base alongside it, and drilling and doweling rebar into the old concrete so the two pieces move together. Many cities set maximum driveway widths and side setbacks, so we check the rule for your lot before drawing anything.

Garage floors and sheds

With 6,657 housing units on 4.29 square miles, garages here often hold more than cars. A cracked or sunken floor lets meltwater pool, rusts whatever sits on it, and can leave a lip at the door. A replacement garage slab gets compacted stone, a vapor barrier under an attached garage, air-entrained concrete and a pitch toward the overhead door. If the goal is to get the cars back inside, a shed pad in the backyard on its own stone base is often the cheaper first step.

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The airport next door

Chicago Executive Airport, known as Palwaukee until its renaming, covers 411 acres and has been owned jointly by Prospect Heights and Wheeling since 1986. Wikipedia counts 259 based aircraft for the year ending March 31, 2022, and ranks it the fourth busiest airport in Illinois behind O'Hare, Midway and DuPage. Homes, hangars and small commercial buildings share the surrounding streets. Our focus stays on residential driveways, walks, patios and garage floors.

Patios and stamped finishes

Older backyard patios are often small, sometimes a single pad outside the back door. Replacing one with a larger slab gives room for a table and grill. Stamped concrete adds a stone or brick pattern and color in one pour, without the weeds and shifting that loose pavers can get. We talk through slip resistance, sealing and how a pattern will look next to your siding and brick before you choose.

What we do here

• Concrete driveways: replacements and widenings with doweled joints
• Concrete patios and stamped concrete for backyard living space
• Sidewalks & steps: front walks and stoops that have settled
• Garage & shed slabs with a vapor barrier and compacted base
• Concrete repair & replacement for 1970s and 1980s flatwork

Call (224) 494-2266 for a free estimate.