Bridgeview Concrete Company With Every Cost in Writing
Footings, driveways, patios, walks and stamped work. You see the full price on paper, line by line, before a single form board goes in.
On every pour sheet
Base depth, stated
How deep we dig. How much limestone goes back in. In inches.
Slab thickness, stated
Walk, patio or drive. The number is written, not implied.
Steel, stated
Rebar, mesh or none. And why.
Removal, stated
Breaking out and hauling the old concrete. Its own line.
Finish, stated
Broom, smooth or stamped. Color and sealer listed if you pick them.
What We Build in Bridgeview
Seven kinds of concrete. One way of pricing it. Pick yours.
Concrete Flatwork
Slabs at ground level. Shed pads. Condenser pads. Side-yard strips. Aprons. Dug, based, formed, poured. Sloped to drain.
Concrete Foundations
Footings, walls and floor slabs. For additions, garages and porches. Below frost. Square. Level. Built off your drawings.
Stamped Concrete
Concrete pressed with a stone or brick pattern. Colored. Sealed. Looks like masonry, sets like a slab.
Concrete Walkways & Sidewalks
Front walks. Side walks. Public sidewalk. Old panels out, new ones in. Flush joints. No trip edges.
Concrete Patios
Backyard patios. Sized for the table and the grill. Pitched to the lawn. Broom, smooth or stamped.
Concrete Driveways
Busted drive jackhammered and gone. Fresh limestone tamped. Steel on chairs. A heavy slab for cars, trucks and plows.
Commercial Concrete
Walks, pads and slabs for stores, shops and rentals. Done in phases. Entrances stay usable.
Five Steps. No Surprises.
Call
Tell us the job. Rough size. Current surface. The result you want. A few minutes on the phone tells us both if the job fits.
Site visit
A crew lead shows up with a tape and a level. Checks slope, drainage, access and the old slab. Takes notes. Asks questions.
Written price
One sheet. Base depth, thickness, steel, finish, removal. Each a separate line. You read it, ask about anything, then decide.
Prep and pour
Old concrete out. Ground dug. Limestone in and tamped. Forms staked to grade. Concrete placed, finished, jointed.
Cure and clear
Curing blankets on. Boards off once it sets. Dirt raked to the edges. Rubble gone. Your yard is yours again.
Why Bridgeview Homeowners Hire Us
Four reasons. All practical. None of them are about slogans. They are about what happens to your concrete three, five and ten winters from now, and whether you knew what you paid for on day one.
Joints where we choose
Concrete shrinks. It will crack. Control joints tell it where. We lay them out before the pour, space them for the slab size and cut them deep enough to work. Cracks follow the lines. Not your eye.
A yard you can use the next week
Rubble hauled. Forms gone. Soil pushed back to the edges. Hard surfaces swept. The only sign we were there is new concrete.
Ground built before concrete
Soft soil dug out. Crushed limestone spread and compacted in layers. That base carries the slab evenly, so it does not sink at one corner a few winters in.
Stamped work, plus an 8-month crack warranty
Patterns and colors picked to suit the house, then sealed. And on our concrete, if a crack wider than 1/8 inch opens within 8 months, we fill it with a concrete repair sealant. On stamped surfaces, the repair is an overlay.
Bridgeview and the Towns Next Door
Bridgeview stretches along Harlem Avenue, the Tri-State cuts right across it, SeatGeek Stadium at 71st Street and a long stretch of shops and light industry on both sides of Harlem. The homes are mostly brick bungalows, raised ranches and split-levels from the fifties and sixties, a lot of them still sitting on original drives and walks. Ground here is heavy clay. It holds water and moves with frost. So base work is not optional. We also pour in Bedford Park, Burbank, Hickory Hills, Justice, Summit, Palos Hills, Chicago Ridge, McCook, Willow Springs and Hodgkins.
Old drives, new problems
Slabs poured back when these houses went up were often thin and laid on dirt. Replacing them means fixing what is under them first.
Busy roads, more salt
Homes near Harlem, 79th and 87th catch plow spray and salt. Dense, cured concrete handles it better.
One number
Burbank or Willow Springs. Same crew. Same pricing sheet. Same line: (708) 295-3178.
Where we pour
- Bridgeview71st Street & Harlem AvenueHome
- Bedford ParkArcher Avenue
- BurbankState Road
- Hickory Hills95th Street
- JusticeRoberts Road
- SummitArcher Avenue near I-55
- Palos Hills103rd Street
- Chicago RidgeRidgeland Avenue & 103rd Street
- McCookJoliet Road & First Avenue
- Willow SpringsWillow Springs Road
- HodgkinsNear the I-55 and I-294 interchange
Not on the list? Ask. If the drive makes sense for the crew and the truck, we come. Same sheet, same standards, same crew lead.
Check your town with a crew lead: (708) 295-3178One Sheet. Every Cost. Before Any Digging.
Most concrete bids are a single number at the bottom of a page. Ours lists what that number buys. Base, thickness, steel, finish, removal. Compare it with anyone. If another bid is cheaper, the sheet shows you where the difference is, and you can decide if the savings are worth it.
Ask for your written price: (708) 295-3178Nothing to sign on the phone.
Bridgeview Concrete Questions, Answered Short
Six questions we hear on almost every visit.
Driveway pricing: what moves the number?
Square footage leads. Then slab depth, how much old concrete comes out, base depth, steel, the finish and how easy the truck can get close. Stamped and colored work costs more than broom finish. After we measure, each of those shows up as its own line on your written price.
Stamped or plain: is the extra money justified?
Usually, if a masonry look is what you are after. Ashlar or cobble texture, pressed into one continuous pour, means nothing loose to rock underfoot or sprout weeds. What you pay extra for: pigment, release, stamping mats, labor and sealer. Plan to reseal every few years so the tint stays strong. If you only need a durable surface and do not care about pattern, broom finish is the smart buy, and we will say so.
Will I need a permit?
Often. Many villages require one for driveways and foundations, and some for patios and walks too. Rules change from town to town. We tell you what your type of job usually calls for when we price it, so it is not a surprise later.
How soon can I use new concrete?
Shoes: day two or three. Your car: give it roughly a week. Moving trucks, dumpsters, lifts: longer still. The slab keeps getting harder for about a month, so keep heavy loads off the edges early. We tell you the exact dates for your pour before we leave.
What do you put under the concrete?
Crushed limestone, compacted in layers, over firm ground. Topsoil and soft fill get dug out first. The base spreads the load, drains water from under the slab and cuts down on frost movement. Depth depends on soil and use, and it is written on your price.
How many days does a job take?
Most home jobs are two to four days on site. Day one is tear-out and base. Next comes forms and the pour. Then cleanup. Curing runs longer in the background. Rain or a freeze can push the pour, and we call you if it does.
Builders Who Write It Down
Concrete Contractor Bridgeview is a practical outfit. We measure, we write the price out line by line, we pour exactly that, and we clean up. Footings, drives, patios, walks, stamped work and commercial slabs all get the same treatment. No upsell on the visit. If a broom finish does the job, we say broom finish.
How we work
Want to See Your Price on Paper?
Describe the job. We visit, measure and hand you a sheet with every cost on it. Then you decide.
Pouring in Bridgeview and nearby southwest Cook County.