Concrete Services in Marietta, GA

Who Signs Off on a Marietta Driveway

A Marietta mailing address can mean three different road owners, and the one that owns the street in front of you decides who reviews the apron.

City Streets

Inside the city limits, residential construction goes through the City of Marietta Department of Development Services. We confirm with them what a given driveway or wall needs before scheduling.

Cobb County Roads

Plenty of Marietta addresses sit in unincorporated Cobb. Any residential driveway that connects to a Cobb County road has to be approved by Cobb DOT, which reviews a sketch of the proposed driveway. We prepare that sketch as part of the job.

State Routes

If your driveway opens onto a state road such as US 41 or State Route 120, work in that right-of-way needs a Georgia DOT encroachment permit. It takes longer, so we start that paperwork early.

Concrete Around the Historic Square

Marietta has six historic districts, including Whitlock Avenue and Church-Cherokee Streets, plus landmarks like the Kennesaw House, one of the few buildings that survived Sherman's march.

Design Review

Exterior changes on a property in a local historic district may require a Certificate of Appropriateness from the city before work begins. We help you put together the drawing and finish description the review calls for.

Walks and Steps on Old Lots

Older homes near the Square often sit above the street on narrow lots, with front steps that have cracked, shifted or pulled away from the porch. We rebuild them with proper footings and tie in new concrete sidewalks and walkways at a comfortable rise so the entry is safe and fits the house.

Hills, Clay and Kennesaw Mountain

West of the Square the land climbs toward Kennesaw Mountain, where the 1864 battle was fought. Those slopes and the red clay under them drive how we build.

Driveways That Hold on a Grade

On steep lots we thicken edges, add reinforcement and cut a broom finish deep enough for traction in rain. A replaced 600-square-foot driveway with removal runs about $6,000–$9,600 at $10–$16 per square foot, and grade work adds $1–$3 per square foot where needed.

Runoff is the other half of the problem on a hillside. We set the driveway crown or cross-slope so water heads to the street or a drain instead of the garage, and we add a trench drain at the bottom when the grade leaves no other path.

Sunken Slabs and Leveling

Clay that swells in wet months and shrinks in dry ones leaves gaps under older slabs. If a walk or patio dropped but stayed in one piece, concrete leveling can raise it and fill the void beneath. We check first, since leveling a broken slab only delays the replacement.

Commercial Flatwork in Marietta

Marietta's economy runs on aerospace, health care and county government, and those employers bring a steady need for durable concrete.

Medical and Office Sites

Clinics and office buildings around Kennestone see heavy foot traffic and need level, accessible walks and curb ramps. We pour to plan and keep entrances open with phased work.

Retail Along US 41

Strip centers and restaurants along the Cobb Parkway corridor wear out dumpster pads and drive lanes first. Our commercial parking lots and driveways are quoted from plans or a site visit, never from a flat per-foot number.

Equipment and Dumpster Pads

Suppliers and shops in the industrial areas south of the Square, near Dobbins and the Lockheed plant, need pads that carry forklifts, compressors and loaded roll-off containers. We size slab thickness and steel to the actual load and pour heavier mixes where trucks turn.

Common Questions in Marietta

What Cobb homeowners usually ask before booking an estimate.

Do I live in the city or in unincorporated Cobb?

Your mailing address does not answer that. We look up the parcel so we know which office reviews your project.

Can you match the look of a historic walk?

We can get close with finish texture, joint layout and edge detail. Exact matches to century-old concrete are rare, so we show you a sample first.

When can I use my new patio?

Foot traffic is fine after a day or two. Furniture and grills can go back after about a week, and the slab keeps curing for 28 days.

Do you pour in cold weather?

Not when temperatures are expected below 40°F. Marietta gets occasional winter cold snaps, and we would rather wait a few days than risk a weak surface.