Concrete Services in Tucker, GA

Tucker's Driveway Rules in Plain Terms

Tucker's zoning ordinance is specific about driveways, and the numbers decide how big your new concrete can be. We check them before we draw anything.

Lot Coverage Caps

In the R-100, R-85, R-75 and R-60 districts that cover most neighborhoods, impervious surfaces can take up no more than 35 percent of the lot. Estate lots zoned RE are capped at 25 percent. Your house, driveway, walks and patio all count.

The Front-Yard Paving Limit

Only 35 percent of the front yard between the house and the property line may be paved. That is the rule most likely to limit a wide parking pad, so we measure the front yard on site.

No New Gravel

Driveways in Tucker must be a continuously paved surface. Older gravel driveways can stay, but an expansion cannot be gravel, which is why many owners convert the whole thing to concrete at once.

Site Plan Instead of a Building Permit

Expanding a driveway does not need a building permit, but the city asks you to submit a site plan to Planning and Zoning so it can confirm compliance. We prepare that plan for you.

Ranches and Split-Levels From the 60s and 70s

Tucker's housing stock is mostly one era, so the concrete problems repeat.

Garage Aprons on Split-Levels

Split-level homes often have a drive-under garage at the lower level, with a sloped apron that collects water at the door. We regrade and repour those aprons with a trench drain where needed so rain stops running into the garage.

Sunken Walks and Stoops

Fill around foundations from that era was often loosely placed, and fifty years of red clay movement has let walks and stoops drop. If the slab is intact, concrete leveling can lift it. If it is broken, we replace it.

Full Driveway Replacement

Our concrete driveways run $10–$16 per square foot with removal of the old slab, roughly $6,000–$9,600 for 600 square feet. That includes a compacted 4-inch graded aggregate base and reinforcement.

Patios for Ranch Backyards

Ranch houses usually have a back door that opens a step or two above the yard, often onto a small, cracked stoop. A broom-finished patio at that door runs $7–$11 per square foot, about $2,100–$3,300 for 300 square feet, and counts toward your lot coverage, so we size it with the 35 percent cap in mind.

Commercial and Industrial Tucker

Tucker has a large industrial district along Mountain Industrial Boulevard and a retail hub near Northlake Parkway and I-285.

Loading Docks and Equipment Pads

Warehouses and contractors along Mountain Industrial need slabs that take forklifts and loaded trailers every day. Our loading docks and equipment pads are designed for the real load and quoted from plans or a site visit.

Main Street Storefronts

Main Street hosts Tucker Day and other events that fill the sidewalks. We schedule storefront and sidewalk work around those dates and keep business entrances open.

Ground Conditions East of I-285

Tucker sits about 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta on typical Piedmont ground, with the granite dome of Stone Mountain just a few miles to the east.

Rock in the Excavation

Most Tucker lots are red clay over weathered rock, and now and then we hit hard material while digging footings or a wall base. We probe questionable spots during the estimate so a rock surprise does not blow up your schedule.

Clay that has been dug and left loose will settle under a slab, so we never pour on spoil from the excavation. Soft or wet spots get cut out and replaced with compacted stone before any forms go up.

Wooded Lots and Creeks

Johns Homestead, Henderson Park and the Tucker Nature Preserve show how wooded the area still is. Shade, roots and creek-side slopes all change how we lay out and cure a slab.

Tucker Concrete FAQs

Answers to questions we hear often.

Can I widen my driveway into a parking pad?

If it stays within the 35 percent front-yard paving and overall coverage limits, usually yes. We do the math during the estimate.

Does my HOA or subdivision have a say?

It might. Tucker notes that subdivision covenants can govern items the city does not regulate, so check yours before we pour.

When can I drive on new concrete?

Seven days for cars, and the slab reaches design strength at around 28 days.