About Reno Concrete Pros
We're a concrete crew, not a marketing company that sells the job and hands it off to whoever's cheapest that week. The person who measures your driveway is the person running the pour.
Why we do it this way
Anybody who's done this a while has taken the same call a hundred times. A driveway that's in pieces at twelve years old, and nothing was wrong with the concrete. It went down on soft ground, on a windy afternoon, with the steel lying in the dirt. The homeowner paid a fair price and got a third of the life they should have.
We built this business around not being that crew. We dig to real grade and compact a rock base instead of pouring on whatever the grader left. We set rebar up on chairs so it ends up in the middle of the slab. We air-entrain every mix, because this is freeze-thaw country. And we start early, because at 12 percent humidity a slab finished at two in the afternoon is a slab that cracks.
Four kinds of ground in one service area
Northern Nevada makes you learn fast. Within an hour of downtown there's expansive clay in Spanish Springs and the north valleys, soil out toward Fernley that collapses the first time it really gets wet, river cobble in Verdi that eats excavator teeth, and alkali ground east of us that slowly eats regular concrete from underneath. You can't pour all of that the same way, and we don't.
That's also why we dig a test hole before pricing anything big. It's a lot cheaper to find out what's down there before the forms go in.
Check us out (we'd rather you did)
We're not going to tell you we're the best in Reno. Everybody says that. Here's what you can actually check. Our license with the Nevada State Contractors Board is public, so you can look up the classification, the bond and any complaints in about a minute. Ask us for references and we'll give you addresses near you where you can see our work, including slabs we poured years ago. Old concrete is the real test, since anything looks good the week it's poured.
You won't find testimonials or star ratings on this site. We'd rather you talk to our customers yourself.
What you can count on
- A free look at the job and a written price.
- Both numbers when a choice changes the cost, like 4 inches versus 5, or mesh versus rebar.
- Any permits the job needs, pulled and inspected.
- A straight answer when something isn't worth replacing yet.
- The same people from the estimate through the pour.
- A clean site when we leave.
Questions about working with us
Who will actually be at my house?
Our crew. We don't hand flatwork off to whoever's free that week. The person who measures and prices your job runs the pour, so nothing gets lost in between. If the schedule changes, we call you.
How big a job do you take on?
Homes and light commercial. Driveways, patios, steps, shop floors, RV pads, sidewalks, dumpster pads and ADA ramps for small businesses. Big structural work, tilt-up walls and multi-story buildings are a different trade, and we'll tell you so.
Are you insured if something goes wrong on my property?
Yes. We carry general liability insurance and our crew is covered by workers' comp. You get a current certificate with the estimate. Ask every bidder for one, because if an uninsured worker gets hurt on your property, that claim can end up on your homeowner's policy.
What if there's a problem after the job's done?
Call the same number and we'll come back out. Our workmanship terms are in writing with the estimate. One honest thing, though: nobody can promise concrete never cracks, since it shrinks as it cures. Cracks along the joints are the system working. Settling or a flaking surface isn't, and that's on us.