Concrete built for everyday use in McAllen, TX
Craftsman McAllen Concrete Construction builds and fixes concrete for homeowners, small businesses and builders, and we plan each pour around the ground under it and where the rain will go.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Concrete work in McAllen, TX
Craftsman McAllen Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor in McAllen, TX, building for homeowners, small businesses and builders. Our 16 services cover new driveways, patios, floors, walls and foundations, plus the fixes when a slab has sunk or needs cutting out. Price mostly turns on size, how much digging and packing the ground needs, whether old concrete comes out first, and the finish you choose. The schedule turns on permits, inspections and curing, the stretch while new concrete hardens before you can use it. Your written estimate puts your own job in numbers, so you're not guessing.
Concrete driveway building
We build new concrete driveways on a dug-out, packed base and slope them to carry rain away from the house, for homeowners replacing a cracked slab or adding parking.
Concrete patio construction
Want somewhere to sit out back that doesn't puddle? We pour patios sized to how you'll use the yard, with a slight fall so water runs off.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete is pressed with patterns and colored while it's still wet, so a patio, walk or pool deck looks like stone or brick without loose pieces.
Concrete sidewalk building
We build sidewalks and front walks for homes and businesses, with a broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives shoes some grip when it's wet.
Garage floor concrete
A garage floor takes car weight, dropped tools and oil spills, so we pour it with rebar, steel bars that hold the slab together if it cracks.
Decorative concrete
Decorative concrete covers color, stains, exposed stone and patterned finishes for owners who want a walk, patio or entry to look finished, not plain gray.
Concrete retaining walls
We build concrete retaining walls that hold back a slope or a raised bed, so a yard with a grade gives you level ground to use.
Concrete floor installation
We pour interior concrete floors for shops, warehouses, additions and homes, finished smooth for polishing or flooring on top, or left bare for hard use.
Concrete pool decks
What does a pool deck need that a patio doesn't? A surface that's not slick under bare feet and a slope sending splash water away from the house.
Concrete steps construction
We build concrete steps at front doors, porches and grade changes, with every step the same height so feet don't catch an odd one, for homes and businesses.
Slab foundation building
For builders and owners putting up a house, shop or addition, we form and pour the slab foundation the structure sits on, ready for the inspections it needs.
Foundation installation
We put in foundations for new buildings and additions when the ground or the load needs more than a flat slab, with beams and piers dug deeper.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business owners call us for concrete parking lots and drive lanes that carry daily traffic and delivery trucks and drain to the right place after a storm.
Concrete footings
Footings are the concrete pads and strips under posts, walls and additions that spread the weight into the ground, and we dig and pour them to the plans.
Foundation raising
Doors sticking, cracks over windows or a slab that's dropped? Once we know why it sank, we lift the settled section back toward level.
Concrete cutting
Need a doorway in a wall or a bad section of slab taken out? We saw-cut concrete instead of breaking it, so the part that stays isn't damaged.
Reasons to hire us for your concrete job
Most concrete looks fine the day it's poured. The difference shows years later, and it comes down to how the job was planned and who stayed with it.
One person from estimate to pour
I'm the one who looks at your job, and I stay on it with our crew through the pour, so what we agreed on at your property is what gets built.
Odd slopes and tight access welcome
We're best known for the jobs with a catch, like an odd slope, a tight entrance or an old slab nobody can explain. I'd rather work out the right way to do yours than force a standard answer onto it.
Pour dates set by the concrete
We set your pour date around the inspections your job needs and the curing your concrete needs, not around what's handiest for our calendar, because a rushed pour shows up later as a weak surface.
Quotes you can compare line by line
Your written quote spells out what's in it and what isn't, so you can lay it next to any other bid. Call (956) 331-0213 and I'll come take a look.
How a concrete job runs with us
Here's what happens from your first call to the final walk-through. We get back to you within one business day, and the estimate is free.
You call or send the form
Call (956) 331-0213 or send the contact form and tell us what you're looking at, a sinking slab, a driveway that's breaking up or a patio you'd like to add. We get back to you within one business day, ask a few questions and set a time for me to come out.
I look, measure and quote
I come to your property, look at the ground and the slope, ask a lot of questions and take my own measurements instead of working from a guess. You get a free written estimate with no obligation, and if the job needs city permits or inspections, we help you line them up.
Our crew does the work
Our crew does the work with me on site, from digging out and packing the base to forming, pouring and finishing. Because I'm there, you have one person to ask, and if the ground shows us something new once it's open, I'll tell you before we go on.
We walk it together
When the forms come off, I walk the finished job with you and go over what you're looking at. I'll also tell you how long to keep feet and tires off while it cures, since that wait has a lot to do with how strong it gets.
Tell us about the concrete job you have in mind
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time for me to come look at the job. After that you get a free written estimate, with no obligation.
- Based in
- McAllen, TX 78501
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
Concrete work in photos
Examples of driveways, patios, steps and stamped finishes to help you settle on a look before we talk through your own job.
Who we are and how we started
Craftsman McAllen Concrete Construction is a licensed and insured concrete contractor in McAllen, in business since 2017. I spent my first working years at a desk, then learned concrete on a crew here pouring flatwork, the slabs, walks and drives that lie flat on the ground, along with foundations, before I started this business. Today we offer 16 services for homeowners, small business owners and builders, with pages for 12 of the cities we work in. You can read more about us and how we work.
Working in McAllen and Hidalgo County
McAllen is a city in Hidalgo County with more green space than people expect, and a lot of it gets used every week. Quinta Mazatlan, owned by the city, keeps a piece of the native Tamaulipan Brushland, with gardens around its historic home, walking trails and classrooms. The McAllen Nature Center has five trails past a butterfly garden and a resaca, and Camp McAllen is the newest of the three, with open green space and a trail system.
Around town we pour for older houses, newer subdivisions, shops and builders, and the same two questions come up on most of them, what the ground underneath is doing and where the water goes in a hard rain. We're based in McAllen and the same crew works across the cities around it, so the questions we ask and the way we answer them stay the same wherever your property is.
Cities we serve around McAllen
Craftsman McAllen Concrete Construction is based in McAllen, TX, and works across the cities around it, including Edinburg and Pharr. The 12 cities below each have their own page, and if yours isn't listed, call and ask.
Questions about concrete work in McAllen
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in McAllen?
It depends on your driveway, so the real number comes from a free written estimate after I measure it. Size, how much digging and packing the base needs, tearing out an old slab and the finish you choose move it most. If the budget's tight, I'd rather you spend it under the slab and go plainer on top, because a fancy finish on a weak base just cracks prettier.
Does concrete work in McAllen need a permit, and what does the permit cost?
Whether your job needs a city permit depends on the work and where your property sits, and if you're not sure, we'll check with the city office that covers your address. Inside McAllen city limits, permits come from the city's Building Permits and Inspections Department, which bases residential fees on the improvement value or the square footage of new construction, with a $48.00 minimum. That page lists the current amounts.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You'll be walking on new concrete well before you can drive on it, and I give you the wait for your slab when we finish because it depends on the mix and the weather. The concrete keeps gaining strength while it cures, so keeping tires off a little longer pays you back for years.
Is Craftsman McAllen Concrete Construction licensed and insured?
Yes, Craftsman McAllen Concrete Construction is licensed and insured. If you'd like to see proof before you sign anything, ask when I come out for the estimate.
What do you check before pouring a new concrete slab?
The ground comes first, because the subgrade, the soil the slab sits on, decides more about how it holds up than anything we do on top. We dig out soft dirt and pack the base instead of raking it level, since raked dirt settles and the slab goes with it. I also look at how the truck and crew will reach the spot, because a tight gate or an odd slope changes the plan.
Do you guarantee your concrete work?
Yes, satisfaction guaranteed on every job. I'd rather tell you plainly what concrete can and can't do before we start than promise something no slab can keep.
Will my new concrete slab crack like the old one?
Most concrete cracks a little at some point, but we work to keep cracks small and in places we chose. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight line to crack along, while the concrete is still young. The packed base and the steel inside help keep the pieces from shifting apart.
Why does water pool around homes in McAllen even outside flood zones?
Flooding here often comes from storm water that can't drain into the storm system fast enough, not only from the areas on the official flood maps. Many homes in Hidalgo County take water this way when local ponding reaches the house, so I check where your water runs before we pour and slope the new concrete away from your house. Floodplain questions inside McAllen city limits go to the city.
Ready to talk about your concrete job in McAllen?
Pour dates get set around inspections and curing, so calling early gives your job room on the calendar. We'll get back to you within one business day, and the estimate is free.