Concrete Contractors in Smithfield, VA

Smithfield homeowners looking for concrete contractors live in a town that blends a colonial seaport with fast-growing neighborhoods. Arthur Smith IV established Smithfield as a seaport on the Pagan River in 1752, south of the James River in Isle of Wight County. The town had just 917 residents in 1960, then 2,713 in 1970, 6,324 in 2000 and 8,533 at the 2020 census. We pour driveways, patios, stamped concrete, walks and steps, garage and shed slabs, and we repair concrete that has cracked or settled.

The historic district

Smithfield's Historic District holds more than 70 contributing properties from the Colonial, Federal and Victorian periods. Concrete on these blocks is often a patchwork: a brick walk with concrete steps, an old stoop, a driveway poured decades after the house was built. We look at each piece separately, replace what has failed and leave what is still sound. On the front of a historic house, we keep finishes simple and pay close attention to edges and joints so the new work looks like it belongs.

Newer neighborhoods

Most of Smithfield's growth came after 1960, and the town grew 27.9 percent between 2000 and 2010 alone. Homes from those decades tend to need driveway replacement, patio additions or a slab for a shed or detached garage. Many newer subdivisions have HOA rules on materials and colors, so bring those to the estimate and we will design within them.

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River town weather

The Pagan River runs beside the town, and storm surge can reach it. During Hurricane Isabel in 2003, an unofficial surge estimate for Smithfield was 10.75 feet, and a driver was killed when floodwater swept a car off the James River Bridge in Isle of Wight County. Big storms are rare, but heavy summer rain is common. We set grade on every slab so water drains away from the house and does not pond along the edges, and we build a compacted stone base so the concrete does not settle when the ground is saturated.

What we build in Smithfield

• Driveways: replacements, widening and new aprons
• Patios: backyard slabs and patio extensions, graded to drain
• Stamped concrete: decorative patios and walks for newer homes
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks, stoops and porch steps on historic houses
• Garage and shed slabs: detached garages, sheds and workshop pads
• Repair and replacement: sunken panels, trip edges and failed steps

The ham capital

Virginia's General Assembly defined Smithfield ham by statute in 1926, and one requirement is that the ham be processed within town limits. Smithfield Foods, headquartered in town, is described as the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. That history means Smithfield still has plenty of rural ground around it, and we pour slabs for barns, shops and equipment on the farms and larger lots outside the town limits as well. Call (757) 520-4973 to set up a visit anywhere in Smithfield.