Concrete Contractors in Virginia Beach, VA

Homeowners looking for concrete contractors in Virginia Beach are usually dealing with flatwork from the city's huge growth years. Virginia Beach had 8,091 residents in 1960. After it merged with Princess Anne County in 1963, the 1970 census counted 172,106, and the city kept climbing to 393,069 by 1990 and 459,470 in 2020, the largest population in Virginia. A city that adds that many homes in thirty years pours a lot of driveways and patios at the same time, and many of them are wearing out together.

What 40 and 50 year old flatwork looks like here

Driveways from the 1970s and 1980s in Kempsville, Bayside and Lynnhaven often show a cracked apron where the curb meets the drive, a low panel by the garage door, and joints that have opened wide enough to grow grass. Patios from the same era tend to settle toward the house or crack at the corners. Sandy coastal soil drains well, but it also washes out from under a slab when a downspout empties in the same spot for years.

On a visit we look at whether the problem is the concrete or the base underneath it. Isolated cracks on level panels can be handled with section replacement. Panels that rock, sink or trap water usually need to come out, along with a new compacted base and a proper pitch.

Seven boroughs, very different jobs

The 1963 merger split the new city into seven boroughs: Bayside, Blackwater, Kempsville, Lynnhaven, Princess Anne, Pungo and Virginia Beach. The northern boroughs are mostly suburban lots where the work is driveways, walks and backyard patios. Toward Pungo and Blackwater the lots get larger and more rural, so we see longer driveways, pole barn and shop slabs, and equipment pads. Near the oceanfront, salt air and blowing sand are hard on finishes, and we pay close attention to sealing and drainage.

Flooding is a real planning issue

Wikipedia notes that heavy rain from Hurricane Matthew flooded more than 2,000 homes in the city, with some neighborhoods under standing water for days, and that the city later rejected several development proposals over rising flood risk. Rainfall is high as well: about 47 inches a year at the airport and over 50 at Back Bay. When we plan a patio or a driveway, we set the grade to move water toward the street or a yard drain, keep it away from the slab edge of the house, and avoid creating a dam that holds water in the yard.

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What we do in Virginia Beach

• Driveways: replacement of 1970s and 1980s drives, widening and new aprons
• Patios: plain broom-finish slabs, patio extensions and pool-side flatwork
• Stamped concrete: patterns and colors for patios and walks, with sealer suited to salt air
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks, side yard paths, stoops and replacement steps
• Garage and shed slabs: shed pads, detached garages and rural shop slabs
• Repair and replacement: sunken sections, trip edges and slabs undermined by downspouts

HOAs, military moves and timing

Many neighborhoods have homeowners associations with rules on driveway width, stamped colors or where a patio can go, so bring your HOA guidelines to the estimate and we design within them. Virginia Beach is also home to NAS Oceana, the city's largest employer, and many families plan work around a move or a deployment. Tell us your timeline and we will schedule the pour and the cure time so the slab is ready when you need it.

A short note on weather

The city's mean annual temperature is 59.6 degrees, and snow is light, so most of our season runs year-round. The challenge is summer heat and humidity. We start pours early, protect fresh concrete from drying too fast and cure it properly, which matters more here than freeze protection does. Call (757) 520-4973 to book a visit anywhere in Virginia Beach.