Concrete for Alton's high, open lots
Alton is off the highway and off most contractors' maps. We will still pour your slab, and we usually pair it with other work nearby.
Alton
Alton sits a few miles east of Highway 89 at around 7,000 feet, with open country all around it. Lots are big and the houses are spread out. People here ask for a slab in front of the garage, a walk to the porch, or a pad for the hot tub or the propane grill. Short jobs, and every crew that could pour them is a long drive off.
A truck and a crew have to leave the highway and come up to Alton, and a single small pour rarely covers that. So Alton tends to ride along with other work. That might be a pour day in Long Valley or a trip toward Hatch and Duck Creek, with the truck swinging through on the way. If you can be a little flexible on the date, a small job here gets much easier to place.
Pouring in Alton
- High enough to freeze hard
- At roughly 7,000 feet, Alton gets real winter. Snow, hard frost and a slow spring thaw. We use air-entrained concrete for anything poured outside here, and we keep the season to the warm months so the slab cures before the cold comes back.
- Flexible dates help
- Because Alton sits off the main road, we fit it in around other stops. A job that can go any time in a two or three week span is far easier to place than one that must happen on a certain Saturday. Tell us your window when you text.
- Drainage on open ground
- On a wide, open lot, snowmelt and summer storms run wherever the grade sends them. We set slabs to fall about an eighth to a quarter inch per foot away from the house or shop, so water does not sit against the wall and freeze.
Common jobs in Alton
- 1
Driveway add-ons
A concrete apron in front of the garage keeps gravel and mud from tracking in during the thaw.
- 2
Shed and hot tub slabs
Outbuildings are part of life on a larger lot, and a shed needs a level slab that stays put through the thaw.
- 3
Sidewalks and paths
A walk from the drive to the porch gives you one clear path to shovel instead of a frozen rut.
- 4
Tear out and replace
Old slabs poured without air-entrained mix tend to scale and break up after enough winters.
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Alton: straight answers
My place is a few miles off Highway 89. Does that change anything?
It changes the timing more than the job. We usually pair it with other jobs on the same run, so Alton gets poured when we have work in Long Valley or farther up the highway. Text a photo and rough size, and tell us how flexible your dates are.
What is the best time of year to pour in Alton?
Summer and the warm ends of spring and fall. The ground needs to be thawed and reasonably dry, and nights need to stay above freezing while the slab cures. Mid season is the safest bet. Late requests sometimes have to wait until the next year.
How should I treat a new slab its first winter?
Keep de-icing salt off it. Use sand for traction. Shovel with a plastic edge if you can, since a steel blade can chip young concrete along the joints. And keep heavy equipment off until it has had a full month to cure.