Diamond Valley concrete on cinder and lava
Diamond Valley sits under a cinder cone, a short run up Highway 18 from St. George. Close to town, and still easy for a small job to get passed over.
Diamond Valley
Homes in Diamond Valley sit on roomy lots with black lava rock and red cinders showing through the sagebrush. People move here for space, then find the yard needs a few hard surfaces to work. A patio extension that catches the evening shade. A pad next to the garage for the RV. Curbing to keep landscape rock where it belongs. A couple of steps down to the lower yard.
You would think being this close to St. George makes it easy to hire out. It does not. A single patio up the highway is the kind of job a larger outfit may pass on, even this near to town. We work the other way around, because small pours are all we schedule. We collect the small Diamond Valley jobs, set one pour day and serve them all from the same truck.
Pouring in Diamond Valley
- Cinders drain, but they move
- Loose volcanic cinder drains water well, which is good for concrete. It also rolls underfoot like marbles. We scrape loose cinder off the pad area, set a compacted gravel base and make sure the forms are staked into firm ground.
- Lava rock sets the grade
- On some lots the basalt is right at the surface and decides how deep we can dig. When that happens we may raise the slab slightly and blend the edges with gravel or a step, instead of promising a grade the rock may not allow.
- Between desert and mountain weather
- Diamond Valley sits well above St. George, so it runs higher and cooler than town. It skips the worst of the valley heat but gets frost in winter. We pour early on summer days and wait for mild weather in the cold months.
Common jobs in Diamond Valley
- 1
Patios
Many homes came with a small builder patio, and adding onto it is a common request.
- 2
RV and trailer pads
Wide side yards make room for an RV, and a proper pad keeps it off loose cinder.
- 3
Curbing and mow strips
Rock and cinder landscaping wanders without an edge, and a poured curb gives it one.
- 4
Steps and landings
Lots that step down over lava rock often need a few solid steps between yard levels.
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Diamond Valley: straight answers
Can you extend the patio I already have?
Yes. We pour the new section next to the old one with a joint between them so each can move without cracking the other. The new concrete will look lighter than the old at first. Both get a broom finish so the texture is close.
Will curbing hold back cinder and landscape rock?
That is what it is for. A poured curb gives rock and cinder a hard edge to stop against, so it stays out of the lawn, the driveway and the walk. Text us a photo and the rough length in feet and we will tell you what we can from there.
How long before I can park my RV on a new pad?
About a month. Concrete reaches full strength at 28 days, and an RV puts a lot of weight on a few small tire patches. You can walk on the pad after about a day and park a car on it after about a week.