New Harmony concrete for acreage and ranch lots
New Harmony sits at about 5,300 feet at the north end of the county, below the Pine Valley Mountains. It is a long trip for a small pour, so we make the trips count.
New Harmony
From many yards in New Harmony you can see the red Kolob cliffs to the east. It is a rural town a few miles west of Interstate 15, with ranch ground, horse lots and newer homes on acreage. Owners here ask for a parking strip beside the driveway, a pad for the fifth wheel, a curb between lawn and gravel, or a patio pointed straight at that view.
New Harmony is closer to Cedar City than to St. George, at the far edge of both service areas. A patio sized job can be hard to place. We count the town as part of our Washington County area and schedule it like every outlying stop, by stacking several small pours onto one truck and one day. Text early in the season and your job helps set that day.
Pouring in New Harmony
- Winter at 5,300 feet
- New Harmony gets snow and steady freezing nights through the winter. Outdoor concrete here should be air-entrained so it can take the freeze and thaw. We hold most pours for the warm months and cover any slab that might see frost in its first days.
- Know the soil before you pour
- Soil varies from lot to lot here. Some yards have rocky, well drained ground and others have clay that swells when wet and shrinks when dry. On clay we put down a thicker compacted gravel base and keep water draining away from the slab.
- Wide lots, long runs
- Homes here are often set well back from the road, and the pour may be far from where a truck can park. Tell us the distance from the driveway to the spot. It decides whether we chute it, wheel it or bring a pump.
Common jobs in New Harmony
- 1
RV and trailer pads
Fifth wheels and travel trailers are common on New Harmony acreage, and they need a pad built for the weight.
- 2
Driveway add-ons
A concrete parking strip or garage apron is a useful upgrade to a long gravel driveway.
- 3
Patios
The view east toward Kolob is the reason many people build here, and a patio is where they sit to look at it.
- 4
Curbing and mow strips
A mow strip keeps lawn, gravel and pasture grass from growing into each other on a large lot.
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New Harmony: straight answers
Do you pour in New Harmony during the winter?
Rarely. At this elevation the nights freeze for months, and fresh concrete must not freeze while it gains strength. We look at winter jobs when they come in and schedule most of them for spring. A mild, dry stretch can sometimes open a window with blankets over the slab.
My yard has clay. Will the slab crack?
All concrete cracks a little, which is why we cut control joints so cracks follow the joint line instead of wandering across the slab. On clay, the base matters most. A thick compacted gravel layer and good drainage keep the ground under the slab from moving as much.
Can you widen my gravel driveway with concrete?
Yes. We can pour a parking strip beside it or an apron at the garage. Driveway sections are typically 5 to 6 inches thick with rebar on compacted gravel. Keep cars off the new concrete for about a week after the pour.