Quiet, careful concrete work in Rockville
Rockville is a few miles short of Springdale and a lot quieter. The homes are older, the trees are big, and the concrete jobs are small.
Rockville
Rockville has big old cottonwoods, open ditches along the street and pasture between the homes. There is almost no commercial strip, and the people who live here like it that way. They look after old properties, and old properties need small fixes. A front walk that has heaved. A back step that wobbles. An edge to hold the gravel drive where it meets the lawn. None of it takes much concrete.
With so few homes, Rockville is a long way to send a truck for one walk, and big crews tend to say no to work that small. Our answer is a shared pour day for the Zion corridor, so a Rockville job travels with a few others. Text a photo of what you want poured or replaced and add rough measurements. A photo opens the conversation, and we stop in when we are nearby if we need a closer look.
Pouring in Rockville
- Cottonwoods and ditches
- Big cottonwoods and open irrigation ditches are part of Rockville. Both put water and roots near the surface. A walk laid beside a ditch or under a large tree needs a well drained gravel base and joints placed close together to control cracking.
- River bottom soil
- The town sits on ground the Virgin River laid down, mostly sand and silt with cobble mixed in. It is easy to dig and can be loose. We compact in thin layers and add gravel so the slab does not settle unevenly later.
- Old places, careful access
- Many Rockville yards have rock walls, fruit trees and fences that have been there for generations. We bring concrete in by wheelbarrow rather than risk equipment near them, and we lay down boards to protect lawn and beds along the route.
Common jobs in Rockville
- 1
Sidewalks and paths
Front walks at older Rockville homes are often narrow and broken up by roots, and a new one is a short pour.
- 2
Steps and landings
Old porches and back doors need steps that are even and solid, especially for older owners.
- 3
Curbing and mow strips
A concrete edge keeps a gravel driveway from spreading into the lawn and the ditch bank.
- 4
Tear out and replace
Slabs poured long ago without a base have cracked through, and replacing them is cleaner than patching.
Text a photo from Rockville.
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Rockville: straight answers
Can you pour a walk without hurting my old trees?
We do what we can to protect them. That means keeping the walk back from the trunk, digging by hand near large roots, and keeping the base shallow in that area. If a root has to be cut, we will show you first and let you decide.
Rockville is tiny. Will I be waiting a long time?
It depends on the calendar. We group Rockville with Springdale and Virgin, and pour when there are enough jobs on Highway 9 to share a truck. Text us a photo and we will tell you the next corridor date we have open.
My yard gets flood irrigated. Is that a problem for concrete?
Standing water along a slab softens the ground under it over time. We set the concrete slightly above the surrounding grade and slope it so water runs off. It also helps to let us know where the water comes in and how deep it gets.
Nearby
Everywhere we pour
St. George area
Hurricane Valley
Zion corridor
- Virgin
- Springdale
- Rockville