Veyo concrete, poured over lava rock
Veyo sits on old lava flows beside a cinder cone. Digging here is slow, and that is half the reason small jobs go unanswered.
Veyo
Veyo is a small town on Highway 18, partway between St. George and Enterprise. Homes range from older places in town to newer builds on larger lots, and plenty of people keep a camper or a side by side out back. The pours they ask about are a pad for that camper, a slab for a shed, or a path to the back gate that is not cinders and mud.
Two things make Veyo jobs harder to place. The first is the haul, since Veyo is a good climb north of St. George and large crews often turn down small pours this far up. The second is the ground. A shovel finds black volcanic rock quickly in a lot of yards, and prep takes longer than it would in town. We plan for both and bundle Veyo pours onto shared days.
Pouring in Veyo
- Basalt under the topsoil
- The dark rock around Veyo is basalt from old lava flows. Solid rock makes a fine base, but it is hard to dig and rarely level. We shape the grade with compacted gravel on top of the rock instead of fighting to chip it all out.
- Cool nights at 4,500 feet
- Veyo is about 4,500 feet up, well above St. George. Summers are milder and winter nights freeze. We keep an eye on overnight lows in the cold months and put blankets over new concrete when frost is in the forecast.
- One truck, several yards
- A camper pad uses a small fraction of what a ready-mix truck can carry. Sending a nearly empty truck up the highway makes little sense, so we fill it with several Veyo area jobs and pour them back to back on one trip.
Common jobs in Veyo
- 1
RV and trailer pads
Campers and toy haulers are common in Veyo, and a pad beats parking on cinders that shift under the jacks.
- 2
Shed and hot tub slabs
A shed for the side by side or a tub on the back patio both start with a flat slab on a base built to resist settling.
- 3
Sidewalks and paths
A poured path keeps volcanic grit and mud from following you from the yard into the house.
- 4
Patios
Summer nights in Veyo are cooler than down in the valley, so a back patio gets real use.
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Veyo: straight answers
What if you hit solid rock where my slab goes?
It happens often in Veyo. If the rock is at or below the grade we need, we build the base on top of it. If it sticks up, we may shift the slab height a little or break out the high spots. We talk it through with you before pouring.
My driveway is cinder. Can you pour an apron at the garage?
Yes. An apron gives the cinder a hard edge to stop at, so less of it rolls into the garage. We typically pour it 5 to 6 inches thick with rebar over compacted gravel and slope it away from the door so water drains out.
Do you come to Veyo in the winter?
When the weather allows. Winter days in Veyo can be fine for concrete, but the nights freeze. We pour on mild stretches and protect the slab overnight. If a cold snap is coming we push the date instead of gambling with your concrete.