Concrete contractor in Irving, TX

Las Colinas and Valley Ranch were developed on land reclaimed from the Elm Fork Trinity River floodplain. Lots were raised with placed fill, and that fill continues to compact and shift in ways that were not apparent when homes were new. Newer slabs on fill soil crack and settle for different reasons than older homes on native clay. The repair approach for a Las Colinas home needs to account for fill depth and compaction, not just the surface clay behavior.

Pier and beam foundations, common in south Irving's 1950s and 1970s neighborhoods, are raised wood-frame structures over a crawl space. They fail through settling pads, sagging beams, and moisture damage to wood framing. Slab foundations, dominant in Las Colinas and Valley Ranch, are concrete poured directly on the ground and fail through cracking, heaving, and differential settlement. Crawl space foundation construction and beam work address pier and beam problems; pressed piers and concrete leveling address slab problems. We handle both.

Yes. Las Colinas has a large concentration of office buildings, corporate campuses, and mixed-use properties that need concrete parking lot building, concrete sidewalk building, and masonry repair and maintenance. We work with commercial property owners and managers across the Las Colinas corridor on both new concrete installation and repair of existing surfaces that have cracked or settled from fill-soil movement.

The Elm Fork defines Irving's eastern edge, and soil moisture near that corridor stays elevated longer after rain than in inland parts of the city. Homes and commercial properties near the river benefit from waterproofing service and foundation drainage systems that move water away from the foundation perimeter before it saturates the clay and creates hydrostatic pressure. Proper grading and drainage correction are often part of the repair plan for properties in this zone.