Caliber Little Rock Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Little Rock that pours driveways, patios, steps, slabs and footings in Benton, AR, with the dig and base done right before any concrete arrives.
Most of our Benton work is at people's homes. We see driveways that have dropped at the joints, patios and walks behind houses in the newer subdivisions, worn steps on older places closer to the middle of town, and slabs and footings for builders putting up new houses. It's a short run down I-30 from Little Rock, past Bryant, so Benton is regular ground for our crew.
Water is what changes the work here. Benton has creeks running all through town and plenty of yards drain toward one of them, so I look at where the rain runs before we talk about finish. If the budget's tight, I'd cut the fancy finish before I'd cut the base, because the base is buried on day one and it decides whether your slab stays put.
We dig out the soft dirt, pack a firm base and set the slope so water runs off the drive, then pour a driveway that stays level.
Explore serviceWant a patio out back? We size it around how you'll use it, then pitch it away from the house so rain doesn't sit against your foundation.
Explore serviceStamped concrete is pressed with a pattern while it's wet so it reads like stone or brick, and timing that press decides how sharp it turns out.
Explore serviceA walk from the drive to your door needs a packed base and joints cut on time, so any crack lands in a line we chose.
Explore serviceGarage floors carry weight every day, so we settle the thickness, the steel and the slope toward the door before we plan the pour.
Explore serviceDecorative concrete means color, stain or exposed stone, and we still build the base first because a nice finish won't hide a sinking slab.
Explore serviceWhere a yard falls off hard, a concrete retaining wall holds the dirt back, and the footing and drainage behind it matter more than the face you see.
Explore serviceInterior floors for shops, additions and outbuildings get the base and vapor barrier planned first, then poured flat and finished smooth for what goes on top.
Explore serviceA pool deck needs grip when it's wet, so we brush or stamp a texture into it and slope it so splash water heads to drains.
Explore serviceWe form and pour steps with even rises so nobody catches a toe, and tie them into the porch or slab so they don't pull away.
Explore serviceFor new homes and additions we pour slab foundations to the builder's plans, and the dig, packed fill and footings under the edges come first.
Explore serviceFoundations for houses, garages and additions, from layout and digging through footings and walls, built so the framing crew starts on something square and level.
Explore serviceParking lots and wide commercial drives need a thicker section and a plan for where heavy rain runs off that much pavement.
Explore serviceFootings carry the weight of a wall, deck or addition down into firm ground, so we dig them to the depth and width the plans call for.
Explore serviceWhen a slab or foundation has sunk, we find out why first, because lifting it back without fixing the water or the base just buys time.
Explore serviceWe saw-cut concrete for new doorways, plumbing trenches, joints or pulling out a broken section, with straight clean edges and less breakage around the cut.
Explore serviceIn Benton, permits run through the city's Community Development Department, so I check with them about what your job needs before we pick a pour date, and we handle the permit paperwork when one's required. On residential building permits the city wants house plans and a plot plan sent in by email, and staff take 3 to 7 business days to review the plot plan, so that wait goes on the calendar ahead of the dig. We're fully licensed and insured, and before you hire anybody here, ask to see their current Benton privilege license, the city's business license, which I cover in the questions below.
The city says properties near the Saline River and McNeil, Depot, Salt, Hurricane and Willow Depot creeks face the most risk in a 100-year flood, and updates to the city's flood maps added property along those streams to the mapped flood area. So on those lots I check the map before planning any slab and set the slope to carry runoff away from the house. Price comes down to the size and thickness of the slab, how much dirt comes out and base goes back in, tearing out old concrete, the steel and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit review and on curing, the days new concrete needs to gain strength before you walk or drive on it. It's the same base-first plan we bring to Cabot and the other cities around Little Rock, and your estimate gives you your own number.
Tell us about the driveway, patio, slab or wall you're planning, by the form or at (501) 274-1092, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your place in Benton myself, look at the ground and where the water goes, and give you the estimate on site. It's free, and there's no obligation.
(501) 274-1092Most likely yes, because the city's guidance says any construction, inside or outside a structure, needs a city permit. I check what your job needs for your address, and we handle the permit paperwork when one is required. You can see the city's permits and applications page for yourself.
Building in the mapped flood area takes a Flood Development Permit and an Elevation Certificate, and the structure's lowest finished elevation has to sit at least 2 feet above the 100-year flood level on the flood map. No building permits are allowed inside a floodway, and remodeling an older home in the flood area can bring extra rules, sometimes including special flood proofing. Questions go to the city's Floodplain Administrator at (501) 776-5938, and I check your lot before we plan a slab or an addition.
Yes, the city requires every person or company doing business inside Benton city limits to hold a privilege license. It costs $50 plus $1 for each employee working over 20 hours a week and runs out at the end of each calendar year. The city issues building permits only with proof of a current one or a proper exemption.
Concrete can crack, but where it cracks and whether the slab sinks come down to what's under it and how it's built. Most bad cracks I see in old slabs trace back to a base that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, or to control joints, grooves cut so the slab cracks in a straight line where we pick, that went in late or not at all. We put our time into the base, the rebar, steel that holds the slab together, and joints cut on time, so a crack, if one comes, usually stays in a joint.
We're based in Little Rock and work across the cities around it in central Arkansas, including the ones listed here. If you don't see your city, call and ask.
Our hours run into the evening every day of the week, so call (501) 274-1092 after work or send the form and we'll start sorting out the job and what the city needs for it.
If you've got a sunken drive or a yard that needs a slab in Benton, tell us what you're looking at and we'll talk it through.
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