Caliber Little Rock Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Little Rock that pours driveways, patios, steps, slabs and footings in Pine Bluff, with the dig, the base and the water planned before the truck comes.
Most of our Pine Bluff work is older concrete that's had a long time to move. We see driveways sunk at the street end, patios tipping toward the back door, and front steps pulling away from the porch on houses that have stood for decades. A lot of the lots sit flat, and some sit low toward the Arkansas River and the lakes, so water has nowhere to go unless the concrete gives it a way off. It's the same kind of work we do in Bryant and Benton, but the ground here asks more of the drainage plan.
So on most jobs here, the real work is underground where you'll never see it. A slab is only as good as the subgrade, the dirt and rock it sits on, and on flat, settled ground that's where most of our time goes.
When an old driveway has sunk or split, we tear it out, dig to firm ground, pack new base and pour a slab sloped toward the street.
Explore serviceYou want a patio that doesn't tip toward the back door. We set the grade so it falls away from the house, then pack the base under it.
Explore serviceStamped concrete is pressed with a pattern that looks like stone or brick. It costs more than plain, so the base under it has to be right.
Explore serviceWe pour front walks and side paths with a broom finish, the brushed texture that gives your shoes grip when it's wet, and slope them to shed water.
Explore serviceA garage floor carries your car every day, so we tie in rebar, a grid of steel rod that holds the slab together if it cracks.
Explore serviceDecorative concrete means color, exposed stone or scored patterns when you want more than gray. We lay out the pattern so it works with the drainage.
Explore serviceA retaining wall holds back a slope. We start with a footing and give water behind the wall a way out, because trapped water pushes walls over.
Explore serviceNeed a concrete floor for a shop, barn or addition? We level and pack the ground first, then pour and finish the floor smooth or textured.
Explore serviceA pool deck has to drain fast and not be slick under bare feet. We slope it away from the pool and give it a textured top.
Explore serviceFront steps pulling away from the porch usually sank on soft fill. We tear them out, pour on a footing and keep each step even.
Explore serviceA slab foundation is the floor and footing of a new building in one pour, so we spend our time on the base and grade under it.
Explore serviceBuilders and property owners call us for foundations under homes, additions and outbuildings. We plan the depth and steel to the building and the ground it sits on.
Explore serviceA parking lot carries trucks, not just cars, so it needs a thicker slab, a deeper base and a plan for where all that runoff goes.
Explore serviceFootings are the concrete under a wall, porch or addition that spreads its weight into the ground. We dig until we hit soil that will hold it.
Explore serviceIf your slab or foundation has dropped on one side, we find the cause first, then raise it back toward level.
Explore serviceWe saw-cut concrete for new doorways, plumbing trenches or taking out a broken section, so the slab that stays isn't left with a ragged edge.
Explore serviceThe Jefferson County Environmental Office issues permits as it enforces the county's road and land use codes. When a job needs a permit, waiting on it usually sets the start date, so I check with the city or county office for your address about what your job needs, and we handle the paperwork when a permit is required. Residential contractors in Arkansas come under the state Contractors Licensing Board, so ask anyone you're thinking of hiring about their license. We're fully licensed and insured.
What moves your price is mostly what you won't see, like how much soft dirt comes out, how much rock goes back in, the size of the slab and the finish on top. The schedule turns on the permit, the weather and curing, the wait while the concrete hardens before it can take weight, and you can walk on a new slab well before you can drive on it. I'll go over both for your job at the estimate. If the budget's tight, I'll cut the fancy finish before I cut the base, because a nice surface on a soft base cracks just the same. It's the same plan whether we're in Pine Bluff or up in Ward.
Tell us what you need poured and where, or call (501) 274-1092. We reply within one business day to set a time, then I come out, look at the ground and give you the estimate myself, free and with no obligation. If you go ahead, our own crew does the work and I run the job on site.
(501) 274-1092Yes, but not in the middle of a hot afternoon. The National Weather Service's latest monthly report for Pine Bluff counted 24 days at 90 degrees or hotter against a normal of about 11, with no rain recorded against a normal of about 3 inches. Concrete poured at midday in heat like that dries on top before it's ready and turns weak and dusty later, so we start early and keep the surface from drying out while it cures.
The Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management gives out floodplain development information and permits, and you can reach them at 870-541-5470. Floodplain development means building on land that can flood, so it's worth asking about before a new slab foundation or addition on low ground. To see what's mapped near you first, FEMA's flood hazard tables for Arkansas can be searched by community and county name.
Concrete can still crack, but the cracks people hate usually come from a soft base or joints cut late or not at all, and both of those are in our hands. With a packed base and joints cut on time, a crack that does show up usually runs down a joint where you won't notice it.
Pine Bluff is one of the cities we work in across central Arkansas from our base in Little Rock. These have their own pages, and if your city isn't listed, call and ask.
We're open until 10 PM on weekdays and from 6 AM on weekends, so you can call (501) 274-1092 after work or use the contact form anytime.
If your driveway, patio or steps have started to sink or crack, tell us what you're seeing and I'll tell you straight what it needs.
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