Concrete Contractors in Somers, WI

Somers is one of the newest villages in Wisconsin, and concrete contractors working here deal with a mix of country lots and suburban streets. The village incorporated on April 24, 2015, and counted 8,402 residents in the 2020 census across about 25 square miles. That works out to roughly 331 people per square mile, so homes tend to have bigger lots, longer driveways and more outbuildings than in Kenosha proper.

Long drives and outbuildings

On larger Somers lots, the concrete work usually falls into four groups: 1. Garage and shed slabs for detached garages, pole buildings and workshops 2. Long driveways, sometimes replacing gravel near the house with a concrete pad and apron 3. Patios behind houses that sit well back from the road 4. Repairs to old slabs that have heaved or settled

A slab for a detached garage or workshop needs more than a flat pour. We dig to firm soil, place and compact a stone base, thicken the edges where the walls sit, and add reinforcement sized for the vehicles or equipment you plan to park on it. If you are putting up a building, we coordinate the slab with your builder's anchor bolt layout.

Small places inside the village

Somers has several named communities. Kellogg's Corners was first settled in 1837. Berryville took its name from local strawberry farms and was home to the Mid-City Outdoor Theatre, one of Wisconsin's first drive-ins, from 1948 to 1984. Central Park was a private recreational park with a baseball field and picnic grounds served by an interurban stop; the grounds were later sold and subdivided into lots. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is also inside the village.

That spread means we see farmhouses next to newer homes. Older properties often have stoops and walks poured decades ago, with no base and no reinforcement. Newer homes may have builder-grade driveways that are already showing settlement at the garage.

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Drainage on open ground

Somers sits at about 679 feet of elevation. Where a lot is flat, it is easy to build on but tricky to drain. A driveway or patio with no slope holds water, and in winter that water freezes in place. We set every slab with a measured fall away from the house, so meltwater has somewhere to go. Where a yard is very flat, we may suggest a slightly thicker base so the slab stays above wet ground.

Where gravel meets concrete

Rural lots often have a gravel drive running out to the road. Pouring concrete for the whole length is not always necessary. A common approach is a concrete apron and parking area near the garage, with gravel beyond. The trick is the transition. Where gravel meets the slab edge, cars kick stones and the edge can chip or get undercut by water.

We handle that by:

• Thickening the slab edge where it meets the gravel so it does not crack under tires
• Setting the gravel slightly below the concrete so it does not pile up against it
• Making sure water from the slab drains off to the side, not down the gravel path

If you later decide to extend the concrete, we plan the first pour so the next section can tie in cleanly. That way you can spread a long driveway over more than one season without ending up with a patchwork look. We put the full plan in the written estimate so you know what the second phase would involve.

Before we pour

Somers is still settling its boundaries; the small remaining town area is slated to become part of Kenosha by 2035. Rules can differ depending on which side of a line you are on, so we check whether the Village of Somers requires a permit for your slab, driveway or apron before we schedule. Then you get a written, itemized estimate.