Concrete Contractors in Zion, IL

Zion is a Lake County, Illinois city just south of the state line, and concrete contractors here work on a mix of older homes and newer housing. Zion counted 24,655 residents in the 2020 census and 9,295 housing units, on almost 10 square miles of land with no open water inside city limits. John Alexander Dowie founded it around 1900 and named it after Mount Zion in Jerusalem.

A planned city a century on

Zion has been a city for more than a century, so some of its housing is old. Population grew from 22,866 in 2000 to 24,413 in 2010, which means there is also a layer of newer construction. Older homes tend to need:

• Front walks and steps that have tilted or cracked
• Narrow driveway replacement
• Detached garage slabs that have sunk

Newer homes are more likely to need driveway widening, patios and repair of settled aprons.

Next to Illinois Beach State Park

Zion is the closest city to the South Beach section of Illinois Beach State Park, the state's first natural preserve. Being close to the lake means lake-effect weather and plenty of freeze-thaw. Salt from winter roads adds to the stress on driveways and walks. We pour every outdoor slab with air-entrained concrete, set it on a compacted stone base, slope it for drainage and cut control joints at the right spacing.

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What we offer Zion homeowners

1. Concrete driveways, new or replaced 2. Concrete patios, plain or stamped concrete 3. Sidewalks and steps, including front stoops 4. Garage and shed slabs 5. Concrete repair and replacement for cracked, sunken or heaved sections

We give you a written estimate that lists the tear-out, base, thickness, reinforcement and finish.

How to compare concrete estimates

If you get more than one bid, make sure you are comparing the same job. Ask each contractor to put these in writing:

• Tear-out and haul-away. Is removing the old slab included?
• Base. How deep is the stone base, and is it compacted?
• Thickness. How many inches of concrete?
• Reinforcement. Rebar, mesh, fiber, or none?
• Mix. Is the concrete air-entrained for outdoor use?
• Joints. How will control joints be placed?
• Finish. Broom, stamped, colored? Is sealing included?
• Permits. Who checks and pulls any required permits?
• Cleanup and restoration. Is backfilling the edges included?

Two bids can look far apart on price but differ mostly in what is left out. Our estimates list each item so you can line them up side by side.

Steps and stoops

Plenty of houses have a front stoop with a few steps up to the door. Old stoops often settle away from the house, leaving a gap where water gets in. We replace them with a proper footing, even rises, a landing sized for the door swing, and a broom finish that grips in winter. If you need a handrail, we plan for it before we pour so posts can be set correctly.

We can also pour a new walk from the driveway to the stoop at the same time, so the two meet at matching heights and slopes.

Garage slabs and sheds

Where an older Zion lot has a detached garage, the floor often cracks and sinks after decades on bare soil. We can replace a garage floor inside the existing walls when the structure allows it, or pour a new slab for a rebuilt garage or shed with thickened edges and anchor bolts set where your builder needs them.

Illinois side, same winters

Zion sits at about 692 feet, just across the state line from Kenosha, and the same lake winter applies. We plan Illinois jobs the same careful way. We check whether the City of Zion requires a permit for your project, especially for driveway aprons and public walks, before we schedule.