Concrete projects done in Chicago, Evanston and Chicago suburbs : concrete stairs, concrete sidewalks, concrete foundation, all done in Chicago and Chicago suburbs.

Concrete work

Client: Reiner
Address: 8206 Laramie Ave, Skokie IL

Concrete work on front porch concrete stairs and landing.

  • Temporarily remove the steel railings off concrete steps and the landing.
  • Break up the old concrete stairs and move a porch landing to the left of the front door entrance. Remove the bushes off the landing area to the right of the front door entrance. Break up deteriorated concrete wall in the area down to the right of steps.
  • Form up and dowel reinforcing steel #4 rebar in the existing foundation of the landing and the masonry wall. Place one foot apart in each direction, also dowel and lay out rebar for the steps and new foundation wall to the right of the steps.
  • Pour new, even concrete steps and the new landing all the way towards the garage. Foundation wall should be to the right of the steps. Use 4000psi 6 bag mix with light broom finish, pitching the concrete away from the building.
  • Apply masonry caulk and Vulkem color stone on the joint between concrete landing and bottom of the brick wall across.
  • Re-install steel railings.
  • Clean up the property and haul away debris.

Concrete work

Client: Susanne
Address: 25 Stacy Lane, Glenview IL

Concrete Work on the driveway.

  • Break up the concrete driveway in front of the garage, including the little walkway at the side door of the garage towards the east wall of the house. Saw cut the concrete sidewalk near air-conditioning unit, then break up the driveway on the north side of the house to the asphalt driveway. Saw cut approx. 16 ½’’ by 5’ of uneven asphalt driveway and break it up for the extended part of the new concrete driveway. Break up the sidewalk in front of the house from the driveway to the front steps of the house, including bottom landing.
  • Excavate soil 2” max deeper than 5” depth for compacted gravel that will be laid under the concrete on the driveway area to get the proper pitch away from the house. The proposed excavated 2” extra depth is because of new concrete driveway being a lot lower than existing soil grade in the yard (especially in the backyard). The new pitch of the concrete driveway will be accomplished by lowering the driveway at certain points. This will allow rain water to slowly drain away from the buildings due to hard elevation conditions. When removing more soil than proposed there will be additional charges to dispose of the soil and grade it (not including seeding new grass). The additional estimated charge would be approx. $1,000.
  • Frame up and lay out 5” of compacted gravel on the new concrete driveway and 4” for the new sidewalks.
  • Lay out steel wire mesh on the gravel for new concrete driveway.
  • Pour new concrete driveway using 4000psi 6 bag mix 5” thick and pour new concrete sidewalks 4” thick, pitching them away from the building walls.
  • Apply all necessary expansion and crack control joints on the driveway. Max span between the joints will be 6’ apart on the small concrete areas and 8’ on large concrete areas. There is approx. 1334sqft of concrete work area.
  • Clean the property and haul away debris.
  • Owner supplies 3 copies of plat of survey and contractor gets the driveway permits. Use sand, not salt, on the new concrete as salt will damage the surface.

Concrete work

Address: 626 Park Ave,River Forest, IL

Concrete work

Client: Terri Wester
Address: 1630 Henry Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Concrete work

  • Temporarily remove left steel railing from front porch stairs. Keep right side supported or remove it temporarily as well. Break up old front porch steps.
  • Break up another concrete sidewalk all the way back to the east door entrance. Then break up the side concrete steps as well. Remove the side wood rail and keep for the owner, if possible.
  • Frame up and lay out reinforcing steel bars for all the new concrete steps.
  • Frame up, lay out gravel 4” thick and compact it with compactor for sidewalks.
  • Pour new concrete sidewalks and new concrete steps using 4000psi 6 bag mix 4” thick.
  • Install steel railings on the new concrete front porch steps.
  • Clean the property and haul away debris.
  • Break up the asphalt patio from the back of the house to the back of the garage. Pour additional concrete slab with the same specifications, approx. 4′ by 21”.
  • Excavate soil 42” deep for the freeze line under bottom steps and pour extra concrete footing. Install new black primed iron railing per codes of Village of Des Plaines.

Concrete work

Address: 8224 S Paxton Ave Chicago IL

Concrete work

Client: David Westveer
Address: 340 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202

Concrete work

  • Remove and dispose of steel railings from stairs.
  • Break up old concrete stairs and sidewalk leading to city sidewalk.
  • Frame up and lay out reinforcing steel bars for new concrete stairs.
  • Lay out gravel and compact it to a minimum thickness of 4” for a new sidewalk.
  • Pour new concrete stairs and sidewalk (minimum 4”) with broom finish.
  • Install new black steel railing.
  • Clean up the property and haul away debris.

Concrete work

Client: Olga Wirtz
Address: 4637 W Deming Pl Chicago, IL 60639

Concrete work

  • Break up old concrete front porch stairs.
  • Dispose of old steel railing.
  • Frame up and lay out gravel and reinforcing steel bars for new front porch stairs.
  • Install new steel railing on new stairs.

Concrete work

Client: Tom Skinner
Address: 4231 N Richmond Ave Chicago, IL 60618

Concrete work

  • Break up concrete sidewalk in front of the concrete porch and concrete sidewalk in the back of the house.
  • Break up concrete steps in front of the house.
  • Lay out gravel and reinforcing steel bars for new concrete steps.
  • Pour new concrete steps using 6 bag mix, 4000 PSI.
  • Clean up the property and haul away debris.

Concrete work and brickwork

Client: Jim Flanagan
Address: 1403 S 16th Ave, Maywood, IL 60153

Concrete: stairs

  • Break up concrete stairs on the porch of the house supporting the small roof.
  • Dig 42” down in the soil for a new trench foundation under new concrete stairs.
  • Pour a new trench by the concrete stairs on the side porch using 6 bag mix 4000 PSI.
  • Save some good bricks from old porch and remove and haul away the rest of the debris.

Concrete sidewalk

  • Break up sidewalk from the city sidewalk to the back of the side porch.
  • Lay out gravel, compact it, and pour new concrete sidewalk using 6 bag mix 4000 PSI.

Brick work

  • Remove damaged bricks on the south side of the house and replace them with the salvaged bricks.
  • Construct 2 new brick pillars with 2 new concrete seals on the bottom. Lay out on the new concrete stairs and reuse 2 old seals on the top of pillars where the steel supports will rest.
  • Chemically wash graffiti off the north wall.
  • Tuckpoint 100% of the house.

New foundation

Client: Grazyna Romanelli
Address: 5420 Warren St, Morton Grove, IL 60053

Foundation

  • Remove and unlock stone-pavers where work will be performed.
  • Excavate soil according to the plan and remove it where necessary.
  • Dig down for foundation walls according to the plan.
  • Frame up and pour new foundation footings – call for inspection.
  • Frame up and pour new foundation walls, all concrete, according to the standards.
  • Lay out gravel in the crawl space and compact it using moisture barrier. Pour 2” concrete slab in the crawl space.
  • Use 2” insulation from the inside walls of the foundation
  • Use water roofing on the outside walls of the foundation
  • Excavate the soil back.

Concrete stairs replacement and front sidewalk

Address: 1924 W Oakdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

  • Break up concrete stairs leading to the first floor and concrete steps leading to the basement
  • Break up bottom floor next to the steps and the sidewalk from the front porch stairs to the city sidewalk
  • Resurface the small retaining wall next to the basement steps with concrete patch.
  • Temporarily remove two stairs railings and re-install after concrete stairs are done.
  • Sandblast the steel railings and prime them before reinstallation.
  • Build new stairs.
  • Frame up new concrete stairs, steps, floor, sidewalk.
  • Lay out gravel and compact it.
  • Pour new concrete stairs, steps, sidewalk and the floor leading to the basement using 6 bag mix concrete 4000 PSI.
  • Clean up the property and haul away debris.

Concrete work

Client: Enver Difvna
Address: 5806 N Campbell Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Concrete work

  • Break up old concrete sidewalk – south side of the building, from city sidewalk all the way to the alley.
  • Break up old apron all the way to the garage and excavate section where trash cans are.
  • Excavate patio area in front of the garage 8’x13′ for new concrete patio.
  • Saw cut garage area around the walls and break up old concrete patio.