Concrete you can drive, walk and build on in Gautier, MS
Gautier Concrete builds and repairs concrete for homeowners, small businesses and new builds, and we look at how water runs across your property before we plan any pour.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Concrete work we do across Gautier, MS
Gautier Concrete is a concrete contractor in Gautier, MS, and our 16 services cover most of what sits under your feet, your car or your house, from a sinking patio to a new slab foundation. The price mostly comes down to the size and thickness of the slab, how much digging and packing the ground needs, whether old concrete has to come out first and how much finish work you want. The schedule turns on rain, any permit or flood zone questions for your address, and curing, the wait while new concrete hardens before you use it. I'll look at your spot in person and explain what I see before I put anything on paper.
Concrete driveway building
A new driveway built on a dug-out, packed base, with steel inside and joints cut where we want cracks to go, so it carries your cars for years.
Concrete patio construction
A plain or finished concrete patio sized to how you'll use it, sloped so rain runs away from the house instead of pooling by the back door.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a pattern and color into the wet surface, so a patio or walk looks like stone or brick while staying one solid slab underneath.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walkways from the driveway to the door or around the side of the house, poured smooth and even so nobody catches a toe on a lifted edge.
Garage floor concrete
When a garage floor is cracked, sunken or chipping, we break it out and pour a new one that takes the weight of cars, tools and shelving.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed gravel, borders and textured finishes for concrete that should look as good as it works, on patios, entries and walks around the house.
Concrete retaining walls
Poured concrete walls that hold back soil on a slope or a raised bed, planned with a way for water to drain so it doesn't build up behind them.
Concrete floor installation
Interior concrete floors for shops, storage buildings, additions and businesses, poured level and finished smooth or left ready for whatever flooring goes on top.
Concrete pool decks
The concrete around your pool, finished with a texture that helps wet feet keep their grip and sloped so splash water drains off instead of sitting.
Concrete steps construction
Front, back or porch steps poured with even step heights and solid footing under them, for when old steps have cracked, settled or pulled away from the house.
Slab foundation building
A slab foundation is the concrete pad a house or building sits on, so the real effort goes into the ground and forms before the truck shows up.
Foundation installation
For new builds, additions and raised houses, we set the foundation everything else stands on, with footings and forms laid out from the plans before anything gets poured.
Concrete parking lot building
Concrete parking areas for small businesses and offices, poured thick enough for the traffic they'll carry and sloped to move rain off toward the drains.
Concrete footings
Footings are the buried concrete under a wall, porch or addition that spreads its weight into the ground, dug to firm soil so what's above has solid ground under it.
Foundation raising
For owners lifting a house higher off the ground, we build the taller foundation it rests on, planned around the height your address calls for.
Concrete cutting
Saw cutting through slabs and walls to open a doorway, remove a damaged section or add joints, leaving clean, straight edges instead of jagged broken ones.
Why people hire Gautier Concrete for slabs and foundations
Concrete is hard to undo once it sets, so here's how we handle the parts of a job that decide whether it holds up and whether you understood what you paid for.
Your job explained before we pour
I walk you through each choice in plain words, like how thick the slab should be and how it will drain, because concrete is hard to undo once it sets.
Care under the slab
We dig out and pack the subgrade, the soil and gravel your slab sits on, instead of raking it level, because that hidden layer decides whether your concrete settles and cracks with the dirt later.
Straight answers on cracks and curing
Concrete shrinks as it dries, so we cut control joints, straight grooves that give cracks a planned place to run, and tell you up front when you can walk and drive on it.
One person from estimate to cleanup
The person who looks at your job also answers your calls and works with the crew, so you aren't explaining it all over again. Call (228) 263-3738 when you're ready to talk it through.
Our process, from your call to cured concrete
Here's how a job goes from your first call to the day you can use your new concrete, starting with a free on-site estimate.
You call or send the form
Call (228) 263-3738 or send the form with a little about the job, whether it's a cracked patio, a new garage floor or a lot for a raised house. We get back to you within one business day and set a time for me to come out to your place.
I look, measure and explain
I come out myself to look, measure and ask how you'll use the space, then lay out your choices in plain words before anything goes on paper. The estimate is free with no obligation. I'll also point you to the city or county office for flood zone and permit questions, so those are settled before we pick a date.
We prep, pour and finish
My crew and I dig out and pack the base, set the forms and any rebar, the steel bars that help hold the slab together, then pour and finish the surface. I'm on site with the finishers most days, so I can show you what we found under the old slab before we keep going.
I walk you through curing
Once the surface is finished, I walk you through caring for it while it cures, the stretch when new concrete is still gaining strength. You'll know when it's ready for feet, when it can take a car and what to keep off it, and we clean up before we leave.
Tell us about the concrete job you have in mind
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free and on site, with no obligation, and I'll explain what I see before I put anything on paper.
- Based in
- Gautier, MS 39553
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
Concrete finishes and forms
A look at the kinds of driveways, patios, steps and slabs this trade turns out, to help you picture finishes and textures before we talk about yours.
Gautier Concrete, a local crew since 2017
Gautier Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Gautier, MS, pouring flatwork, the driveways, patios and walks that lie flat on the ground, along with foundations since 2017. We're fully licensed and insured, and I still come out to look at each job myself and work on site with my crew of finishers and laborers most days. We serve 12 cities with their own pages and plenty of places in between. You can read how I got started pouring walks for neighbors on our about page.
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Founded
- 2017
- Years in business
- 9
Gautier, MS, and what its rain means for concrete
Gautier is our home base, a coastal city where heavy rain can leave many areas under water, and the city's flood safety page points out that happens outside the mapped flood zone too. For concrete, that means we pay close attention to where water runs, so a new driveway or patio sheds rain away from your house instead of holding it against the foundation.
Around town, people spend weekends at Shepard State Park, with its trails, disc golf and boat launch, and at George Martin City Park, where families use the fishing pier, splash pad and picnic pavilions. Most of what we pour here is for the houses, garages and small businesses in between, and we take that same work out to the cities around Gautier.
Cities we serve from our Gautier base
Gautier Concrete is based in Gautier, MS, and works across Jackson County and the cities around it, from Pascagoula over to Biloxi and into south Mobile County. The 12 cities below have their own pages, and we work in plenty of places in between, so call if yours isn't listed.
Questions about concrete in Gautier, MS
How much does concrete work cost in Gautier, MS?
There's no single price, because each job is figured from your measurements and your ground, and I'd rather look first than guess over the phone. After size, the finish moves it most, since a plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives shoes and tires grip, costs less than stamped or colored work. Access matters too, because a slab the truck can reach pours faster than one we wheelbarrow to the backyard.
Why are some concrete quotes so much cheaper than others?
Usually the difference is in the base, the dug-out and packed layer under the slab, because it's the easiest thing to skimp on and nobody sees it on day one. A slab poured on raked-over dirt can look fine for a while, then settle and crack as the ground moves. That's the last place I'd cut, so if a budget's tight, I'd rather go with a plainer finish.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You can usually walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, because the slab keeps gaining strength after the pour and a car weighs far more than a person. I'll give you the dates for your slab when we finish, since weather and thickness change them. When we can start depends more on rain and any permit or flood zone questions for your address.
Does a concrete contractor in Mississippi need a state license?
Yes, the Mississippi State Board of Contractors requires a license for paid improvements to an existing home totaling more than $10,000, and for paid builders of homes up to three floors that cost over $50,000. Gautier Concrete is fully licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask about it when I come out.
Do I need a permit for concrete work in Gautier, MS?
It depends on the job, so the place to ask is the Gautier Planning and Building Department, which issues the city's residential permits for construction, alteration and repair work. Before we start, we check with the city or county office for your address about what the job needs. Then we walk you through the paperwork so you know who's handling each piece.
Do you guarantee your concrete work?
Yes, our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Before we pour, I'll also tell you where your concrete is likely to crack and why, so you know what to expect from it over the years.
Will a new concrete driveway crack like my old one?
Some hairline cracking is normal in any concrete, but a slab on a well-packed base, with control joints in the right spots, is far less likely to break up or sink like an old one poured on loose dirt. Rebar, steel bars laid in a grid inside the slab, holds the pieces tight if a crack does open. Most old driveways we break out failed from the bottom, where the ground under them settled.
Does being in a flood zone affect a concrete project in Gautier?
It can, so the city asks you to call about your flood zone and what construction may occur before you build or buy, and any development in the flood plain has to be permitted. For a house that doesn't meet the current federal flood map, the city limits how much repair and improvement work it can get over a span of years, which matters if you're weighing a new foundation or raising the house.
Gautier, MS
Ready to talk about your concrete job in Gautier?
Permit and flood zone questions can take time to sort out, so an early call gives us room to answer them. We reply within one business day and the on-site estimate is free.