Concrete Contractor in Gautier, MS - Slabs Built for Heavy Coastal Rain
Gautier Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Gautier, MS. We pour driveways, patios, sidewalks, garage floors, slab foundations and footings here, and we raise foundations for folks lifting a house.
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Gautier houses, yards and the rain they take
Gautier is where we're based, and most of our calls here are flatwork, the driveways, patios, walks and garage floors that lie flat on the ground. The city is mostly houses, some older single-story homes on slabs, some newer, and plenty raised up off the ground, with small businesses along the main roads. We do the same work over in Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.
A lot of yards here are flat and slow to drain, so after a hard rain the dirt under an old slab stays soft and water finds its low side. That's why most of our Gautier jobs start with the ground, not the concrete.
Concrete work we do around Gautier
Concrete driveway building
We dig out soft dirt and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, so a Gautier driveway holds up when heavy rain soaks the yard.
Concrete patio construction
A patio here should shed rain into the yard, not toward your back door, so we check where the water runs before we set the forms.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick, and we build the base first, because a pattern can't hide a slab that settles.
Concrete sidewalk building
When a front walk sinks or tips and holds water after a Gautier downpour, we tear it out and pour a new one on a packed base.
Garage floor concrete
A cracked, dusty or uneven garage floor gets torn out and repoured with rebar, steel inside the slab that holds cracks tight.
Decorative concrete
Decorative work covers colors, exposed stone and borders on porches and entries, and we match it to the house so a new slab doesn't look patched on.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard slopes toward the house or a ditch, a concrete retaining wall holds the soil back and lets us build a flat spot that drains.
Concrete floor installation
For a shop, shed or addition, we pour an interior floor flat and level on packed fill, with the slab thick enough for what you'll set on it.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck gets wet bare feet all summer, so we give it a broom finish, light grooves that grip, and slope it away from the pool edge.
Concrete steps construction
Raised houses and porches here mean steps, and we form each one the same height so nobody catches a toe on the way up.
Slab foundation building
A new house or addition on a slab starts with the ground under it, so we pack the fill, set the steel and pour the slab.
Foundation installation
For a new build or a house going up higher, we pour the foundation the plans call for and set it on ground we've dug out and packed.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business lots here take truck traffic and standing water, so we build a thicker slab on a deeper base and grade it toward the drains.
Concrete footings
Footings are the wide concrete pads under walls, posts and porches, and we dig them to firm ground so a carport or deck doesn't lean later.
Foundation raising
When you're lifting a house higher off ground that takes on water in heavy rain, we pour the new concrete it will sit on.
Concrete cutting
We saw out a cracked section, cut an opening for a door or drain line, or cut joints into an old slab without breaking up the whole thing.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Gautier
We reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, look at the spot with you and explain what I see before I put anything on paper, with no pressure and no obligation.
- Based in
- Gautier, MS 39553
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
Permits, licenses and pricing for concrete work in Gautier
In Gautier, the city's Planning and Building Department issues residential permits for construction, alteration and repair work, and any work in the flood plain has to be permitted, so we check with the city for your address before we set a pour date. Their answer can move your start, which is why I'd rather ask early. Before you hire anyone, you can check that a contractor holds a license from the state Board of Contractors when the job calls for one, and ask for their Gautier privilege license, which is the city's business license. We're fully licensed and insured, and we walk you through who's handling each piece of the paperwork.
The price here moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much soft dirt we have to dig out and replace, whether old concrete comes out first, and the finish you pick. Access matters too, because if the mixer truck can't back up close, we're moving concrete farther by hand or pump. The schedule turns on the permit answer, the rain and curing, the days a new slab needs to harden before it takes weight. Jobs up Gautier-Vancleave Road toward Vancleave and east toward Moss Point run the same way, and the estimate is where you get your own number.
Why Gautier slabs crack, sink and hold water
The city says many parts of Gautier can flood in the heavy rain the coast gets, even outside the mapped flood zone. When that water soaks in under a slab sitting on raked dirt, the dirt softens and settles, and the slab cracks and sinks with it, often tipping back toward the house. We dig out the soft ground, pack a firm base and check where the water runs, so the new slab sheds it away from your foundation.
Summer heat is the other one. Concrete poured in the midday sun dries on top too fast, and that's how you get a weak, dusty surface that chips, so we start pours early and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack, before it sets hard.
What happens when you call us about a Gautier job
Here's how a job runs from your first call to the day you can use the new slab, and who you'll deal with along the way.
Call or send the form
Reach us at (228) 263-3738 or through the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Early mornings and weekends work too, since we keep long hours.
Walk the spot together
I measure, ask how you'll use the space and explain what I see before anything goes on paper, so you know what you're paying for. I also point you to the city or county office for flood zone and permit questions before we pick a date.
Prep, pour and finish
My crew and I dig out and pack the base, then pour and finish, and I'm on site with them most days. When we're done, I walk you through caring for the slab while it cures.
Questions about concrete work in Gautier
Do I need a permit to pour concrete in a Gautier flood zone?
Yes, if your lot is in the flood plain, because the city says any development there must be permitted. For anything else, we check what your job needs with the city for your address before we start, so you're not guessing.
How do I find out if my Gautier property is in a flood zone before I build?
Call the city before you plan any building or buy a property, because Gautier's flood safety guidance asks for that call to learn the flood zone and what construction is allowed there. If a house in the flood hazard area doesn't meet the current federal flood map, the city caps how much repair and improvement work it can get over a set number of years, so ask how that applies before you plan a new slab or a raise.
When does a concrete contractor need a Mississippi state license?
Under the state board's law, a contractor needs an annual board license for paid improvements to an existing home that total more than $10,000, with some exceptions in the law. Builders of homes for sale need one too, as do paid builders of homes up to three floors that cost over $50,000. We're fully licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask.
Do I need a runoff checklist for a concrete job in Gautier?
You do if the job will disturb land, because the city has you complete a construction site runoff checklist before work starts and file it with the residential permit application. On larger sites it also asks whether state and federal environmental rules are met and for a copy of the state stormwater permit and site stormwater plan. I'll tell you at the estimate whether the digging on your job puts it in that group.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Gautier, MS?
Your price comes from the estimate I write after seeing the spot, and here it turns mostly on the base work under the slab, then the size, thickness and finish. If the budget is tight, I'd keep the money in the base and go with a plain broom finish, because you can dress up a sound slab later but you can't fix a weak base without tearing it out. Call (228) 263-3738 and I'll show you what your ground needs.
What causes concrete driveways in Gautier to crack and sink?
Most of the cracking and sinking we see here comes from a weak base that soaks up rain and settles, and from control joints that were cut late or skipped. A slab that falls toward the house makes it worse, because water sits along that edge and keeps the ground soft. We fix the base first, slope the new slab away and cut the joints on time, so any crack runs where we chose.
Gautier, MS
Call us about concrete work in Gautier
Call (228) 263-3738 or send the form, and I'll show you what the ground under your old slab is doing before you decide what to spend.