Concrete Contractor in Edmond, OK - Driveways and Patios Built on a Solid Base
Modern Edmond Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Edmond, Oklahoma. We pour driveways, patios, sidewalks, garage floors and slabs for homeowners here, plus some small business and property owners, and we start with the ground underneath.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Edmond concrete jobs, from old driveways to new lots
I started this business here in Edmond in 2021, and most of our calls come from homeowners with a driveway that's dropped at the garage, a patio that holds water by the back door, or a front walk with an edge somebody keeps tripping on. Some come from small business and property owners who need a lot, a walk or a slab done once and done right. The houses run from established neighborhoods with their original concrete to newer subdivisions where the yard is still being finished, and we work the cities around Edmond the same way, including Guthrie and The Village.
On an older house, the job usually starts with tearing out the old slab and finding out what it was sitting on. On a newer lot, I look hard at how the yard was graded, because water that runs toward the house ends up under the new concrete.
Concrete work we do around Edmond homes
When an older Edmond driveway has sunk at the garage or cracked across, we tear it out, dig down, pack a new base and pour it fresh.
Good for a backyard that's still bare dirt or an old patio that tips toward the house, since we set the slope so rain runs into the yard.
For a patio or front walk that should look like stone or brick, we press a pattern into the wet concrete and color it to suit your house.
When your front walk has heaved or broken, we replace those sections with a broom finish, a brushed texture that gives shoes some grip.
For a garage floor that's pitted, cracked or stained past cleaning, we break it out and pour a new slab that's flat and easy to sweep.
When plain gray won't suit the house, we can color, stain or texture a walk, patio or entry so it goes with the brick and trim.
Where a backyard steps down or a slope keeps washing onto the patio, a concrete wall holds the dirt back and gives you level ground to use.
For a shop, barn, storage building or room addition, we pour an interior floor that's flat and finished smooth enough for what goes on it.
Around a pool, we finish the deck with texture so wet feet don't slide, and slope it so splash water runs off instead of sitting.
When front or back steps have pulled away from the house or crumbled at the edges, we form and pour new ones with every step the same height.
For a new house, addition or outbuilding, we prepare the ground and pour the slab with rebar, steel bars that help hold it together.
When you're building or adding on, we lay out, form and pour the foundation the walls go on, ready for the framing crew.
For a small business or rental property, we pour parking areas thick enough for daily traffic, with the slope set so water heads off the lot.
Footings are the buried concrete under a deck, porch, wall or addition, and we dig and pour them so what sits on top stays put.
When a slab or walk has dropped and left a trip edge, I check whether raising it will hold or the base calls for a new pour.
When you need a doorway, a trench for a line or a broken section taken out cleanly, we saw-cut the concrete so the rest stays whole.
Get a written concrete estimate for your Edmond property
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time, then I'll come out, measure and put what's included in writing. The estimate is free, with no pressure to book.
(405) 285-3167- Based in
- Edmond, OK 73034
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
Permits and licenses for concrete work in Edmond
The City of Edmond issues building permits through its Building & Fire Code Services office for building, altering or repairing a structure, and a covered patio is one of the residential permit types it lists. Its pages don't name a plain driveway or an open patio, so we check with the city before every job here, and when it expects the contractor to handle the permit, we do the paperwork and line up the inspections. To submit a permit, the city requires a general building contractor's license plus current general liability and workers' comp coverage, even though it asks for no general business license and the state doesn't currently license general contractors. That license and that insurance are what to ask any contractor here about, and we're licensed and fully insured.
What moves the price is mostly what you can't see once it's done: how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and packing the base needs, how thick the slab is and whether it gets steel, then the size, the finish and how close a truck can get. If the budget's tight, keep the base and go plainer on top, because a fancy surface on a raked base settles just the same. The schedule turns on any permit, since we don't pour until the city's cleared it, and on curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens before it can carry you or your car. Your written estimate spells out what's included, and we run jobs the same way in Midwest City and the other cities around Edmond.
Why Edmond driveways and patios settle and crack
Most of the settled driveways and patios we tear out were poured over a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the dirt kept moving and the slab went with it. We dig down to firm ground, bring in base material and pack it in layers, and that's the part I care most about, since nobody sees it once the concrete's down. The other common cause is joints cut late or skipped. Control joints are shallow cuts that give a slab a straight place to crack, and we cut them on time so a crack follows the line we chose instead of wandering across the middle.
Water is the other thing we see. A slab that falls toward the house sends rain to the foundation and leaves pooling water at the door, so before we set forms we check where water runs across your lot and slope the new concrete away from the house.
How a concrete job runs when you call us in Edmond
Here's what happens from your first call to the day I walk the finished slab with you, so you know who you'll see and when.
Call or send a message
Call (405) 285-3167 or use the form and tell us the address and the work you have in mind. We set a time for me to come out, and it helps if you're home so you can show me what you want.
I look it over and measure
I come out myself, walk the site, measure and listen to what you want. Then I send a written estimate that spells out what's included, so you can see where the money goes before you decide anything.
Permits, prep and the pour
Once you say go, we check with the city on permits and set a date, and if the city needs to review or inspect, we wait until it clears. My crew digs out and packs the base, sets the forms and pours, with me working alongside them.
Walk the finished job together
When the work's done, I walk it with you and go over how long to stay off it while it cures. We clean up before we leave.
Questions about concrete work in Edmond
Do I need a permit for a concrete driveway in Edmond, OK?
You might, and you do if any part of it reaches into the street, the public sidewalk or a utility easement, because the city requires a Right-of-Way Permit for that work. A job that closes a lane, the street or the sidewalk while we work also needs a Work Zone and Lane Closure Permit. For the rest of the driveway, the city's pages don't settle it, so we ask the city before work starts and handle the paperwork when it expects us to.
How do I find out if my Edmond home is in a floodplain?
Look up your address on the city's Floodplain & Watershed Map, which shows FEMA floodplains and the floodplains the city has adopted. The city's Floodplain Administrator takes questions about it at (405) 359-4772. For a new slab, it tells me how much water may cross your lot, so I'll ask about it when I plan the slope.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Edmond?
It comes down to the size, how much old concrete has to come out and how much base work the ground needs, so I give you a number after I've measured. Thickness, steel and the finish move it too, and work at the street can add a permit. Call (405) 285-3167 and I'll come out and put it in writing.
How long does a new concrete driveway take before I can drive on it?
You'll be walking on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength for days after the pour. I'll tell you the day for each at the walk-through, and keeping the car off until then is how you protect the work you paid for.
Will my new concrete patio crack like the old one in Edmond?
It shouldn't fail the way the old one did, because most of those failures come from a raked base and late joints, and those are the two things we spend the most time on. Concrete can still get a hairline crack, and the control joints are there to give it a straight line to follow.
Does Edmond inspect a house slab before the concrete is poured?
Yes, for a new home permitted on or after October 1, 2026, the city has to approve a slab inspection before the slab concrete goes in. We set the pour date around that inspection so everything's ready before the inspector comes, and we don't pour until it's approved.
Edmond, OK
Get your Edmond concrete job measured
If you're getting more than one bid, having me out first gives you a written list of what's included to hold the others against.