Concrete Contractor in Waverly, MI - Driveways and Patios Built on a Solid Base
Benchmark Lansing Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Lansing, MI. We pour driveways, patios, walks, steps and garage floors for homes and small businesses in Waverly, starting with the ground underneath.
Houses and small businesses across Waverly
Waverly sits in Delta Township, in Eaton County, right next door to Lansing, where we're based. Around the Lansing Mall you'll find stores, offices and the lots that serve them. Off the main roads it's streets of single-family houses, each with a driveway, a front walk and usually a backyard someone wants to use more.
Most of what we pour here is flatwork, the driveways, walks, patios and garage floors that lie flat on the ground, and it's the same work we do in Grand Ledge. On lots like these, the old slab usually tells us what went wrong underneath it, so the first thing I look at is how it has sunk or cracked and where the water goes.
What working in Waverly means for your job
In Waverly the code office is Delta Township, not the City of Lansing, and Eaton County's list of local code offices shows that the township runs its own building codes and zoning. The township takes written building permit applications before a building or structure goes up, so if your job needs a permit, the start date waits on its approval. The state also requires a Residential Builder license from LARA, its licensing department, for anyone paid to build, repair or improve a home, with some exceptions in the law, so it's fair to ask anyone you're thinking of hiring. We're fully licensed and insured.
Before I plan anything here, we confirm which office covers your address. That's the same first step we take on jobs in East Lansing and Holt. When a permit's needed, we handle the application and the inspections and keep you posted. What moves the price is the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and packing the base needs, how thick the slab has to be for what drives on it, and the finish you choose. The schedule turns mostly on the permit and the season, and the written estimate I send after my visit gives you the figure for your own job.
Services in Waverly, MI
Concrete driveway building
Many Waverly driveways have sunk at the edges or cracked across the middle. We dig out to firm ground and pack a new base before we pour.
Concrete patio construction
Older patios in Waverly backyards often tip toward the house and pool water by the foundation. We slope a new concrete patio away from your walls.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks here often have a raised panel that catches a toe. We replace the bad sections and cut control joints so any cracks follow the grooves we chose.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on these houses often pull away from the wall or crumble at the nose. We pour new steps around rebar, the steel that holds them together.
Concrete parking lot building
Small businesses in Waverly need lots that drain and stand up to daily traffic. We size the slab and the base under it for that load.
Garage floor concrete
Older garage floors around Waverly often crack or sink near the door where the base gave way. We break the floor out, rebuild the base and pour a new floor.
What Waverly houses and lots ask of concrete
A lot of Waverly homes are rentals, sitting right beside houses their owners live in, and the two call us for different reasons. Landlords usually want a cracked walk, a broken step or a sunken driveway fixed so it's safe and holds up from one tenant to the next. Owners more often call about a new patio or a wider driveway, and they want to talk through the plan before anything gets poured.
On the jobs we see here, most failures started under the slab. When an old driveway was poured on dirt that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, it settled along with the dirt. When it was pitched toward the garage, water ran inside. We dig down to firm subgrade, the soil the slab rests on, pack a gravel base and slope the surface so water runs away from the house. None of that shows once the slab is in, which is why I walk you through it first.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Waverly concrete
Send us a few lines about your Waverly project and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free and done on site. Once I've looked at the ground and heard how you'll use the concrete, I send it to you in writing, with no pressure to book.
Working with us in Waverly
Call or send the form
Call (517) 246-3566 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out to your property. It helps if you can be there so I can ask how you'll use the concrete.
I look at the site myself
I check the old slab, the ground and where the water runs, and I answer your questions. Then I send a written estimate, so you see the whole cost before you decide anything.
We line up permit and date
We confirm which office covers your address, and if a permit's needed we apply to the township and wait for its approval before we dig. Then we pick a date that suits the job and the season.
We pour, finish and clean up
I work the job with our crew, from digging out the base through the pour and the finish, and then we clean up and haul off the old concrete. Before we leave, I tell you when you can walk on it and when you can drive on it.
Waverly concrete questions answered
How do I find out if my concrete job in Waverly needs a permit?
Ask the township before anything is dug, and that's a check we make for you before we plan the job. Under the state's building permit rules, ordinary repairs don't need a permit, but a change in how a structure is used does. Ordinary repairs also don't include cutting a structural beam or bearing support, or changing a required exit route. If your job needs a permit, we file the application, handle the inspections and keep you posted.
Why does my Waverly address say Lansing?
Waverly uses the Lansing ZIP code 48917, so many homes here have a Lansing mailing address even though they're outside the City of Lansing. That matters for concrete work because the permit office depends on where your property sits, not on the mailing city. That's why we confirm the office for your address before we plan.
Do I need drawings for a concrete permit in Waverly?
Usually, yes. A permit application needs a set of construction documents, meaning drawings and details of the work, though the building official can waive them when the application already shows the job meets code. For one- and two-family homes under 3,500 square feet of floor area, the state doesn't require an architect's or engineer's seal on those documents. When your job needs a permit, we take care of the application, including what the township wants to see.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Waverly?
A Waverly driveway is priced from what I measure and find on your lot, and you get that figure in writing after my visit. The base and the finish swing the price the most. A plain broom finish, the brushed texture that gives tires and shoes some grip, costs less than stamped or colored concrete. If the budget's tight, I'd cut the fancy finish before the base, because the base is what keeps the slab from sinking and you can't add it later.
How long do I have to stay off a new concrete driveway?
You'll stay off it for a short while before you can walk on it, and quite a bit longer before you can drive on it. Concrete keeps gaining strength as it cures, the slow hardening that goes on for days after the pour. I'll give you the dates for your pour, since the mix and the weather that week change them.
Will my new concrete slab crack like the old one in Waverly?
It shouldn't crack the same way, because the usual cause, a soft base, is the part we rebuild. Concrete can still get a hairline crack as it shrinks, so we cut the joints on time and keep the pour out of the midday heat, which can leave a weak, dusty top. That way, any crack it does get follows a joint instead of running across the middle.
Tell us about your Waverly concrete job
Call (517) 246-3566 or send the form with a few lines about the job, so I come out already knowing what to look for under the old slab.
