Concrete Contractors in Lumberton, TX

Lumberton is the largest city in Hardin County and one of the fastest-growing places near Beaumont, so a lot of what concrete contractors do here is adding to homes that are only a few years or a couple of decades old. The population went from 8,731 in 2000 to 11,943 in 2010 and 13,554 in 2020. Wikipedia notes that many large subdivisions people think of as Lumberton sit outside the city limits, so the real number of households is higher than the census shows.

Adding to a builder's concrete

New homes usually come with the minimum: a driveway, a front walk and a small slab at the back door. Owners then want more. The common projects in Lumberton are:

1. A real patio. Extending that small back slab into an outdoor living area, sometimes with a cover. 2. A wider driveway. Adding a parking pad for a third car, a boat or a trailer. 3. A side walk. A path from the driveway to the backyard gate so you are not walking through mud. 4. A shed or shop pad. A flat, solid base for a storage building.

When we tie into existing concrete, we drill and set dowels so the new and old sections move together, and we place a joint at the seam so any crack lands there instead of across the middle.

Stamped concrete for patios

Stamped concrete is popular for the backyard on newer homes because it gives a stone or brick look in one slab with no loose units to settle. A few things to know before choosing it:

• It costs more than broom finish because of color, stamping labor and sealer
• It needs resealing every few years to keep color and surface protection
• A wet stamped surface can be slick, so we can add grit to the sealer near pools
• Pick pattern and color from real samples outdoors, not from a screen

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Village Creek and Pine Island Bayou

Village Creek forms Lumberton's eastern border, and Village Creek State Park is inside the town. In October 1994, 10 to 25 inches of rain in five days caused a regional flood, and Lumberton had major property damage along Pine Island Bayou and Village Creek. Hurricanes Rita (2005) and Ike (2008) made direct hits, and Harvey flooded much of the area in 2017.

The city sits at 46 feet, higher than the towns to the south, but lots near the creek and bayou still need careful grading. For any new flatwork, we check where water goes when it rains hard. A patio that blocks a natural drainage path can push water toward the house. We set slopes and leave paths so runoff reaches the yard drain or street.

Slabs and repairs

A slab for a detached garage or workshop gets thickened edges, rebar and a vapor barrier. The Texas State Historical Association counts 2,480 residents in 1980 and 6,640 in 1990, so many homes date from those years. Typical problems on flatwork of that age:

• Driveway cracks where control joints were cut too late or too shallow
• Garage aprons that settled where the backfill near the foundation was soft
• Walks that sank near downspouts

Those are often fixable by replacing the affected panels alone.

Inside or outside city limits

Because so many Lumberton-area homes are outside the city, the rules for permits can differ from one street to the next. We check whether your address is in the city or in unincorporated Hardin County, and what applies there, before the job is scheduled.