Site Grading
We grade and level the ground before a slab, a driveway, a patio or a pad goes in. The fall we set sends rain off the concrete and away from the house.
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Muddy Boots Concrete pours concrete steps and stoops for homes around Louisville, Kentucky. Old steps crack at the edges and pull away from the house. Some sink until the top step sits low under the door. We tear out failed steps and pour new ones with even risers and a solid landing.
We pour steps at front and back doors, plus steps down to a patio or a pool deck. Steps are one part of the work we do as a concrete contractor serving Louisville. Each job starts with a free estimate on site and a written quote before the pour.
Tell us about the job: the pour, the size and where it is. We look at the site and put the quote in writing.
Louisville averages about 74 days a year with a low below freezing, by NOAA's climate normals. On most of those days, the afternoon climbs back above freezing. Water in a small crack freezes at night and thaws by day, and the crack grows a little each time. The Kentucky Residential Code classifies the weathering risk for concrete as severe in every county.
Settling is the other cause. Steps often sit on soil that was dug out and pushed back around the foundation. That loose fill can keep settling long after the house is built, so the steps tip or pull away. Downspouts that empty beside the steps wash more soil out from under them.
Replacement has to fix the cause along with the concrete. The old steps come out first, and a compacted gravel base goes in under the new pour. The landing gets a slight pitch, so rain runs off and away from the door. Where water runs toward the house, site grading around the steps can turn it away.
Rise is the height of each step, and run is the depth of each tread. Under the Kentucky Residential Code, a riser can be 8 1/4 inches tall at most. A tread must be at least 9 inches deep.
Evenness counts as much as size. In one flight, the tallest riser can be no more than 3/8 inch taller than the shortest. Treads have the same 3/8 inch limit. We measure the full rise from the ground to the door and split it into equal steps.
In most cases the code also calls for a landing at the top and bottom of a stairway. A landing must be at least as wide as the stairs. On a straight run, it must also be at least 36 inches deep. At most entry doors, the stoop can sit no more than 8 1/4 inches below the top of the threshold.
A stoop is the landing and the short run of steps at an entry door. We lay it out from the door outward: the landing first, then the steps down to the walk. When old steps have sunk, the new stoop comes back up to the right height under the threshold.
Back door steps often come down onto a concrete patio or a pool deck. When the patio and the steps are planned together, the bottom riser comes out the same height as the rest. The steps can also take the same finish as the patio below them.
On a sloped yard, steps can break a long concrete walkway into shorter, level runs. We keep those risers even as well, so the walk feels the same from top to bottom.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around Louisville across Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, Shelby and Hardin Counties.
(502) 889-1624From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (502) 889-1624. Tell us what you want poured and where the job is, and send photos if you have them.
We come out for a free estimate and take measurements. We also look at the slope and where the water runs now.
The quote comes to you in writing before any concrete is poured. Once you say yes, we set a date for the work.
On a replacement, the old concrete comes out first. Then we prepare the ground and set the forms.
We pour the concrete, then give flatwork a broom finish or a stamped pattern. The concrete then cures, and we tell you when it is ready to use.
Common questions about concrete steps around Louisville and the Louisville area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We grade and level the ground before a slab, a driveway, a patio or a pad goes in. The fall we set sends rain off the concrete and away from the house.
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Slabs, sidewalks, curbs, approaches and dumpster pads for commercial sites around Louisville. We pour to the plans and the superintendent's schedule.
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New concrete driveways and driveway replacement for homes and businesses around Louisville, plus extensions and aprons. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
Learn MoreWe come out to see the job and measure it before we price it. Then you get the price in writing, with the work spelled out.
We grade the ground and set the base before a drive or a patio goes in. The forms set a slight slope, so rain runs off the new concrete.
We pour for homeowners, and we pour for superintendents and project managers on commercial jobs. Commercial flatwork, pads, curbs and footings are part of the work.
Tell us about the job in the form, or call or text (502) 889-1624. A free estimate on site comes first, and the quote follows in writing.
Tell us about the job: the pour, the size and where it is. We look at the site and put the quote in writing.
