Commercial Concrete
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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Site grading is the ground work that comes before a pour. We cut down the high spots and fill the low ones. Then we compact the soil and set a gravel base at the height the concrete needs. Muddy Boots Concrete grades sites around Louisville for homes and businesses.
The grade also decides where rain goes. Puddles on a slab and water against the house can trace back to it. We set the fall so water runs off the new concrete and away from the house. Our site grading goes with a pour, like concrete slabs and pads or a new concrete driveway.
Tell us about the job: the pour, the size and where it is. We look at the site and put the quote in writing.
It starts with what cannot stay under concrete. Sod and soft topsoil come out, because plant matter rots and the soil settles. The Kentucky Residential Code asks for the same clean-out under a floor slab inside a home's foundation walls.
Next comes cut and fill to bring the ground to the right level. The fill gets compacted so the slab sits on firm, even support. On top goes a compacted gravel base, set to the height the forms need.
Fill depth has limits too. Under a floor slab for a home or an addition, the code limits earth fill to 8 inches. Clean sand or gravel can go to 24 inches. Deeper fill needs the building official's approval.
Water that pools against a foundation can work its way into a basement or a crawl space. The soil matters too. USDA soil survey data shows many Jefferson County soils have subsoil that can swell when wet and shrink when dry. Good fall away from the house means less water soaks into that soil.
The Kentucky Residential Code calls for lots graded so surface water drains away from foundation walls. The ground has to fall at least 6 inches within the first 10 feet. That works out to about a 5 percent slope. Where a lot line or a hill leaves no room for that fall, the code calls for drains or swales.
Around a new poured foundation, that 6 inches of fall is the target for the finished grade. Hard surfaces within 10 feet of the house need at least a 2 percent slope away from it. That rule covers a concrete patio poured right off the back door.
NOAA's climate normals give Louisville about 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. Bare, freshly graded soil washes off in hard rain. That is why Louisville Metro has erosion control rules, and MSD, the Metropolitan Sewer District, runs the permits.
The local erosion control ordinance says land disturbance over 2,000 square feet needs a Site Disturbance Permit. MSD's single family permit lists driveways and patios among the jobs it covers. In the local regulatory floodplain, grading or fill needs a floodplain permit from MSD before work starts. Work in the FEMA floodplain also needs approval from the Kentucky Division of Water.
MSD's website has a lookup that shows a property's flood status. Outside Jefferson County, the city or county office sets its own rules. Bullitt County has its own sitework permit for grading and fill, and Shelbyville has a grading permit. Either way, the office that issues a permit answers whether a job needs one.
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 site grading around Louisville and the Louisville area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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.
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We pour concrete patios and pool decks around Louisville, and we add on to patios that feel too small. Each slab gets a broom or stamped finish and a fall that carries rain away from the house.
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.
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Read more →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.