Concrete Contractor in Auburn, WA - Driveways and Patios Built on a Solid Base
D&L Kent Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor based in Kent. We pour driveways, patios, sidewalks, steps and foundations for homes and property owners in Auburn, WA, starting with careful layout and a dug-out, packed base.
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Homes, driveways and yards across Auburn
Auburn has a wide mix of houses, from older homes on smaller lots near downtown to newer neighborhoods with wide driveways and attached garages. We're based next door in Kent, and the calls we get from Auburn look a lot like the ones we get in Kent, Covington and farther out in Burien: a driveway that's sinking, a patio that holds water, steps that have pulled away from the porch.
On the older houses, the job usually starts with breaking out a slab that's settled. On the newer ones, it's more often a patio or a wider driveway added to what the builder poured. Either way, I measure and walk the lot first, because how the ground falls decides where the water goes once the slab is down.
Our services in Auburn, WA
- Concrete driveway building
Many older Auburn driveways settle and crack because the base was only raked flat. We break out the old slab, dig and pack a new base, and pour.
- Concrete patio construction
Backyard patios here often pool water or tip toward the house because nobody checked where the water runs. We set the slope away from your foundation before we pour.
- Decorative concrete
Some Auburn homeowners want an entry or patio that looks finished, not plain gray. Our decorative concrete adds color and pattern over the same packed base every slab gets.
- Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks here trip people where one panel has dropped below the next. We replace the bad panels and cut control joints, the grooves that give cracks a place to go.
- Concrete steps construction
Entry steps on older homes often pull away from the house because they sat on loose fill. We form new steps with even risers on a packed, dug-out base.
- Garage floor concrete
Older garage floors here crack and go dusty under years of car weight. We replace the worn slab and add rebar, the steel that holds cracks tight.
What Auburn lots ask of a new slab
Some Auburn lots sit close to the Green River, the White River, Mill Creek or Mullen Slough, and that can bring the city's critical area rules into a concrete job. The city counts flood hazard areas among its critical areas. Those are the ground a 100-year flood would cover and the storage floodway of those rivers and creeks. Its rules cover digging, filling, clearing and new construction in a critical area or its buffer. The city's critical area maps are only a general guide, because a qualified consultant has to find those areas on the site itself, and the city makes the final call. I look at where your lot sits before I lay anything out. If it looks close, I'll tell you up front, so we can plan around what the city decides instead of finding out after the forms are set.
Away from the water, we see the usual problems on Auburn properties. Driveways sink because the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, was raked level instead of dug out and packed. Patios drain back toward the house, and cracks wander because the joints went in late or not at all. Your price moves mostly with how much old concrete comes out and how much base work the site needs. The schedule turns on any permit and on curing, the wait before new concrete can take weight. You can't see the base once the slab is poured, so if the budget gets tight, I'd rather keep the base work and go with a plain broom finish, the light texture that gives your feet grip. Your written estimate lists each part, so you can weigh that trade-off yourself.
Get a written estimate for your Auburn concrete job
Send the form or call (253) 398-9060, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Auburn property myself to measure and walk the site. You then get a free estimate in writing with each part of the job listed, and there's no obligation.
Finished driveways, patios and walkways
Auburn concrete questions answered
How do I find out if my Auburn address is inside city limits?
Look up your property on the City of Auburn's interactive map, which shows whether it's inside city limits and regulated by the city. That matters because some addresses with Auburn on them fall under King County, Kent or Federal Way instead. I check this before your estimate, so we know whose rules the job follows.
Do I need a permit for a driveway apron or sidewalk in Auburn, WA?
Many kinds of work in the right-of-way, the public street and sidewalk out front, need a construction permit from the city. That work has to be done by a licensed and bonded contractor. For a slab that stays on your own lot, ask the city before you assume either way. Auburn's permitting is fully electronic, with most applications going through MyBuildingPermit.com. We take care of the permit when your job needs one and keep you posted on where it stands.
How do I check that a concrete contractor is registered in Washington?
Start with the registration number, because state law says contractors have to include it on their estimates, bids, business cards and ads. Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the Department of Labor and Industries, or L&I, and to be bonded and insured. A general contractor can take on most kinds of construction, while a specialty contractor can only do the specialty it registered for. We're fully licensed and insured.
What disclosure form should a contractor give me before a concrete job?
On any residential job of $1,000 or more, a registered contractor has to give you L&I's disclosure statement, called the Notice to Customer. It also applies to commercial projects between $1,000 and $60,000, so a property owner hiring for a small lot or walkway should get one too. If you haven't seen it by the time you're signing, ask for it.
What do I need for a concrete slab or addition on a septic home in Auburn?
You'll usually need approval from the health department, either Seattle King County or Tacoma Pierce County, because it has to sign off on most changes to existing homes on septic. So a new slab foundation or an addition on a septic lot means that approval comes before the pour. Tell me you're on septic when you call, so I can mark where the tank and lines run during the walk-through.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Auburn, WA?
It depends on your driveway's size and what's under it, so I price each one after measuring on site instead of guessing over the phone. The biggest swings come from tearing out and hauling the old slab, how deep the base has to be dug and packed, the thickness and rebar the slab needs, and a broom finish versus a decorative one. A right-of-way permit for the apron at the street can add to it too. Your written estimate shows each of those as its own line.