Concrete Contractors in Gilbert, AZ

We are Gilbert Concrete Contractor Pros, concrete contractors serving Gilbert, Arizona and its East Valley neighbors. We pour new driveways, patios, stamped surfaces, pool decks and slabs, and we repair the concrete that is already there. Gilbert sits southeast of Phoenix, with Mesa to the north, Chandler to the southwest and Queen Creek to the southeast, at an elevation of about 1,237 feet. The concrete here deals with long, very hot summers, intense sun and short bursts of heavy rain, and we plan every job around those conditions.

From hay fields to cul-de-sacs

Gilbert began as farm country. It was founded in 1891 and incorporated in 1920, and from 1911 into the late 1920s it billed itself as the Hay Shipping Capital of the World, served by the railroad and by the Eastern and Consolidated Canals. The town then boomed. Wikipedia records growth of 275.8% during the 1990s and 90% more in the 2000s, for 267,918 residents in 2020 and an estimated 287,285 in 2025.

The houses tell the same story. Point2Homes, working from Census survey figures, gives 2003 as the median year a Gilbert home was built: 26.8% date from the 1990s, 35.2% from the 2000s and 21.2% from the 2010s. About 82% are detached single-family homes and about 73% are lived in by their owners. So the typical lot carries a driveway, front walk and back slab poured by a tract builder roughly 10 to 35 years ago.

How builder flatwork ages

Tract concrete goes in quickly and to a tight budget. Much of it holds up, but after twenty-plus desert summers the same handful of problems tends to appear:

• Random cracking that ignores the saw-cut joints, often at a garage corner or where the drive meets the public walk
• Dropped panels beside planters, downspouts and drip emitters, where water has softened the ground
• Back slabs that are too small for a table, a grill and some shade
• Tired pool decks with fine cracks, faded coatings and rough patches underfoot
• Narrow driveways that cannot hold a full-size pickup, a third car or a trailer

New concrete fixes some of that. Plenty of it can be handled for less: a crack filled, a sunken section raised, a sound slab resurfaced, or an extension poured alongside the original. We inspect first and recommend second.

Heat, sun and a short, rough rainy season

The Gilbert climate table on Wikipedia lists average highs of 104 in June, 106 in July and 104 in August, and an all-time high of 119 degrees. Yearly rainfall is modest, around 9.2 inches, yet the National Weather Service calls June 15 through September 30 the Phoenix-area monsoon season, and those storms can dump heavy rain with high wind and dust.

Three consequences for concrete:

• The mix loses water quickly. On a hot, dry morning the top can dry out before the slab has strength, leaving a soft, dusty surface that cracks early. Summer pours start at first light and curing begins the moment finishing ends.
• Fall away from the house is not optional. A short, intense storm on a patio pitched the wrong way sends water to the foundation. We set the slope before any concrete arrives.
• Sun wears finishes. Color fades and sealer breaks down faster in full exposure, so upkeep is part of choosing a finish.

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What digging can turn up

Desert soils in the Sonoran region can contain caliche, a layer of soil cemented together by calcium carbonate. It can be inches or feet thick, it is hard to dig, and it can keep water from draining. Not every Gilbert lot has it near the surface, but when we excavate for a slab we check what is under there. A hard layer may need extra work to reach grade, and poor drainage may call for a thicker base or a different slope. You hear about it before it changes the price, not after.

What a written estimate covers

A price only helps if you can see what it buys. Each estimate spells out:

• Area in square feet and slab depth
• Removal and disposal of any existing concrete
• Base material and how it is compacted
• Rebar or welded wire mesh
• Surface finish: broom, smooth trowel, exposed aggregate, stamped or colored
• Where the control joints go
• How the slab is cured and whether it is sealed
• Dates for foot traffic and for vehicles

Items outside the slab are listed too: sprinkler lines to move, a gate to widen for access, an HOA submittal. Gilbert is still legally a town, and we ask the Town of Gilbert whether your project needs a permit instead of assuming.

Picking the right service

A quick way to sort it out:

• Cracked, sinking or undersized driveway: Concrete Driveways or Concrete Repair
• More outdoor living space, or no slab at all yet: Concrete Patios
• The look of stone, brick or tile on a single pour: Stamped Concrete
• A hot, cracked or slick surface around the pool: Pool Decks
• Somewhere level for a shed, RV, AC unit, spa or workshop: Concrete Slabs

Call (480) 351-1697 and describe what you are dealing with. You will get a straight answer on whether it calls for a repair, a replacement or something in between.

We cover all of Gilbert, including Agritopia and the Higley area, plus the East Valley around it: Mesa and its Lehi neighborhood, Chandler, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Tempe, Sun Lakes, Leisure World, Apache Junction, Gold Canyon and Maricopa, and farther out Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Guadalupe, Ahwatukee and east Phoenix. Housing ages differ a lot across that map. Older parts of Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix have flatwork from the 1970s and 1980s that is due for repair or replacement, while newer subdivisions mostly need extensions, patios and pool decks. Every visit starts the same way: look at the site, check drainage and access, then write it up.