Concrete Contractors in Fountain Hills, AZ

Most work concrete contractors do in Fountain Hills starts with the slope. The town lies against the south end of the McDowell Mountains, on their east side. Wikipedia puts the ground at about 1,520 feet at the fountain and up to 3,190 feet along the western town line. Washes including the Ashbrook, Balboa, Legend and Colony cross the town and drain toward the Verde River, and the article notes they can flood in heavy rain and sometimes block traffic.

Steep driveways

A sloped driveway has to do more than carry a car. It needs grip, it has to shed water, and it has to stay intact where the grade changes. Points we watch on Fountain Hills drives:

• Texture: a coarser broom finish on the steep runs for traction
• Grade breaks: gradual changes at the garage and at the curb so bumpers and undercarriages clear
• Water: runoff steered to the edges or into a channel rather than down the center
• Strength: added thickness and steel where the slab bridges a change in grade
• Joint layout: spacing that keeps cracks in line as the slab expands and contracts with the daily heat

Washes and runoff

A lot near a wash, or one that sits below a slope, gets runoff from more than its own roof. A new patio or pool deck can redirect that water toward the house if it is not graded carefully. Before we pour, we look at where water enters and leaves the property and keep that path open. Where needed, we can add a concrete channel or swale to carry runoff past a patio.

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A planned town from 1970

Fountain Hills was developed by C. V. Wood of McCulloch Oil around a fountain built in 1970, and the town incorporated in 1989. The fountain's plume rises from a concrete water-lily sculpture in a man-made lake. The Point2Homes summary of Census survey data lists the median year built as 1994, with 23.1% of homes from the 1980s, 35.4% from the 1990s and 21.6% from the 2000s. Owners occupy about 84.4% of homes.

Residents and seasonal homes

The 2020 census counted 23,820 residents with a median age of 60.8, and 17.3% of the 13,883 housing units were vacant, many likely seasonal. We often hear requests for safer walkways and steps, and for work scheduled while owners are away.

Dark Sky Community

Fountain Hills was designated an International Dark Sky Community in January 2018, helped by the absence of street lights. If you plan lighting in a new patio or along a walkway, we can leave sleeves for low-voltage wiring under the slab. Choose fixtures with your electrician that respect the town's dark-sky goals.

Pool decks on hillside lots

Pool decks in Fountain Hills often sit next to a drop-off or a retaining wall. The deck has to slope away from the pool and the house without sending water over the edge onto a slope where it can erode the soil. We plan drains or channels where needed and keep the deck surface textured so it is not slick when wet.

Retaining edges and steps

On sloped Fountain Hills lots, a flat patio may need a short retaining curb along its low side, or a change in level with a step between two slab sections. We form these as part of the same pour where possible, so the edges are strong and the joints are minimal. Steps get a consistent rise and a textured finish for grip.

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Call (480) 351-1697. We walk the lot, check slopes and drainage, and give you a written estimate.