Concrete Contractors in Howards Grove, WI

Howards Grove is a village of about 3,200 people northwest of Sheboygan, and homeowners here hiring concrete contractors often want to know one thing first: do I need a permit? The village publishes a clear answer, and we work from it. We pour new driveways, patios, stamped concrete, sidewalks and steps, garage and shed slabs, and we repair or replace worn concrete across Howards Grove.

What the village says needs a permit

The Village of Howards Grove's Do I Need a Building Permit page lists installing a concrete walk, driveway, patio or slab as work that needs a permit. It lists replacing a concrete walk or driveway as work that does not, along with any project under $500. Garages and other accessory buildings need a permit. The page notes its lists are not complete and points owners to the Building Inspector when a project is unclear.

In practice, that means a straight replacement of your existing driveway usually moves quickly, while a new patio, a new slab for a shed, or widening a drive into new ground needs paperwork first. We tell you which side of that line your project falls on and include the permit step in the schedule.

Two communities that became one

Wikipedia says the village began as two unincorporated communities, Millersville and Howards Grove, which united in 1967 as Howards Grove-Millersville. A 1972 referendum shortened the name. The name itself honors H. B. Howard, a hotelier and postmaster. The first immigrants settled the surrounding town of Herman in 1846, when Sheboygan, about ten miles away, was their main source of supplies.

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Homes and lots

The village had 2,792 residents in 2000, 3,188 in 2010 and 3,237 in 2020, and the 2010 census counted 1,276 housing units. Many lots here are roomier than in the city, which leaves space for a full back patio, a parking pad beside the garage, or a slab for a detached garage or shed. We plan these with the yard's drainage in mind. In a farming area, rain and snowmelt can come across the lot from open ground, so we grade slabs to send water around the house, not toward it.

Built for winter

At about 712 feet in elevation and a short drive from the lake, Howards Grove gets a full Wisconsin winter. Every outdoor pour uses air-entrained concrete, a compacted gravel base and control joints spaced so the slab cracks where we want it to. We also recommend waiting through the first winter before using any de-icing salt on new work.

What we do here

• Driveway replacement: tear-out and new concrete, often permit-free under the village's list
• New driveways and pads: widening and new parking areas, with a permit
• Patios: broom-finish or stamped, with a permit
• Walks and steps: front walks, side paths and stoops
• Garage and shed slabs: sized to the permitted building
• Repair: sunken panels, cracked sections and trip edges

Call (920) 635-2280 to book a visit.