Concrete Contractors in Sheboygan, WI

Sheboygan is our home market, and the concrete contractors who do well here understand two things: old housing and hard winters. The city sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan where the Sheboygan River empties into it, about 50 miles north of Milwaukee, and it counted 49,929 people and 22,605 housing units in the 2020 census. We pour new driveways, patios, stamped concrete, sidewalks and steps, garage and shed slabs, and we repair or replace concrete that has cracked, sunk or scaled.

A city that filled in early

Sheboygan's big growth came a long time ago. Wikipedia's census table shows the population at 16,359 in 1890 and 39,251 by 1930, more than doubling in forty years. Since 1970 it has stayed close to 49,000 to 50,000. That pattern matters for concrete. A large share of the blocks were laid out, built on and paved generations ago, so many jobs here are replacements: a narrow drive that needs widening, a back walk that has broken into pieces, a garage floor that has settled toward the drain, or a front stoop that has pulled away from the house.

On older lots the working room is tight. Driveways run between houses, garages sit at the back, and there may be an alley behind. We plan the tear-out, the forms and the truck access before the pour date so the work fits the lot and nothing nearby gets damaged.

Lake winters are hard on flatwork

The 1991 to 2020 normals on Wikipedia put Sheboygan's average January low at 14.7 degrees, with a record low of minus 26, and annual precipitation near 34.7 inches. The lake softens temperatures compared with inland towns, but it does not stop freeze and thaw. Water that soaks into a slab, freezes and expands is what pops the surface, opens joints and lifts panels.

So we build every exterior pour around water. We use air-entrained concrete outside, set a compacted gravel base, slope patios and walks away from the foundation, and cut control joints at a spacing that keeps random cracks to a minimum. We also talk with you about de-icers, because rock salt on young concrete is one of the most common causes of the flaking we see on Sheboygan driveways.

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How the city's sidewalk program works

The City of Sheboygan runs a Sidewalk Program that splits the city into ten target areas and inspects one of them each spring, as budget allows. The city's inspector marks walks that are cracked, raised or sunken, and owners whose walks are flagged get a notice. Owners can use the city's bid contractor, or hire another contractor or do the work themselves. A tree root credit of up to 75 square feet per tree applies only when the city's contractor does the replacement. Replacements usually run from May through October, with bills going out in October or November.

If you got a notice, we can look at the flagged squares and quote the job so you can compare. Many owners also have us replace the private walk to the door or the driveway at the same visit, so the new concrete matches.

Neighborhoods with their own character

Sheboygan's blocks were built by many groups over many decades. Laibach, in the northwest part of the city between Martin Avenue and Alexander Court, was settled by Slovenian families and is also known as Vollrath's Division. Elsewhere, newer homes on the edges of the city have wider drives and larger back yards that suit a full patio. We match the work to the house: a plain broom finish for a front walk on an older block, or a stamped or colored patio where it fits the yard.

What we pour and fix in Sheboygan

• Driveways: tear-out and replacement, widening, new aprons and garage approaches
• Patios: broom-finish and stamped patios, patio extensions and replacements for tipped slabs
• Sidewalks and steps: front and side walks, stoops, porch steps and walks flagged by the city
• Garage and shed slabs: new floors for detached garages and pads for sheds
• Repair and replacement: sunken sections, trip edges, scaled surfaces and failed steps

Call (920) 635-2280 to set up a visit anywhere in the city.