Concrete Contractors in Waldo, WI

Waldo is a small village in the Town of Lyndon, west of Sheboygan, with 467 residents at the 2020 census. Homeowners here who need concrete contractors are usually replacing older concrete or adding a patio, garage slab or parking pad. We pour driveways, patios, stamped concrete, sidewalks and steps, and garage and shed slabs, and we repair concrete that has cracked, heaved or settled.

A railroad village with a mill pond

Wikipedia says the Milwaukee and Northern Railway laid tracks through the area in 1871, and N.C. Harmon platted the village on 80 acres in 1873. It was first called Lyndon Station, then renamed for Otis Harvey Waldo, a Milwaukee attorney and the railroad's president, because Juneau County already had a Lyndon Station. Waldo incorporated in 1923.

The Onion River runs through the village. A dam, saw mill and grist mill were built on it in 1856, and today the Onion River Dam is 15 feet high and 300 feet long, holding the Waldo Mill Pond, which has a normal surface area of 40 acres and is used for recreation. The village owns the dam and pond property.

What the river means for concrete

Lots near a river and mill pond can have softer, wetter ground and higher spring moisture. Before we pour near the water, we check how the yard drains and whether the soil is firm enough. Where it is soft, we dig deeper and add more compacted gravel. We set every slab with enough pitch to shed water, because water trapped under concrete is what freezes, lifts and cracks it.

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Older homes, steady village

Waldo had 450 residents and 174 housing units in 2000, then 503 residents and 209 housing units in 2010. The former Waldo High School was built in 1904, and the Waldo School District merged into the Sheboygan Falls School District in 1962. Waldo Cemetery, established in 1854, is one of the oldest in the county. That long history means many homes have walks, steps and garage floors that have been in place for decades. Replacing those pieces, on a proper base and with air-entrained concrete, is much of our work here.

Inland winters

Waldo sits at about 856 feet, well inland from Lake Michigan. Every exterior pour we do uses air-entrained concrete, compacted gravel and joints at the right spacing to stand up to freeze and thaw.

What we do in and around Waldo

• Driveways: replacements and new pours
• Patios: plain and stamped, including near the pond
• Walks and steps: front walks and stoops
• Garage, shed and equipment slabs: village and rural lots
• Repairs: heaved or settled sections

We check with the Village of Waldo on permits before we schedule. Call (920) 635-2280 to set up a visit.