Concrete Contractors in Burnsville, MN

Burnsville had 2,716 residents in 1960. Interstate 35W arrived that year, and the next two decades brought the largest population boom in the city's history: 19,940 people by 1970, 35,674 by 1980 and 51,288 by 1990. The city is now essentially built out. For concrete contractors, Burnsville is a replacement market. Most driveways, patios and garage floors here were poured between the 1960s and 1990s.

Reading the age of your concrete

A slab from the 1960s or 1970s has been through fifty-plus winters. Common signs it is done:

• Panels that have settled or tipped, creating trip edges
• Wide cracks that run through the full depth, especially where the slab meets the garage
• A surface that has scaled down to the stone
• A front stoop that has pulled away from the foundation

From the 1980s and 1990s, many slabs are still sound underneath but have surface damage or a few failed panels. Those often call for section replacement and joint repair rather than full tear-out.

Work in the right-of-way

Burnsville runs a permitting system for excavation, obstruction and curb cut work in the city right-of-way. The city notes that contractors, not individual residents, are the typical applicants. When a driveway replacement includes the apron or curb cut, we take care of that permit. City Hall is at 952-895-4400 for questions.

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On the bluff above the river

Burnsville sits on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River, at about 974 feet, and its river border lies within the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Black Dog Lake sits between the city and the river. Neighborhoods near the bluff have sloped lots with walkouts and long runs of steps, while much of the city's interior is gentler ground.

On bluff-side lots, we plan steps with landings, use broom finishes for grip and keep water moving away from both the house and the slope. On flatter ground, the focus is on base compaction and enough pitch to drain.

Six services, one city

• Concrete driveways, full tear-out or section replacement
• Concrete patios, replacing small original slabs with larger ones
• Stamped concrete for patios, walks and entries
• Sidewalks and steps, including long step runs on sloped lots
• Garage and shed slabs, including floors in older attached garages
• Concrete repair and replacement

Owners and landlords

Census estimates put Burnsville's owner-occupied rate at about 64.7 percent, so we work with both homeowners and rental owners. Wikipedia also notes the 54-acre Heart of the City redevelopment, which added housing from single-family homes to condominiums near the center of town.

Built out, so replacement is the work

Wikipedia says Burnsville approached build-out in the late 1990s and was fully built by the late 2000s, and the census shows housing units moving only from 25,759 in 2010 to 26,386 in 2020. With so little new construction, nearly every Burnsville concrete job means removing a slab someone else poured. That is where the details pay off. We dig out soft material rather than pouring over it, compact a proper granular base, use air-entrained concrete, and correct any old pitch that sent water toward the garage.

Call (952) 209-8658 or ask for an estimate. We look at the slab, tell you what we see and price it in writing.