Concrete Contractors in Eden Prairie, MN

Eden Prairie homeowners who call concrete contractors are usually dealing with flatwork from the city's fastest building decades that now needs attention. Wikipedia's census table lists 6,978 residents in 1970, 16,263 in 1980 and 39,311 in 1990. A driveway poured in 1985 has been through about forty Minnesota winters by now, which is roughly when flaking, heaved panels and sunken walks begin turning up together.

What the city's growth means for your slab

Housing kept coming after 1990, too. The city counted 21,026 housing units in 2000, 25,075 in 2010 and 25,995 in 2020. So one block may have a tired 1980s driveway next to a 2010s driveway that only needs a crack sealed. So each surface gets judged on its own, rather than assuming a whole street needs the same fix.

Older slabs tend to fail in familiar ways. The surface pops and flakes where de-icing salt sat all winter. Joints open up. A panel near the garage sinks because the backfill around the foundation was never compacted well. Where the base under a slab has failed, patching the top rarely lasts, and full replacement is the honest answer.

Rolling hills and bluff lots

The city sits on the north bank of the Minnesota River, on rolling hills and bluffs. That terrain shapes a lot of the work we do here. Sloped front yards need steps with even risers and a landing at the door. Driveways that climb or drop toward the street need a pitch that sheds water without turning into a sheet of ice. Backyard patios on a hillside often need a short retaining edge or a few steps down to the lawn.

Water is the other half of the picture. About 2.72 of the city's roughly 35 square miles are water, and named features include Staring Lake, Lake Riley, Round Lake, Bryant Lake and Purgatory Creek. Many lots drain toward a pond, lake or creek corridor. We set every slab so water moves away from the house and toward the yard's natural drainage path, not into the basement or a neighbor's lot.

What Eden Prairie asks of a driveway

The city's Planning Division states that in R1 residential districts, driveways must be cement, asphalt or permeable pavers, and crushed rock is not allowed. Its planning FAQ also says no permit is required to install or replace a driveway unless a new curb cut is being created, and that driveways need to stay at least 3 feet from a side lot line. If your plan adds a second curb cut or moves the entrance, we tell you up front so the right permit is in place before the old slab comes out. Questions on zoning and setbacks go to the Planning Division at 952-949-8485.

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The six things we pour and fix here

• Concrete driveways: tear-out and replacement with air-entrained concrete, a compacted base and properly spaced control joints
• Concrete patios: new backyard slabs, larger patios that replace a small builder pad, and sitting areas off a walkout
• Stamped concrete: stone and slate patterns for patios, front walks and entry landings
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks, side-yard paths and poured steps for sloped entries
• Garage and shed slabs: new floors for detached garages and sheds, and replacement of cracked garage floors
• Concrete repair and replacement: crack sealing, joint work and section replacement where only part of a slab has failed

Sidewalks, trails and winter

Eden Prairie's snow and ice ordinance (City Code Section 6.21) defines a sidewalk as a concrete strip in the right-of-way next to a front or side yard, and a trail as an asphalt path about 8 to 10 feet wide. Owners of one- and two-family homes have 24 hours after snow stops to clear the full 5-foot width of an adjoining sidewalk, unless the city has designated that stretch for city plowing; trails behind or between homes are excluded. That shapes how we build the private walk that meets the public one. We keep the two at the same height so a shovel or snow blower does not catch an edge, and we pitch the private walk so meltwater does not run across the public sidewalk and refreeze there. If a driveway replacement crosses the sidewalk or trail, we plan that section to the city's standards.

Call (952) 209-8658 or ask for a free estimate. We walk the site, measure, talk through options and give you a written price before any work starts.