Concrete Contractors in Kettering, OH

Kettering grew almost all at once, and homeowners calling concrete contractors in Kettering are often looking at flatwork that is now 60 or 70 years old. The village had 38,118 people when it became a city on June 24, 1955. By 1970 it had 69,599, after adding more than 30,000 residents in the post-war years. The 2020 census counted 57,862 people and 27,786 housing units. Driveways, approaches and walks from that boom have been replaced once or twice on some streets and never on others.

How the city handles curbs, walks and approaches

The City of Kettering is clear about responsibility: property owners are responsible for the sidewalk, curbs and drive approaches abutting their properties. The Engineering Department inspects a different section of the city each year, aiming to cover the whole city over 20 to 25 years. Inspectors mark sections that need replacement with white paint, and owners receive a notice listing the markings, the required work, an estimated cost and their options.

Owners can let the city's contractor do the work and pay in cash or through their property taxes, or they can hire their own contractor. If you hire us, the city requires the contractor to:

• obtain a right-of-way construction permit
• finish the work within 30 days of the permit
• post a performance bond kept on file for 12 months
• carry insurance naming the city as an additional insured
• pass a final inspection by a city inspector

We handle those steps as part of the job.

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Why owners combine the work

When white paint shows up on the approach or walk, it is often a good time to look at the private driveway behind it. A new approach poured against a cracked, sunken driveway leaves an obvious seam and a lip at the joint. Replacing both at once lets us set one consistent grade from the garage to the street and keeps the color and finish uniform. Not every driveway needs to go, though, and we will tell you if yours still has years left.

Ranch homes and backyard patios

Much of Kettering's housing from the 1950s and 1960s sits on modest lots with a small rear slab poured off the back door. Many of those slabs have settled toward the house or cracked around a downspout. Replacing one is a good chance to make it larger, add a step-down landing, or switch to a stamped or colored finish. We pitch the new slab away from the foundation and keep it low enough to stay under the door threshold.

Named for an inventor

The city takes its name from Charles F. Kettering, who lived at Ridgeleigh Terrace from 1914 until his death in 1958. Its 20 parks include Pondview Park, with its trails and six ponds, and the Fraze Pavilion. The land sits at about 1,007 feet, higher than downtown Dayton, so drainage problems here are usually about a slab's own grade rather than a river.

Common Kettering work

Approach and walk replacements after a city notice, full driveway tear-outs, rear patios, garage floors, front stoops and repairs to single panels. Call (937) 971-5409 and tell us whether you have a city notice; it changes the timeline.