Concrete Contractor in Rosendale, NY - Driveways and Patios Built on Solid Ground

Check with the Town of Rosendale Building Department before you count on skipping one. It issues permits for new construction, additions, alterations, decks, pools, garages and similar work, and it's the place to ask where your slab fits. We find out which office covers your address and take care of the application with you when one's needed.

For new construction, Rosendale's earlier building permit application listed a driveway curb cut permit, for opening a new driveway onto the road, from the Town, County or State highway department. Rosendale's Highway Department posts its driveway permit application and instructions on the Town of Rosendale forms page. We'll sort out with you which department has your road.

Under Rosendale's earlier permit application, ordinary repairs that aren't structural didn't need a building permit. There's a newer application now, and patching a step isn't the same as rebuilding one, so ask the Building Department whether your repair counts. We'll tell you what we see on site so you know what to ask.

On Rosendale's earlier application, a New York State licensed engineer's or architect's signature and stamp was required once a project passed a set size or reached $20,000 in total construction cost, or when the Building Inspector asked. That can take in a foundation or a large slab, and the inspector makes sure permitted work meets state and local code.

Rosendale's earlier permit application asked contractors for proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation insurance, and asked homeowners for proof of liability insurance too. We're licensed and fully insured, so when your job goes in for a permit, our proof goes in with it.

It comes down to your lot, so the real number comes after I've walked it, and you get it in writing. People like to trim the base because nobody sees it, but I'd trim the finish, since a plain broom finish, the brushed texture for grip, on a packed base holds up better than fancy work on a weak one.

It may get a hairline crack or two, because concrete shrinks as it cures, but it shouldn't break up the way a slab on a bad base does. We pack the base and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack before it picks its own.

You can usually walk on it well before you can park on it, because concrete keeps curing, slowly gaining strength as it hardens, for days after the pour. The weather changes that wait, so I'll give you your dates before we pour, and we plan pours around midday heat since it can leave a weak, dusty top.