Concrete Masonry in Piscataway, NJ

Concrete Masonry for Piscataway homes

Piscataway sits on the clay and shale of New Jersey's Piedmont, which is why so many older patios and driveways here have heaved. We build ours from the base up.

Built for Piscataway ground

Clay is common in Piscataway. It holds water and swells when it freezes — the main reason older driveways and patios here heave and crack. For concrete masonry, we excavate below the soft layer, replace it with a compacted stone base and pitch the surface so water runs off instead of soaking in at the edges.

Read more about our work in Piscataway, NJ.

Concrete masonry is the core of what we do — it’s in our name. A good concrete driveway, sidewalk or patio looks clean for years. A bad one cracks across the middle, sinks by the garage or flakes after the first winter. The difference is in the preparation and finishing, not the truck.

What we pour

• Concrete driveways — full replacements, two-car widths, long runs to a detached garage, with or without a paver border.
• Sidewalks and front walks — street sidewalks to the town’s spec, side-yard walks and front entries.
• Patios and pool decks — broom-finished slabs pitched away from the house and the water, or concrete with paver bands.
• Steps and landings — formed and finished to consistent riser heights.

How we do concrete right

• Base. Soft soil out, stone base in, compacted. Concrete on a soft base settles and cracks.
• Grade and pitch. Forms set so water runs off — away from the foundation and toward the street or a drain.
• Joints. Control joints at planned spacing so the slab cracks where we want it to.
• Finish and cure. A broom finish for traction, and clear instructions to protect the surface while it cures.

Concrete plus pavers

Some of our best-looking work combines both: a concrete driveway with a charcoal paver border, or a concrete patio divided by paver bands. You get the cost of concrete with the look of a custom hardscape.