Concrete Contractors in Fairborn, OH

Fairborn has one of the more unusual housing histories in the area, and concrete contractors working here see the results on older streets. After the Great Dayton Flood of 1913, work began in the 1920s on Huffman Dam to control the Mad River. Residents of the village of Osborn were moved, houses and all, to land alongside the village of Fairfield; an estimated 200 houses were moved by mules and tractors in the early 1920s. In 1950, Fairfield and Osborn merged into the city of Fairborn.

What that means for concrete

Houses moved a century ago were set on new foundations, with new walks and steps poured around them. Many of those have been replaced since, sometimes more than once, and the patchwork shows. On older Fairborn streets we often find:

• Steps and walks of different ages and finishes side by side
• Settled stoops where fill was placed around a relocated foundation
• Narrow driveways leading to detached garages

On these properties, we look at what is under the concrete as closely as the surface.

A base and university town

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which Wikipedia describes as the largest, most diverse and organizationally complex base in the Air Force, is nearby, and many Fairborn residents work there. Wright State University has a Dayton mailing address but sits legally within Fairborn. Owners getting a house ready to sell often want trip edges and broken steps handled before listing, while new arrivals often want a patio or a wider drive soon after moving in. We schedule around both.

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Our work in Fairborn

Concrete driveways. Replacing worn drives and adding parking pads for households with several vehicles.

Concrete repair and replacement. Fixing the worst panels before a sale, or replacing an apron.

Sidewalks and steps. Front walks and stoops, built with even risers and a non-slip finish.

Concrete patios. New back patios and replacements for small original slabs.

Stamped concrete. Patterned patios and walks for a finished look.

Garage and shed slabs. New floors for detached garages and backyard sheds.

Housing in numbers

The 2020 census counted 34,510 residents and 16,707 housing units in Fairborn, on about 14.6 square miles. Wikipedia notes that residential zoning covers about 8.9 square miles of that area. Most of those homes are in established neighborhoods where concrete work is replacement, not new construction.

Old village streets, newer subdivisions

Fairborn's 16,707 housing units span the moved houses of old Osborn, the Fairfield streets they joined, and later neighborhoods. The concrete varies with them. On the oldest blocks we expect patched walks and steps sitting on fill; on newer streets it is more often settled driveway panels and small builder patios. We price the two differently, because base repair is most of the cost on the old ones.

More cars than driveway

Near a base and a university, it is common for a household to have more vehicles than the original drive was built for. A widening strip or a side pad fixes that. We saw a straight edge on the old slab, set steel dowels so the old and new pieces stay level with each other, and pour the addition on its own compacted base. Expect the new strip to look lighter for a season or two.

A patio for the new house

For many people who just moved in, the first project is a back patio big enough for a table, chairs and a grill. We mark the outline with you so it fits the yard and the doors, then pitch it away from the house.

Permits

For aprons, public sidewalks or new accessory buildings, we check the City of Fairborn's requirements before scheduling.