Concrete Contractors in Choctaw, OK

Choctaw is a quiet, wooded city in eastern Oklahoma County, and homeowners who hire concrete contractors in Choctaw usually have more land than people in the older suburbs. The city covers about 27 square miles but had only 12,182 residents in 2020, so lots tend to be large. We pour and replace driveways, patios, walks, stamped surfaces and shop or garage slabs, and we repair concrete that has cracked or settled.

An old town with newer houses

The community formed in 1890 from land John S. Muzzy claimed in the 1889 land run, and Wikipedia calls it the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma Territory. It stayed agricultural for a long time, with three cotton gins by 1909 and only 355 residents in 1950. Then it took off: 623 people in 1960, 4,750 in 1970 and 7,520 in 1980.

That 1960s and 1970s jump means a large share of Choctaw homes now have concrete that is 45 to 60 years old. Long driveways from that era often have broken edges where they were poured without thickened sides, low spots that hold water and sections that have dropped where the base washed out. Newer homes on the edges of town tend to need additions instead: patios, wider drives and slabs for outbuildings.

Cross Timbers trees and soil

Wikipedia places Choctaw in the Cross Timbers ecoregion, the band of post oak and blackjack woodland that runs through central Oklahoma. Building in the trees brings two concrete problems. Roots can lift walks and drives, and the shade and leaf litter keep some slabs damp longer, which makes surface wear and moss more likely. When we lay out a new driveway or patio on a wooded lot, we plan around large trees, keep the slab away from major roots where we can, and set grade so water does not sit under the canopy.

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Large lots, long pours

On acreage, a driveway can run hundreds of feet. Those pours need good access for the truck, a plan for where each section starts and stops, and joints that keep long slabs from cracking at random. For shops and barns we talk through what will park on the slab, whether you need a thickened edge or footing, and where doors and drains will go before any forms are set.

Choctaw also sits in Tornado Alley, and many residents have added storm shelters. A slab for an above-ground shelter needs to be built to the maker's anchoring requirements, and we pour to those specs.

Choctaw concrete services

• Long driveway replacement and new rural drives
• Shop, barn and garage slabs
• Back patios and pool-side flatwork
• Stamped concrete for patios and entries
• Walks, steps and porch landings
• Repair of sunken sections and broken edges

Close to the schools and Rose State

Choctaw High School, the Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center and the Ticket to Rose scholarship at Rose State College tie the city closely to Midwest City next door. We work on both sides of that line. Call (405) 442-4315 to set up a free estimate anywhere in Choctaw.