In Raleigh

We need to add an extra parking area to our driveway, anyone have any recommendations of a company?

The lot is sort of steep which is what makes it a little tough as a DIY, also not sure what pipes/wires might be run under the area we are looking to pave

[Edited on February 9, 2018 at 5:40 PM. Reason : ]

2/9/2018 5:40:04 PM

You find a good concrete contractor, you post it here.

2/9/2018 5:42:12 PM

I hired Freddie Solis to do two jobs at my old house. The first job was to excavate a hill to double the width of my driveway (opposite of your issue) and build a retaining wall. The second job was to move all the dirt to create new retaining walls around the front of the house and regrade my yard (once I realized that it would take me an eternity to move all the dirt myself).

They did an excellent, excellent job and I would hire them again in a heartbeat. I got his name after the original contractor I hired wouldn't do the job because it required moving dirt and he referred me to Freddie.

Freddie Solis
President at Fred Contractors, LLC
Other: concretenumber7@gmail.com
Other: concretenumber1@aol.com
Mobile: 919-669-5029

You can get a sense for the amount of dirt they were moving from the photo:



[Edited on February 11, 2018 at 11:26 PM. Reason : photo]

2/11/2018 11:21:16 PM

You can call 811 and find out the underground utilities fo free.

My recommendation:
http://www.barbaresconcrete.com/

2/12/2018 12:04:24 PM

yeah, and you're actually required to call anyways

they will only locate private lines, so your water/sewer and anything else you've run are on you

2/15/2018 1:49:05 PM

^^^ how much was that job (and the concrete)?

2/17/2018 11:36:29 AM

it was $5000 total, the original quote was 700 for the grading, 2500 for 500 sqft of 4in concrete, and 1800 for the wall. I believe I negotiated a little and got a larger area for the concrete, but I don't have a copy of the final quote.

2/17/2018 3:28:25 PM

that's a good price

2/19/2018 2:35:15 PM