Concrete Services in Franklin, TN

Concrete Work Inside Franklin's Historic Districts

Franklin has five historic districts on the National Register, and much of downtown sits inside the city's Historic Preservation Overlay. Concrete on those properties follows extra rules.

Certificate of Appropriateness

The Historic Zoning Commission's guidelines list sidewalks and walkways, driveways and parking areas, and fences and walls among the site work that needs approval. If your home is in the overlay, we plan the layout and finish so it can go before the commission, and we wait for the certificate before any tear-out.

Matching Older Homes

A bright new broom finish can look wrong in front of a brick home from the 1800s. We can use exposed aggregate, a softer tooled edge or a tinted mix so the new walk reads as part of the property.

Harpeth River Drainage and Franklin Soil

The Harpeth runs right through town, and the May 2010 storms pushed it to record crests downstream at Kingston Springs and Bellevue. Lots near the river and its feeder creeks deserve careful grading.

Grading Away From the House

We set every slab with a steady fall away from the foundation and toward a planned outlet. On low lots we may add a thickened edge or a drain line so runoff does not undercut the slab the first time a spring storm parks over Williamson County.

Clay Over Limestone

Franklin yards are usually red clay over limestone, and the clay swells when wet and shrinks in August. A compacted gravel base under the slab gives it something stable to sit on through both seasons, and we budget a 10 to 15 percent contingency in case excavation turns up rock.

Brick, Stone and Old Grades

Some downtown lots have walks that were laid well before modern drainage standards, and the ground around them has settled for a century. We cut out only what has failed, set new forms to the existing grade and tie fresh concrete to sound sections with dowels so the joint stays level.

Driveways and Patios in Franklin Neighborhoods

Most of our Franklin work is in planned communities built over the last few decades, where the original builder-grade concrete is now cracking, settling or just looking tired.

Westhaven and Fieldstone Farms

Both neighborhoods have strong HOAs with rules on driveway appearance. We replace failed sections or full drives to match the street, and a typical two-car driveway falls in the $4,000 to $7,000 range. More detail is on our concrete driveways page.

Cool Springs Area Homes

Around Cool Springs Boulevard, the requests lean toward backyard patios and outdoor kitchens. Plain broom slabs start at $6 to $10 per square foot, while stamped work runs $12 to $20 or more. Our concrete patios page shows what each finish looks like.

Steps and Front Walks

Settled front steps are a common call in older Franklin subdivisions. Sometimes a lift is enough, and our concrete leveling and mudjacking service costs far less than a full replacement.

City Rules That Affect Your Project

Franklin's departments split the work. Building and Neighborhood Services handles building permits and inspections, while the Streets Department handles anything in the public right-of-way.

Driveway Aprons at the Street

The strip between the sidewalk and the street is city right-of-way, and the Streets Department issues the permit for work there. The city also expects residents to keep their own aprons and sidewalks clear of snow, so we finish aprons with a texture that sheds slush and stands up to a shovel.

Calling 811 Before We Dig

We call Tennessee 811 before every excavation. Franklin's newer subdivisions have buried power, fiber and irrigation lines close to the surface, and marking them first keeps your project on schedule.

Franklin Homeowner Questions

Short answers to what we hear at estimates around town.

How long before I can park on a new Franklin driveway?

Foot traffic is fine after about a day. Wait at least seven days for cars, longer in cold weather, and keep heavy trucks off for a month.

Can you work around mature trees?

Yes. We lay out the slab to keep cuts away from major roots and can step the edge around a trunk rather than trenching through it.

What does a small repair cost?

Most crews carry a job minimum of roughly $500 to $1,500. Replacing one damaged sidewalk panel or a single step usually lands near that minimum.

Do you pour foundations for additions?

We do. Footings for a sunroom, garage or porch addition in Franklin get sized to the plans and inspected before we pour, and our concrete foundations and footings page explains that process.