Concrete contractor in Everett, MA - flatwork laid out for tight city lots
D&L Malden Concrete Company replaces cracked and sinking driveways, walks, patios and steps on Everett, MA homes, and pours footings and foundations for additions, with the slope and joints planned before the first form goes in.
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Concrete work on Everett's close-set houses
The short answer: D&L Malden Concrete Company is a concrete contractor in Malden, MA, and we pour driveways, walks, patios, steps, garage floors and foundations for homes across Everett. I come out to look at every job myself, and our crew does the work with me on site, so the person who quoted your job is there when it's poured.
Everett is a dense city, and a lot of the houses we work on are older two-families, triple-deckers and single-family homes set close together on narrow lots. Most calls are for flatwork, which is what we call the driveways, walks, patios and steps that lie on the ground, plus garage floors and footings for additions. We're based next door in Malden and do the same work in Chelsea.
Tight lots shape almost every job here. A driveway often runs right along the foundation and there's little room to stage forms or swing a truck, so we lay out the slope, the joints and the route in for the concrete before the first form goes in.
Why Everett driveways and patios sink and crack
Most of the sinking, cracked slabs we see in Everett were poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed. The subgrade, the ground a slab sits on, keeps settling under a slab like that, so a corner drops, a crack opens and water gets underneath to make it worse. We dig out the soft material and pack a solid base before we pour, because it's the part you'll never see and the part that decides how long the slab lasts.
Water is the other problem on close-set houses. When a driveway or patio runs against the house and falls the wrong way, every rain sends water toward your foundation and basement, so we check where the water runs and set the slope away from the house before we form anything.
Concrete services for Everett homes
Concrete driveway building
When the driveway between your house and the neighbor's has cracked or sunk, we dig it out, pack a new base and pour a slab that drains away.
Concrete patio construction
For a small backyard where you want a flat spot for a table and grill, we set the patio's slope so rain heads away from the back door.
Stamped concrete services
If plain gray looks out of place in front of your house, stamped concrete gives you a stone or brick pattern pressed into the slab itself.
Concrete sidewalk building
When the walk from your front steps to the street has heaved or broken up, we replace it with a broom finish whose light texture gives shoes grip.
Garage floor concrete
For an older garage with a cracked, dusty or uneven floor, we pour a new slab pitched toward the door so water off the car runs out.
Decorative concrete
When you want color, a smooth trowel finish or a border around a patio or walk, decorative concrete adds it without giving up a solid base.
Concrete retaining walls
If your yard steps down toward the neighbor or the street, a concrete retaining wall holds the soil back so you get usable flat ground.
Concrete floor installation
For a basement, shed or workshop that needs a new floor, we dig out and pack the ground the slab will sit on before any concrete goes in.
Concrete pool decks
If you have a pool in the yard, we pour a deck around it with a textured surface for wet feet and a slope away from the water.
Concrete steps construction
When the front or back steps on an older Everett house have crumbled or pulled away from the door, we rebuild them on proper footings.
Slab foundation building
For a garage, shed or addition built on a slab, we pour it level, with rebar inside so the steel holds the concrete together if it cracks.
Foundation installation
When you're adding onto a house or building new on a tight Everett lot, we form and pour the foundation walls the framing will stand on.
Concrete parking lot building
For a multi-family house or small business that needs room for several cars, we build a parking area graded so water doesn't sit in puddles.
Concrete footings
Before a deck, porch or addition goes up, we dig and pour concrete footings so each post and wall bears on solid ground.
Foundation raising
If a slab or part of a foundation has settled and doors or floors have gone out of level, we look at lifting it back before replacing it.
Concrete cutting
When you need an opening for a door, a trench for a drain line or a broken section cut out, we saw through the concrete instead of hammering.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Everett
Send the form and we reply within one business day to set a time for me to come see your Everett property. The estimate is free and done on site, with no pressure and no obligation to go ahead.
Permits, access and price on Everett jobs
The City of Everett answers building questions through Everett 311, its online service portal, and its entry titled "When is a building permit required?" is where you check whether your job needs one. When it does, we handle the application ourselves and keep you posted on where it stands, and the pour date waits until the permit is in hand. We're fully licensed and insured, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job, so ask to see the paperwork when I come out. Your price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete and soil has to come out, how deep the base goes, how easily the truck can reach the spot and the finish you pick, while the schedule turns on the permit, the season and the curing wait before you use it. Your own figure comes from the estimate.
Being based in Malden puts Everett close enough that I can stop back to check the base or the forms before a pour without waiting on a long drive. Busy streets lined with parked cars mean we work out where the truck stands and talk with you about the neighbors before pour day, the same planning we do on jobs in Cambridge.
What to expect when you call us in Everett
Here's how a job runs from your first call to the day you start using the concrete again, with me out on site at the start and our crew doing the work with me there.
- Step 01
Call or send the form
Call (781) 288-8155 or use the form, tell us what's going on with the driveway, patio or steps, and we set a time for me to come out to your Everett house.
- Step 02
Walk the job and measure
I measure, look at where the water runs and ask how you'll use the space, so it helps if you're home for the walk-through. You then get a written estimate that spells out the mix, the joints, the drainage and what's included, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
- Step 03
Line up permits, then pour
Before anyone digs, we file any permit the city requires and wait on its answer, call to have underground lines marked and pick a pour date that suits the season. Then our crew digs out, packs the base, sets the forms and pours, with me on site.
- Step 04
Walk you through curing
After the pour we show you how to care for the slab while it cures and through its first winter. You'll know when to walk on it, when to park on it and what to keep off it.
Everett concrete questions we hear most
Where do I check if my concrete project in Everett needs a building permit?
Start with the city's Everett 311 entry on when a building permit is required, the one mentioned above. If your job needs a permit, we file the application and keep you posted, so the paperwork isn't on you.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Everett, MA?
It comes down mostly to size, how much old concrete has to come out and how much base work the ground needs, and your estimate puts a number on all of it. The base is the first thing people want to cut because nobody sees it on day one, and it's the last thing I'd cut, because a fancy surface on a poorly packed base cracks and sinks like the old one. If the budget is tight, I'd rather pour a plain broom finish on a good base.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway in Everett?
You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, and we give you the day for each once we know the mix and the weather on pour day. Concrete keeps gaining strength during curing, the stretch while it hardens, and parking on it too soon can crack it or leave marks.
Will my new concrete slab crack like the old one did?
Concrete can crack, so the work is in deciding where. We cut control joints, straight grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, before it has a chance to crack on its own, set rebar where the slab needs steel to hold together and pour early in the day so the top doesn't dry out in the heat and turn weak and dusty. Most cracks in the old Everett slabs we tear out sit in spots nobody chose, because the joints were cut late or skipped.
How do I fix a sinking concrete walk or patio?
If the slab is still in one piece and has only dropped, it can sometimes be lifted back, but if it's cracked through or the base under it has washed out, replacing it on a packed base is the fix that lasts. I'll tell you which one you have when I come out, and I'll say so if lifting isn't worth your money.
What is the best way to replace a narrow driveway between two houses in Everett?
Plan the access first, because a narrow driveway decides how the old slab comes out and how the new concrete gets in. We break the old slab into pieces small enough to carry or load, and when the truck can't reach, we bring the concrete in by wheelbarrow or pump. We also talk with you about the neighbor's side, since digging and forms can come right up to the line.
Get your Everett concrete estimate started
A cracked or sinking slab lets more water underneath the longer it sits, so call (781) 288-8155 or send the form while the fix is still a small one.