Trusted Local Concrete Professionals in Selma
Selma is about 30 minutes from our base in Wilson, straight down 301. Most of what we do there is replacement work in the older railroad neighborhoods downtown, where the original concrete is thin and long past its life, plus driveways, walks and slabs out toward Pine Level and Micro, and commercial pads along the 301 and Outlet Center corridor.
Concrete work in Selma, from the depot streets out to Pine Level
Selma grew up around the railroad junction, and the streets near the depot still show it. The houses along Anderson, Webb and Richardson are older, close together, with narrow drives and original concrete that was poured thin, unreinforced, straight onto grade. It has done its job and now it is crumbling, and the honest answer on most of it is tear out and repour rather than patch.
Outside the core, out toward Pine Level, Micro and along Buffalo Road, the lots open up and the work changes: full driveways, turnarounds, shop and barn slabs, and patios. The subgrade out there is sandier and drains well, which helps, but it also means moving water can wash fines out from under a slab that was never given a stone base.
- Free on-site estimates anywhere in Selma
- Johnston County and town permits handled where required
- Tight downtown access assessed before we quote
- Older thin-slab tear out and replacement
- Residential drives, patios, walks and steps
- Commercial pads and lots on the 301 and 70 corridor
Every service we offer in Selma
Each one links to that service in Selma, priced and poured by the same crew.
Concrete DrivewaysNew driveways, extensions and aprons formed, reinforced and finished to carry daily traffic.In Selma
Concrete PatiosPatios and extensions poured flat, drained away from the house and finished to spec.In Selma
Concrete Sidewalks & WalkwaysFront walks, side paths and connectors laid out straight with joints cut before they crack.In Selma
Stamped & Decorative ConcreteStamped patterns and integral or broadcast color, picked from real samples at the estimate.In Selma
Concrete Foundations & SlabsFootings, foundations and slabs on grade over a compacted stone base, with steel sized to the load.In Selma
Garage Floor ConcreteGarage slabs poured level to the door, with joints placed to control where movement goes.In Selma
Concrete Floor InstallationInterior floors for shops, additions and outbuildings, screeded flat and finished smooth.In Selma
Concrete Pool DecksPool surrounds with slip-resistant finishes and drainage pitched away from the water.In Selma
Concrete StepsPoured steps and landings formed to an even rise and run, tied into the walk or the porch.In Selma
Concrete Parking LotsCommercial pads, lots and drive lanes built for truck loads and laid out for drainage.In Selma
Foundation RaisingSettled foundations and slabs lifted back to level, with the cause addressed before the repair.In Selma
Concrete CuttingSaw cutting and removal for doorways, trenches, plumbing runs and section replacement.In Selma
Concrete Repair and ReplacementCracked, settled or spalling concrete assessed first, then repaired or replaced with a reason given.In Selma
What we get called for most in Selma
Century-old thin slabs breaking up
A lot of the walks, porch slabs and drives in the railroad neighborhoods date to the first half of the last century. They were poured two to three inches thick, without air entrainment or steel, directly on dirt. The surface is gone, the panels have moved, and there is nothing left with enough integrity to bond a repair to.
Water running the wrong way on a crowned street
The old grid streets in Selma are crowned high with shallow front yards, so a driveway that was flat when it was poured now sends water back toward the house. We regrade the pitch as part of the replacement instead of pouring the same problem back in, and where the yard cannot carry it we add a drain.
No base under anything
Sandy subgrade drains well, which is why so much older concrete around Selma was poured straight onto it with no stone. The problem is that moving water carries the fines out from under the slab and leaves a void. That is why panels drop suddenly after a wet spell rather than settling gradually.
What the ground and the weather do to concrete here
These are the four things that decide how we build a slab in Selma. Figures are typical for the area and are confirmed on site before we quote.
The town we are pouring in
Selma is a railroad town first. The junction and the depot are the reason it exists, and the street grid, the setbacks and the narrow drives all come out of that era. It means a lot of our jobs here are as much about access and protecting what stays as they are about the pour itself.
US 301 and US 70 run through, and the Outlet Center corridor brought commercial development that keeps a steady amount of pad, approach and repair work going. That is different work than the residential side and we price it off the traffic and the loads rather than square footage alone.
Out past the town limits toward Pine Level and Micro it goes agricultural fast. Bigger lots, longer drives, shop and equipment slabs, and customers who know exactly what they need a pad to hold. Those are some of our favorite jobs because the conversation is straightforward.
What Selma customers say
Pouring across Selma and the streets around it
From the railroad streets downtown out to Pine Level and Micro, on both sides of the 301 and 70 corridor.
Concrete questions from Selma
We work here regularly. It is about 30 minutes from our base in Wilson straight down 301, and Selma and Smithfield are on the same route for us. You get the same crew that pours in Wilson.
Need a concrete professional in Selma?
Tell us what needs pouring or replacing. We come out from Wilson, NC, walk the job, and put the number in writing the same visit.