Concrete Contractors in Burton, MI

Most calls we get for concrete contractors in Burton come from owners of houses built in the decades when the township filled in next to Flint's plants. Burton grew from 6,727 residents in 1930 to 18,171 in 1950 and 29,700 in 1960, and it has stayed close to 30,000 ever since; the 2020 census counted 29,715 people and 13,292 housing units. Voters approved becoming a city on May 16, 1972, and Burton was officially formed on July 1 of that year. That means a large share of the city's driveways, walks and garage floors were first poured in the 1940s through the 1960s. Many have been patched or partly replaced since, and many are due for a full redo.

What a 60-year-old driveway looks like

On Burton lots we often find a single-car drive that was widened at some point with a second pour that never matched, an apron broken where the plow and the city truck cross it, and a garage slab that has dropped an inch or two at the door. Front walks from that era were usually poured thin and without air entrainment, so the surface flakes away after decades of salt and freeze.

When we look at a job, we check three things: the base under the slab, where the water goes, and whether the old concrete can be saved in sections. If the panels are level and the cracks are isolated, a partial replacement can work. If the slab is rocking or water is running under it, we tear it out and start again with a compacted base.

A big city on mostly flat ground

Burton covers about 23.4 square miles and sits at roughly 774 feet. Large parts of the city are close to flat, which makes drainage the main design question on every patio and drive. With little natural fall, a slab has to be set so water moves toward the street, a swale or a yard drain, and downspouts need to empty somewhere other than the edge of a new patio. We set grade with string lines and check it again before the pour.

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Belsay, Lapeer Heights and the rest of the city

Burton has a few named localities. Belsay sits on Belsay Road at the rail line, north of I-69 and Court Street and south of Davison Road. Lapeer Heights is at Belsay and Roberta roads, south of Lapeer Road. Over the years the City of Flint also annexed large parts of the old township's north and west sides, so Burton's shape today is the part that stayed. Housing in different pockets dates from different decades, and we price and plan every job by what is actually on the lot rather than by neighborhood.

Water lines and concrete

Burton began receiving water from the Karegnondi Water Authority on December 15, 2017, with treatment by the Genesee County Drain Commission. If utility or service work has left a trench patch across your drive or walk, we can cut it out and replace it so the surface is level again. For new pours that reach the road edge, we confirm whether a city or county permit applies before work starts. Building permits in Burton come through the city's Building Division at City Hall, and we check what your project needs as part of the estimate. Call (810) 428-0447 to book a visit.