Concrete Contractors in Shawnee, KS

Shawnee is direct about driveway work, and as concrete contractors in Shawnee we plan for it from the first visit. The city's right-of-way page says a driveway permit is required for all driveway repairs or replacements, whether a resident or a contractor does the work. So even a few new panels at the street usually mean a permit. We include it in the job.

What Shawnee's right-of-way program asks for

The City of Shawnee lists several requirements for permit holders:

• A $5,000 annual bond for driveway contractors
• A yearly business license and a certificate of insurance naming the city
• About 48 hours for the permit to be processed before work begins
• Inspections with 24 hours' notice, and all restoration finished before the final inspection
• A call to Kansas 811 and to WaterOne before any excavation

These steps add a little time to a driveway project, so we build them into the schedule. When you get our quote, the permit and inspection timing are part of it.

A town older than most of its houses

Shawnee was laid out in 1857 near a Shawnee Indian mission that dates to 1831, and Quantrill's forces burned the town in 1862. Yet most of today's homes are far newer. The city had 845 residents in 1950 and 9,072 in 1960, a 973.6 percent jump, then grew to 67,311 by 2020. Neighborhoods east of I-435 are mostly from the 1950s through the 1980s, and western Shawnee filled in later.

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What we see on Shawnee properties

On the older east side, common jobs are replacing driveways that have scaled or broken up, rebuilding front steps, and replacing patios that have sunk toward the house. Many of those homes sit on rolling lots, so walks and steps need careful grading. On newer homes to the west, we pour more patio extensions, stamped patios and wider driveways.

Rolling ground and drainage

Shawnee covers about 43 square miles with an elevation around 820 feet, and the land rolls toward the Kansas River valley on the north side of the city. Sloped lots mean water moves fast across hard surfaces. We plan every slab so it drains away from the house and does not dump water onto a neighbor's yard, and we ask about downspouts and sump lines before we set forms. Shawnee Mission Park, at 1,600 acres with a 120-acre lake, is a reminder of how much open, sloping ground the area has.

Our services in Shawnee

• Concrete driveways: repairs and replacements with the city's driveway permit
• Concrete patios: new slabs and extensions, plain or colored
• Stamped concrete: patterned patios and walks
• Sidewalks and steps: walks, stoops and step rebuilds
• Garage and shed slabs: outbuilding and equipment pads
• Repair and replacement: cracked, sunken or trip-hazard sections

Before you call

It helps to know whether your HOA has rules on driveway width or color, and whether any part of the work is near the street. If it is, we handle the permit and the 811 locate. Call (913) 355-6902 and we will schedule a time to look at the job.