Concrete Contractors in Westwood, KS

Westwood is small and dense, and concrete contractors in Westwood have to plan for access as much as for the pour. The city covers about 0.41 square miles, and Wikipedia describes it as the second most densely populated city in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Lots are close together, driveways are short and street parking is tight. We plan where the truck, the pump or the wheelbarrows will go before we set a date.

A postwar suburb near the state line

Westwood's story starts with the Swatzell stone home, built in 1898 at 4958 Rainbow, but its development as a Kansas City suburb began after World War II. It was incorporated in 1949 with original boundaries of 47th Street, Rainbow Boulevard, Shawnee Mission Parkway and Mission Road, then annexed Westport Annex and Westport View in 1960 to reach State Line Road. The 2020 census counted 1,750 residents in 825 housing units.

What postwar concrete needs now

Homes from the late 1940s and 1950s often still have some original flatwork. On Westwood properties we see short driveways with a broken apron, walks that have cracked into several pieces, and stoops with crumbling edges. Some homes have had a driveway patched or overlaid more than once, and the layers are coming apart. In most cases we remove everything down to the base, recompact it and pour new.

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Planning around neighbors

On a dense block, a concrete job affects the people next door. We tell you how long the driveway will be out of use, where materials will be staged, and when the truck is coming. We keep the work area tidy, protect neighboring lawns and walks, and make sure the new slab does not send water toward the house next door. If a shared walk or driveway is involved, we suggest getting both owners on the same page before work begins.

Work near the street

Driveway approaches and public walks in Westwood are in the public right-of-way. We check with the city about permit requirements for that work before we schedule it, and we call Kansas 811 for utility locates before any digging. Private patios and walks behind the house are a simpler job.

Small spaces, good use

On a compact lot, a well-planned patio or a widened parking pad can add a lot of usefulness. We help you think through size, slope and how it connects to the back door, garage or gate. A modest stamped border or a colored finish can make a small patio feel finished without taking more space.

What we do in Westwood

• Driveways: tear-out, base repair and replacement
• Sidewalks and steps: walks, stoops and steps
• Patios: compact backyard slabs
• Stamped concrete: borders and small patios
• Garage and shed slabs
• Repair and replacement: cracked and layered sections

Call (913) 355-6902 to set up a visit.