Concrete
Concrete driveways, patios, and repairs that drain and last
New driveways, patio slabs, and honest repairs — control joints, pitch, and mix specified for North Texas clay and heat, not a one-day overlay that curls in August.
Concrete in Collin and Dallas County fails in familiar ways. Expansive clay heaves a slab that was poured without joints. A patio that pitches toward the house dumps stormwater at the foundation. A driveway that was too thin for the truck that parks on it maps into cracks the first summer. Genes Construction pours and replaces those slabs — and we will tell you when a repair is enough.
This is the same crew that already digs out failed patios. Hester Franklin hired us to tear out an existing patio and replace it; that is the job, not a side hustle. Driveways, walks, and outdoor living slabs get the same sequence: grade, base, steel or fiber as specified, joints that actually control the crack, and a finish you can live with.
What we handle
Driveways
New pours and full replacements. Thickness, base, and joint layout sized for the vehicles that actually park here — not a sidewalk spec under a pickup. Approaches, aprons, and the walk to the door can be one pour so the color matches.
Patios and outdoor slabs
Patio replacements, new outdoor living pads, and the slab under a pergola or shade structure. We pitch away from the house and leave the elevations ready for shades, a kitchen island, or just a table.
Repairs
Spalls, trip lips, sunken panels, and cracks that are taking on water. Saw-cut and patch where it will hold; panel replacement where a smear of mudjack marketing will not. We do not epoxy a structural heave and call it done.
Tear-out and replace
When the slab is spent, we demo, haul, re-base, and pour. That includes the patio that already failed once — the job our clients write about when someone finally shows up and digs it out.
How a job actually runs
01
Read the slab and the dirt
We look at drainage, trees, existing joints, and how the clay is moving. You get a repair vs. replace recommendation before a saw hits the driveway.
02
Grade and form
Base, pitch, and forms that hold a straight edge. Steel or fiber, thickness, and joint layout are in the estimate so you are not surprised on pour day.
03
Pour, finish, and protect
Broom, trowel, or other finish as specified. Joints cut on time. We leave cure instructions that actually match Texas heat, and we do not drive on it the next morning because someone is in a hurry.
Questions we hear first
Can you repair a cracked driveway or do I need a full replacement?
Isolated cracks and spalls can often be repaired. Widespread mapping, settlement at the garage, or a slab that pitches into the house usually means replacement. We will say which one you have after we walk it — not from a photo of one crack.
How long before I can park on a new driveway?
Light foot traffic is often a day; vehicles wait. Mix, thickness, and temperature change the calendar. We put the date in writing on the ticket so the family truck is not the first test.
Do you pour patios that can take a pergola or exterior shades later?
Yes. We can leave post footings, thickness, and edges ready for a structure — or pour the patio as part of a pergola and shade package so the tracks and the slab are one conversation. See exterior shades and general contracting.
Will North Texas clay crack new concrete anyway?
Clay moves. Joints, base, and thickness are how you control where it cracks. Skipping joints to make a ‘seamless’ patio is how you get a random split through the dining table. We would rather place the joint than apologize for it.
Do you haul off the old slab?
Yes. Tear-out and haul-off are in the replacement price. You should not be left with a pile of broken concrete at the curb unless the city dumpster rules require a staged pickup — and we will tell you that up front.
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Need a straight answer on the roof?
Call the office or send the estimate form. We inspect in person — no satellite-only quotes.