Concrete Contractors in Coker, AL

Coker is a small town with big lots, and most people looking for concrete contractors in Coker want something poured that a city house never needs: a long driveway off the county road, a pad for a camper or bass boat, or a floor for a new shop. The town incorporated in 1999 and counted 904 residents in 2020. It is governed by a mayor and a five-member council, with a volunteer fire department and Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's patrols. We pour driveways, patios, stamped concrete, walks and steps, and garage, shop and equipment slabs, and we repair concrete that has cracked or settled.

Next to Lake Lurleen

Lake Lurleen State Park has a Coker address, on Lake Lurleen Road off US 82. The park covers 1,625 acres around a 250-acre lake that is nearly a mile and a half long and 48 feet deep at its deepest point. The state bought the site and began building the dam in 1952, and the park was renamed in 1972 for Lurleen Wallace, a Tuscaloosa County native and Alabama's first female governor. With that much water and woods next door, a lot of Coker homeowners keep boats, campers and trailers, and a concrete pad beats a muddy patch of grass every time.

Low ground and slow drainage

Coker's listed elevation is 151 feet, among the lowest in the Tuscaloosa area. Low, flatter ground can stay wet after a storm, and the Tuscaloosa area averages more than 53 inches of rain a year. That makes the base under a slab the most important part of the job. We strip soft topsoil, bring in and compact a stone base, and set the slab slightly above the surrounding grade so it sheds water. On longer driveways we may add a culvert or a swale where the drive crosses a low spot.

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Pads, shops and driveways sized for real loads

A pad for a 30-foot camper or a boat on a trailer carries concentrated loads at the tires and jack stand. A shop floor might hold a tractor or a car lift. We ask what will sit on the concrete before we quote, then choose thickness, reinforcement and joint spacing to match. A driveway that trucks use daily gets a thickened apron where it meets the road, since that edge takes the most abuse.

Working with the town

Coker is small enough that permit questions are usually quick, but they still need asking. We check with the town on new slabs and driveways, and with the county if the driveway connects to a county road. Call (205) 656-5328 and tell us what you want poured.