Once called Peterson City, on State Route 216

Concrete Contractors in Peterson, AL

Driveways, patios, walks, slabs and repairs for Peterson homes between Tuscaloosa and Brookwood.

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Concrete Work on the Road Between Tuscaloosa and Brookwood

Peterson is an unincorporated community on Alabama State Route 216, about 8.6 miles east-northeast of Tuscaloosa, and our concrete contractors in Peterson handle everything from a new patio behind a house to a full driveway replacement. The community was first known as Peterson City, named for Charles M. Peterson, who bought land in the surrounding area. Today it is a mix of homes on wooded lots, small acreage and properties fronting the highway. We pour driveways, patios, stamped concrete, walks and steps, and garage and shop slabs, and we repair concrete that has started to fail.

Between the city and the hills

Route 216 runs 26.1 miles from University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa to Bucksville at I-20/59, passing Peterson on the way to Brookwood and Lake View. Peterson's listed elevation is 417 feet, more than 200 feet above downtown Tuscaloosa, and the land here starts to roll as it climbs east. That terrain shows up in driveway design. A drive that drops from the highway to a house below it collects water at the bottom, right where the garage is. We grade those driveways with a trench drain, a swale or a crown so runoff is carried around the garage rather than into it.

Wooded lots and roots

Lots around Peterson are often wooded. Tree roots under a walk or driveway lift slabs and crack them, and trees removed for construction leave soft, decaying roots that can settle later. When we replace a lifted walk, we cut back roots that can safely be cut, rebuild the base, and may reroute the walk a little to give a big tree more room.

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Patios for outdoor living

Many Peterson homeowners want more usable outdoor space: a back patio for a grill and table, a stamped surface around a fire pit, or a covered patio slab ready for a pergola or roof. If a roof or pergola is planned, tell us at the estimate. Posts need footings, and it is easier to pour them with the slab than to cut them in later.

Permits outside town limits

Peterson has no town government, so there is no local permit office. We check with Tuscaloosa County, and with the state if the work meets Route 216, before we pour. Call (205) 656-5328 to set up a time to look at your project.

Peterson Facts That Affect a Concrete Project

Name origin. Originally known as Peterson City, it was named for Charles M. Peterson, who bought land in the area.
Location. Peterson sits on Alabama State Route 216, 8.6 miles east-northeast of Tuscaloosa, with ZIP code 35478.
Elevation. The community’s listed elevation is 417 feet, more than 200 feet higher than downtown Tuscaloosa at 190 feet.
Route 216. Route 216 runs 26.1 miles from Tuscaloosa to I-20/59 at Bucksville, through Brookwood and Lake View.

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Peterson Questions

My driveway slopes down to the garage and floods. Can that be fixed?

Usually, yes. We regrade or replace the driveway and add a trench drain, swale or crown so water is carried around the garage instead of into it.

Can you pour footings for a pergola with the patio?

Yes. If you tell us at the estimate, we pour the post footings with the slab so nothing has to be cut in later.

A tree root lifted my sidewalk. What are my options?

We remove the lifted section, cut back roots that can safely be cut, rebuild the base and pour a new section, sometimes rerouting the walk slightly.

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