Concrete Contractors in Vance, AL

Vance changed when Mercedes-Benz came, and homeowners looking for concrete contractors in Vance are often living in houses built since then. The plant produced its first vehicle, an ML320, in February 1997, on about 1,000 acres the state donated, and it employed about 6,000 people in 2021. Vance had 500 residents in 2000, 1,529 in 2010 and 2,092 in 2020. Housing units grew from 592 to 860 in the last decade alone. We pour driveways, patios, stamped concrete, walks and steps, and slabs for garages, sheds and shops, and we repair concrete that has started to fail.

An old stagecoach stop

The place is older than the plant by a long way. Wikipedia says it was settled in 1830 as Trion, a trading post on the Old Huntsville Road, renamed Smallwood in 1872 after a sawmill owner, and renamed Vance in 1879. It appeared on the 1880 census as Vance's Station and incorporated in 1972. A handful of older homes and lots remain near US 11, and they tend to need walk and step replacement more than new pours.

Two counties, one town

Most of Vance is in southeastern Tuscaloosa County, but the town reaches south into Bibb County. The Tuscaloosa County side is in the Tuscaloosa metro area and the Bibb side is counted with Birmingham. For a homeowner that mostly matters for property records and services. For us it means confirming with the town and the right county which rules apply to your address before we pour.

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Rain and rolling ground

Vance sits at about 545 feet on rolling ground and averages 54.9 inches of rain a year, slightly more than Tuscaloosa. On newer lots we regularly see patios that have settled where fill was placed behind a house and driveways that crack where the slab crosses a former drainage path. When we replace concrete like that, we dig out soft material, compact a new base and set the slab so it drains properly.

Commuter driveways

US 11 runs through the center of town, 21 miles to Tuscaloosa and 36 miles to downtown Birmingham, and Interstate 59 serves Vance at Exit 89 beside the plant. Plenty of households here have two or three commuter vehicles and want a wider driveway or an extra parking pad. Widening a driveway is a common job for us: we saw a clean edge on the existing slab, dowel the new section in so the two move together, and match the finish.

What we pour most in Vance

Driveway widenings, back patios, front walks, shop and shed slabs, and pads for trailers or boats make up most of our Vance work. Call (205) 656-5328 to set up a time.