Based in Kalama, WA
Concrete Contractor in Kalama, WA
Driveways, patios, slabs, and walkways poured in Kalama. Trained as a cement mason before anything else.
Call (360) 431-9382 or book online for a free estimate.
Concrete was the first trade I learned. Job Corps cement mason training came before the general contracting, and flatwork is still the work I am most particular about, because once it is down there is no going back and fixing it.
Kalama sits on everything from river silt to hillside cut-and-fill, and the subgrade decides the slab. A pour that never got compacted base will crack no matter how good the finish looked on day one. We spend the time on prep, set reinforcement where it actually does something, and cut joints where the slab is going to move anyway.
Plenty of properties out here have long driveways, shop slabs, and equipment that weighs more than a car. Depth and reinforcement get sized to what is actually going to park on it.
Written estimate before we start, and I am on site for the pour.
Concrete Work We Have Built
Stamped concrete pathway with lighting in Kalama, WA
Concrete finishing crew in Kalama, WA
Fresh concrete slab in Kalama, WA
Concrete slab curing in Kalama, WA
Concrete walkway in Kalama, WA
Fresh concrete walkway in Kalama, WA
Recent work in Kalama
Exposed aggregate patio in Kalama
Exposed aggregate patio poured on a hillside behind the house. Gravel base built up and compacted on the downhill side, thickened edge along the bank, rebar on a two-foot grid, placed by line pump, joints cut by hand and sealed.
Concrete in a Kalama backyard rebuild
Hot tub pad and a shed ramp poured as part of a full backyard rebuild with a cedar deck and a covered hot tub.
Concrete Work questions in Kalama
How much does concrete cost per square foot in Kalama, WA?
Roughly $10 to $29 per square foot depending on thickness, finish and site prep. A broom-finish patio or driveway on good ground is the low end. Removal, hillside grading, a thicker pour for equipment, or exposed aggregate moves it up. I am ten minutes from most of Kalama, so the fastest answer is to have me come look.
Do you pour driveways, patios and walkways in Kalama?
Yes. Driveways and driveway extensions, patios, walkways, steps, driveway approaches, and slabs for shops and sheds. I live here and most Kalama jobs are a few minutes from the shop on Confer Road.
Can you pour a slab on a hillside lot?
Yes. A lot of Kalama is cut-and-fill above town, and a slab on fill that was never compacted will crack. The base gets dug, compacted and checked before any truck is scheduled. On a sloped site the slab also gets graded so water leaves it instead of running toward the house.
Do you pour shop and equipment slabs?
Yes. Plenty of Kalama properties have a shop, a tractor or a trailer that weighs more than a car. Those slabs get poured thicker with more reinforcement, and the estimate says what it is sized for.
Are you a concrete contractor near Kalama or based here?
Based here. James Hurula Construction is at 200 Confer Rd in Kalama. I also pour in Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, Woodland, Cathlamet and south into Clark County.
Concrete Work in Kalama and Cowlitz County
James Hurula Construction is a licensed Washington general contractor (JAMESHC764LM) based here in town, serving Kalama and Cowlitz County on every kind of job on this page. I also work in Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, Woodland, Cathlamet, Vancouver, Battle Ground, Ridgefield. Thirty years of field experience, owner on site.
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