Concrete Contractors in New Hartford, IA

Flooding shaped New Hartford long before 2008, and the town eventually ringed itself with a levee. Wikipedia notes that the levee was raised and reinforced in 2009, after June 2008 brought record water just one week after a record EF5 tornado; every resident had to evacuate, and many homes and buildings were damaged. For concrete contractors in New Hartford, that history sets the starting point for every job: before we talk finishes or sizes, we look at where water goes on your lot.

Setting slabs that move water

When we form a new driveway, patio or walk in New Hartford, we:

• Check the existing grade around the house and the lot.
• Set the slab so it falls away from the foundation, never toward it.
• Keep patio surfaces below door thresholds.
• Use a free-draining granular base so water does not sit beneath the concrete and heave it in winter.
• Plan where downspouts and surface water will end up.

Cleanup-era patches still showing

According to Wikipedia's article on the May 25, 2008 storm, 88 houses in and near New Hartford were damaged or destroyed, and the flood followed within weeks. Some concrete poured or patched during the cleanup years went in quickly. What we see now:

• Walks and steps with mismatched patches.
• Garage floors with cracks running through old repairs.
• Driveways where one section was replaced and now sits at a different height.

We replace those sections so the surface is even again and drains properly.

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A small town still growing

The town had 516 residents in 2010 and 570 in 2020, per Wikipedia, and its housing count climbed from 234 units to 293 over that decade. New homes need driveways, walks and patios, and older homes need theirs replaced. Both keep a small town busy.

Rural lots around town

Beyond the levee, farm properties need different concrete: shop slabs, equipment pads and aprons at machine shed doors. The tornado also destroyed a granary in the countryside between Parkersburg and New Hartford, and rebuilding outbuildings often starts with a new slab.

Young families

Wikipedia's 2020 census figures show 32.4 percent of New Hartford households with children under 18 and 68.0 percent married couples. Children share the Dike-New Hartford school district with neighboring Dike. Families here tend to ask for patios, wider drives and walks without trip edges.

Steps and stoops

In a small town with older homes, front steps are often the most worn concrete on the lot. We rebuild them on a footing below frost, with even risers and a slight pitch so water runs off the treads instead of freezing on them. A broom finish gives grip in winter, and we can set handrail posts while the concrete is fresh.

Stamped patios

For backyards, stamped concrete offers the look of stone without loose pavers that heave and shift in a wet spot. We seal it after curing, and it needs resealing every few years to keep its color.

A compact town

Wikipedia gives New Hartford a land area of well under one square mile. Lots inside the levee are close together, so driveway and patio jobs need careful planning for truck access and for where runoff goes, since water from one lot can end up on the next.

Driveway replacement

When a New Hartford driveway has sunk or broken up, we remove it, rebuild the base and pour air-entrained concrete with proper joints and a fall toward the street. The apron at the garage is set flush with the floor so there is no lip.

Call (319) 481-5867 or send photos through the form, and we will make the drive to New Hartford.