Concrete Contractors in Reinbeck, IA

Reinbeck sits on Iowa Highway 175 in Grundy County, and Wikipedia places it in the Cedar Valley and the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metro area. The 2020 census counted 1,662 residents. For concrete contractors in Reinbeck, the housing is what stands out. Point2Homes, summarizing Census estimates, counts 294 of the town's 797 homes, about 36.9 percent, as built in 1939 or earlier, plus 79 more from the 1940s. The median year built is 1952, among the oldest of any town around Waterloo.

Front steps

On houses this old, front steps are often the first thing to go. Concrete steps poured generations ago commonly:

• Pull away from the porch or foundation, leaving a gap.
• Lose their front edges to freeze-thaw damage.
• Have risers of different heights, which causes trips.
• Tilt so water runs toward the house and freezes on the treads.

We rebuild steps on a footing below frost depth, with consistent risers, a slight pitch on each tread and a broom finish for grip. A handrail can be set at the same time.

Sidewalks and walks

Walks from the street to the door are often old, broken blocks heaved by frost or tree roots. We replace them with even panels on a compacted base, cut joints at regular spacing and set the walk so it drains to the side rather than pooling.

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Driveways and garage floors

Many older Reinbeck homes have detached garages at the back of the lot, with a long driveway and a garage floor that has cracked into plates. Replacing these is usually a single project: remove the old concrete, rebuild the base, pour the driveway and garage floor with proper slope, and make sure the garage apron meets the floor without a step.

A steady town

Reinbeck's population went from 1,751 in 2000 to 1,664 in 2010 and 1,662 in 2020, and housing units barely changed. In a town like this, most concrete work is replacing what is already there rather than pouring for new houses. About 82.7 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied, and 656 of the 797 housing units are detached houses.

Patios and shed slabs

For backyards, a simple poured patio or a stamped one can make an older lot more usable. We also pour shed and detached garage slabs, level and thickened at the edges, after checking setbacks and any permits with the city.

The middle decades

After the pre-war houses, Point2Homes counts 111 Reinbeck homes from the 1950s, 73 from the 1960s and 83 from the 1970s, but only 46 from 2000 to 2009, 18 from the 2010s and none since 2020. Ranch houses from the 1950s to 1970s usually have a single-car garage and a narrow drive. The common requests there are a wider driveway or a parking pad beside it, poured to drain with the existing slab, and a new front stoop on a footing below frost.

Community and schools

Wikipedia notes that Reinbeck has a golf course, sports fields, a bike trail, a hunting range and a swimming pool. The town is served by the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District; the old Reinbeck district was consolidated on July 1, 1988. Wikipedia's 2020 census figures show 728 households, a median age of 41.6 and a homeowner vacancy rate of 1.1 percent, so houses here change hands quickly, and pre-sale repairs to steps and walks are a common request.

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