Concrete Contractors in Calhan, CO

Calhan is a small town on the eastern plains of El Paso County, and concrete contractors working here split their time between older homes in town and acreage properties outside it. Wikipedia lists Calhan as a statutory town incorporated on May 10, 1919, at about 6,536 feet, with 762 residents at the 2020 census on about 0.83 square miles. It is part of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area along US 24. We pour driveways, patios, walks and steps, shop and garage floors and RV pads, and we repair worn concrete in and around town.

A railroad town

Calhan was founded in 1888 as a water station for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Wikipedia records that the first steam locomotive arrived on November 5, 1888, and the Calhan Rock Island Railroad Depot was built in 1906. Wikipedia also lists the El Paso County Fair among the area's annual events, with Calhan Summer Fest held the Friday before the fair opens. The town's older homes reflect that long history, with front walks, steps and driveways that have been patched over many decades.

In-town and out-of-town work

Inside town limits, most jobs are replacements: a cracked driveway, a sunken walk, steps that have pulled away from a porch. Outside town, projects lean toward heavier slabs: a floor for a pole barn or shop, a pad for a camper or stock trailer, a parking area by the house and a concrete apron where a gravel drive meets the garage. Those slabs carry more weight, so we size thickness and reinforcement to the load and compact the base well.

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Wind, sun and drifting snow

The open plains around Calhan get steady wind and strong sun. Both dry fresh concrete quickly, so we plan pours for calmer hours, keep the surface from drying too fast and cure every slab properly. In winter, wind piles snow against buildings and fences, and melt from those drifts runs across nearby concrete. We slope slabs to carry that water away, especially at garage and shop doors.

Permits and county roads

The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department handles building permits for the Town of Calhan, as well as for unincorporated El Paso County. Outside town, El Paso County requires an Access Permit to construct, reconstruct, pave or enlarge a driveway that meets a county road, and the county's guidance says a paved driveway on a gravel road should end before the driveway culvert. We plan where your concrete starts and stops around those rules.

Older walks and steps in town

On Calhan's older blocks, a front walk may be several pours from different decades, with sections at different heights. We replace the sections that have failed or become trip hazards and match the finish of the rest where we can. Porch steps that have dropped or separated from the house usually have a settled or washed-out base, so we rebuild from the base up rather than patching the surface. A simple broom finish and tooled edges keep the new work looking at home on an older street.

Services in and around Calhan

• Concrete driveways: replacements in town and aprons on rural drives
• Concrete patios: backyard patios and porches
• Stamped concrete: patterned patios and walks
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks and porch steps
• Garage floors and RV pads: shop and barn floors, RV and trailer pads
• Concrete repair and leveling: cracked drives, sunken walks and failed steps

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