Concrete Contractors in Divide, CO

Divide is the highest community we serve, and concrete contractors working here have to plan every pour around altitude and weather. Wikipedia lists Divide as an unincorporated community in Teller County at about 9,184 feet, sitting on the north slope of Pikes Peak at the western junction of US 24 and Colorado 67. The CDP itself counted 143 residents in 2020, but the Divide post office and ZIP code 80814 serve a much wider area of mountain homes and acreage. We pour garage and shop floors, driveway aprons, patios, walks and steps, and we repair concrete across the area.

A town named for a watershed line

The Divide post office opened on June 26, 1889. Wikipedia says the town was named for its place on Ute Pass between the Arkansas River and Missouri River watersheds, and Ute Pass lies just west of town. Homes around Divide are spread out on wooded and meadow lots, many on private or county gravel roads, and concrete is usually used where it does the most work: under a garage or shop, at the end of a driveway and at the front door.

Teller County access permits

Teller County's driveway access guidance says a driveway access permit from the county's transportation department is required before a building permit is issued. The application asks for a site drawing and a proposed work date, and the driveway location has to be flagged along the county right-of-way. The county says to allow at least five working days for the location inspection and processing, that only a licensed excavator may pick up the permit, and that a permit is valid for two months. Owners are responsible for maintaining their own culverts. If your project includes a new access or culvert, we plan around that timeline.

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Pouring above 9,000 feet

At this elevation, nights can drop toward freezing in almost any month, sun is intense, and wind dries surfaces fast. That changes how we work. We watch the forecast closely, start early in the day, and keep fresh concrete covered with blankets when nights get cold. All exterior work uses air-entrained concrete, which holds up much better to repeated freezing. Slabs are sloped so melting snow drains off instead of refreezing in place.

Shop and garage floors

Many properties around Divide have a detached garage, shop or barn. A floor for one of these needs a well-compacted base, thickness and reinforcement matched to the vehicles or equipment inside, and thickened edges where the building sits on the slab. If you have plans for the building, bring them to the estimate so anchor bolts and edges land in the right place.

Gravel roads, concrete aprons

Most driveways around Divide stay gravel, and concrete goes where tires turn and snow melts: the last stretch in front of the garage. We tie the apron edge cleanly into the gravel and pitch it so meltwater runs away from the door instead of freezing at the threshold. A small parking court beside the house can be poured at the same time, which keeps mud out of the garage in spring.

Services around Divide

• Concrete driveways: aprons at garages, parking areas and short paved drives
• Concrete patios: patios and porches on mountain homes
• Stamped concrete: stone-pattern patios
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks and steps
• Garage floors and RV pads: shop, barn and garage floors, RV pads
• Concrete repair and leveling: heaved, cracked and settled slabs

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