Heartland Boston Concrete Company is a Boston concrete contractor that pours driveways, patios, steps and walks for homeowners in Revere. I come out to look at your job myself, and our own crew does the work.
(857) 770-0722
Most of the Revere jobs we see are on tight city lots. The two- and three-family houses sit close together, the driveway runs down the side, and the front steps and walk lead out to the sidewalk. Those driveways often hold more than one household's cars, so people usually call us when the slab has sunk at one end, holds a puddle by the door or has chipped along the edges.
Working that close to the neighbors means we plan ahead how we'll break out the old concrete, where the dirt goes and how the truck reaches the pour without blocking the street for long. Houses next door in Chelsea and Winthrop look much the same, and we work them the same way.
Send the form or call, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Revere house myself, look at the slab and what's under it, and give you the estimate on the spot. It's free, and there's no obligation to book.
(857) 770-0722Most of our Revere calls are for side driveways that have sunk or cracked, patios out back and front steps that have started to tip or chip. We also handle concrete sidewalk building for the walk from your door to the street, garage floors, retaining walls where a yard drops off, and footings and foundations for additions.
In Revere, building permits come through the city's Inspectional Services Department. A building inspector issues yours before any work starts, and it gets posted in plain view at the job, so the permit usually sets our earliest start date. Applications are filed online only, through the city's Building Division. The city issues building permits to construction supervisors licensed by the state, and it says that license covers only structures under 35,000 cubic feet. Ask any contractor you're considering for that license. A contractor working on their own should also have a business certificate on file with the City Clerk's Office. Before work starts, we check with the city about the permits your job may need and help you get the paperwork in order. Your price depends on the size of the slab, whether an old one has to be broken out and hauled away, how much base has to be dug out and packed, and how easily a truck can reach the spot. The schedule turns on the permit, the weather on pour day and when our crew is free, and I'll give you your own figures at the estimate.
Near the water, parking can shape how a job runs. Ocean Ave and the inland side of Revere Beach Blvd, from Revere Street to Carey Circle, are resident permit parking only, so we work out before pour day where the concrete truck and our trucks will sit. If your job means widening the curb cut at the end of the driveway or putting a dumpster on the street, the city's permit list puts those with Public Works, so we check with them too. We plan the same way on close-built streets in Somerville.
I come out to see your job and give the estimate myself. After that, our own crew does the work with me running it. So the person who told you what to expect is the one standing in your driveway on the day of the pour.
When a budget has to come down, most people want to cut the base, because nobody sees it once the slab is down. I won't skimp there. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the dirt and stone the slab sits on, because it decides whether the slab settles.
We're licensed and insured, and we've worked for homeowners in Boston and the cities around it since 2017. Satisfaction guaranteed, and I'd rather explain something twice than leave you wondering. Call (857) 770-0722 when you're ready to talk about your job.
I can't give you a fair number until I've walked your driveway, because the cost depends on how big it is, what's under the old one and how easily we can get in on your lot. A thicker slab for heavier vehicles costs more. So does a stamped or colored surface, compared with a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps shoes and tires from slipping. I'll go over what's in the number so you know what you're paying for before we start.
You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps hardening for days after the pour, and that wait is called curing. If you park on it too soon, you can mark or crack a slab that's still gaining strength. On pour day I'll tell you when it's safe to walk on and when to bring the car back, based on that week's weather.
Most bad cracks start with a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settled with the dirt underneath. Concrete also shrinks as it cures, so soon after the pour we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give it a straight line to crack along instead of wherever it wants. A new slab can still get a hairline crack, but with a packed base and joints cut on time it should stay flat.
Yes. If you're working on a one- or two-unit home you live in or plan to live in, the city will issue the permit to you. The catch is that you may become liable for the contractors on your property and lose your protection under the state's home improvement contractor law, so the Building Department encourages homeowners to have a properly licensed contractor take out the permit. The city's permitting instructions say a contractor's application must include a valid state license and a current workers' compensation affidavit.
Work under a Revere building permit can run Monday through Saturday from 8 AM to 6 PM, with no work on Sundays or holidays. Working outside those hours takes a special permit from the Building Commissioner. On a hot day we'd rather start the pour first thing than push it into the midday heat, because concrete finished in the heat often ends up with a weak, dusty top.
Revere's Building Division enforces the state building code along with the city's own ordinances, and only the current tenth edition of the state code is in effect. For houses, the code's residential section covers one- and two-family homes and townhouses three stories or less, plus things built with them, such as a detached garage. The code in effect when your permit is issued is the one your job is checked against.
