Heartland Boston Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Boston, MA, and we pour driveways, patios, steps and walkways for Winthrop homeowners. We start every job with the ground underneath, because that's what decides how the slab holds up.
(857) 770-0722
Winthrop is a small peninsula, and most of the jobs we see there sit on tight lots with houses close together, short driveways and front steps a few strides from the sidewalk. Getting a concrete truck near the pour and hauling the old slab out takes some planning, so we work that out before anyone digs.
Some of Winthrop sits low near the marsh, so where your water runs matters as much as how the slab looks. A driveway or patio that tips toward the house sends rain straight at your foundation, so we pitch it away and pack the base so it holds that line. It's the same ground sense we bring to jobs next door in Revere.
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out to your Winthrop property myself, look at the ground and where the water goes, and walk you through the estimate. It's free, and there's no obligation to book.
(857) 770-0722Most Winthrop calls are for driveways, front steps, walkways and back patios on tight lots, where we're replacing cracked or sinking slabs and fixing the pitch so water runs off. We also pour garage floors, build retaining walls where a yard steps down, and handle slab foundation building for additions and sheds.
If your job needs a building permit, it comes from the Town of Winthrop's Building Department, and it has to be issued and posted at the job site before any work starts, so the permit sets the first date on the calendar. The department issues permits to construction supervisors licensed by the state, so ask any contractor you're considering which state licence they hold, and if they work under a trade name, check that they've filed a Business Certificate with the Town Clerk, which stays good for four years. Before we start, we check with the Building Department about the permits your job may need and help you get the paperwork in order.
Most of what moves the price sits under and around the slab, including how much soft dirt has to come out, how much base goes back in, how close the truck can park on a narrow street, and the size, thickness and finish you choose. The schedule turns on the permit and on curing, the days the concrete needs to harden before it takes weight, and you'll get your own figure when I come out for the estimate. We plan jobs the same way in Chelsea and out in Watertown.
I come out to your Winthrop property, walk the ground with you and give the estimate myself, so the person pricing the job is the one who runs it. Our own crew does the work, with me running it from the dig to the cleanup.
The subgrade, the dirt your slab sits on, decides how long it lasts, so we dig out the soft material, pack a solid base and check where the water runs before the forms go in. A base that's only raked level settles with the dirt under it.
We're licensed and insured, we've been in business since 2017, and our promise is satisfaction guaranteed. When you're ready to talk about your Winthrop job, call (857) 770-0722 any day until 11 PM, or send the form and we'll take it from there.
Winthrop requires a permit before anyone constructs, alters or demolishes a structure, and whether your slab falls under that is something we check before any work starts. Once a permit is issued, work has to begin within six months and keep going until it's done, and the job has to meet the zoning ordinance. The Building Department's permit information spells out those rules.
Yes, if you own a one- or two-unit home in Winthrop and live there or plan to, the permit can be issued to you. The trade-off is that you may be liable for the contractors working on your property, and you aren't covered by the state's Homeowners Improvement Contractor Law. If you'd rather not carry that, we help you get the paperwork in order instead.
Winthrop's Noise By-Law allows construction only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. We plan pour day inside that window and like to start early, because concrete finished in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top.
Winthrop lists the low-lying neighborhood beside Belle Isle Marsh, along Morton Street, Belle Isle Terrace and Banks Street and up the side streets to Main Street, as at risk from both stormwater and coastal surge. You can read about it on the Belle Isle Marsh page. If that's your street, we take extra care setting the pitch so your new slab carries water away from the house instead of toward it.
The price comes down mostly to how much digging and base work your ground needs, then the size and the finish, so I give you a figure once I've seen the site. A plain broom finish, the light dragged texture that keeps it from getting slick, costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and that's a fair place to save. The base is the one cut I'll talk you out of, because nobody sees it on day one and it's what decides whether the slab settles.
You'll be off it through the tear-out and base work and then through curing, the wait while the concrete hardens enough to take weight. You can walk on it before you can drive on it, and I'll tell you the days for your slab on pour day, because the thickness changes them.
Most cracking we see comes from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, water running under the slab, or control joints that were cut late or skipped. Concrete shrinks as it dries and can crack, so we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give it a straight place to crack, soon after the pour. Where the job calls for it, we also set rebar, steel inside the slab that holds the pieces together.
