Concrete Contractors in Deerfield, WI

Deerfield is a small village in eastern Dane County, inside the Town of Deerfield, with Cambridge, Marshall, Cottage Grove and Stoughton as its neighbors. Homeowners looking for concrete contractors in Deerfield often have a mix of needs: a driveway or front walk at a house in the village, and sometimes a slab for a shed, garage or farm building outside it. A post office called Deerfield has operated since 1846, and the village took its name from the town around it.

A village that grew steadily

Deerfield had 1,617 residents in 1990, 1,971 in 2000 and 2,319 in 2010, and Wikipedia's infobox gives 2,540 for 2020. Housing units rose from 749 in 2000 to 911 in 2010. That steady growth means a mix of concrete ages in the village. Homes from recent decades usually need additions, such as a bigger patio or a wider driveway. Older homes near the center of the village more often need replacements: steps that have settled, walks that have heaved and garage floors that have cracked through.

Old maps, old concrete

Sanborn fire insurance maps of Deerfield exist for 1898 and 1903, which tells you the village center was well established well over a century ago. On the oldest properties, concrete has often been poured, patched and poured again, sometimes on top of old topsoil instead of a proper base. When we replace a walk or a stoop on one of these lots, we dig out the soft material underneath and put down compacted gravel, so the new concrete does not heave the way the old did.

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Farm and shop slabs

Outbuilding slabs are a regular part of our work near Deerfield. A shop or machine shed floor needs:

• A stripped and compacted base, with the topsoil removed
• A thickness and joint spacing suited to the vehicles or equipment inside
• A thickened perimeter where walls will rest
• A slope toward the door so water drains out
• An apron at the door so the edge does not break down where tires roll on and off

Tell us what the slab will carry, and we will plan it around that load.

Winters on open ground

Deerfield sits at about 945 feet, and its winters are hard on concrete. Water soaks into the surface, freezes and expands, and salt makes the damage worse. Our exterior work uses air-entrained concrete, a compacted gravel base, proper slope and control joints at the right spacing, and we recommend sealing driveways and walks. Keep rock salt off new concrete through its first winter.

Concrete services in Deerfield

• Driveways: replacement, widening and aprons
• Patios: backyard patios, plain or decorative
• Stamped concrete: patterned and colored patios and walks
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks, stoops and porch steps
• Garage and shed slabs: detached garages, pole sheds and shop floors
• Repair and replacement: heaved walks, settled steps and cracked slabs

We check with the Village of Deerfield on any work at the street or public sidewalk. Call (608) 597-6094 to set up a free estimate.