Concrete sidewalk building in Midland TX - a walk built to fit your street
Cracked, sunken or missing walk out front? We build a new concrete sidewalk to the city's rules, with the driveway crossing built heavier.
- Owner-written estimate I measure your frontage myself and write the estimate.
- Fit to your street We size the walk to what the city sets.
- Heavier driveway crossing The stretch your car crosses is built thicker than the rest.
- Base before finish We dig out and pack the ground before any pour.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
How do you know your sidewalk needs replacing?
A sidewalk usually shows you it's failing long before it breaks apart, and catching it early keeps the job smaller and the trip hazards fewer.
Cracks running across the walk
A crack or two is normal for concrete. Cracks that keep widening or split the walk into loose pieces usually mean the ground underneath has moved, and they spread.
Sections that sank or lifted
When one square sits higher than the next, the dirt below has settled or swelled. The edge usually grows over time, and somebody ends up tripping.
Water pooling on the walk
Puddles that sit after a rain mean the walk lost its slope or sank in spots. Standing water soaks the dirt underneath and speeds up the settling.
Chipping or a dusty surface
A top that flakes, chips or wears to powder often came from a rushed or overheated pour. It won't heal itself, and the rough patches keep growing.
Broken where the driveway crosses
The piece of walk your car rolls over takes the most weight. If it was poured as thin as the rest, it usually cracks there first and keeps breaking up.
No walk, or a worn path
Some lots never got a sidewalk, or what's left is a worn dirt path. Every rain turns it to mud, and a new walk gives you a clean, even way along the street.
How we build a concrete sidewalk in Midland
A walk out front has to fit what the city sets for your street, so I start by looking at your frontage and talking through the dirt work before I price it. The price mostly turns on the walk's length and width, the grading and the driveway crossing, and the schedule turns on the permit, so the written estimate spells out what's included and what isn't. Midland's minimum width is six feet along an arterial street, which is a main road, or on other streets where the walk sits right against the curb, and five feet for other walks in the street right-of-way, and the city decides which one your frontage gets. On the job, our crew digs out and packs the subgrade, the dirt the walk sits on, because expansive clay that swells when it's wet and settles when it dries is common in the drier parts of Texas, and a base that's only raked flat moves with it. We set the forms so water runs toward the street and not back at your house, pour, and give the top a broom finish, a light texture that keeps shoes from slipping. Then we cut control joints, the straight grooves across the walk, so when concrete cracks, the crack follows the line, and we leave an expansion joint, a small flexible gap, wherever the new walk meets a ramp or old concrete, as the city's standard calls for. Where the walk crosses your driveway, we build that section heavier because it carries cars. If the budget gets tight, I'd spend it on the base before a fancier surface, since nobody sees the base on day one but it decides whether the walk stays flat.
A new sidewalk often turns up other concrete that needs work. If the garage slab is cracked or worn, we can look at garage floor concrete on the same visit and price it alongside the walk. Plain gray isn't your only choice either, since the city also allows exposed aggregate, brick, stone and other surfaces, and decorative concrete can give the walk color or exposed stone that goes with the front of the house.
What happens when you call about a sidewalk in Midland?
From your first call to the final walk-through, here's who does what and what you get along the way.
Call or send a message
Tell us where the walk goes and roughly how long it runs. Then I come out to measure and see your frontage.
Get a written estimate
I ask how you use the walk and leave a written estimate. It spells out what's included and what isn't, so dirt work is no surprise.
Permit, forms and pour
Once you say go, we sort out any permit and wait for it before starting. Our crew lead runs the pour and finish with our finishers.
Walk the job together
Our crew clears out the forms and leftover concrete, and I walk the finished sidewalk with you. Ask me then when it's ready to use.
Why Midland homeowners call R&C Midland Concrete Construction
Dirt work is where I started
I ran hauling and dirt work in Midland for years, and I come out myself to read your ground before pricing.
Pouring concrete since 2017
I learned finishing on concrete crews and started our business in 2017. Our crew lead runs the pour with our finishers.
Licensed and fully insured on your job
Our crew works along the street and around your driveway, so you shouldn't be the one carrying the risk while we're there.
Backed by our satisfaction guarantee
I tell you straight before the pour what concrete will and won't do, so the finished walk matches what we talked about.
Get a free written estimate for your sidewalk
Send your address and the rough length of the walk, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a time for me to come out. The on-site estimate is free and written, with no obligation.
Examples of sidewalk work
Look through these photos of concrete walks, edges and finishes to get a feel for what you might want out front.
Sidewalk questions we hear in Midland
These are the questions homeowners ask most before a new sidewalk goes in. If yours isn't here, call or send a message and I'll answer it for your job.
How much does a new concrete sidewalk cost in Midland?
Across the US, installing a concrete sidewalk usually costs about $12 to $14.50 per square foot. That's the going rate for the work in general, not our price, and your own number depends on your walk's size, the grading and the driveway crossing. My written estimate puts a figure on your job.
How thick does a sidewalk have to be in Midland, TX?
The city requires sidewalks to be at least four inches thick, and driveway and alley approaches at least six inches. So plan on extra concrete where your walk crosses the driveway, because that stretch has to be built thicker than the rest.
Who pays to level the ground for a new sidewalk in Midland?
You do. When a sidewalk goes in front of a lot, the owner brings the ground to the level the city sets, cutting it down or filling it in, and pays all of that grading. That's why I look at the dirt before pricing and put the grading in the estimate, so it's in your budget from the start.
What is the best way to pour concrete in hot weather?
Pour in the cooler part of the day and protect the concrete until it has fully set. Heat makes concrete set and dry faster, which can cause trouble mixing, placing and curing it, and curing is the wait while the slab gains strength before it takes traffic. The city also requires the contractor to protect new concrete from sun, cold and wind until it has thoroughly hardened, so we plan pours away from midday heat and look after the walk while it sets.
Do I need a permit to build a sidewalk in Midland?
Usually, yes. Most construction projects in Midland need a building permit, work starts only after it's issued, and a sidewalk permit carries a fee from the city's schedule that's paid before you get it. You or your contractor applies through PermitMidland, and the city's permitting office inspects the work. We can apply as your contractor or help you through it yourself, and out in the county we check which office handles it first.
How do I check that a concrete contractor can work in Midland?
Ask whether they're registered with the city, because contractors who build or renovate in Midland have to be. The city also needs a bond it approves on file before it issues any permits, so a crew that skips this can't pull your permit. Ask us about any of it when I come out.
Sidewalk work in Midland and nearby
We're based in Midland and build sidewalks in Odessa, Big Spring, West Odessa and other cities around it. Pick your area below, or call (432) 219-6562.
Get your Midland sidewalk measured and priced
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