Poured & Finished Concrete in Ames, Iowa — Your concrete, our crew, one contract
Ames was established in 1864 to serve the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad, and today a new driveway in town starts with a city application; the form lists a $100.00 fee covering review and an on-site paving inspection. JLB pours drives, walks, patios and walls across Ames, with a no-cost quote.
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Concrete Services in Ames, Iowa
Ames homeowners can have JLB pour a driveway, a front walk or a backyard patio, give it a stamped or stained finish, build a retaining wall, or install a fiberglass pool and pour the deck that rings it. Ames businesses can add ADA ramps and parking lots. Crews based in central Iowa do the work.
The city was incorporated in 1870 "with a population of 844" and counted 66,427 people in 2020.
Need foundation repair or basement waterproofing instead? Visit the Ames foundation & waterproofing hub.
What ground is an Ames driveway or patio poured on?
Ames is on glacial till, the "pebbly clay" the Des Moines Lobe ice sheet spread across this part of the state before it melted away around 12,000 years ago. Ames's building code sets frost line depth at 42 inches, which governs footings under walls and ramps rather than slabs.
A driveway or patio depends on what's beneath it instead. JLB packs and shapes the subgrade so the weight spreads evenly, sets forms to the finished grade with steel added where heavier loads demand it, and shields the fresh concrete while it cures.
What does Ames require before a new driveway goes in?
Two city documents set the rules: the Driveway Access and Paving Application (January 2026) and Ames's zoning code, Sec. 29.406. The city reviews an application "within 5 working days." Before you pour a new Ames driveway, check it against these:
- If the driveway leads to a garage, then it matches the garage's width, up to 28 feet. (driveway application)
- If it doesn't lead to a garage, then it's 12 feet wide at most. (driveway application)
- If the lot has less than 100 linear feet of street frontage, then it gets one driveway: "A property may have only one driveway unless there is 100 linear feet of frontage along a street." (driveway application)
- If a walkway runs beside the driveway, then it's "of a different decorative paving material or separated by five feet of vegetative landscaped area." (zoning code Sec. 29.406)
- If you're building or rebuilding a driveway, then a Driveway Paving Permit comes first. (zoning code Sec. 29.406)
- If the job is routine upkeep or repairs to one section of a driveway, then the application treats it as exempt. (driveway application)
- If the driveway has just been poured, then "A final inspection is required within 48 hours." (driveway application)
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Choose a Concrete Service in Ames
Concrete Driveways
The application allows on-site driveways a 5-inch minimum; the approach is 6 inches or more, with an expansion joint where it meets the curb.
Driveways in Ames
Concrete Patios & Outdoor Spaces
The finish follows how the patio will be used, from plain broomed concrete to colored, stamped or exposed-aggregate surfaces.
Patios in Ames
Concrete Sidewalks & Walkways
Ames says no sidewalk "in excess of 2.0%" will be accepted as compliant, so the slope gets set right at the forms.
Sidewalks in Ames
Stamped Concrete
A single stamped slab instead of separate pavers, patterned as brick, cut stone, slate or wood plank.
Stamped Concrete in Ames
Concrete Pool Decks
Reinforcing steel lets the deck bridge soft spots underneath and stay a single flat plane.
Pool Decks in Ames
Stained & Colored Concrete
Integral color goes into the mix ahead of the pour and colors the slab through; acid stain reacts chemically once the concrete has cured.
Stained Concrete in Ames
Concrete Retaining Walls
Rebar connects the footing to the wall's stem, and the footing bears on firm soil.
Retaining Walls in Ames
Pool Installation
JLB's own crew sets each fiberglass shell.
Pool Installation in Ames
Concrete Parking Lots
The slab is built thicker at dumpster pads, loading zones and drive aisles, where a lot takes its heaviest weight.
Parking Lots in Ames
ADA Ramps & Compliance
Replacing a sidewalk ramp along the street runs through Ames's ROWay system, with the inspection requested 24 or more hours in advance.
ADA Ramps in AmesTwo Ways to Pay for It
12 Months Same As Cash
Pay the full balance within 12 months and you pay no interest.
Best if you can pay it off within a year.
5 Years at 6.99% APR
A lower monthly payment, spread over 60 months.
Best for bigger projects.
On approved credit. Ask for full terms at your free estimate.
No need to put the project off another season.
What People in Ames Ask Us About Concrete
Within "10 daylight hours from the last snow accumulation," cleared "to a four-foot wide surface down to the concrete." After a 24-hour notice, the city can do the clearing and bill "the actual cost of removal plus a $50 administrative fee."
The city does, if it's the same tree. The first repair is the owner's, but if that tree damages the walk again, "the City will cover the cost of the repair as long as the tree remains."
Only if the whole frontage is replaced. Single panels go back at the existing width, "typically 4 feet wide," while a whole frontage is built to "the new standard of 5 feet wide."
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