Local Concrete Services in Clive, Iowa — Built for central Iowa frost and freeze-thaw
Where a shared use path runs past a Clive home, the city code has the owner pay only for a strip as wide as the minimum sidewalk, and the city pays for the rest.
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Concrete Services in Clive, Iowa
Whether it's a new driveway, a front walk, a patio in plain, stamped or stained concrete, a pool deck or a retaining wall, JLB's in-house crew pours it in Clive, and we install fiberglass pools too. You get a free on-site estimate before anything is scheduled.
Need foundation repair or basement waterproofing instead? Visit the Clive foundation & waterproofing hub.
What's under a Clive slab, on either side of town?
Clive's mature 1970s neighborhoods are on the east side of the city, and the high-end construction of the 1990s through the 2010s has moved west. Both sit on the same Des Moines Lobe glacial till, a clay-rich soil the last glacier left behind. Building codes set frost depth here at 42 inches, and clay like this swells when it freezes and sinks back as it thaws.
Replacing an old walk, JLB tears out the slab and reads the ground beneath it before anything new goes in. Then we compact and grade the subgrade, set the forms, pour an air-entrained mix with 5 to 7 percent air, the American Concrete Institute's range for freeze-thaw flatwork, saw-cut the joints and finish the surface for grip.
What does Clive's city code say about sidewalks and shared use paths?
Who keeps a Clive sidewalk in repair? Under §7-2-2 of the city's Code of Ordinances, the owner of the property next to a public sidewalk maintains it at their own expense, under the city's inspection and repair policy.
What has to happen before the city can bill the owner? Section 7-2-3 requires a certified-mail notice first. From the day it's mailed, the owner has 45 days to repair, rebuild or replace the sidewalk, and after that the city may do the work and assess the cost like a property tax.
What about a shared use path? The same section has the city do path work itself under its repair policy. The owner pays only for the part equal in width to the code's minimum sidewalk width, as the city engineer determines, and the city pays the rest.
Two Ways to Pay Over Time
12 Months Same As Cash
Pay the full balance within 12 months and you pay no interest.
5 Years at 6.99% APR
A lower monthly payment, spread over 60 months.
On approved credit. Ask for full terms at your free estimate.
No need to put the project off another season.
Clive Driveways, Patios, Walls and More
Concrete Driveways
Poured well ahead of the cold, a driveway goes into winter at strength: usable in about seven days and still gaining for weeks.
Driveways in Clive
Concrete Patios & Outdoor Spaces
Broom, stamped, colored or exposed-aggregate, and any structure on it sits on footings below the 42-inch frost line.
Patios in Clive
Concrete Sidewalks & Walkways
Straight or curved, from the front walk to porch steps and driveway aprons.
Sidewalks in Clive
Stamped Concrete
A reseal every few years is the main upkeep, since the sealer is what locks in the color and blocks salt.
Stamped Concrete in Clive
Concrete Pool Decks
Steel in the slab keeps the deck one flat plane, and the saw-cut joints are ones you won't catch a toe on.
Pool Decks in Clive
Stained & Colored Concrete
Acid stain or integral color, poured and finished by the same crew, for patios, porches and pool decks.
Stained Concrete in Clive
Concrete Retaining Walls
Air-entrained and rebar-reinforced, poured as one continuous piece on a footing set below frost.
Retaining Walls in Clive
Pool Installation
We size the pool to your yard and walk you through the three shell lines we carry: Kisol, Elegance by Kisol and Exclusive Pools.
Pool Installation in CliveTwo 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.
Answers for Clive Concrete Customers
No. The owner's duty under §7-2-2 doesn't apply when city or utility excavation made the repair necessary.
Under §7-2-2, the same duty covers a shared use path or the public right-of-way (the public strip along the street) next to the property, and it includes keeping them free of snow and ice. For shared use path repairs, the city does the work and the owner pays only for a strip as wide as the code's minimum sidewalk.
From Polk or Dallas County Auditor records. Section 7-2-3 has the city use those records to address its certified-mail notice.
Our Central Iowa Offices
JLB Basement Waterproofing & Foundation Repair — Des Moines
97 Indiana Ave Suite #1Des Moines, IA, 50314(515) 717-8560 View on Google Maps
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