Poured & Finished Concrete in Grimes, Iowa — Your concrete, our crew, one contract
Grimes, founded in 1881, grew from 5,098 people in 2000 to 15,392 in 2020, and Census Bureau estimates put about two in three of its homes in 2000 or later. JLB pours driveways, patios, walks and walls in Grimes, priced free on site.
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Concrete Services in Grimes, Iowa
For a Grimes home, JLB's concrete work covers the driveway and front walk, a backyard patio finished stamped or stained, a retaining wall, and a fiberglass pool with a poured deck to surround it. One JLB crew sees each project through without handing it off.
Grimes was incorporated on May 7, 1894, and takes its name from James W. Grimes, Iowa's third governor and a former U.S. senator.
Need foundation repair or basement waterproofing instead? Visit the Grimes foundation & waterproofing hub.
Why do the newer driveways in Grimes still depend on their base?
Beyond the post-2000 majority, Census Bureau estimates date 27% of Grimes's homes to 1970 through 1999 and fewer than one in ten to earlier years, so much of the town's concrete is still relatively young. The ground is far older: "pebbly clay" till, the deposit the Des Moines Lobe glacier left behind as it crossed central Iowa.
A new slab's life comes down to how that ground is prepared. JLB packs the subgrade firm and sets its slope, uses air entrainment of 5 to 7 percent, and saw-cuts joints at planned spacing so shrinkage cracks run along the cuts and not across the drive.
When does Grimes want a permit for driveway work?
Grimes's driveway handout draws the line by where the work happens:
| The work | City permit? | The handout's words |
|---|---|---|
| Only on your own lot | No | "You do not need a permit if all the work is on private property" |
| Work in the city right-of-way | Yes | "An approved permit is required for all driveway additions IF you are doing work in City Right of Way…" |
| Making the approach bigger | Yes | "…or increasing the size of your approach" |
A permitted approach is then built to Grimes's Supplemental Specifications, "Adopted May 28, 2024": "All driveways to be SUDAS Type A. Minimum 6" thick for residential," and "All concrete placed in the ROW to be C-4 or M-4 mix unless alternate mix is approved by the City." Where a driveway crosses the sidewalk, that section gets ½-inch expansion joints on four sides.
The handout adds that "Sand is not allowed for base," that an expansion joint goes in at the street and at the sidewalk, and that "An inspection is required prior to pouring a concrete approach." The city's inspections page asks that inspections be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.
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.
What JLB Builds in Concrete Around Grimes
Concrete Driveways
Removing the old drive, preparing the base and pouring generally fill one or two days, followed by roughly a week before cars can use it.
Driveways in Grimes
Concrete Patios & Outdoor Spaces
Building a new pool? The patio around it can go in under that same contract.
Patios in Grimes
Concrete Sidewalks & Walkways
Grimes's specifications set a public walk at 5 feet wide and 4 inches thick, or 8 feet wide and 5 inches thick.
Sidewalks in Grimes
Stamped Concrete
Once you've settled on a pattern and color, expect three to five days of on-site work.
Stamped Concrete in Grimes
Concrete Pool Decks
Its joints are saw-cut, so there's no raised edge to catch a toe on.
Pool Decks in Grimes
Stained & Colored Concrete
A stamped-and-stained patio typically comes in well under the cost of natural flagstone.
Stained Concrete in Grimes
Concrete Retaining Walls
A footing taken deeper than the 42-inch frost depth that area building codes call for, a reinforced stem, and backfill packed in layers.
Retaining Walls in Grimes
Pool Installation
Each shell carries a 15-year manufacturer structural warranty that transfers with the home.
Pool Installation in GrimesTwo 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.
A Few More Grimes Concrete Questions
Snow has to be cleared "within 24 hours after the snow, ice or accumulation ends." Otherwise the city may clear it and charge the cost "in the same manner as a property tax," under City Code 136.03.
You do. Owners must also clear plowed snow pushed onto "sidewalks, driveways, or aprons."
Through the city's "Sidewalk/Approach Permit Application Form," which covers a sidewalk, an approach or a ramp. It needs a drawing, and submittals go to [email protected].
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