Concrete Contractor in Schererville, IN - Driveways and Patios Built on a Packed Base
Highland Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Highland, IN. We build and replace driveways, patios, sidewalks, steps, garage floors and foundations for homeowners and small business owners in Schererville, starting with the ground under the slab.
Concrete work on Schererville's homes and lots
Schererville is a short drive from Highland, where we're based, and most of the work here is houses on subdivision streets with long driveways, attached garages, front walks and back patios, plus shops and offices along the busier roads. The slabs we get called about have usually been down a long time, and they show it in familiar ways: a driveway that dropped by the garage, a walk tipped at a joint, a patio holding water against the back wall. We see the same patterns in Dyer and out in Lake Station, so none of it surprises us.
Most of that trouble starts under the concrete, not on top of it. On a Schererville job, the price and the schedule usually turn on how much soft ground has to come out, which way the water needs to go, how big the slab is and whether a truck can reach it, and your written estimate spells out what's included.
What we pour in Schererville
When a subdivision driveway has sunk by the garage or cracked near the street, we tear it out and pack a new base before we pour.
A patio sized for a grill and a table is a different slab from one meant for a hot tub, so I ask how you'll use yours first.
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick, but it sits on the same packed base, since a pattern won't hide a sinking slab.
A front walk that's tipped at a joint trips up whoever's coming to your door. We replace the bad sections and set them back flush.
Attached garage floors take car weight, salt dripping off tires and water at the door. We pitch the new floor so water heads out, not toward the walls.
Color and texture belong where people see them, at the front entry or the patio, and I'll tell you which ones won't hold up under a car.
On a lot that slopes toward the house, a retaining wall can hold the soil back and give you a level spot. We plan drainage behind it first.
Basement floors, shop floors and slabs under a finished room all start with what's underneath. We take the tight spots, like a basement with one narrow way in.
A pool deck has to shed splash water and stay safe under wet bare feet, so we slope it away and give it a texture that grips.
A front stoop that's pulling away from the house usually settled on weak ground. We rebuild it with steel inside and a packed base under it.
Under a new garage or addition, the slab is the part nobody sees again, so we dig, pack and pour it to give the building above solid support.
Foundations for additions and new builds go in to the drawings for the job. I'm on site through the pour, not just the estimate.
Small shops and offices need lots that hold up where delivery trucks turn, so we pour thicker where the heavy traffic goes.
Decks, porches and garage walls sit on footings, the concrete pads that carry their weight. We dig them so the posts have firm ground under them.
When a corner of a garage or porch has dropped, we find out why before lifting it, because raising it over wet ground only buys time.
We cut openings in basement walls, trenches through garage floors and clean lines where old concrete meets new, so a repair doesn't mean tearing out the whole slab.
What Schererville yards ask of a new slab
I come out to every job myself, and I'd rather tell you a plan won't work than pour something that lets you down a few winters later.
A base dug out and packed
We dig down to firm subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and pack a new base over it before the pour.
Water sent away from the house
Before we set forms, I check where rain goes on your lot so the new slab slopes away from your foundation.
Licensed and insured
We're licensed and insured, and I'm on site with our crew for the prep, the pour and the finish.
Pours timed around the heat
We schedule the pour early in the day, because concrete finished in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top.
Joints cut while it's fresh
We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a chosen place to crack, while the concrete is still fresh.
Schererville concrete questions, answered
Do I need a permit for a new concrete driveway or patio in Schererville?
You may, and the Building division of the Town of Schererville's Planning and Building Department makes that call. It issues permits for construction and remodeling inside Schererville, and a permit is required before any building or structure is built, altered or repaired, so we check with that office about your slab before we set a date. When a permit is needed, the application takes a sketch of your lot showing the boundaries and where the work goes, plus plans for the job, and we take care of that paperwork and line up the inspections.
Does a concrete contractor have to register with Schererville?
Yes, any contractor, subcontractor or specialty contractor working inside Schererville has to be registered first, and the Planning and Building Department oversees that registration. The rule reaches past buildings to anyone supplying labor or supervision on walks, sidewalks, drains and other earthmoving work.
How can I check if a contractor is licensed in Schererville?
Contact Schererville's Planning and Building Department, or call Town Hall at (219) 322-2211, and ask whether the contractor is licensed with Schererville. After a storm and power outage, the department also posted a list of registered contractors, current as of August 14, 2026, to help residents spot scams.
What affects the cost of a concrete driveway in Schererville?
The size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete and soft ground has to come out, and the finish you choose move the price most. A broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or colored work, and if the budget's tight that's where I'd save, because the base is hidden the day we pour and it's the one part you can't fix later without tearing the slab out.
How long does it take before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You can usually walk on new concrete within a few days, but parking on it takes longer, because the slab keeps gaining strength while it cures, the slow hardening that goes on after it looks dry. The time you're without your driveway also covers tearing out the old one and building the base, and the weather around pour day can push things, so we talk through the dates when we schedule your pour.
What causes a concrete driveway in Schererville to sink and crack?
Sinking usually comes from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab drops as the dirt under it settles. Random cracks usually trace back to control joints cut late or skipped, or to water running toward the slab and getting under it. No slab is crack-proof, but when the base is packed, the joints go where we want them and rebar is set inside to hold the pieces tight, cracks usually stay in the joints instead of running across the middle.
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Look for your city on our list, or call (219) 533-1721 if it isn't there, because we work on both sides of the Indiana and Illinois line.
Ask Highland Concrete about your Schererville slab
Call (219) 533-1721 or use the form to tell us how you use the space, because that decides the slab we'd build for you.