Driveways
New concrete driveways, replacements, extensions and parking pads for homes across Acadiana. The apron and the culvert at the street are part of the job, and the quote comes in writing.
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Crowley, the Acadia Parish seat, sits in rice country and hosts the International Rice Festival. It is an older town, too: by Census estimates, about 4 in 10 of its homes went up before 1960. On a house that age, the driveway may be cracked across the middle and sunk at the street. Or water stands in the backyard for days after a rain, because the ground is flat and drains slowly.
RockSolid Contracting is a concrete contractor based in Lafayette. We come over from Lafayette on Interstate 10, about 24 miles west past Scott and Rayne. In Crowley we pour concrete driveways, patios, walks and slabs, and we take down old sheds and drain wet yards. Call or text (337) 520-8615, and send photos of the job if you like.
Tell us about the driveway, slab, drainage problem or teardown and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Census estimates put about 6,000 homes in Crowley, and the median one was built in 1971. About a third went up from 1960 to 1989. Only about 1 in 20 was built in 2010 or later.
In and around downtown, the Crowley Historic District holds houses and stores from the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Concrete poured with an older house has had a long time to crack and settle. When only part of a driveway or walk has failed, we saw-cut the broken section out and pour it back. An old carport may have to come down before a new slab goes in. We take down small structures like carports and sheds, and haul the debris off.
Much of Crowley is built on Crowley silt loam, a soil that shares the town's name. The soil series was first named in Acadia Parish in 1903. The NRCS, the federal soil survey agency, says most of it is now farmed for rice and soybeans.
The NRCS describes it as flat and somewhat poorly drained, and water moves through it very slowly. A clay subsoil lies under the silt, and it shrinks and swells a moderate amount. In normal years, the NRCS says, water sits above that clay, 6 to 18 inches down, from December to April. The NRCS rates it very limited as a site for homes without basements, because ground water sits near the surface.
So a slab here starts with what goes under it. We compact a gravel base and set the rebar or wire mesh before the ready-mix arrives. Control joints give the shrinkage cracks a straight place to land. The finished slab is sloped so water runs off it and away from the house.
FEMA's flood maps put large parts of Crowley in high-risk flood zones, mostly Zone AE. The city's current flood map took effect in November 2010. You can look up any address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center.
In the August 2016 flood, 803 homeowners in the Crowley area registered with FEMA. FEMA approved housing help for 408 of them. The day-to-day problem is smaller. On a flat lot with slow-draining soil, rain can stand in the yard for days.
Surface water needs a way off the lot. Yard drainage gives it one: catch basins at the low spots, channel drains, downspout lines and swales. A swale is a shallow graded ditch that carries water. When water sits just under the surface in winter and spring, a French drain can carry it off.
Inside the city limits, permits go through the City of Crowley's Code Enforcement Department and its City Inspector. The city's form for an addition or an accessory building also covers removing or demolishing one. It asks for the job's flood zone and a sketch of the buildings on the lot. Driveway and patio permits are not spelled out on the city's forms, so ask the city before the pour.
In unincorporated Acadia Parish, the Police Jury issues building permits, and its road department answers culvert questions. Either way, the permit is sorted out before work starts. Louisiana law also requires a Louisiana 811 locate request at least 48 hours before any digging or demolition. Weekends and holidays do not count.
New houses still go up here: 21 in 2024 and 25 in 2025, by Census permit counts. The city's checklist for a new house permit includes a drainage plan and a flood elevation certificate. We pour slab foundations and footings to the builder's or engineer's plan.
Communities and areas we serve around Crowley: Downtown Historic District, Parkerson Avenue, Hutchinson Avenue, South Crowley, Hockady Heights, Harvest Trace, Kings Acres, Oakview, Edmundson Addition, Findale Place, East Park, Bayou Oaks.
Crowley ZIP codes served: 70526.
We come over from Lafayette, look at the job and put the quote in writing.
(337) 520-8615 New concrete driveways, replacements, extensions and parking pads for homes across Acadiana. The apron and the culvert at the street are part of the job, and the quote comes in writing.
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Concrete patios, porch slabs, walkways and sidewalks with a broom finish. Each one slopes away from the house so rain runs off.
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Concrete slabs and pads for shops, metal buildings, carports and sheds on your land around Lafayette. Each one goes down on a compacted base, with the steel set before the truck arrives.
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We pour slab foundations and footings for houses, additions, garages and outbuildings around Lafayette. Each one is dug and poured to the builder's or engineer's plan.
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We break out cracked or sunken driveways, patios, walks and slabs and haul the rubble off. Where a new slab goes in, we grade the base and pour new concrete.
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We take down sheds, carports, patio covers, decks, fences, small garages and old slabs. The debris goes on the dump trailer and the ground is raked clean.
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We install French drains for soggy yards and for wet ground along the house. The pipe sits in washed gravel and filter fabric, sloped to an outlet.
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Catch basins, channel drains, downspout lines, swales and driveway culverts for yards that hold water. We give rainwater a path away from the house and off the lot.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Crowley. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us about the job and the town it is in, and text us photos if you have them. Call or text (337) 520-8615 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the driveway, slab, drainage problem or teardown and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.