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RockSolid Contracting
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Concrete, Demolition and Drainage Services Around Lafayette, LA

Concrete driveways, patios and walkways, slabs and pads, foundations and footings, concrete removal, demolition of sheds and carports, French drains and yard drainage for homes across Acadiana, from Lafayette to Baton Rouge.

As a concrete contractor in Lafayette, we pour and replace concrete for homes across Acadiana. We also take down sheds, carports, decks and old slabs, and we put in drainage for wet yards. The work reaches about an hour around Lafayette, out to Baton Rouge. Pick the service that fits, or call or text (337) 520-8615 and describe the job.

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Driveways

New driveways and replacements, built for Acadiana ground

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.

  • New concrete driveways formed and poured on a compacted base
  • Driveway replacement, with the old slab broken out and hauled off
  • Extensions and turnarounds joined to the existing driveway
  • Parking pads beside the house and carport driveways
  • The apron at the street and the culvert where the driveway crosses a ditch
  • Rebar or wire mesh set in wood forms before the ready-mix truck arrives
Concrete Driveways in Lafayette
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Patios and Walkways

Patios and walkways poured to shed Louisiana rain

Concrete patios, porch slabs, walkways and sidewalks with a broom finish. Each one slopes away from the house so rain runs off.

  • Concrete patios and back porch slabs, open or under a cover
  • Walkway installation from the front door to the driveway or across the yard
  • Extensions onto a patio that is still level and in good shape
  • Pads for a grill, a smoker, a hot tub or an outdoor kitchen, the slab only
  • Ground compacted and forms set so the slab slopes away from the house
  • Rebar or wire mesh, with control joints spaced by the slab's thickness
Concrete Patios and Walkways in Lafayette
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Slabs and Pads

The slab under your new shop or shed

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.

  • Shop slabs for workshops and metal buildings
  • Carport slabs and concrete slabs for sheds
  • Boat and RV pads for heavy loads
  • Generator and air conditioner pads, poured level
  • Topsoil and soft spots removed, then the ground compacted
  • Gravel base, plus a vapor barrier where the plan calls for it
Concrete Slabs and Pads in Lafayette
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Foundations and Footings

Slab foundations and footings, poured to the plan

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.

  • Monolithic slab foundations for new houses and garages
  • Footings and slabs for stem-wall foundations
  • Continuous footings for additions, dug to the plan's depth
  • Concrete piers and pier footings for porch posts and columns
  • Grade beams tied with the rebar shown on the plan
  • Rebar and wire mesh set on supports before the ready-mix truck arrives
Concrete Foundations and Footings in Lafayette
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Concrete Removal

Broken concrete out, new concrete poured in its place

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.

  • Tear-outs of cracked, sunken, heaving or broken driveways, patios, walks and steps
  • Old slabs and foundations broken out down to bare ground
  • Saw-cut sections, so only the failed part of a slab comes out
  • A hydraulic breaker on the excavator to break up the old concrete
  • Rubble loaded on the dump trailer and taken off the property
  • Buried lines marked through Louisiana 811 before any digging
Concrete Removal and Replacement in Lafayette
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Demolition

Small structures taken down and hauled off

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.

  • Shed demolition, from the roof down to the floor
  • Carport removal and old patio covers taken down
  • Deck and fence removal, with the posts pulled
  • Small garages and outbuildings taken down
  • Old slabs and footings broken out with a hydraulic breaker
  • Debris loaded on the dump trailer and hauled off
Demolition Contractor in Lafayette
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French Drains

Give the water in your yard somewhere to go

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.

  • French drains along foundations, fence lines, low spots and the strip between houses
  • Trenches lined with filter fabric before the pipe goes in
  • Perforated pipe covered in washed gravel
  • A steady fall from the high end of the run to the outlet
  • Outlets that daylight at a ditch or a low spot on the lot
  • Pop-up emitters where no low spot is within reach
French Drain Installation in Lafayette
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Yard Drainage

Yard drainage solutions for flat Acadiana lots

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.

  • Catch basins with grates at the low spots where water pools
  • Channel drains, also called trench drains, across driveways and along patios
  • Downspout drain lines run underground and away from the foundation
  • Swales and regrading so the ground falls away from the house
  • Driveway culverts and roadside ditch tie-ins where the parish or city allows
  • Pipe laid with steady fall from each drain to its outlet
Yard Drainage in Lafayette
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  • Lafayette, LA · working about an hour around Lafayette, from the Acadiana towns to Baton Rouge
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