Concrete services
Concrete Steps & Curved Borders in the Chicagoland Area
Steps are the most used and most unforgiving concrete on a property. Risers that are not even, treads that pitch the wrong way, or an edge that has started to spall are both a daily annoyance and a genuine safety problem. We pour new steps and stoops, replace failing ones, and build the landings that connect them to a walk or a patio.
Decorative curves are the other half of this page. A curved border along a driveway, a flared edge where a walk meets the drive, or a banded edge around a patio is a small amount of extra forming that changes how finished the whole property looks.
What we cover
Steps & Curves We Take On
- New steps, stoops and landings
- Replacement of cracked or settled steps
- Steps tying a patio or walk to the house
- Decorative curved borders and edging
- Flared transitions between walks and drives
- Tooled, finished edges throughout
What makes the difference
Consistent risers
Every riser in a flight is formed to the same height. That is what makes a set of steps feel safe underfoot.
Edges that survive shovels
Tooled, finished edges and corners hold up to winter maintenance far better than sharp, untreated ones.
Curves are formed, not cut
A smooth decorative curve comes from the formwork. It is extra time at the start of the job and it shows for the life of the slab.
Serving the greater Chicagoland area
Even risers, solid edges, and water that runs off
Steps take the worst of a Chicagoland winter: they are shoveled, salted, and they hold standing water on every flat surface unless they are built not to. A tread that pitches very slightly forward sheds meltwater instead of letting it sit and freeze — a small detail you only notice when it is missing.
Even risers matter just as much. People climb steps without looking, and a single riser a half-inch out of step with the others is what catches a toe. Getting that right is a forming job, done before anyone mixes concrete.
How it works
From First Call to Finished Concrete
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Contact
Send the estimate form or reach out on Facebook with what you are thinking about. Photos of the space help.
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Free Estimate
We come out, measure, and look at your grade and drainage, then give you a free, no-pressure price for the work.
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Schedule
Once you are happy with the number, we lock in dates and tell you what to expect on site and for how long.
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Pour & Finish
We form, pour and finish the work, clean up after ourselves, and tell you exactly how to treat it while it cures.
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Free estimates
Ready for a free estimate on steps & curves?
Tell us what you are thinking about and we will come out, look at the site and price the work — at no charge, anywhere in the greater Chicagoland area.