Concrete in Prairie Village and Mission, the oldest concrete in the county
Northeast Johnson County was built in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, and a lot of its concrete is original. The cities are small, close together and particular about who works in them.
Prairie Village, Mission, Fairway, Roeland Park, Mission Hills and Westwood were laid out from the 1940s through the 1960s, with narrow lots, short driveways straight off the curb, detached walks, and street trees that are now sixty or seventy years old. The concrete shows it: driveways patched a dozen times, sidewalk panels lifted by roots, stoops that have settled away from the house, and patios poured decades ago straight on the clay. Replacing it is close-quarters work with the lawn, the trees and the neighbor's driveway a few feet away, and most jobs touch the city's right-of-way at the curb.
These cities handle contractors their own way. Prairie Village says concrete contractors do not need a Johnson County license but do need a City of Prairie Village license for work that requires a permit and inspections, and its neighbors have their own rules; right-of-way work at the curb goes through each city's permit. We hold what each city requires, pull the permit and put it on its own line. The 1950s approaches are often too narrow for today's cars; widening one is a city question, and we ask it before we promise. For walks heaved by a street tree, the city usually has a say in the tree, and we build the new panel over a deeper base with room for the roots.
What we do in Prairie Village & Mission
Driveway replacement
Original 1950s driveways broken out and repoured on a compacted base, often with a widening if the city allows.
Sidewalks and stoops
Root-heaved walks replaced, settled stoops rebuilt on footings or lifted, steps formed to even risers.
Patios and borders
New patios behind older homes, sloped away from the house, with a border or a pattern to suit the street.
Mudjacking and polyjacking
Sound slabs lifted instead of replaced, with the holes patched and the joints re-caulked.
City licenses and permits
Prairie Village and neighboring city licenses where required, and each city's right-of-way permit for work at the curb.
Sealing
Older concrete cleaned, repaired and sealed before winter.
Neighborhoods and roads we cover
- Prairie Village: Corinth, Prairie Fields & the Village shops
- Prairie Village: 75th & Mission Road
- Mission: Johnson Drive & Lamar
- Mission Hills
- Fairway
- Roeland Park
- Westwood & Westwood Hills
- Mission Woods
- 95th & Nall (south Prairie Village)
- Shawnee Mission Parkway corridor
Concrete services in Prairie Village & Mission
- Driveways, driveway replacement, approaches and sidewalks
- Patios, stamped and decorative concrete, steps, stoops and walkways, garage, shop and RV slabs
- Mudjacking and polyjacking, repair and resurfacing, sealing
- Removal, commercial concrete
Questions from Prairie Village & Mission homeowners
Do you have the Prairie Village contractor license?
We hold what each city requires for the work we do there, and we pull the city's permit for anything at the curb. Ask and we'll show you before the truck comes.
Can I widen a 1950s driveway?
On your lot, usually. At the curb it's a right-of-way question for the city, and some streets have limits. We ask before we quote.
The street tree lifted my sidewalk. Who fixes it?
The city usually has a say over the tree and the public sidewalk. We replace the panel over a deeper base with room for the roots once the permit is approved.
Do you cover Fairway and Roeland Park?
Yes, and Mission Hills, Westwood and Mission Woods.
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