Concrete contractor in Kettering, OH
Kettering is largely post-war family housing on glacial till, so most of the concrete work here is replacing original driveways, walks and stoops that have reached the end of a long life.
Apex Concrete pours across Montgomery County and gives you a fixed written price after measuring the actual space in Kettering — not a guess over the phone.
Concrete services in Kettering
Each of these is poured to Kettering conditions and, where the work touches the public right-of-way, permitted through Montgomery County.
Concrete Driveways in Kettering
Poured, reinforced driveways engineered for freeze-thaw and daily loads.
Concrete Patios in Kettering
Stamped, stained, and broom-finished patios that hold their color.
Concrete Foundations in Kettering
Footers, stem walls, and slabs poured to spec and inspection.
Sidewalks & Walkways in Kettering
Code-compliant walkways, steps, and ADA-accessible approaches.
Stamped & Decorative Concrete in Kettering
Stone, slate, and wood-plank textures in durable poured concrete.
Concrete Repair & Leveling in Kettering
Slab lifting, crack repair, and resurfacing instead of full replacement.
Sixty-year-old driveways reaching the end
Most Kettering homes went up between the late 1940s and the 1960s, and a surprising amount of the original flatwork is still down — poured thin by current standards, usually with no reinforcement and very little base beneath it. Tearing one out generally reveals compacted native till rather than aggregate, which is why concrete replacement in Kettering is not a like-for-like pour: the excavation goes deeper than the old slab was thick so there is room for a real stone base. The front walk and the stoop were often poured in the same week and tend to fail in the same winter.
Mature trees and their roots
The streets through Southdale, Oak Creek and the neighbourhoods around Lincoln Park were planted when the houses were new, and those roots now run under the walks and driveway edges. Replacing the concrete without dealing with the root only resets the clock — the new slab lifts in the same spot. Depending on the tree that means root pruning with a bridging detail over the run, or shifting the alignment a foot to give it room, and which one the tree survives is a question answered at the estimate. It is the most common reason a Kettering patio or front walk goes out of level early.
Also serving near Kettering
Crews working Kettering cover the rest of Montgomery County the same week.