Concrete Contractor in Selah, WA - Driveways and Patios on a Packed Base
United Yakima Concrete pours driveways, patios, garage floors, steps and foundations for homes and small businesses in Selah, WA. Our crew digs out, packs the base, forms and finishes the slab, and I'm on site for the pours.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Selah jobs, from old driveways to new patios
Selah sits just up the road from Yakima, and most of the calls we get here come from homeowners. Near the center of Selah it's usually an older driveway or front walk that's been patched more than once, while the newer streets toward the hills bring more patios, wider driveways and back steps. Shops, small businesses and outbuildings on bigger lots round it out, and those need floors and aprons that carry real weight.
We see the same mix in Terrace Heights, and it shapes the work the same way. Old slabs usually come out with soft, settled dirt under them that has to go, and a sloped lot takes more digging and forming before we have a flat place to pour.
Concrete work we do for Selah homes and businesses
Concrete driveway building
When a Selah driveway has sunk at the garage or split down the middle, we tear it out, dig to firm dirt and pour on packed gravel.
Concrete patio construction
A patio out back gets used hard in a valley summer, so we set the slope away from the house first and then pour and finish the slab.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a stone or brick pattern into a patio or walk while it's soft, and it sits on the same packed base as plain concrete.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walks on older Selah lots often heave and trip people, so we pull the broken sections and pour new ones with a broom finish, a texture for grip.
Garage floor concrete
We tear out a garage floor that's cracked or sloped toward the wall and repour it so water runs to the door and the slab carries your car.
Decorative concrete
Decorative concrete covers color, exposed stone and borders for a front entry or patio, and we talk through what holds up to winter here before you pick.
Concrete retaining walls
On sloped Selah lots, a concrete retaining wall holds the dirt back so a yard, driveway or patio has a flat, steady place to sit.
Concrete floor installation
For shops, barns and outbuildings around Selah, we pour interior floors with steel rebar inside to hold cracks tight, then finish them smooth or textured.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck has to drain away from the pool and grip when it's wet, so we slope it and give it a finish bare feet can handle.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps that have crumbled or pulled away from the porch get broken out and formed new, with even step heights so they're easy to climb.
Slab foundation building
We pour slab foundations for additions, garages and shops in Selah, digging the footings and packing the base before the slab goes on top.
Foundation installation
Builders putting up new houses in Selah call us to form and pour foundation walls on footings, working to the plans and their schedule.
Concrete parking lot building
Small businesses along Selah's main roads call us for parking lots and aprons that take daily traffic, poured heavier than a driveway with joints laid out for the load.
Concrete footings
Footings carry a deck, porch, wall or addition, so we dig them to firm soil below where the ground freezes, which keeps them from shifting.
Foundation raising
When part of a house or slab has settled, foundation raising lifts it back toward level, and I'll tell you on site whether it's worth doing.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut concrete to open a doorway, trench for a new line or remove a cracked section without breaking up the slab around it.
Get a written estimate for your Selah concrete job
We get back to you within one business day to set a time, and I come out myself to measure and look over the site. The written estimate is free and carries no obligation.
Call (509) 452-5002- Based in
- Yakima, WA 98901
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
Selah permits and licenses, and what moves your price
The city's building department issues permits in Selah, and if work starts before a permit is approved, the job gets stopped and the fees are doubled, so the permit sets our start date. Some addresses near Selah fall under Yakima County instead, so I check which office covers yours first. Before you hire anyone, check that they're registered with the state Department of Labor & Industries, which Washington requires of every construction contractor and the city asks to see with a permit, and that they hold a Selah city business license, which the city requires of businesses working inside its limits.
As a concrete contractor based in Yakima, WA, we're licensed and fully insured, and we handle the permit paperwork for our part of the job and tell you where it stands before we set a pour date. The price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete and soft dirt comes out, and the finish you pick, and the schedule turns on the permit and the weather. We run Selah jobs the same way we do in Union Gap, and your written estimate spells out the mix, the prep and what's included.
Selah winters and summers are hard on concrete
The city's design figures list a frost depth of 24 inches, which tells you how far down the ground can freeze here. Wet dirt under a slab swells when it freezes and drops when it thaws, so a driveway poured on fill that was only raked level sinks and cracks right along with it. We dig down to firm ground and pack gravel into the subgrade, the layer the slab sits on, then cut control joints, the grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack instead of a random one. Nobody sees that base once we're done, and it's the first thing people want to cut from a budget, but I'd skip a fancy finish before I'd skimp on it, because a nice surface on a bad base still moves.
Summer brings the opposite trouble. Concrete poured in midday heat dries on top before it's ready and tends to dust and chip later, so we pour early and keep the slab damp while it cures, the stretch where it hardens and gains strength, and we slope it so water runs away from your house.
What to expect when you hire us in Selah
From your first call to the cleanup, here's how a job runs and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send the form
Call (509) 452-5002 or send the form with a line about the job. We get back to you and set a time for me to come out.
I come out and measure
I measure, look at where the water runs and ask how you'll use the concrete, and it helps if you're home so we can walk it together. Then you get a written estimate, so you know the cost before you decide anything.
We sort permits and prep
Once you say go, we take care of the permit side and wait on the approval before we set a pour date. Our crew then digs out, packs the base and sets the forms.
Pour, finish and clean up
I'm on site for the pour and the cleanup while the crew finishes the slab and cuts the joints. Before we leave, I tell you when you can walk on it and when it's ready for a car.
Questions about concrete work in Selah
Call (509) 452-5002Yes, the Selah Building Department lists driveway and curb work among the household projects that need a permit. Its list doesn't name patios or walks, so for those the city asks you to call 509-698-7365, and I check that before we price the job.
Call the building department at 509-698-7365 and ask about your exact project, because the shed and the work under it aren't always the same question. The city's list says a one-story detached shed up to 200 square feet for residential use needs no building permit, but it still has to meet lot coverage, setback and zoning rules, and the city's building guide says planning approval may be needed even when a building permit isn't.
On any residential job of $1,000 or more, the state Department of Labor & Industries says the contractor has to give you its disclosure notice to customer. Ask for the price in writing before work starts, with the prep listed and not just the square footage, because the base is where corners get cut.
Selah follows the International Residential Code and International Building Code as Washington adopts and amends them, with a few changes in the city's own code. The state code council says the next set of codes takes effect in May 2027, and we build to whichever set your permit is reviewed under.
A Selah driveway's price comes down to its size, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, and how much bad dirt we replace with packed gravel. Extra width at the street, steel in the slab, a slope that takes more forming and a tight spot for the truck all add to it, so I don't quote over the phone. Call (509) 452-5002 and I'll come measure.
You're off it from the day we break out the old slab until the new one has cured enough to take a car, and I give you that timeline at the estimate because it moves with the weather. Concrete gains strength slowly in the cold and faster in heat, and you can walk on it well before you can drive on it. The clock starts once the permit is approved, since that's when we can begin.
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Plan your Selah concrete job with us
Calling while you're still deciding gives us time to get the permit approved and set the pour for good weather instead of squeezing it in.