Concrete Contractor in Terrace Heights, WA - Slabs Poured on a Packed Base
United Yakima Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Yakima, WA, and we pour driveways, patios, garage floors, steps and foundations for homes in Terrace Heights, from the dig-out and packed base to the finish.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Terrace Heights homes and the concrete we pour there
Terrace Heights isn't its own city, and on our jobs it feels like what it is, a community of family homes where most people own the house they live in. The calls we get are the ones you'd expect from owners planning to stay. A driveway that's cracked across or sunk at the garage, a patio for the back of the house, a garage floor that's chipping, or front steps that have pulled away.
It's much the same work we do in Selah, and on most of these lots the job gets decided below the surface, because a slab poured on loose dirt or tipped toward the house will settle and crack no matter how good the top looks.
Concrete services for Terrace Heights homes
Concrete driveway building
When an old driveway has sunk or split across the middle, we dig it out, pack a new base and pour a slab sized for what you park.
Concrete patio construction
A patio off the back door gets heavy summer use, so we slope it to carry water away from the house and its foundation.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick, poured over the same packed base we put under a plain slab.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks that have heaved or tipped turn into trip spots, and we replace them with a slab that sits on firm ground and sheds water.
Garage floor concrete
Garage floors take car weight and winter melt off the tires, so we pour them on a packed base and cut joints where cracks should go.
Decorative concrete
Colored concrete, exposed aggregate and custom borders suit entries and patios where you want something better looking than plain gray.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or soil pushes against a driveway edge, a poured retaining wall holds the ground back and keeps water from undermining slabs.
Concrete floor installation
We pour floors for shops, basements and additions, with the base packed and leveled so the finished floor stays flat under what you store.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck needs a surface that grips wet feet and a slope that sends splash water to the drain instead of under the slab.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps that have pulled away from the house or crumbled at the edges get torn out and repoured with rebar, the steel that holds them together.
Slab foundation building
For a garage, shop or addition on a slab, we dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, before any steel goes in.
Foundation installation
New homes and additions start with foundation walls formed square and level to the plans, because everything built above depends on them.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business lots and shared drives need a thicker slab and a planned path for water, since daily traffic and standing water wear thin concrete fast.
Concrete footings
Decks, porches, sheds and additions rest on footings, the concrete pads under posts and walls, and we dig them down to firm soil.
Foundation raising
When part of a slab or foundation has settled, I find out why first, then we raise it if the cause can be fixed and it's worth doing.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings, trenches and broken sections out of existing slabs so new work ties in clean without breaking out more than it needs.
Get a free written estimate for your Terrace Heights concrete
We respond within 1 business day to set up a visit, and I come out to measure and look over the site. You get a free in-person estimate in writing, and it's obligation-free.
Call (509) 452-5002- Based in
- Yakima, WA 98901
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
What working in Terrace Heights means for your job
Terrace Heights is unincorporated, so building permits here go through the Yakima County Building Division, which takes applications for new construction, additions and alterations, and any county review or inspection on your job decides when we can pour. Before you hire anyone, you can check two things. Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state Department of Labor & Industries and to be bonded and insured, and a contractor bringing in $12,000 a year or more also needs a state business license through the Department of Revenue.
I check which office covers your address and what it asks for on your job, and we handle the permit paperwork for our part of the work, so you know where things stand before we set a pour date. We're licensed and fully insured. The price moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and packing the base needs, how close a truck can get and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit side, the weather and curing, the wait while the slab gains strength before it can take weight, and your written estimate spells out the mix, the prep and what's included. We're based in Yakima and do the same work in Union Gap and the other cities around it.
Why driveways and patios here crack and settle
Winter is hard on concrete here. The local weather service report counted 131 days with a low at or below freezing and 4 at zero or below, and every freeze turns water in a crack or under a slab into ice that pushes the crack wider and loosens the ground beneath it. So we pack the base so it drains, slope the slab to shed water, and cut control joints, the grooves that give concrete a straight line to crack along, while the slab is still fresh, because joints cut late or skipped leave cracks wherever the concrete chooses.
Most of the failed slabs we tear out were poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, or they fall toward the house so every storm runs to the foundation. If a budget gets tight, I'd rather keep the base work and go with a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps a slab from getting slick, because you can dress up a good slab later but a bad base means tearing it all out.
What happens after you call us about a Terrace Heights job
Here's how a job runs from your first call to the day you drive on the new slab, and I'm the one you deal with from the visit to the pour.
Call or send a message
Call (509) 452-5002 or use the form and tell us roughly what you have in mind. We get back to you to set up a time for me to come out.
I come out and measure
I measure, look over the ground and where the water runs, and ask how you'll use the concrete, so it helps if you're home. You get a written estimate with the mix, the prep and what's included spelled out, so you can see exactly what you're paying for.
We sort permits and prep
Once you say go, we handle the permit side for our part and wait on any county review or inspection before we set the pour date. Our crew digs out, packs the base and sets the forms and steel.
We pour, finish and clean up
I'm on site for the pour and the cleanup while our crew finishes the surface. Before we leave, I tell you when you can walk on it and when you can drive on it, since curing takes longer than the slab looks like it needs.
Questions about concrete work in Terrace Heights
Call (509) 452-5002A Terrace Heights driveway is priced mostly on its size and thickness, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, and how much base work the ground needs. Stamped or colored finishes, extra steel and a tight spot for the truck add to it, while a plain broom finish on a well-packed base keeps it down. I come out, measure and put the whole thing in a written estimate.
Look up your parcel on Yakima County's "What's My Jurisdiction" map, which you'll find on the county's interactive maps page. Some addresses fall under a city and some under the county, so I check yours before we plan anything.
The shed skips a county building permit only if it meets every condition on the county's list of work exempt from permit, including 200 square feet or less, at least 6 feet from all other structures and a spot outside any FEMA floodplain or floodway. Even exempt work can still need zoning or other approvals, so I check what your pad and shed need before we pour.
A county permit expires if no inspection happens within 180 days of the last one and no extension is requested or approved. Inspections usually include footings and a final, and the final has to be approved before you use the work. We plan the pour so the inspections keep moving instead of letting a permit sit.
On any residential job of $1,000 or more, the state labor department requires the contractor to give you its disclosure notice to customer. Since July 1, 2026, eligible homeowners who lose money on a contractor's work can also apply to the department for recovery payments.
Pour early in the morning and keep the fresh slab from drying too fast, because concrete that bakes in midday sun sets with a weak, dusty top that chips later. The local weather service report counted 49 days at 90 degrees or hotter, so on summer jobs we start the pour early and keep the surface from drying out while it cures.
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Plan your Terrace Heights concrete job today
A cracked slab lets more water under it every winter, so the sooner I see it, the more of it we can usually save.