Concrete Contractors in Avra Valley, AZ

Concrete contractors in Avra Valley pour more shop floors and equipment pads than front walks. This rural community west of Marana sits at about 1,919 feet and covers about 22 square miles. It had 5,569 residents and 2,362 housing units at the 2020 census, with a median age of 45.2. Properties are larger, and the work follows: slabs for shops, barns and carports, pads for trailers and tractors, aprons where a dirt drive meets the road, and patios that make a rural back yard usable in the heat.

Farm roots

Avra Valley's history is farming. The Anway family arrived in 1919 and began buying farmland and livestock, and the Manville family later settled and farmed too; Anway and Manville became the names of the valley's main roads. The area first appeared as a census-designated place in the 1990 census. Farming still goes on, including a local farm and a Bayer greenhouse that tests ways to help corn adapt to different climates. For concrete, old farm ground can be loose near the surface, and we compact or replace it before we place base.

Slabs for real loads

A slab under a pickup or tractor has a very different job than a patio. We size thickness and base for the heaviest thing that will sit or roll on it, thicken edges where wheels come on and off, and place control joints so cracks form where they should. For a building slab, we coordinate the dimensions and any anchor bolts or embedded items with the builder or kit maker before the pour.

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Heat, monsoon and ground

Avra Valley has a hot desert climate. Wikipedia lists a record high of 115 degrees in June and a record low of 15 in January. Summer pours start early to keep the concrete from drying out before it gains strength. Monsoon storms send sheet flow across open land, and we set grade so water moves around and off each slab. UA Extension notes that caliche layers, from a few inches to several feet thick, are common in southern Arizona soils, so we dig test spots before quoting.

Avra Valley is unincorporated, so Pima County handles permits. Improvements within a regulatory floodplain, including areas along washes and areas of sheet flooding, need a Floodplain Use Permit before construction, and we check that for properties near a wash.

Avra Valley jobs we take on

• Shop, barn and garage floors
• Equipment, trailer and RV pads
• Driveway aprons and pads to stop washouts
• Patios and covered-patio slabs
• Walks between buildings
• Repair of cracked or settled slabs

Marana Regional Airport, with more than 260 based aircraft, sits at 11700 W Avra Valley Rd, and the area is served by the Avra Valley Fire District. Call (520) 619-2611 to set up a visit.