Concrete Contractors in Corona de Tucson, AZ

Most of the people who call us as concrete contractors in Corona de Tucson bought homes that are less than 20 years old. This unincorporated community in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, next to the Coronado National Forest, had just 813 residents in 2000. It reached 5,675 in 2010 and 9,240 in 2020, an increase of more than 1,000 percent in two decades, with 3,137 housing units by the last census. Builder concrete here is still fairly new, so the requests are mostly about adding to it rather than tearing it out.

Building on what the builder left

A new home usually comes with a two-car driveway, an entry walk and a small slab under the patio cover. Owners in Corona de Tucson tend to want more room: a third parking space, a pad for a trailer or boat, a patio that wraps around the back of the house, a walk to the side gate. When we add to a builder slab, we join the two with dowels or separate them with an isolation joint, depending on how they need to move. That keeps the new section from cracking the old one, or the other way around.

Higher ground at 3,300 feet

At about 3,300 feet, Corona de Tucson sits higher than most of the metro, close to the Santa Ritas. Winter nights run cooler than in the city, and the monsoon still brings fast, heavy storms in summer. On foothill lots the land slopes, and runoff picks up speed as it crosses a yard. We set grade so water leaves each slab and moves away from the foundation, and we keep slab edges deep enough that storm water cannot easily wash out the base.

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Ground and permits

UA Extension describes caliche as soil cemented by lime, in layers from a few inches to several feet thick, and notes it is common in southern Arizona soils. It slows drainage and can be hard digging. We check for it on the estimate so the plan and the price reflect what is actually underground.

Corona de Tucson is unincorporated, so Pima County handles permits. In unincorporated Pima County, improvements within a regulatory floodplain, including areas along washes and areas of sheet flooding, need a Floodplain Use Permit before construction. We check that for lots near washes before we schedule. Many neighborhoods also have HOAs, so bring your guidelines to the visit.

Projects we pour in Corona de Tucson

• Driveway extensions and parking pads
• RV, trailer and boat pads
• Wraparound and extended back patios
• Stamped or colored patios and entries
• Side yard walks
• Shed and equipment slabs

The whole community is served by the Vail Unified School District and protected by the Corona de Tucson Fire District. Call (520) 619-2611 to set up a visit.