Concrete Contractors in Marana, AZ

Marana has changed faster than any town we serve, and concrete contractors working here see it on every lot. The town incorporated in March 1977 with about 10 square miles. It had 2,187 residents in 1990, 13,556 in 2000, 34,961 in 2010 and 51,908 in 2020, and it now covers about 121 square miles along Interstate 10. Housing units went from 13,706 to 21,521 in that last decade alone. Most Marana homes we visit are under 25 years old, and the work is usually extending what the builder poured: wider driveways, bigger patios, RV pads and side yard walks.

Builder concrete and what comes next

Tract builders pour the minimum: a two-car driveway, a small rear slab under the patio cover, a walk to the front door. Owners in Marana's newer neighborhoods tend to want more. A third parking space, a slab for a trailer or boat beside the garage, or a patio that runs the full width of the back of the house are our most common requests. Tying new concrete into a builder slab takes care. We drill and dowel where the slabs meet, or place an isolation joint, so the new section moves on its own without breaking the old one.

Floodwater is part of local history

Marana sits low, at about 1,991 feet, in the Santa Cruz River valley between the Tortolita, Santa Catalina and Tucson mountains. Wikipedia records severe flash floods during Tropical Storm Claudia in 1962, and in 1983 nearly the whole town flooded during Tropical Storm Octave, considered the worst flood in Pima County history. Average rainfall is about 12.19 inches a year, but it arrives in bursts. That history shapes how we plan: slabs pitched toward the yard, not the foundation; driveways that carry water to the street; and edges thick enough to hold up when sheet flow crosses a lot.

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Farm soil and caliche

Marana became an agricultural center after World War I, growing cotton, wheat, barley, alfalfa and pecans. Some subdivisions sit on old fields, where the topsoil was worked for decades, and others sit on undisturbed desert with lime-cemented caliche a few inches to several feet down, a pattern UA Extension says is common across southern Arizona. Loose farm soil needs to be removed or compacted before a slab goes on it. Caliche needs to be found before it surprises the excavator. We check both on the estimate visit.

Right-of-way work

The Town of Marana handles work in the public right-of-way through a Right-of-Way Use Permit under Public Works, with requirements in Title 12, Chapter 12-7 of the Town Code. If a new apron, curb cut or walk touches the street, we confirm the permit before we schedule. HOA approval is often needed too, so bring your association's guidelines to the visit.

Common Marana projects

• RV and trailer pads beside the garage
• Driveway widening and new aprons
• Full-width back patios and pool-area slabs
• Stamped or colored patios to match desert landscaping
• Side yard walks to the back gate
• Repair of sunken or cracked panels

Call (520) 619-2611 to book a visit anywhere in Marana, from the I-10 corridor to the Tortolita foothills.