Concrete Contractors in Picture Rocks, AZ

Concrete contractors in Picture Rocks work on land with plenty of elbow room. This unincorporated community in Pima County covers about 55 square miles of land by the census text, with 4,299 housing units and 9,551 residents at the 2020 census. That is a low density by metro standards, and most properties here are larger lots with desert all around. People call us for slabs that make rural living easier: RV and trailer pads, shop and carport floors, aprons where a dirt drive meets the road, and patios that give some shade and a clean place to sit.

Slow, steady growth

Picture Rocks had 8,139 residents in 2000 and 3,088 housing units. By 2020 housing had grown to 4,299 units. Many of the newer homes sit on lots where the builder poured only what was required. Owners add concrete over time, and that is most of what we do here: one slab this year, a walk or pad the next.

Pads that carry real weight

An RV, tractor or loaded trailer puts far more load on a slab than a patio chair does. We set thickness and base for the heaviest load, thicken edges where tires roll on, and place control joints so cracks form in straight lines. For a building slab, we match dimensions and anchor layout to the building plans before the pour.

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Desert water and ground

Picture Rocks sits at about 2,080 feet. When monsoon storms hit, sheet flow moves across open desert and through washes, and a slab in its path can be undercut quickly. We look at how water already crosses your lot, then set grade and edge depth to match. On dirt or gravel drives, a concrete apron at the road and a pad at the garage often cure the worst washouts.

UA Extension notes that many southern Arizona soils have a caliche layer, lime-cemented soil from a few inches to several feet thick, that slows drainage and is hard to dig. We dig test spots before quoting.

Permits

Picture Rocks is unincorporated, so Pima County handles permits. In unincorporated Pima County, improvements within a regulatory floodplain, including areas along washes with significant flow and areas of sheet flooding, need a Floodplain Use Permit before construction. Since so many lots here are crossed by washes, we check that early.

Picture Rocks projects

• RV, trailer and equipment pads
• Shop, garage and carport floors
• Driveway aprons and washout pads
• Patios and covered-patio slabs
• Walks between buildings

Call (520) 619-2611 to set up a visit anywhere in Picture Rocks.