Concrete Contractors in Tanque Verde, AZ

Concrete contractors in Tanque Verde deal with lots that look more like small ranches than suburban yards. This unincorporated community northeast of Tucson covers about 32 square miles at roughly 2,671 feet, with the Santa Catalina Mountains to the north and the Rincons to the east. It had 16,250 residents and 7,287 housing units at the 2020 census. Covenants govern land use and strongly limit growth, and Wikipedia notes a significant equestrian presence. The concrete work follows: long driveways, barn aisles, tack room and shop floors, and patios that look out over open desert.

Creeks that cross the valley

Two seasonal creeks, Tanque Verde Creek and Agua Caliente Creek, cross the valley. Near Fort Lowell, Pantano Wash joins Tanque Verde Creek to form the Rillito. Dry most of the year, these channels and their side washes can run fast in the monsoon. Many properties here have a driveway that crosses a wash, and that crossing is often where the concrete fails first. A flat slab across a wash gets undercut. A properly shaped dip section, thickened at the edges and set on good base, lets water pass over without tearing it apart.

In unincorporated Pima County, improvements within a regulatory floodplain, including areas along washes with significant flow, need a Floodplain Use Permit before construction. We check that for any crossing or slab near a creek.

Barns, arenas and shop slabs

Horse properties put different demands on concrete. Barn aisles need a finish that grips when wet but still sweeps clean. Wash racks need a slope to a drain. Shop floors and RV pads need thickness for heavy loads. We size the slab and base to how you will use it, and we keep the surface textures right for hooves, tires and boots.

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A long history in the valley

Ranchers arrived around the 1860s, and the name comes from algae in a large stock water tank in the late 1800s. The Tanque Verde School District was established in 1886. After the Army closed Fort Lowell in 1891, Hispanic families moved into its abandoned adobes and farmed the floodplain, forming El Fuerte. The valley became a true suburb of Tucson by the 1960s. On older properties we often find concrete from several eras around one house, and we treat each piece on its own merits.

Tanque Verde projects we take on

• Long driveway replacement and repair
• Wash crossings and dip sections
• Barn aisles, wash racks and tack room floors
• Shop, garage and RV slabs
• Patios and courtyards
• Walks and steps

Call (520) 619-2611 to set up a visit anywhere in the valley, from Tanque Verde Road to the foot of the Rincons.