Concrete Contractors in Barker, NY

Barker is a rural Broome County town about 13 miles north of Binghamton, with 2,516 residents at the 2020 census spread over about 42 square miles. Concrete contractors here mostly work on country homes, farms and the hamlets along the Tioughnioga River and Interstate 81. We pour driveways and aprons, garage, barn and shed slabs, patios and stamped concrete, and walks and steps, and we repair concrete that has heaved or cracked.

Hamlets and roads

Barker was organized in 1831 from part of the town of Lisle and is named for John Barker, an early settler; the region was first settled around 1782. Wikipedia lists three hamlets: Chenango Forks, whose northern part sits at the town's southern line; Hydeville, on the west side along County Road 101; and Itaska, in the northeast along NY 79. The Tioughnioga River runs through the town, and I-81, U.S. 11 and NY 79 pass through it.

The town borders Triangle, Lisle, Nanticoke, Maine, Chenango and Fenton in Broome County, and Greene in Chenango County to the east, so Barker sits right in the middle of the rural country north of the city.

High, spread-out country

The town sits at about 1,335 feet, well above Binghamton's valley floor. The 2000 census counted only about 1,067 housing units, around 26 per square mile, so most properties are large, with long drives, detached garages and barns.

That kind of property calls for a different approach than a city lot. Slabs often need to carry heavy loads. Driveways are long enough that paving the whole thing is rarely worth it, so an apron at the road and a pad in front of the garage do most of the work. And many hillside soils in this part of the county are glacial till with a dense, slow-draining layer near the surface, which makes frost heave the main enemy. We counter it with deeper excavation, more crushed stone under the slab and grading that moves water away from the edges.

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Projects for Barker properties

• Pole-barn and garage slabs: thickness and reinforcement for vehicles, tractors and equipment
• Shop floors: smooth-troweled finishes for workbenches and storage
• Aprons and pads: at the road end of gravel drives and in front of garage doors
• Steps and walks: replacement stoops on proper footings and walks from the drive to the door
• Patios: broom-finish or stamped slabs behind the house
• Repairs: heaved or cracked slabs and broken steps

Near the river at Chenango Forks

Properties near Chenango Forks sit closer to the river corridors, on lower ground. There we plan for a higher water table, check for any floodplain rules on the lot and build a thicker compacted base. The National Weather Service gauge on the Chenango River near Chenango Forks, just south of town, has a flood stage of 10 feet and a 1935 record crest of 20.3 feet.

Before the pour

We visit, measure and give you a written estimate. Utility lines get marked through UDig NY before digging, and we plan truck access on long drives ahead of time.

Matching the slab to the job

A garage that holds two cars, a shop where a tractor parks in winter and a lean-to for firewood all need different slabs. We ask what each one will carry, then choose thickness, reinforcement and joint layout to match, and write all of it into the estimate.

Services in Barker

• Driveways and aprons
• Garage, barn and shop slabs
• Patios and stamped concrete
• Walks and steps
• Repair and replacement

Call (607) 499-4474 to book a visit.