Concrete Contractors in Endicott, NY

Endicott is a village of 13,667 people (2020 census) on about 3.2 square miles, and nearly every job concrete contractors take on here involves a house built during one of two booms. The Endicott Johnson shoe company peaked at about 20,000 workers in the early 1920s, and IBM's regional workforce peaked around 16,000 in the mid-1980s. Each era left whole streets of homes, and their driveways, walks and steps are what we replace and repair today. We also pour new patios, stamped concrete and garage or shed slabs.

Square Deal houses

Endicott was a company town of Endicott Johnson and, like its neighbor, carries the "Home of the Square Deal" name. Stone arches built in 1920 on Route 17C still mark the Square Deal. Homes from that period tend to be modest two-story houses on narrow lots, many with a single-car drive running beside the house to a small garage.

Those drives are often the oldest concrete on the property. We commonly see two narrow strips poured decades ago, broken where tree roots crossed them, or a full slab that has sunk at the garage end. Replacing one means respecting a tight side yard and the neighbor's foundation a few feet away, and making sure water runs to the street rather than into either basement.

IBM-era neighborhoods

The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was founded in Endicott on June 16, 1911, and was renamed International Business Machines in 1924. As IBM grew, so did housing around the village and in neighboring Endwell. Ranch homes and split-levels from the postwar decades usually have wider driveways, front stoops of two or three steps and a back patio added later.

At 40 to 70 years old, that concrete is past its expected life. Typical problems are a cracked apron where the drive meets the street, a stoop that has pulled away from the house and a patio that slopes the wrong way.

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Ground and water

The village sits on the north side of the Susquehanna River at about 840 feet. In 2002, scientists found a trichloroethylene plume covering about 350 acres south of the former IBM plant. If your property is in an area where a vapor mitigation system was installed, we keep clear of the system's piping and ask about its location before we break out any slab.

Flat valley ground is easy to build on but slow to drain. For every pour we set a deliberate pitch, compact a stone base and check where the downspouts empty.

Planning around older homes

The village has six properties or districts on the National Register of Historic Places, including two carousels. On older blocks we match the look of nearby walks and steps: broom direction, joint spacing and edge detail. A plain, well-finished walk often suits these homes better than a heavy pattern, though stamped concrete can work well for a back patio.

Permits

The Village of Endicott runs its own code office. We confirm what your project needs before scheduling, especially work in the public walk or at the curb.

What we pour in Endicott

• Driveways: side drives, aprons, widening and replacements
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks, public walk sections and stoops
• Patios: backyard slabs, plain or stamped
• Garage and shed slabs: floors for detached garages and new shed pads
• Repairs: sunken sections, tree-root heaves, broken steps

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