Concrete Contractors in Kieler, WI

Concrete Contractors in Kieler work just across the state line from Dubuque, roughly seven miles to its northeast, with Dickeyville four miles beyond. Kieler is unincorporated, a census-designated place inside the Town of Jamestown in Grant County, and U.S. 61 and 151 pass through it. It grew from 497 residents in 2010 to 557 in 2020. The surrounding Town of Jamestown covers 32.7 square miles, 2.6 of them water, with 2,181 people and the smaller communities of Fair Play, Louisburg and Rutledge.

A small place with room

Kieler properties are a mix of homes in the community and larger lots in the surrounding town. Bigger lots bring bigger concrete needs:

• Long driveways, often concrete near the house and gravel the rest of the way
• Detached garages and pole buildings that need a floor sized for vehicles or equipment
• Patios with space to spread out
• Walks from the drive to the house and outbuildings

We plan each around how vehicles move on the property and where water flows.

Outbuilding floors

A shop or machine shed floor is a working surface. For one that will carry trucks, tractors or a lift, we ask what the heaviest load will be and size the thickness, steel and base to it. Under the walls, the slab gets deeper edges, and sill bolts go in before it sets. The floor should fall gently to the big door.

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Rural drainage

On open lots, water from fields, roofs and slopes can head straight for a slab. Before pouring, we look at where runoff comes from and where it will go. Soft and organic soil comes out and compacted crushed stone goes back in; pitch the slab away from buildings and make sure downspouts discharge past the edge.

Highway traffic

With U.S. 61 and 151 passing through, many Kieler residents drive salted highways daily, and the brine comes home on tires to every driveway and garage floor. Air-entrained concrete, a broom finish and a sealer after curing help exterior slabs last.

A historic church

Kieler's only Catholic church, Immaculate Conception, dates to 1858. An 1896 remodel gave it a rock face and twin front towers, and a gathering space was added on the west side in 2004. Like many rural places, the community has buildings from very different eras, and the older homes often carry concrete repaired several times over.

Close to the river and the state line

The Town of Jamestown includes 2.6 square miles of water, and parts of it run down toward the Mississippi across from Dubuque. Lots nearer the river and in low spots see wetter ground than the ridge-top farms. On those, we plan a deeper base, keep slabs above grade and send downspouts and yard runoff around the concrete rather than under it.

Fair Play, Louisburg and Rutledge

The Town of Jamestown also takes in the small communities of Fair Play, Louisburg and Rutledge, and the town as a whole had 2,181 people in 2020 spread over 32.7 square miles. Out there, a ready-mix truck may travel a long gravel lane to reach the pour, and a loaded truck can rut a soft lane or a lawn. We look at the route the truck will take, whether a culvert or a soft shoulder can carry it, and whether it is better to pump from the road. In early spring, when farm lanes are still soft from the thaw, a pour may need to wait a few weeks for firm ground.

Permits

We check with the Town of Jamestown and Grant County for permits that apply to your project.