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Serving Hattiesburg, MS and surrounding areas. (769) 390-9171
Hattiesburg Concrete Company serves Laurel homeowners and businesses with concrete slabs, driveways, retaining walls, and patios built to hold up against the red clay soil and 55-plus inches of annual rain that define conditions throughout Jones County. Laurel's older homes - many of them pre-1960 craftsman and brick ranch styles - deserve concrete work done with the care those houses require, and that is exactly how we approach every job here.
Laurel sits on red clay soil that moves with the seasons - and that movement is what cracks poorly built foundations over time. We design slabs with the rebar, edge beams, and base gravel that Jones County soil conditions actually require, not the minimum that looks fine on paper. Read more about what goes into a properly built slab foundation and why the ground prep matters as much as the concrete itself.
Many of Laurel's older neighborhoods have driveways from the 1960s and 1970s that are well past their useful life - cracked, heaved by tree roots, or just worn out. We replace those slabs with properly graded concrete that accounts for the wooded lots and clay drainage challenges common throughout the city.
Laurel's Piney Woods setting means many residential lots have natural grade changes, and the combination of clay soil and heavy rainfall makes erosion a real problem on sloped properties. A concrete retaining wall stops that erosion and gives you flat, usable yard space while directing water where it belongs.
Outdoor living is year-round in Laurel, and a concrete patio holds up through the heat, humidity, and afternoon storms that come with the territory. We build patios sized for how you actually use the space and finished to drain water away from the house rather than letting it sit on the surface.
Mature pine and hardwood trees throughout Laurel's neighborhoods push up walkways and concrete paths with their root systems, often turning smooth surfaces into uneven trip hazards. We replace damaged sections and score control joints in the new concrete so it has room to flex rather than crack where the roots continue to grow.
The craftsman bungalows and older brick homes that define Laurel's historic neighborhoods often have original concrete steps that have settled unevenly or spalled after decades of south Mississippi weather. We rebuild steps that are level, properly anchored, and matched to the existing style of the home.
Laurel's red clay soil is the defining challenge for any concrete work in Jones County. Clay expands when it absorbs water and contracts as it dries, and with 55 to 60 inches of annual rainfall cycling through the area, that expansion and contraction happens constantly throughout the year. A concrete slab sitting directly on poorly prepared clay is a slab that will crack. Proper subgrade compaction, a gravel buffer between the soil and the slab, and correctly cut control joints are the difference between concrete that lasts 30 years and concrete that starts showing problems in five. This is not extra work for extra money - it is basic good practice that any honest contractor will include in a Laurel job.
The housing stock in Laurel adds a second layer of consideration. A large portion of the city's homes were built before 1970 - craftsman bungalows, Queen Anne cottages, and brick ranch-style houses that have been absorbing south Mississippi heat and humidity for decades. Many sit on older concrete work that has cracked, heaved, or simply reached the end of its life. Tree roots from the wooded Piney Woods lots throughout the city are another constant pressure on driveways and walkways. And Laurel's position about 90 miles north of the Gulf Coast puts the area in the path of tropical storms that bring high winds and flooding rains - the kind of weather that turns a minor concrete problem into a major one in a single afternoon.
Our crew works throughout Laurel regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect concrete work here. We pull permits through the City of Laurel and coordinate with Jones County for projects outside city limits. Laurel's layout is built around the historic neighborhoods on the older east side of town, where the streets are lined with mature trees and many of the homes you see renovated on HGTV's Home Town are located - homes that need the kind of careful attention that respects the character of an older property. We also work in the newer residential areas that have grown up along the city's western corridors and in the subdivisions off US-84 and Highway 15.
Landmarks most Laurel residents know well include the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, one of the oldest art museums in Mississippi, and the Laurel Historic District, where many of the city's pre-war homes are concentrated. We have worked in the neighborhoods surrounding both, and we know what the older foundations and concrete in that part of town look like.
From Laurel, we also serve communities north and east along the I-59 corridor. If you are closer to Meridian, we reach that area as well. And if you are south toward Hattiesburg, our team covers that full stretch of south Mississippi regularly.
Call us or use the contact form. We respond within one business day. You do not need measurements or drawings ready - just a description of what you need and where you are in Laurel.
We visit your property, measure the area, look at the soil and drainage conditions, and check for any root or grading issues. You get a written estimate with a clear price - no open-ended ranges that balloon once work starts.
We pull all required permits before any work begins. Then we prepare the ground - compaction, gravel base, forming - and pour the concrete. We do not skip the prep steps to save time, because that is what protects your investment.
After the pour we give you a clear curing schedule - 24 hours for foot traffic, 7 days for vehicles. We walk the finished work with you before we leave and clean up the site completely. No leftover debris, no open questions.
We serve Laurel and the surrounding Jones County area. Call us or send a message and we will get back to you within one business day with honest answers and a free estimate.
(769) 390-9171Laurel is the county seat of Jones County, home to about 17,000 residents, and one of the most recognized small cities in Mississippi. The city gained national attention through the HGTV show Home Town, hosted by Laurel residents Ben and Erin Napier, which put the city's historic neighborhoods and craftsman bungalows in front of a national audience. That spotlight reflects something that locals already knew: Laurel has a rich stock of older homes built between the 1890s and the 1940s, many of them concentrated in the Laurel Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city sits in the Piney Woods region of south-central Mississippi, surrounded by dense pine forest and the red clay soils that characterize this part of the state.
The housing stock in Laurel leans older and owner-occupied. Most families have roots here, and the investment in keeping a home well maintained is a shared value throughout the community. Major employers include Sanderson Farms, which has a significant presence in Jones County, along with healthcare and retail that serves the surrounding region. We serve homeowners throughout Laurel's established neighborhoods as well as the newer residential areas along the city's western and southern corridors. Communities we also cover near Laurel include Hattiesburg, the larger Hub City about 40 miles south on I-59, and Meridian, which sits northeast of Laurel along US-11 and I-59.
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Learn MoreFrom foundation slabs and driveways to retaining walls and patios, we cover Laurel and Jones County with concrete work built for local conditions. Call us or send a message to get started.