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Serving Glenview, IL and surrounding areas. (224) 529-2097
Glenview Concrete Company serves Des Plaines, IL with concrete driveways, sidewalks, steps, and garage floors built for the city's postwar ranch homes and Cook County winters. We handle City permits, understand drainage challenges near the Des Plaines River, and have served the northwest suburbs since our founding.
Every service is tailored to Des Plaines conditions - postwar ranch and Cape Cod homes, clay soil, a 42-inch frost line, and drainage considerations that matter especially near the Des Plaines River corridor.
Most Des Plaines homes built in the 1950s and 1960s have driveways on their original concrete - surfaces that have absorbed 60 or more Chicago winters and are showing it. We assess the base, check for drainage problems, and pour with a cold-climate concrete mix that handles the northwest suburb freeze-thaw cycle count. See the full scope of our concrete driveway building service.
Des Plaines has concrete sidewalks throughout its residential neighborhoods, and sections adjacent to older homes frequently show heaving, cracking, and surface spalling. The City has standards for public right-of-way sidewalk work, and we install to those specifications with proper base prep and control joints so the new sections hold up through the same winters that damaged the original ones.
Front entry steps on Des Plaines ranch and Cape Cod homes regularly show freeze-thaw damage - crumbling edges, spalling surfaces, and steps that have settled unevenly as the ground shifted underneath. We replace deteriorated steps with properly footered concrete construction, set deep enough in Des Plaines soil to stay level through the full frost cycle.
Properties in Des Plaines near the river corridor or in neighborhoods with grade changes often have drainage and erosion problems that a retaining wall can address directly. Concrete retaining walls hold saturated clay soil in place, redirect runoff away from the foundation, and give you usable space on slopes that would otherwise be a maintenance problem every spring.
Des Plaines ranch homes typically have attached garages with original concrete floors that have developed cracks, low spots, or drainage issues after decades of vehicle traffic and road salt tracked in from northwest suburban streets. A replacement pour gives you a level, properly sloped slab that handles the moisture and temperature extremes of a Des Plaines winter without the problems the old floor accumulated.
Des Plaines has a mix of older homes being replaced and new additions being built throughout its residential neighborhoods. Foundation work in Des Plaines requires footings that go below the 42-inch frost line, proper waterproofing for clay soil conditions, and coordination with City inspections. We handle the full process from permit to final inspection sign-off.
Des Plaines grew rapidly after World War II, and most of the city's residential housing dates from the 1940s through the 1970s. That means the driveways, sidewalks, stoops, and garage floors on a large share of Des Plaines homes are 50 to 80 years old. Concrete has a typical lifespan of 25 to 50 years under normal conditions - and the Chicago-area climate shortens that. The frost line here reaches 42 inches, which means the ground freezes hard and deep every winter, putting real stress on anything poured at the surface. Clay soil throughout the northwest suburbs compounds this: it holds water instead of draining it, which expands and pushes on slabs from below as it freezes.
Des Plaines also has a water challenge that most suburbs don't: the Des Plaines River runs through the city, and low-lying neighborhoods near the riverbanks have a history of spring flooding. Even homes that are not directly in the flood zone can have elevated soil moisture and drainage challenges that affect how long concrete lasts. Any concrete work in Des Plaines needs to account for drainage as a primary design element - not as an afterthought. The City requires permits for most concrete flatwork, including work in the public right-of-way, and we handle the permit process on every job we do here.
Our crew works throughout Des Plaines regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect concrete work here. We file permits with the City of Des Plaines Community and Economic Development Department and know what inspectors look for on driveway, sidewalk, and flatwork jobs. The consistent housing type throughout Des Plaines - postwar ranch homes and Cape Cods with attached garages, brick or aluminum-sided exteriors, and modest suburban lots - creates a predictable set of concrete repair and replacement needs that we have worked through across many neighborhoods in the city.
Des Plaines is easy to get to and work in. The city sits at the junction of I-90 and I-294, right next to O'Hare International Airport, and is served by the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line with a downtown station. The original McDonald's franchise site on Lee Street is a landmark most residents and visitors recognize. We work across all parts of the city - from the neighborhoods close to the Metra station and downtown to the quieter residential streets on the city's western and southern edges. For properties near the Des Plaines River, we pay particular attention to drainage design before every pour.
We also serve neighboring communities. Arlington Heights, IL borders Des Plaines to the southwest and shares the same frost line depth and clay soil conditions. Homeowners in Glenview, IL to the east, where our business is based, call us for the same range of driveway, sidewalk, and foundation work that Des Plaines homeowners need.
We reply within one business day. For driveway and flatwork jobs in Des Plaines, we schedule a site visit to assess the base, check drainage, and account for access before giving you a written quote. A quote based only on square footage won't capture what actually determines the cost here.
Once you approve the estimate, we apply for the City of Des Plaines permit on your behalf. You won't need to contact the building department or follow up on the application. Permit approval in Des Plaines typically takes one to two weeks, after which we confirm your crew date.
The crew removes old concrete, grades and compacts the base, adds drainage-focused subbase material where needed, and pours the same day on most residential jobs. For properties near the river or in lower-lying areas, we take extra care with the slope design and drainage layer before any concrete goes down.
Foot traffic is safe within 24 to 48 hours. Vehicles should stay off a new driveway for seven days. We coordinate the City inspection and permit close-out - you don't need to schedule it yourself. Full concrete strength develops over 28 days; hold off on de-icing salt through the first winter season to protect the surface.
We serve Des Plaines and the surrounding northwest suburbs. No obligation - we will give you a straight answer on what the work will cost and how long it will take.
(224) 529-2097Des Plaines is a city of roughly 58,000 people located about 17 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, bordered by Park Ridge to the south, Mount Prospect and Elk Grove Village to the west, and Rosemont and Schiller Park to the southwest. The city grew quickly after World War II and is dominated by single-family homes - mostly ranch houses and Cape Cods from the 1940s through the 1960s, many with full or partial brick exteriors and attached garages. About 60 to 65 percent of homes are owner-occupied. The city has a practical, working-community character: median household incomes run around $65,000 to $70,000, and homeowners here tend to approach repairs and upgrades with a budget in mind. The Des Plaines River runs through the heart of the city - it is the feature that gave Des Plaines its name, and it also creates real drainage and flooding considerations for properties in lower-lying neighborhoods.
Des Plaines is easy to reach from all directions. The city sits at the junction of I-90 and I-294 and borders O'Hare International Airport to the south. The Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line runs through downtown Des Plaines, and the station connects residents to Chicago's Loop. The city is known as the location of Ray Kroc's first McDonald's franchise on Lee Street, a local landmark recognized across the Chicago metro. Neighboring communities include Arlington Heights, IL to the southwest and Glenview, IL to the east - both communities we serve regularly.
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