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Serving Westland, MI and surrounding areas. (734) 391-1896
Elite Westland Concrete is a concrete contractor serving Taylor, MI with slab foundations, driveways, patios, steps, and retaining walls for homeowners throughout the city. We have been serving the Wayne County area since 2018 and reply to every inquiry within one business day.
Taylor homeowners adding a detached garage, workshop, or addition need a slab poured to Michigan frost-depth code so the structure above it does not shift or settle on the clay soil common throughout this part of Wayne County. We handle base compaction, reinforcement, and proper jointing from the start - details on our slab foundation building page cover what separates a slab that lasts from one that fails early.
Most Taylor driveways were poured alongside the city's postwar building boom - which means many are now 60 or more years old. Freeze-thaw cracking and clay soil movement have been accumulating since the original pour. We remove old slabs, compact a proper crushed stone base, and pour reinforced replacements sized and sloped for Taylor lot drainage patterns.
Taylor ranch homes typically have front entry steps that were poured at the same time as the house - and after 60 winters, many have separated from the foundation, cracked through, or dropped below level. We pour replacement steps with footings below the frost line so they stay secure through Michigan winters going forward.
Taylor homes on the typical 6,000-to-8,000-square-foot grid lots have backyards that are well-suited for a poured concrete patio. Concrete holds up better than wood decking or loose pavers in a climate that sees heavy snow and hard freezes every winter. We pour patios with the slope and drainage details that keep them from holding water against the house.
Attached garages are standard on Taylor ranches, and the original concrete floors in many homes have absorbed decades of road salt, oil, and Michigan winter runoff. Pitting, spalling, and surface deterioration are common on floors from the 1950s and 1960s. We resurface or fully replace garage slabs and apply a penetrating sealer to protect against future damage.
Taylor's grid-pattern neighborhoods have sidewalks in front of most homes, and city code places responsibility for sidewalk maintenance on the property owner. Panels that have heaved, cracked, or dropped create a tripping hazard and a liability. We replace damaged panels to grade and matching the existing sidewalk profile so the repair blends with the surrounding concrete.
Taylor became a city in 1968, but most of its neighborhoods were built out during the 1950s and 1960s when auto industry workers were buying homes south of Detroit. The housing stock is block after block of similar-era ranch homes and brick bungalows, the majority of which are now 60 to 70 years old. That age range puts most of the original concrete work - driveways, sidewalks, steps, and garage floors - well past its useful service life. Patching old flatwork on top of a deteriorated base only delays the inevitable, and we are straightforward about that when we assess a property.
The soil throughout Taylor is dense clay, the same profile that runs across southeastern Michigan. Clay does not drain freely - water pools on the surface after heavy rain and pushes against foundation walls and slab edges. It also expands and contracts with the seasons, shifting concrete from below. The frost line in this part of Michigan is around 42 inches deep, which is why footings for any structural concrete have to reach that depth to avoid seasonal heave. Contractors who set footings too shallow save time on the pour but leave the homeowner with a problem that shows up one or two winters later.
Our crew works throughout Taylor regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect concrete contractor work here. Taylor is one of the larger cities in Wayne County, with a population around 60,000, and the residential neighborhoods spread across a fully built-out grid of streets where almost every lot has a home on it. The houses we work on most are the ranch homes from the 1950s and 1960s - full basements, attached garages, brick exteriors, and original concrete flatwork that has been through six or more decades of Michigan winters.
Telegraph Road - US-24 - is the main commercial corridor every Taylor resident knows, running north-to-south through the heart of the city. Heritage Park is the city's main green space, and the residential neighborhoods near it represent the kind of stable, long-term homeowner community we work in most. The City of Taylor handles permitting for concrete work that touches public right-of-way, and we coordinate directly with the city when permits are required so the process does not fall on the homeowner.
Taylor borders several communities we serve. We cover Southgate to the south and work in Romulus to the west - both cities with similar housing ages and soil conditions as Taylor.
Call us or fill out the estimate form and describe what you need. We respond within one business day and ask a few quick questions so we can come prepared for your specific situation.
We come to your Taylor home, measure the project area, and check soil conditions and existing concrete. You get a written, itemized estimate at no cost with no obligation to book.
After you approve the estimate, we verify permit requirements and file when needed. Most Taylor residential concrete jobs are scheduled within one to two weeks of approval and completed in one to two days on site.
We remove all debris from your Taylor property after the pour and walk you through the cure schedule. Foot traffic is safe in 24 to 48 hours; vehicle use after seven days. We are available for questions after completion.
No obligation quote. We serve all of Taylor and reply within one business day.
(734) 391-1896Taylor is one of the larger cities in Wayne County, with a population around 60,000 and a fully built-out residential grid stretching across the I-75 corridor about 15 miles south of Detroit. The city was incorporated in 1968, but most of its neighborhoods were developed during the 1950s and 1960s when auto industry workers were settling south of the city. Today those neighborhoods are defined by similar-era ranch homes on modest lots - typically 6,000 to 8,000 square feet - with full basements, attached or detached garages, and brick or brick-veneer exteriors. A majority of Taylor homes are owner-occupied, and many residents have lived in the same house for decades. You can learn more at the Taylor, Michigan Wikipedia article.
Telegraph Road is the commercial heart of Taylor and the street every resident knows by name, while Heritage Park - over 200 acres with sports facilities and walking trails - is the city's main gathering place for families. Taylor Sportsplex has hosted national hockey events and is one of the most recognized venues in the city. The residential character of Taylor is straightforward: working-class homeowners who have put down roots and invest in their properties over the long term. Taylor sits adjacent to Southgate to the south and near Romulus to the west - all communities we serve regularly.
Custom patios that extend your living space outdoors beautifully.
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Learn MoreFree written estimates for Taylor homeowners - reach out today and we will reply within one business day.