Concrete Contractors in Palisade, CO

Palisade is a small town with a lot of outdoor living, and that is where most work for concrete contractors in Palisade begins. The statutory town was incorporated in 1904, sits at 4,718 feet on the north side of the Colorado River, and lies about 11 miles east of Grand Junction. It covers about 1.2 square miles and had 2,565 residents in 2020. Known as the Peach Capital of Colorado for its orchards and vineyards, the town mixes older homes in town with farm and orchard properties around it.

Growing season meets freeze season

Wikipedia lists a 182-day growing season for Palisade, a frost-free season of about 187 days and USDA hardiness zone 7, mild for Colorado. Winters still bring snow, about 13 inches a year, and the record low is 23 below zero. That combination is easy on people and hard on concrete that was not built for it. A long warm season invites patios and outdoor kitchens, while the cold months test them.

For Palisade patios we recommend:

• Air-entrained concrete, always
• Control joints about 8 to 12 feet apart on a standard 4-inch slab
• A penetrating sealer that resists water without making the surface slick
• Sand, not salt, on stamped or colored surfaces in winter

Work slabs for orchards and wineries

Around town, many properties include working space as well as living space. Concrete there is about function:

Equipment pads for tractors, sprayers and bins, poured thick with steel and a broom finish.

Wash-down slabs sloped to a drain, so water and mud leave the pad instead of pooling.

Barn and shed floors level enough to roll pallets and carts.

Approach aprons where trucks turn in, thickened at the edge to keep tires from breaking it.

These slabs see heavier loads than a home driveway, so we size the base, thickness and reinforcement to the heaviest thing that will sit or roll on them.

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Irrigation and settling ground

Orchards and vineyards are watered, and so are many yards in town. The Colorado Geological Survey notes that when fruit growers first irrigated new ground in the Uncompahgre and North Fork basins to the south, some soils sank as much as four feet, enough to reverse the flow of irrigation canals. It also lists lawn and landscape watering among the ways water reaches these soils today. We plan concrete with water in mind: positive slope away from buildings, downspouts carried past the slab, and drip lines and spray heads kept back from edges.

Patios and entries in town

Inside town limits, lots are smaller and homes are often older. Popular projects include a stamped patio for an outdoor dining area, a new front walk and steps, and driveway replacement where an older slab has cracked into pieces. On older homes we often find steps that have pulled away from the porch or a walk that slopes toward the foundation. Fixing the grade is part of the job.

Where the town meets the road

U.S. Route 6 runs through Palisade as 8th Street, and Interstate 70 runs along the northern border at the foot of the cliffs. If your driveway work changes how you access a public street, we find out which agency controls it and what permit it requires before we pour. Call (970) 367-1391 to set up a Palisade estimate.