B&C Lake Charles Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, sidewalks and slabs for Lake Charles homes that people already live in, with our own crew and me on site. Call (337) 549-5674 to talk through your job.
(337) 549-5674
Most of our Lake Charles calls come from families already living in the house, so the work happens around a fence, a flower bed and a car that needs somewhere to go. On older streets and in newer subdivisions alike, the usual sign is a driveway that's cracked across and dropped at one edge, or a patio that now leans toward the back door so water pools against the house.
When I look closer, the cause is usually under the concrete, not on top of it. The ground was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settled along with the dirt. That's why I'd put your money into the base before the finish, because the base is the part you never see again and the hardest part to fix later.
We reply to calls and form messages within one business day, then I set a time to come out to your Lake Charles home. I look at the job, measure and write up what's included before you decide. The estimate is free, with no obligation to book.
(337) 549-5674Most calls here are for concrete driveway building where the old drive has cracked or sunk, and for patios and sidewalks that hold water near the house. We also pour garage floors, steps, pool decks, and slab foundations and footings for new homes and additions. When you want more than plain gray, we do stamped and decorative finishes, and we handle retaining walls, foundation raising and concrete cutting too.
In Lake Charles, the City of Lake Charles Permit Center issues building permits and takes questions about permit requirements at 337-491-1294. If your job needs a permit, its review comes before we can pour, so it can push back the start date. The Permit Center also licenses construction contractors, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board of Contractors oversees state contractor licenses, so you can check anyone you're thinking of hiring with both. Before work starts, I check with the city or parish office that covers your address, and when a permit's needed, we handle the paperwork or walk you through it.
The price moves with the size of the slab, how thick it needs to be for what it carries, how much digging and packing the base takes, whether old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, and the finish you pick, from a plain broom finish that gives your shoes some grip to stamped. The schedule turns on any permit review, the ground prep and curing, the wait while the concrete hardens before it takes weight, and your written estimate covers all of it. We do the same work out in Prien and Sulphur.
I come out to your house, measure the job and write down what's included, from the base work to who hauls off the old concrete. You see the whole scope before you decide, and the person who wrote it is the one running the job.
We don't hand your driveway to people you've never met. Our own crew does the work and I'm there while it's going on, so a question about a fence line or a flower bed gets answered on the spot instead of by phone later.
I'd rather sort out the small things up front than leave you guessing. We agree where you'll park while the slab cures, how we'll get past your fence and plants, and who hauls the old pieces, and we leave the yard the way we found it.
We're licensed and fully insured, and we've worked on lived-in homes since we opened in 2021. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. To get started, call (337) 549-5674 or fill out the form above, and I'll set a time to come look at your job.
Your price comes from the driveway's size and thickness, how much base work the ground needs, whether the old slab has to be broken out and hauled off, and the finish you choose. I measure on site and write it all down, so you get a figure for your driveway, not a guess. If the budget's tight, I'll show you where a simpler finish saves money without touching the base.
The city charges a $25 review fee when you turn in the required documents for a residential permit. That starts a review of one to three days, where the city checks the work against its building and zoning codes, and in a flood hazard area it may ask for an elevation certificate. The city's residential construction page explains what to bring.
A new home's floor in Lake Charles has to sit at least one foot above the highest of these marks: the flood level in the latest Calcasieu Parish flood study, the centerline of the nearest street, the top of the nearest sewer manhole, and the highest recorded or modeled 100-year flood level if it's known. The same height applies to any enclosed home or business building, substantial improvements to one, and mechanical equipment. If you're planning a slab foundation, the city's Zoning Office at 337-491-1542 answers questions and has the full rule, and we set our forms to the height it requires.
Usually it's the ground under them, and Calcasieu Parish's building permit guidance ties south Louisiana soils to foundation settlement. On driveways and patios it gets worse when the base was only raked level, so we dig out the soft material and pack a firm base before we pour. For a house foundation, the parish strongly recommends asking a geotechnical engineer about soil testing and a structural engineer or architect about the design.
You can walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, because it keeps curing and gaining strength for days after the pour, and I'll give you both dates for your job. Tear-out and base work come first, so I'll also tell you which days your car needs to park somewhere else and help you pick a spot that works. Patios and walks come back into use sooner since they only carry foot traffic.
Start with the base and the joints, because that's where most cracked slabs went wrong. We dig out and pack the base, add rebar, steel bars that hold the slab together, where the job calls for it, slope the surface so water runs away from your house, and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a straight place to crack, before it cracks on its own. Concrete still moves a little, but this way a crack lands where we chose instead of across the middle.
