Concrete Contractors in Montgomery, IL

Montgomery is a good example of why concrete contractors need to look before they quote. The village was incorporated in 1858 and stayed near 300 people through the 1800s. Then it jumped from 5,471 residents in 2000 to 18,438 in 2010, a 237 percent increase, and reached 20,262 in 2020. So the village holds both small older lots near the Fox River and large blocks of homes built in a single decade. The concrete on those two kinds of property fails in very different ways.

On both banks of the Fox

Wikipedia notes the village sits on both sides of the Fox River, with Route 31 on the west side and Route 25 on the east. It spans southern Kane County and northern Kendall County, and parts of four townships. The first wooden house in the area was built in 1836 near the west bank by Daniel Gray, whose stone grain mill, the Gray-Watkins Mill, still stands.

Older homes closer to the river often have:

• Single-car driveways that owners want widened
• Front steps that have pulled away from the house
• Walks with heaved joints from tree roots
• Detached garages sitting on thin or cracked floors

For those jobs the work is mostly about tearing out carefully, building a solid base and fitting new concrete to an older house.

The 2000s subdivision wave

The homes added during the 2000 to 2010 boom are now around 15 to 25 years old. That is not ancient for concrete, but it is old enough to show how well the original job was done. We often see:

• Hairline cracks that wander instead of following control joints, a sign the joints were cut too shallow or too far apart
• A low area where the driveway meets the garage, where backfill around the foundation settled
• Surface flaking near the street from de-icing salt
• Patios that were poured small and that owners want extended

Many of these can be fixed with section replacement or an extension tied in with dowels. If the base was never compacted well, a full replacement is the honest answer.

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Built around industry

Montgomery's growth in the 1900s came with industry. Lyon Metal was founded in the village in 1904, the Aurora Caterpillar plant on the southern border started making wheel loaders in 1959, and Western Electric's Montgomery Works on River Street employed 1,500 people in 1962. That long industrial history means Montgomery has housing far older than its 2000s subdivisions, and on those older lots the walks, stoops and garage floors are usually the most worn concrete on the property.

Matching the job to the right service

• Concrete driveways: widening older drives, full replacements, and new aprons
• Concrete patios: new slabs and extensions for 2000s homes
• Stamped concrete: decorative patios that look like stone without the uneven pavers
• Sidewalks and steps: new front steps, stoops, and walks around the side of the house
• Garage and shed slabs: new floors for detached garages and pads for sheds
• Concrete repair and replacement: sunken, cracked or flaking sections

Permits in a two-county village

Because Montgomery crosses county lines and borders Aurora, Oswego, Boulder Hill and Yorkville, homeowners sometimes are not sure which office handles their permit. Mailing addresses do not always match the jurisdiction. We check whether your address is in the village and whether the work needs a permit before we schedule anything. Call (630) 870-1210 for a visit.