Sterling Auburn ConcreteSterling Auburn Concrete

Concrete contractor in Turner, ME - slabs built for foothill lots

Sterling Auburn Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Auburn, ME, and we pour driveways, garage floors, footings and foundations for homes across Turner. I lead the crew, and most of our time goes into the base under the slab.

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About Turner, ME

Turner sits in the foothills of western Maine, right on the line with Lewiston and Auburn, so it's a short drive from where we're based. Most of our calls here are homes, from older houses around the village center to farmhouses with a barn out back and newer places built on open lots off the back roads.

The ground is what shapes the work. Lots here usually slope one way or another with long driveways, and water and frost both go where the hill sends them, so the base and the grade get as much of my attention as the pour.

Services in Turner, ME

  • Concrete driveway building

    Long Turner driveways usually start as gravel that washes out each spring. We dig out the soft stuff, pack a proper base and pitch the slab so water runs off.

  • Garage floor concrete

    Garages and workshops here carry trucks, tractors and plows, and a thin floor gives up fast. We pour garage floor concrete sized for the load, with rebar to hold it together.

  • Foundation installation

    New homes on open Turner lots need a foundation that sits below the frost and sheds water. We dig, form and pour it to the plans, and set drainage before backfill.

  • Concrete footings

    Barns, decks, sheds and additions all need footings, and a shallow one heaves when the ground freezes. We dig them to the depth the job calls for and pour them level.

  • Concrete steps construction

    Older houses near the village center often have front steps that frost has tipped away from the house. We break out the old set and pour new ones on a proper footing.

  • Foundation raising

    Old farmhouses here have often settled on stone or block foundations that weren't built for decades of freeze and thaw. We lift what's sunk and put solid concrete back underneath.

What a Turner job involves before the truck shows up

Permits in Turner come from the Code Enforcement Officer, who works out of the Turner Town Office, 207-225-3414. Before we book a job I check with that office on what it needs, and when a permit is called for we handle the application, so the pour date waits on the permit and not the other way around. We're licensed and fully insured. The price moves with the size of the slab, how much soft ground has to come out to make a real base, whether an old slab gets broken up and hauled off, how far the truck has to reach and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit, the weather and curing, the wait while concrete gains strength before you use it, and the written estimate I give you after the visit has your own figure.

The roads out past the village get narrow and winding, and plenty of slabs here sit at the end of a long driveway or behind a barn, so I look at how a concrete truck will reach yours before I price it. Sometimes that means a pump truck, and that's better found out at the estimate than on pour day. We do the same work in Poland and the other cities around Auburn.

Turner, ME properties and local conditions

Most Turner lots we see slope somewhere, and spring melt runs down them in sheets. A slab that's dead flat or tipped the wrong way catches that water, sends it at your foundation or lets it soak the ground underneath, and that's where sinking and heaving start. We check where the water goes on your lot before we set a single form, then pitch the slab to carry it away from the house.

Plenty of houses here sit near Bear Pond or along the Nezinscot River, and the building permit application asks whether a site is within 250 feet of a river or pond, or in a floodplain. If yours is, I plan for wetter ground under the slab and for keeping our dug-out dirt out of the water, and we ask the Town Office early so it doesn't hold up the date.

Get a written concrete estimate for your Turner property

Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out to Turner. I look at the job, measure it and ask how you'll use it. The estimate is free, done on site, comes with no obligation and you get it in writing.

How it goes when you call us about a Turner job

  1. Call or send the form

    Tell us what you've got, whether it's a cracked driveway, a new garage or a footing for an addition. We set a time for me to come out, and it helps if you're home to show me how you use the space.

  2. I look, measure and ask

    I measure, check where the water runs and ask how you'll use the slab, because a parking pad for a plow truck and a patio aren't built the same. You get a written estimate, so your number isn't a guess over the phone.

  3. Permit, pour date, then base

    Once you're ready, we sort out what the permit office needs and set a pour date that suits the job and the weather. The base gets dug out and packed before any concrete shows up.

  4. Finish, cure and walk it

    We finish the surface, often with a broom finish, a light texture that gives your boots grip on ice, and cut the joints. It cures properly before you use it, and I walk it with you before we pack up.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a concrete driveway cost in Turner, Maine?

A Turner driveway's cost comes down mostly to its length and how much base work the ground needs, and I give you the figure in writing after I've looked at it. Breaking out an old slab, truck access and the finish move it too. If the budget gets tight, keep the money in the base and go plain on top, because a fancy finish on a weak base cracks just as fast, and nobody can fix the base later without tearing the slab out.

What kind of work does Turner's building permit application cover?

Turner's building permit application lists new construction, remodels, additions, demolition and moving a building. A new garage on a slab or a foundation for an addition is the kind of job those cover. The form doesn't spell out driveways or patios, so we ask the Code Enforcement Officer about yours before we book.

How do I find out if my project needs Planning Board review in Turner?

Check Turner's zoning use tables, which mark every land use with its review route. CEO means you need a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer, PB means Planning Board review and LPI means a local plumbing inspection.

How do I get a permit for a new home foundation in Turner, ME?

You apply for a building permit, and Turner's new home checklist asks for three copies of the septic plan design, one for Turner, one for the state and one for you, plus an erosion and sedimentation control plan. On a back lot you attach a copy of the deeded right of way, which has to be at least 60 feet wide, and in an existing subdivision the Code Enforcement Officer already has the approved plan. The checklist sends questions to the Turner Town Office, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Why would Turner hold up a Certificate of Occupancy on a new house?

Turner can't issue a Certificate of Occupancy without an inspector's certification that the work meets the state building code, when the permit calls for one. The permit form says an inspector may be required, and the Code Enforcement Officer has more information and a list of inspectors. Ask about it early on a new home so it doesn't hold up moving in.

What causes a concrete driveway to crack and heave in Turner?

Most cracking and heaving comes from water freezing in a soft or thin base under the slab, and a Turner winter gives it plenty of chances. Dirt that was only raked level settles and lifts, and the slab follows it. We dig to firm ground, pack the base and cut control joints, shallow grooves that tell the concrete where to crack so it does it in a straight line instead of across the middle, and a slab built that way stays flat a lot longer.

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Talk to us early about your Turner project

If a new home, garage or addition is still on paper, call (207) 707-4423 now so the footings and slab get sized with the plans instead of squeezed in while the framing crew waits.

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