Concrete company in Highland Park, Pittsburgh
Highland Park, in ZIP code 15206, wraps around the big park of the same name above the Allegheny River. It grew as a streetcar suburb, so its substantial older homes stand a little apart, and most of them sit over a full basement whose floor has seen many decades of use.
Job ticket: Highland Park
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Local conditions in Highland Park
- Substantial streetcar-era homes over full basements
- Side yards wider than in rowhouse neighborhoods
- A whole neighborhood listed on the National Register
- Basement floors worn, patched and out of level
Areas we cover in Highland Park
We work across Highland Park, including these areas.
- Negley Avenue area
- Highland Avenue and the reservoir
- Stanton Avenue side
- Bryant Street
- King Avenue and Chislett Street
- Streets around Farmhouse Park
Getting an old basement floor ready to finish
Many owners here want to turn the basement into usable space, and the floor is the first thing in the way. Older basement floors tend to dip toward a drain, rise over old patches and carry cracks that have opened and closed for years. Vinyl plank and tile both need a flat, dry base, so the real question is whether to level what is there or start again.
If the slab is sound and dry, we grind the high spots, fill the cracks and pour a resurfacing or leveling layer over it. If it sounds hollow, is broken through or stays damp, a new basement floor over stone and a vapor barrier is the better place to spend the money.
Because homes here stand further apart than the rowhouses of Bloomfield or Lawrenceville, there is often a side yard wide enough for a wheelbarrow path or a pump hose to reach a basement window. That keeps wet concrete off the front porch and out of the living space. The whole neighborhood is the Highland Park Residential Historic District, listed on the National Register in 2007. Most floor work happens indoors, but if any part of your job will show from the street, ask the city whether a review applies before you book it.
Concrete services in Highland Park
As your concrete company in Highland Park, we pour slabs and floors and repair what is already there. These are the jobs people here ask about most.
Planning a concrete job in Highland Park
Tell us which basement window or door is closest to the street, and whether the floor has ever taken water. The city's Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections handles permits on private property here, and we confirm what your job needs first.
Before you get quotes, read our concrete cure time guide.
Concrete questions from Highland Park
Can a concrete company level an old basement floor in Highland Park?
Yes, if the slab is sound and dry. Grinding, crack filling and a leveling or resurfacing layer usually run $4 to $10 per square foot. A floor that is hollow, wet or broken through is better replaced, at about $8 to $14 per square foot.
How to level an old basement floor?
Find out why it is uneven first. Then grind the high spots, fill cracks and low areas with a patching mortar, and pour a self-leveling layer made for concrete. Leveling a floor that is still settling or taking on water only hides the problem.
Does the Highland Park historic district affect concrete work on my house?
It may. All of Highland Park is a historic district on the National Register. Basement and garage floors are inside work, but for anything that shows from the street, ask the city whether a review applies before the job is booked.
How does a concrete company get concrete into a Highland Park basement?
Usually through a basement window or outside door. Homes here often have a side yard, so a pump hose or a wheelbarrow path can run beside the house. A pump usually adds $400 to $1,000 to the job.