Concrete Services in Burien
Burien sits in southwest King County between Seattle and SeaTac airport. The housing stock skews older — many mid-century single-family homes on tree-lined streets, with original concrete approaching or past the 50-year mark. The neighborhoods near Three Tree Point and Seahurst Park add bluff-edge lots where slope, drainage, and foundation work are the dominant concerns.
Concrete topics for Burien homeowners
Popular Concrete Services in Burien
Aging concrete on mid-century homes
The most common Burien residential call is a driveway, walkway, or patio that was poured in the 1950s or 1960s and is now showing wide cracks, scaling, and settlement. The honest answer is often replacement rather than repair — the original slabs were typically thin, lightly reinforced, and placed on minimal base. Our leveling vs. replacement guide covers how to decide for a specific surface.
Bluff-edge foundations and drainage
Homes near the Puget Sound bluff have foundation and drainage considerations that flat-lot homes do not. Subsurface drainage and properly designed retaining walls protect the slope from saturation in the wet season; foundation work on bluff-adjacent lots may trigger ECA review (see the ECA review guide). We walk the property and review slope before quoting any work near a bluff edge.
Call (206) 552-9998 for a free on-site estimate in Burien.