Concrete Contractors in Alpine Township, MI

Alpine Township stretches northwest of Grand Rapids between Walker and Sparta, and concrete contractors in Alpine Township work on a mix of suburban homes in the southeast corner and rural properties across the rest. The township covers about 36 square miles and had 14,079 residents in 2020, barely more than the 13,976 counted in 2000. At an elevation of about 843 feet, it sits on some of the highest ground in the Grand Rapids area.

A pine-country township

Alpine was organized in 1847 from the northern half of Walker Township and was named for the abundance of pine trees in the area. It became a charter township in 1979 and returned to civil township status in 1996. Inside its borders are the community of Alpine along M-37, Englishville near the northern line with Sparta Township, and the southeast corner, which is part of the Comstock Park census area. The township was struck by a tornado during the 1965 Palm Sunday outbreak.

Rural lots, bigger slabs

With a population density of only a few hundred people per square mile, much of Alpine is open land, farms and homes on large parcels. Many of our projects here are bigger than a city driveway:

• Pole barn floors sized for tractors, trucks or a workshop
• Detached garage slabs for new or rebuilt garages
• Long driveways from the road to the house, often with a turnaround
• Equipment and parking pads beside a barn or shop
• Patios off the back of country homes

We size each slab's thickness and base for the load it will carry, and on long drives we plan for drainage along both edges.

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Wind, snow and exposed sites

High, open ground means more wind and drifting snow. Driveways on exposed sites take a beating from plows and blowers, and slabs dry fast on windy summer days, which can cause surface cracking if the concrete is not protected while it cures. We time pours around the weather, use curing compounds or covers when needed, and use air-entrained concrete for every outdoor slab. The Grand Rapids area as a whole averages about 75 inches of snow a year.

Suburban streets in the southeast

The southeast part of the township near Comstock Park has denser streets and more typical suburban lots. There, our work looks like the rest of the metro: driveway replacement, new patios, front steps and walks, and garage floors that have cracked or scaled after decades of salt.

Gravel to concrete

Many Alpine properties still have gravel drives. Converting one to concrete is a good long-term upgrade, but it is more than pouring over the gravel. We remove the loose surface, regrade the drive so water sheds to the sides, add and compact fresh crushed gravel where the old base is thin and then pour. Done that way, the new drive will not rut or heave.

Working with the township

Alpine Township borders Wright Township in Ottawa County to the west, Sparta Township to the north, Plainfield Charter Township to the east and Walker to the south. Rules can differ across those lines. We check with Alpine Township on any permit or zoning approval your project needs, such as for a new accessory building slab, before we schedule. Call (616) 727-8573 to set up an estimate.