Retaining walls, raised decks, patios and driveways for Kennesaw homes on the slopes and ridges around Kennesaw Mountain.
Medina Concrete is a concrete contractor that serves Kennesaw from Powder Springs, about 20 to 30 minutes to the north. We travel to Kennesaw for retaining walls, raised decks with patios beneath them, and new or replaced driveways.
Kennesaw spreads out from its old railroad downtown along I-75, Cobb Parkway and Barrett Parkway, with Kennesaw State University off Chastain Road and Kennesaw Mountain to the southwest. Many of its subdivisions were cut into hillsides, so backyards fall away from the house and driveways climb from the street.
That terrain is the starting point when Francisco Medina walks a Kennesaw property. He looks at the bank behind the house, the height of the back door above the yard and where the water runs, then explains which project solves the problem you actually have.
Terraced yards and cut banks are common in Kennesaw, and a wall that holds one has to be built for the push of wet clay behind it. We build segmental block walls and poured concrete walls on footings, with drainage stone and pipe behind the face.
A walkout basement or a back door well above grade calls for a deck with stairs down to the yard. We set the posts on concrete footings, build the deck, and can pour a patio underneath so the shaded space below gets used.
A slab under a two-story deck, or a patio stepping down from it, turns a muddy patch into the coolest spot in the yard in July. We grade the ground, add a stone base and pitch the slab so roof and deck runoff does not puddle there.
Driveways that climb from the street need a texture that holds on a frosty morning and a plan for the water rushing down them in a storm. We pour new driveways and replace cracked ones with joints and drainage suited to the grade.
Everything else we do is on the services page.
The ridges of Kennesaw Mountain and Little Kennesaw give the south and west sides of the city their steep streets. Lots there may hit rock a few feet down, or soft fill where a builder leveled a house pad years ago.
Either one changes how a wall footing or a deck post goes in. Francisco looks at the cut banks and the existing grade so the plan accounts for what is likely under the surface, and he tells you when a tall wall needs an engineer's design before anyone digs.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is protected land, so houses along its edges back onto woods rather than other yards. Those shaded backyards stay damp longer after rain, one more reason the base under a patio there gets extra stone.
Much of Kennesaw's housing went up in subdivisions off Barrett Parkway, Chastain Road, Jiles Road and Cobb Parkway from the 1980s onward. The original concrete on many of those homes is now old enough to show it.
Common requests there include replacing a driveway that cracked across the middle, widening one for another car, or pouring a patio where the builder left a deck standing over bare dirt. If you want a patterned finish on that patio or a front walk, our stamped concrete page shows the options.
Closer to downtown Kennesaw and the Southern Museum, the older homes off Main Street tend to sit on gentler ground than the mountain side of town. Those yards suit a wide patio or a detached shop slab better than a retaining wall.
Water moves fast on Kennesaw slopes, and Noonday Creek and the other streams that drain north Cobb rise quickly after a storm. Gutters, downspouts and every hard surface on a lot feed that runoff, so new concrete needs somewhere to send it.
We pitch patios and driveways to shed water, leave drainage behind every wall, and point out where a drain or a splash block would help so the yard below does not wash out. For level ground projects like shed pads and shop floors, see slabs and foundations. Homeowners in Marietta, just south, get the same approach.
Yes. On steep ground the wall needs a solid footing, gravel backfill and drainage, and the dig may hit rock or soft fill. Francisco looks at the slope first and tells you if a tall wall needs an engineered design.
Usually, yes. We clear and grade the area, add a gravel base and pour the slab around the deck posts, sloped so runoff from the deck and roof drains away. Low decks can make the work harder, so we check the clearance at the estimate.
Length is only part of it. The height, the material, how much digging and drainage the slope needs and how easy the site is to reach all change the cost. Francisco measures the slope and gives you a free estimate.
The cost follows the size, how high off the ground the deck sits, the stairs and railing and the footings. A small, low deck is a very different project from a raised deck off a walkout basement. Tell us what you have in mind and Francisco will give you a free estimate.
Asphalt usually costs less to put down, while concrete tends to last longer and needs less upkeep in Georgia heat. On a sloped Kennesaw driveway, concrete also holds a textured finish for traction. We pour concrete driveways and can explain the tradeoffs at the estimate.
For most homes it is a broom finish driveway on a compacted gravel base, with control joints spaced to keep cracks straight. Steep driveways get a coarser texture for grip, and stamped borders are an option if you want a decorative look.
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These guys are nothing short of amazing they took what was left of a crappy asphalt driveway and turned it into this masterpiece!! I would give more than 5 stars if it was possible. Do not hesitate to use Medina concrete. They were respectful and professional every step of the way. Thank you!!!!
Francisco Medina does excellent concrete work. He is very professional and reasonably priced. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a reliable, hardworking and experienced construction mason. You can't go wrong with Medina Concrete!
Awesome work . Great price . Highly recommend. Removed old driveway poured new driveway.