Concrete Subcontracting for Buffalo General Contractors
Two of our four crews are reserved for contractor work. Footings, garage pads, addition slabs, and flatwork on your schedule, with our certificates already on file in your town.
The Concrete Sub That Picks Up the Phone
The complaint we hear from general contractors more than any other is that their concrete sub goes dark in June and does not resurface until the job is three weeks behind. We built the business around not being that. Of our four install crews, two are kept specifically for contractor work, which is the only reason we can still take a footing or a garage pad in August when every other concrete outfit in the region is booked solid. A good share of our year is GC work: footings for additions, garage pads, slabs, and flatwork, poured to your prints and your schedule.
- Two of four crews reserved for contractor work, so we can fit your schedule
- Footings, garage pads, addition slabs, foundation slabs, and site flatwork
- Insurance certificates already on file with highway departments across Erie and Niagara County
- We can pull our own permits or work under yours
- Steel set and left ready for inspection so your framing does not wait on us
- The owner answers the phone from the job site, not a voicemail box
What We Build Into Every Residential Pour
Concrete that survives Buffalo winters comes down to the mix, the base, and the steel. These are not upgrades on our jobs. They are the baseline on every residential pour.
5,000 PSI Air-Entrained Driveway Mix
We pour driveways at 5,000 PSI air-entrained concrete. Most crews in this market use 3,500 to 4,000. The microscopic air bubbles give freeze-thaw water room to expand instead of cracking the slab, which is the single biggest reason a Buffalo pour lasts 30 years or spalls in five.
Steel Mesh and Fiber Mesh
We run both on the same pour. It costs us more per yard and we do it anyway: fiber mesh controls the fine shrinkage cracking as the slab cures, and steel mesh keeps any crack that does form from opening up and spreading.
5 to 6 Inch Driveway Thickness
We pour residential driveways at 5 to 6 inches and patios and walkways at 4 inches, with a thickened 6-inch edge wherever vehicles load the slab so the perimeter does not crack under wheel weight.
Sub-Base Below the 48-Inch Frost Line
Every pour sits on 4 to 8 inches of compacted crushed stone that drains water away from the slab. Buffalo frost reaches 48 inches, and a proper granular base is what keeps frost heave from lifting and cracking the concrete.
Control Joints Every 8 to 10 Feet
Concrete will crack; our job is deciding where. We saw-cut or tool control joints at the right spacing and depth, usually every 8 to 10 feet, so shrinkage cracks stay hidden inside the joints instead of wandering across the surface.
Penetrating Salt-Resistant Sealer
Erie and Niagara County roads are salted heavily all winter. We finish exterior flatwork with a penetrating sealer that blocks chloride from road salt and deicer, preventing the surface scaling and spalling that destroys unsealed concrete.
How We Work
Send the Prints
Email or text the plans and the dates you need. You get a written number back inside 48 hours, usually sooner.
We Slot Your Dates
Contractor crews are scheduled separately from residential, which is how we hold availability in peak season.
Pour to Spec
Footings and slabs poured to your engineer's spec, steel left ready for inspection so nothing holds up framing.
Off the Site
We strip, clean up, and get out of your way. You are not chasing us to finish the last ten percent.
Recent Concrete for Contractors Projects
Real work we have done for Buffalo-area homeowners.
Get a Written Quote for Your Project
No-pressure estimates, usually the same day. Tell us about your concrete for contractors project and we will get back to you fast.
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast can you get me a number?
Inside 48 hours, and usually the same day if you send prints. The owner does the estimating from the job site, so you are not waiting on someone to get back to an office at the end of the week.
Can you work in my town? I need certificates on file.
Almost certainly. Our insurance certificates are already on file with highway departments across Erie and Niagara County, including places like the Town of Tonawanda. If your municipality needs a fresh certificate naming them, we send it over.
Do you take work outside the Buffalo metro?
For the right size job, yes, including out toward Rochester for contractors we work with regularly. The real constraint is ready-mix plant proximity rather than mileage, because concrete starts setting up in the drum. We buy from six local plants and source from whichever is closest to your site.
Are you booked up like everyone else in the summer?
Less than most, and that is deliberate. Because two crews are held for contractor work, we can usually pick up a footing or a garage pad in July or August when the residential-only outfits are turning work away.
Do you do foundation repair or basement waterproofing?
No. We pour new concrete, so footings, slabs, floors and flatwork, and we grade to move water away from your foundation. Repairing or waterproofing existing foundation walls is a different trade, and we will tell you that on the phone rather than send someone out.
Are you licensed and insured?
New York State does not issue a concrete contractor's licence, so anyone advertising one is stretching it. What actually matters here is per-job permits and current insurance on file with each town's highway department, and ours are on file across Erie and Niagara County. We are fully insured and bonded, we pull the permits ourselves, and we can send certificates for your town on request.
Do you warranty against cracking?
Honestly, nobody in Buffalo can. Concrete cracks here, because freeze-thaw and ground movement guarantee it. Two identical driveways poured the same day by the same crew: one is perfect for ten years, one cracks next spring. What we do is control it. We pour driveways at 5,000 PSI when most crews use 3,500 to 4,000, we run steel mesh and fiber mesh together so a crack cannot widen, and we place enough relief joints that the cracking happens down in the joints where you will not see it. The ready-mix supplier we buy from stands behind the material itself.
Concrete Cracks in Buffalo. We Control Where.
Any contractor who promises you crack-free concrete in Western New York is selling you something. Freeze-thaw and ground movement guarantee it eventually. Two identical driveways poured the same day by the same crew: one is perfect for ten years, one cracks next spring.
So we engineer for it instead. We pour driveways at 5,000 PSI when most crews use 3,500 to 4,000. We use steel mesh and fiber mesh together, so when a crack forms it cannot widen. And we place enough relief joints that cracking happens down in the joints, where you will never notice it. The ready-mix supplier we buy from stands behind the material itself.
Other Services We Offer
CIT Concrete handles every concrete need in the Buffalo area under one roof.
Concrete Driveways
New driveways, replacements, and decorative upgrades. 5,000 PSI air-entrained mix, frost-depth base, and salt-resistant sealer.
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Stamped Concrete
Stone, slate, brick, and wood-plank patterns in integral color, poured on a freeze-thaw rated slab and sealed against road salt.
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Patio Installation
Custom concrete patios built to survive Buffalo winters. Freeze-thaw rated mix designs and proper joint placement, every pour.
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Concrete Sealing
Road salt is what pits Buffalo concrete. We seal roughly 500 driveways between September 10 and November 10 every year.
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Concrete Steps & Porches
Replacement steps, front porches, and stoops, rebuilt on proper footings and pitched to carry water away from your foundation.
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Garage Floors
New garage slabs and replacements, poured to handle vehicle weight, road salt drip, and freeze-thaw. Pourable through the winter.
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Basement Floors
New and replacement basement slabs, poured year-round because the work is indoors. Vapor barrier and proper base included.
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Pole Barn Slabs
Thickened-edge slabs for pole barns, shops, and outbuildings, sized to your equipment loads. Another one we pour in winter.
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Sidewalks & Walkways
City sidewalk replacement, front walks, and pathways, poured to municipal spec with correct pitch and jointing.
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New footings below the 48-inch frost line, garage pads, and addition slabs. New pours only, not foundation repair.
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Demolition & Haul-Away
Garage teardowns, slab removal, and basement or garage cleanouts. We own the equipment and the dump trailers.
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Grading & Drainage
Regrading and pitch correction that moves water away from your foundation, and the porch or step rebuild that often goes with it.
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Shed & Hot Tub Pads
Reinforced pads for sheds, hot tubs and generators. Ready-mix short-load fees mean small pads carry a $3,200 minimum.
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Pickleball Court Installation
Regulation backyard and community pickleball courts on a properly graded concrete base built for Western NY weather.
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Based in Buffalo, we pour across Erie and Niagara County. Tonawanda · Amherst · Cheektowaga · West Seneca · Lancaster · Orchard Park · Hamburg · Kenmore · All 19 Service Areas →