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Concrete contractor in Scarborough, Maine
Driveways, patios, steps, slabs and foundations for homes from Higgins Beach to North Scarborough.
Concrete work for Scarborough homes
In Scarborough we build new driveways, patios and walks, front steps, garage and basement floors, and the footings and frost walls under new houses and additions, and we fix concrete that has cracked, heaved or started to flake.
Scarborough is growing. The town counted 22,135 people in the 2020 Census and an estimated 24,547 in 2025, and at The Downs, the 525-acre development on the former Scarborough Downs racetrack in the geographic center of town, more than 600 residential units had been built by April 30, 2026. Existing houses need attention too: 47.6 percent of homes in town were built between 1970 and 1999, and a driveway or a set of steps original to one of them has been through every winter since.
Every job starts with a site visit and a written quote. We look at the base and drainage, how a ready-mix truck will reach the pour, and whether the work touches the street or the shoreland zone, then we write down the thickness, reinforcement, joint layout and finish before any concrete is ordered. If you want a concrete contractor in Scarborough who puts the whole scope on paper, call or send the form. Scarborough is part of the concrete services across Greater Portland we offer, and a job here gets the same written scope as one in the city.
Most flatwork is poured in the warmer months, and a cold-weather pour needs protection. A job planned over the winter can be measured, permitted and quoted early, then poured when the ground and the weather allow.
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What we pour and repair in Scarborough
In Scarborough we pour and repair the full range of residential concrete, from the footings under a new house to one cracked step at a house built in the 1980s. Open a card for the full page.
Concrete driveways
Replacements and first driveways for new houses, with the Public Works form done early.
Learn morePatios and walkways
Stamped or plain broom finish; on a lot by the marsh, the shoreland cap on hard surfaces sets the size.
Learn moreConcrete steps
Front steps and stoops set on footings below frost, poured with air-entrained concrete.
Learn moreSlabs and garage floors
Garage and basement floors, jointed so any cracking follows the cuts.
Learn moreFoundations and frost walls
The concrete under a new house, addition or garage, dug to the frost depth the town confirms.
Learn moreConcrete repair
Heaved, cracked or scaled concrete, with the cause found before repair or replacement.
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Scarborough rules to check before concrete is poured
Before a Scarborough pour, check the rules that apply: Public Works for driveways and the street, Planning and Codes for building permits, MaineDOT on state roads, the shoreland zone near the marsh or the shore, and Dig Safe.
- Public Works. When a building permit is involved, a Driveway Permit Coordination Form goes to Public Works first, with a fee for each form, before Planning and Code Enforcement issues the permit. Digging in a street or sidewalk needs an Excavating Permit; both are explained on the Public Works permits page.
- Planning and Codes handles building permits at the Municipal Building on Route 1. That covers the footings and frost walls under a new house or addition.
- State roads. Scarborough is on MaineDOT's list of urban compact municipalities, so on Route 1, Route 9, Route 77, Gorham Road (Route 114) or Black Point Road (Route 207) the town issues entrance permits inside the compact limits and MaineDOT outside them (23 M.R.S. §704). Part of a town can lie outside those limits, so we confirm which side a lot is on before forming an entrance.
- Shoreland zoning. Land within 250 feet of the upland edge of a coastal wetland, which takes in tidal areas such as Scarborough Marsh, is in the shoreland zone. There a patio counts as a structure, new structures generally sit at least 75 feet back from the upland edge of a wetland, and driveways, patios and other non-vegetated surfaces may cover no more than 20 percent of the part of the lot inside the zone, with different limits in some districts. Questions about a specific lot go to the town's code enforcement officer.
- Dig Safe. The notice window for machine digging opens 30 calendar days out and closes 3 business days before the dig. We call 811 inside that window for every dig.
Scarborough issues no permit to excavate or open a street or sidewalk from November 1 through April 15, except in emergencies. If a new entrance or a driveway replacement needs the street opened, that part waits for spring.
What Scarborough's ground, weather and houses mean for concrete
Three things shape a Scarborough pour: the silty Presumpscot clay found across the region, a long season of freezing nights and deicer, and the age of the house.
The Presumpscot Formation is a marine silty clay, named in 1959 for the Presumpscot River valley, and its thickness can change sharply over short distances, anywhere from 0 to 110 feet. It is mostly silt, the kind of soil that heaves when frost reaches wet ground. So we check the ground where each slab will sit, dig out pockets of silt, and set driveways, walks and slabs on compacted clean gravel that drains, which is the fix the American Concrete Pavement Association lists for frost-susceptible soil.
At the Portland International Jetport, the regional station for NOAA's 1991-2020 normals, an average year brings 144.1 days with a low of 32°F or colder, and only 40.7 of them stay at or below freezing through the afternoon. The NOAA medians put the last 32°F night of spring at April 26 and the first of fall at October 15. Scarborough holds the largest salt marsh in the state, 3,100 acres by Maine Audubon's count, but for a driveway or step, the salt to plan for is deicer. Where deicer will reach it, NRMCA calls for 4,000 psi strength, roughly 6 percent total air when the stone is 3/4-inch or 1-inch, and a breathable silane or siloxane sealer on top.
Only 8.3 percent of Scarborough's homes date from 1939 or earlier, and 29.6 percent were built in 2000 or later. On a new lot the drive, walks and garage floor are planned with the house; on an older one we check whether the base under the old slab is still sound before recommending repair or a tear-out. Either way, control joints go in on time: about 10 feet apart on a 4-inch slab under NRMCA's spacing rule, each cut at least a quarter of the way through.
Where we work in Scarborough
We work across Scarborough: Higgins Beach at the mouth of the Spurwink River, Prouts Neck where Black Point Road (Route 207) reaches the coast, Pine Point, Blue Point and Grand Beach, Oak Hill, Dunstan, where Route 1 crosses the marsh, Eight Corners, Pleasant Hill, North Scarborough and West Scarborough, and the homes going up at The Downs. Trucks reach them from Route 1, Gorham Road (Route 114) and Routes 9 and 77, with the Turnpike's exit 42 and the start of I-295 close at hand. The chips below list the other towns we cover.
Frequently asked questions
Does a new driveway in Scarborough need a permit?
It depends on what the driveway touches. When a building permit is involved, a Driveway Permit Coordination Form has to go to Public Works before Planning and Code Enforcement issues the permit, and any digging in the street or sidewalk needs an Excavating Permit. On a state road outside the compact limits, the entrance permit comes from MaineDOT instead.
Can concrete be poured in Scarborough in the winter?
Some can, if the concrete is protected, though flatwork is mostly a warm-season job. ACI 306 treats it as cold weather whenever the air falls, or is expected to fall, below 40°F while the concrete is being protected, and fresh concrete has to be kept from freezing until it reaches 500 psi. The town also issues no permits to open a street or sidewalk from November 1 through April 15, except in emergencies.
What frost depth do footings need in Scarborough?
Two nearby towns put a figure in writing, Gorham and Yarmouth, and both call for 48 inches; for a Scarborough lot, Planning and Codes confirms the depth before we dig. The residential code offers two other routes as well: bearing on solid rock, or an insulated frost-protected shallow foundation.
Does Scarborough's growth ordinance affect a new foundation?
It can. The Rate of Growth Ordinance, written to run from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026, capped new housing permits at 25 a year in rural areas, 210 every three years in growth areas and 400 every three years in the zone covering The Downs, with exemptions for accessory dwelling units and up to five permits a year for detached houses. That period has ended, so ask Planning and Codes what applies now before you schedule footings.
Planning concrete work in Scarborough?
Send the form or call, and the scope and price come back in writing before anything is ordered.
- Your village or road, such as Pine Point or Oak Hill, so the right rules get checked
- The job and its size: how many cars the drive holds, or the patio's rough dimensions
- Any work at the street, such as a new entrance or apron
- Photos of what is there now, if you have them