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Three things prepare a Winston-Salem home for a concrete pour: call NC 811 or have your contractor do it, at least three full working days before any digging so buried utilities get marked, it is free and it is the law; clear a path for the concrete truck, which needs roughly 10 feet of width and solid ground, or the quote gains wheelbarrow or pump time; and flag everything invisible in the work zone, irrigation lines, invisible pet fencing, low-voltage lighting wire, because a skid steer finds them otherwise. Everything else on the list is comfort, these three protect the schedule and the price.
Updated Aug 17, 2026 · Winston-Salem Concrete Co, Winston-Salem, NC
A crew can handle almost everything on arrival day, but a few items are yours because they involve your knowledge of the property or your neighbours.
A loaded ready-mix truck is heavy and wide. It needs roughly a 10 foot wide clear path and ground firm enough to carry it, and it cannot cross the new septic field, the shallow utilities, or the lawn you care about without leaving evidence.
When the truck cannot reach the pour, the concrete moves by wheelbarrow, powered buggy or pump, and each adds labour or equipment to the same square footage. This is one of the first things we look at on a site visit, and a reason on-site quotes beat phone quotes.
Most residential flatwork, patios, walkways, replacing a driveway in its existing footprint, does not involve a permit. Where paperwork can enter the picture is the right of way: work that changes how a driveway meets a public street, a new curb cut, or widening the connection. Rules differ between Winston-Salem, the surrounding towns and unincorporated Forsyth County, so the honest answer is that the contractor doing the work should confirm what applies to your address before the job is priced, and be wary of one who waves the question off.
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