Concrete Driveways
Concrete or masonry drives poured to the covenant's 18 ft two-car limit, with RDRC approval handled up front.
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Concrete Contractor
in The Woodlands, TX
Concrete driveways, drainage and commercial site work, built to clear Township covenant review and a county permit the first time.
23Years in Business
640Foundations Poured
1.2MSq. Ft. of Flatwork
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The Woodlands, Texas
Why We Know The Woodlands
There is no city hall to pull a permit from here. The Woodlands is unincorporated and run by the Township, so most outside jobs need two approvals. First is covenant approval from the Township's Covenant Administration at 2801 Technology Forest Blvd. Then comes a county development permit, from Montgomery County at 501 N Thompson in Conroe, or from Harris County if your lot is in Creekside Park. Each village also has a Residential Design Review Committee that meets monthly. As a general contractor in The Woodlands, we mark the outline of the work on your lot before the reviewer visits, because the standards require it, and we bid that review time into the job instead of finding out about it later.
The covenants set hard numbers that shape a concrete job. A driveway has to be concrete or masonry, asphalt is not allowed, and a two-car drive maxes out at 18 feet wide, or 21 feet with a decorative border. Any wider apron or extension needs approval first, against your lot's hard-surface cap. A retaining wall 3 feet 6 inches or taller needs plans sealed by a Texas engineer. And no living tree over 6 inches across can come out without written approval, with protective fencing around at least 75 percent of the drip line during the work. We plan the pour around the trees, not through them.
The ground is not Houston's Beaumont clay. Most of The Woodlands sits on the Lissie Formation, and the USDA soil survey maps it as sandy loam, mostly the Segno, Splendora and Boy series, with low shrink-swell. The real risk here is water, not swelling clay. Splendora soils hold a perched water table 15 to 28 inches down from December to April, and the poorly drained flats shed slowly. Spring Creek flooded Creekside Park hard during Harvey. So a concrete contractor in The Woodlands has to lead with grading, subgrade prep and drainage, and Montgomery County's 2025 drainage manual sets detention at 0.55 acre-feet per acre on sites over 20 acres, with a sliding rate on smaller sites. The county also wants drainage sign-off once a job disturbs more than 15,000 square feet. Our crews are self-performed and our yard is 30 minutes south on I-45, so we are on your site the same week you call.
The Woodlands at a Glance
- County
- Montgomery County
- Permitting
- Township Covenant Administration, plus a Montgomery County (or Harris, for Creekside Park) development permit
- Zip Codes Served
- 77380 through 77386, plus 77389 in Creekside Park
- Dominant Soil
- Lissie Formation sandy loam, low shrink-swell
- Housing Stock
- 1980s to 2000s slab homes set in the trees
- Drive From Our Yard
- About 30 minutes up I-45 North from our yard at 547 Connorvale Ln, 77060
Service Area
Where We Work in The Woodlands
We are not a call center routing your job to whoever is free. The crews and trucks leave from our north Houston yard and are in Town Center in about 30 minutes up I-45.
Services In This Area
Services We Offer in
The Woodlands, TX
Every service below is available in every Woodlands village.
Each links to its full service page.
Patios & Pool Decks
Outdoor living and pool decking sized to your lot's hard-surface cap, with the third-party inspection pools require.
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Yard Drainage & French Drains
French drains and regrading for perched water and poorly drained flats, routed to the street, not onto a neighbor.
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Retaining Walls
Walls built to the covenant, with PE-sealed plans once they pass 3 ft 6 in and county drainage sign-off at 3 ft.
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Commercial Site Preparation
Tree-save clearing, building pads and detention sized to Montgomery County's 2025 drainage manual for Research Forest and Town Center sites.
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Neighborhoods &
Landmarks We Work
Around
If your lot sits in any of these villages, you are inside our same-week radius.
Villages & Neighborhoods
- Grogan's Mill
- Panther Creek
- Cochran's Crossing
- Indian Springs
- Alden Bridge
- College Park
- Sterling Ridge
- Creekside Park
- Town Center
- East Shore
- Carlton Woods
- Timarron
Grogan's MillZip Codes
77380773817738277384773857738677389
Landmarks We Build Near
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- The Woodlands Waterway and Town Center
- The Woodlands Mall and Market Street
- Lake Woodlands
- The Occidental towers, including Allison Tower
- George Mitchell Nature Preserve and the Spring Creek Greenway
- Research Forest Drive and the Woodlands Parkway corridor
- The ExxonMobil campus just south at I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road
Local Conditions
Covenants, Soil &
Water In The Woodlands
The three things that change a Woodlands bid before we have drawn a single line.
Permits & Covenants
Township approval first, then a county permit.
- No city permit office; The Woodlands is unincorporated
- Covenant approval from Covenant Administration, 2801 Technology Forest Blvd
- Montgomery County development permit, 501 N Thompson, Conroe
- Harris County permits instead, on Creekside Park lots
No city permit office; The Woodlands is unincorporated
Soil & Foundation
Sandy loam that stays wet, not expansive clay.
- Lissie Formation sandy loam: Segno, Splendora, Boy series
- Low shrink-swell, about 1 to 2 percent, not Houston clay
- Perched water table 15 to 28 in from December to April
- Poorly drained flats, so subgrade and grading lead the design
Flood & Drainage
Where the water goes decides the job.
- Spring Creek flooded Creekside Park during Harvey
- No blocking or redirecting drainage onto a neighbor
- County detention: 0.55 acre-feet per acre on sites over 20 acres
- Drainage sign-off once a job disturbs 15,000 sq ft
Good Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Real questions from Woodlands owners, answered by someone who has sat through a covenant review.
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Who issues permits in The Woodlands?
There is no city permit office, because The Woodlands is unincorporated. You need covenant approval from the Township's Covenant Administration at 2801 Technology Forest Blvd, plus a county development permit. That comes from Montgomery County at 501 N Thompson in Conroe, or from Harris County for Creekside Park lots. We handle both before we break ground.
Can I put a metal shop or barndominium in my backyard?
Not on a Woodlands residential lot. The covenants cap a detached building at 120 square feet of floor area, and a metal one at 7 feet tall. We do steel and metal buildings here on commercial sites under the Township's commercial review, not backyard shops or barndominiums.
Can you remove trees for a new driveway or patio?
Only with written Township approval. Any living tree over 6 inches across, measured 2 feet above the ground, needs sign-off, and the Township may require a replacement tree. During the work, protective fencing has to cover at least 75 percent of each kept tree's drip line.
How wide can my driveway be, and can it be asphalt?
Concrete or masonry only. Asphalt is not permitted on a Woodlands driveway. A two-car drive maxes out at 18 feet wide, or 21 feet with a decorative border, and any wider apron or extension needs prior approval against your lot's hard-surface limit. We lay out the drive to that number before we form and pour it.
Is the soil here as bad as Houston clay?
Usually no. Most of The Woodlands sits on the Lissie Formation, and the USDA survey maps it as sandy loam that barely swells, not the Beaumont clay under much of Houston. The real problem is water: a seasonal perched water table and poorly drained flats. So drainage and subgrade prep come first, and a geotech report still sets the foundation design. If standing water has already shifted an older slab home, we fix the drainage and then do the slab foundation repair.
My lot is near Spring Creek. What changes?
Floodplain review kicks in within 100 feet of the floodplain in Montgomery County, with an elevation certificate. In Creekside Park, which is in Harris County, floors have to sit 24 inches above the 500-year flood elevation for a floodplain permit. In Harvey, Spring Creek flooded homes in Creekside Park's Timarron area, so we check the maps before we bid.
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