Concrete Contractor in Clarksville, Austin

The Neighborhood

Austin's Oldest Freedom Colony

Clarksville was founded in 1871 by Charles Clark, a freedman who bought two acres for $100 from land that had been part of Governor Elisha M. Pease's Woodland plantation. It is the oldest surviving freedom colony west of the Mississippi River, and the Clarksville Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 2003 the wider Old West Austin Historic District — Clarksville together with Old Enfield and Pemberton Heights — was listed as well.

The building stock reflects that history. National Folk, Craftsman and Late Victorian houses sit on lots that were platted long before anyone was thinking about concrete trucks, and the historic Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church still anchors the neighborhood's center. Working here means respecting a neighborhood that has fought hard to stay itself.

• Small original lots where a ready-mix truck often cannot get within chute distance of the pour
• Line pumps, buggies and hand placement as the normal method rather than the exception
• Historic-district context that puts finish, color and scale under real scrutiny
• Impervious cover capped at 45% on SF-3 lots in Old West Austin — every square foot of driveway, walk and patio counts against the same budget
• Older pier-and-beam structures next door that are sensitive to vibration and drainage changes
• Street parking and narrow frontages that make staging and traffic control part of the plan

Impervious Cover

Every Square Foot Has to Earn Its Place

On SF-3 lots inside Old West Austin, maximum impervious cover is 45% and maximum building coverage is 40%. On a small Clarksville lot that math gets tight fast — the house, the driveway, the walkway, the patio and the parking pad all draw from the same allowance.

That is a design problem before it is a concrete problem. We work it out at takeoff, so you find out what fits on paper instead of after a form is set.

• Accurate square-footage takeoffs you can take to your designer or the city
• Honest conversation about what has to shrink if the numbers do not work
• Permeable and reduced-footprint decorative options where they make sense
• Drainage detailing so a smaller slab still moves water away from the structure

Right-of-Way Work

Sidewalks, Curbs and Approaches

Clarksville sits on Austin's original street grid, and a lot of the concrete that needs replacing here is in the public right-of-way — sidewalk panels, curb, gutter and the driveway approach. That work requires a City of Austin ROW permit, and the city requires the contractor doing it to hold a Right-of-Way Contractor License backed by insurance and a $10,000 bond, with any subcontractor touching the ROW named on the permit and licensed as well.

DB Concrete is a registered City of Austin Right-of-Way contractor. We handle the permit and pour to city standard detail, which keeps the sidewalk, the curb and your driveway on one scope and one schedule.