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Serving Harlingen, TX and surrounding areas. (956) 506-1493
Concrete Contractor - Pharr, TX
Harlingen Concrete Company provides concrete contractor services in Pharr - driveways, patios, slab foundations, and sidewalks built for Hidalgo County clay soil and South Texas heat. We respond within 1 business day and handle permits start to finish.
Pharr driveways take constant punishment from 100-degree summers, intense UV, and clay soil that shifts wet season to dry. We prepare the sub-base properly, place control joints at the right intervals for local soil movement, and schedule pours in the early morning during summer months so the slab cures without surface cracking. See our concrete driveway building service.
Nearly every home in Pharr sits on a concrete slab, and the clay-heavy soil across Hidalgo County puts that slab through a constant stress cycle. New construction on the city's growing north and west edges needs foundations built with the right edge beam depth and reinforcement for local ground conditions from the start.
Pharr homeowners get real outdoor living value out of a concrete patio from fall through spring. The key is getting the drainage slope right - the flat terrain throughout the Rio Grande Valley means water sits if the surface grade is off, and standing water against a foundation accelerates the soil movement problems that are already common here.
Sidewalks in established Pharr neighborhoods near the city center show the classic signs of clay soil movement - cracked sections, raised edges, and heaving at tree roots. Homes on smaller lots also have limited yard drainage, which makes proper sidewalk pitch more important than in other parts of Texas. We pour replacements with the joint spacing and reinforcement local conditions require.
Stamped concrete is a practical upgrade for Pharr homeowners who want the look of tile or stone without the grout lines that collect mold and algae in the Valley humidity. A stamped and sealed surface holds up to UV exposure and resists surface dusting better than plain concrete in the intense South Texas heat.
Commercial properties along the US-83 corridor in Pharr see heavy traffic from both local shoppers and cross-border visitors. A concrete parking lot built for that load level needs thicker slabs, reinforcement rated for frequent heavy vehicle use, and drainage grading that handles the flash flooding risk on this flat terrain.
Pharr has roughly doubled in population since 2000, which means the city has two very different generations of concrete sitting side by side. Homes built in the 1980s and 1990s during the city's first growth wave are now old enough that driveways, patios, and flatwork installed back then are reaching the end of their useful life. Newer homes on the city's north and west edges went up during the 2000s and 2010s - many quickly, on clay soil that was not always given enough preparation time. Both generations are showing the same symptoms: cracks running across the surface, sections that have shifted up or down, and pooling water that makes drainage problems worse with every wet season.
The underlying driver is the heavy clay soil common throughout Hidalgo County. It is not unique to Pharr, but the flat terrain here makes drainage a bigger factor than in hillier parts of Texas. Water that cannot run off sits against foundation perimeters and driveways, and saturated clay swells more aggressively than clay that drains promptly. Pharr also averages well over 230 sunny days per year, and the UV exposure alone is enough to break down inadequately sealed concrete surfaces over time. A contractor who understands these combined conditions - soil behavior, drainage, and heat - will build a concrete project that outlasts one that treats Pharr like any other Texas city.
We pull permits through the City of Pharr and factor permit processing into every project schedule. Pharr is part of the fast-growing McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro, and the city building department handles a steady flow of residential permit applications - planning a few weeks ahead is standard practice here.
We work across all parts of the city. Older blocks near the downtown core and the neighborhoods south of US-83 tend to need driveway replacement and foundation perimeter work on homes from the 1970s and 1980s. The subdivisions going up on the northern edge of Pharr are newer but often hit concrete problems within the first decade because of how aggressively the Hidalgo County clay responds to the first few wet-dry seasons. The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge corridor and the commercial strip along US-83 also see frequent requests for parking lot and commercial flatwork.
We also cover the adjacent communities. Homeowners in McAllen to the west are on the same soil profile and call us regularly for driveway and patio work. If you are in Edinburg to the north, we serve that area too - the conditions are nearly identical and we travel across all of it.
Reach out by phone or our contact form. We respond within 1 business day and book a time to visit your property before giving you any number.
We come to your Pharr property, measure and assess drainage and soil conditions, and give you a written price that covers everything - permits included. Cost questions get answered here, before you decide anything.
We pull the permit from the City of Pharr, prepare the sub-base for local clay conditions, and time the pour for early morning during warm months. You do not need to be on-site during the work.
Concrete cures for at least seven days before use. We walk you through the finished project, explain first-month care steps, and answer any questions before we leave.
We serve all of Pharr and Hidalgo County. Free on-site estimates, permits handled, and clear pricing before any work begins. Call or fill out the form - we respond within 1 business day.
(956) 506-1493Pharr is a city of roughly 80,000 people in Hidalgo County, sitting directly east of McAllen as part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area - one of the largest and fastest-growing metros in Texas. The city is home to the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, one of the busiest commercial border crossings in the country, and a major retail hub along US-83 that draws shoppers from across the Rio Grande Valley. Most of the housing stock consists of single-family homes on modest lots, with about 60 percent of units owner-occupied. Stucco and brick exteriors are the norm across every era of construction here, and nearly all homes sit on concrete slab foundations.
Pharr roughly doubled in population between 2000 and 2020, which means a large share of the housing stock sits in the 15-to-40-year age range - old enough to need real maintenance but not so old that replacement is automatic. Older neighborhoods near the city center have homes from the 1960s and 1970s with concrete that has seen decades of Hidalgo County clay movement. Neighboring Mission to the west and Harlingen to the east share the same clay soil profile and many of the same concrete needs - we serve all three.
Durable concrete driveways designed to handle heavy traffic and last for decades.
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Call Harlingen Concrete Company at (956) 506-1493 or send us a message. We serve all of Pharr and Hidalgo County with free on-site estimates and no obligation to proceed.