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Serving Gulfport, MS and surrounding areas. (228) 263-3601
Gulfport Concrete brings licensed concrete contracting to Hattiesburg, MS - driveways, slab foundations, patios, and retaining walls - with permit handling and base prep designed for Forrest County clay soils. We respond within 1 business day.
Hattiesburg's clay-heavy Forrest County soil shifts significantly with the area's heavy rainfall, and slab foundations built without proper compaction and gravel drainage layers develop cracks and uneven settling within a few years. We pour reinforced slabs with moisture barriers and thickened edge footings suited to south Mississippi soil conditions. See our full slab foundation building service for complete details.
A lot of Hattiesburg driveways - especially those in the older neighborhoods near downtown and the Oaks area - were poured decades ago and are now cracking, sinking, or draining poorly. We build replacement driveways with gravel base preparation specifically designed for the clay-heavy soils common in this part of Forrest County, so your new driveway holds up through many wet Mississippi seasons.
With Hattiesburg's long outdoor season, a poured concrete patio is one of the most used spaces on a property - and one of the first to show problems if it was not built with proper drainage. We slope every patio slab away from the home so the 60-plus inches of annual rainfall this area receives drains off cleanly rather than pooling near your foundation.
Properties near Tuxachanie Creek and other low-lying areas of Hattiesburg deal with regular flooding and soil erosion that makes retaining walls a practical necessity rather than just an aesthetic choice. We build concrete retaining walls sized to the drainage load and soil conditions of each specific site, keeping yards stable through storm season.
Hattiesburg's older neighborhoods near USM and downtown have a lot of sidewalks that have heaved, cracked, or sunk from years of root growth and clay soil movement. We replace and build new sidewalks with proper base preparation and control joints that give the concrete a planned place to expand and contract with the seasons.
Hattiesburg is a city of roughly 47,000 people built on a housing stock that spans almost every era of 20th-century construction. The older neighborhoods near downtown and the Oaks area have homes dating to the early 1900s, many of them wood-frame on pier-and-beam foundations that have been dealing with south Mississippi humidity for decades. The mid-century ranch homes that dominate the west side and areas like Canebrake were built between the 1950s and 1970s, and their original concrete - driveways, patios, walkways - is well past its expected lifespan in many cases. Newer subdivisions on the north side toward Oak Grove have younger concrete but are now reaching the age where original slabs need their first major assessment.
What connects all of these housing types is the soil underneath them. Forrest County contains a significant amount of clay, and clay behaves badly under concrete over time - swelling with each of the 60 inches of annual rainfall Hattiesburg receives, then contracting as it dries out. That repeated movement is why you see so many cracked and sunken driveways in older Hattiesburg neighborhoods, and why contractors who skip gravel base preparation produce work that fails within a few wet seasons. Hattiesburg also sees occasional hard freezes that drop into the 20s, and the brief freeze-thaw cycle can open up existing cracks further. Proper base prep and drainage grading are the primary defenses against all of these problems.
Our crew works on concrete projects in Hattiesburg regularly, pulling permits through the City of Hattiesburg Building Department and navigating the range of soil conditions and housing types found across the city. The older neighborhoods close to the University of Southern Mississippi - the streets around Hardy Street and the USM campus - have densely packed homes on lots that often show significant clay soil movement, and we know what the base prep needs to look like in those areas to produce a driveway or patio that actually holds up.
Hattiesburg earns its "Hub City" nickname - it sits at the intersection of I-59 and US-98, making it the practical center for south Mississippi. Major landmarks like Forrest General Hospital and the University of Southern Mississippi are anchors the whole city orients around, and the neighborhoods near both institutions make up a large share of the concrete work we see here. Properties near Merit Health Wesley and the medical corridor on the south side of the city also represent a steady mix of homeowners investing in their properties.
We also cover projects in nearby Biloxi, where coastal conditions create a different set of concrete challenges, and in Hammond, LA, another regional hub we serve along the I-12 corridor to the southwest.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form. We respond within 1 business day to all Hattiesburg inquiries. The estimate visit is free - no charge to have us come out and look.
We visit your property, measure the area, and check the soil and drainage conditions specific to your location in Hattiesburg. You receive a written estimate that spells out the thickness, reinforcement, base preparation, and permit requirements before you commit.
We apply for any required permits through the City of Hattiesburg on your behalf. We schedule around the weather forecast and let you know exactly when to expect the crew - summer jobs are often timed for early morning pours to avoid peak heat.
The crew completes the work and walks the finished surface with you before leaving. We confirm drainage is working correctly and explain how to care for the new concrete so it holds up through Hattiesburg's wet seasons.
We serve all of Hattiesburg, MS and respond within 1 business day. Free on-site estimates, written quotes, and permit handling included.
(228) 263-3601Hattiesburg is a city of roughly 47,000 in Forrest County, often called the Hub City because of its position at the crossroads of I-59 and US-98 in south Mississippi. It is home to the University of Southern Mississippi, which enrolls around 14,000 students and has been part of the city since 1910, and to Forrest General Hospital, one of the largest regional medical centers in south Mississippi. These two institutions - along with Merit Health Wesley on the south side - make healthcare and education the dominant economic forces in the city, bringing a stable professional workforce that invests in homeownership. Roughly half of the city's housing units are owner-occupied, spread across neighborhoods that range from early-1900s wood-frame homes near downtown to 1950s-1970s brick ranch houses in the established mid-century subdivisions on the west side.
The north side of Hattiesburg - particularly around the Oak Grove and Petal areas just beyond city limits - has seen significant new construction since the 1990s, with larger-lot subdivisions that drew families looking for newer builds outside the older urban core. Hardy Street is the main commercial artery running east-west through the city, connecting the USM campus to the medical corridor and the retail districts further east. The city sits about 70 miles north of Gulfport along I-59, and we regularly serve homeowners in both markets. We also cover projects in nearby Biloxi and Gulfport, giving us broad familiarity with concrete conditions across south Mississippi.
We hold a valid Mississippi State Board of Contractors license and carry full liability and workers compensation coverage. We know the City of Hattiesburg permitting process and what local inspectors check on each project type.
Forrest County clay soils shift more than most contractors from drier climates expect. Every slab and driveway we pour includes proper subgrade compaction and gravel drainage layers - the step that separates concrete that lasts 30 years from concrete that cracks in three.
Hattiesburg sits at the crossroads of I-59 and US-98, and our crew covers projects across the city - from the older neighborhoods near USM and downtown to the newer subdivisions on the north side toward Oak Grove and Petal.
Hattiesburg gets about 60 inches of rain per year - well above the national average. We grade every slab so water drains away from the home and off the surface cleanly, because standing water is the fastest way to shorten the life of any concrete pour in this climate.
Whether your project is a driveway replacement in an older Hattiesburg neighborhood or a new slab foundation for a room addition on the north side, we bring the same standard of base prep, drainage planning, and permit handling to every pour. You can verify our Mississippi contractor license at the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. Get your free estimate today.
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