Concrete Contractor in Nashua, NH - Slabs That Shed Water the Right Way
Solid Form Lowell Concrete pours driveways, patios, steps and other concrete work for homeowners in Nashua, NH, from our base in Lowell, with the owner on site for every estimate and our own crew doing the pour.
Everything we do in Nashua
Every service below is available in Nashua, from driveways and patios to concrete sidewalk building. Call or send the form and tell us which one you're thinking about.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
What we look at on a Nashua lot
Nashua sits where the Nashua and Merrimack Rivers meet, with the historic canal, several brooks and ponds inside the city, and water can still pool outside any mapped flood area when local drainage can't keep up. So on every visit here, I start by walking the yard to see where the rain runs now, before we talk about size or finish.
The rest of the estimate is mostly about what you won't see, the subgrade, which is the packed layer the slab sits on. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because a nice surface can't save a slab that settles.
Where water runs
We check which way the ground falls and where your downspouts empty, so the new slab carries water away from the house instead of toward it.
What's underneath
We look at what the old slab or lawn is sitting on, because soft or loose fill has to come out and be packed before anything gets poured.
The old slab
Cracks, sinking and chipping each point to a cause, like a base that settled or joints that were never cut, and we plan the new work around it.
Coming up from Lowell to Nashua
We're based in Lowell and work in the cities around it on both sides of the New Hampshire line, so Nashua is part of our usual ground, the same as Pelham, Tyngsborough and Lawrence.
When you call, I come out myself to look at the job and write the estimate up so you can see what's included. It helps to know roughly what you want poured and where, and any spot where water sits after rain.
Price moves with size, how much digging and base work the ground needs, whether an old slab comes out and the finish you pick, and timing with weather and curing, the wait before new concrete takes weight. Where a permit is needed, we apply to the city's Department of Building Safety, which also inspects the work.
- Area
- Nashua, NH
- Phone
- (978) 441-3345
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
- Based in
- Lowell, MA 01852
Tell us about your Nashua job
Send the form or call with what you'd like poured and where it goes. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
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(978) 441-3345What Nashua homeowners ask first
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Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway in Nashua NH?
We can't answer that from the city's list alone, so we check with the city on each job before scheduling. The permit list covers work like building an addition, altering or moving a structure and demolition, and when your job needs a permit, we'll tell you which office is involved.
Do I need a permit for a concrete shed pad in Nashua?
The shed itself needs a city Land Use Permit at any size, though a shed under 200 square feet needs no building permit. That application includes a plot plan showing where the shed will sit, so it's worth settling before we pour the pad in that spot.
How does a flood zone affect a building permit in Nashua?
If the structure sits in the flood hazard zone, an Elevation Certificate has to be completed before the city issues a building permit. On the city's flood map, any zone starting with an A marks ground with a 1% chance of flooding in a given year, which matters most for footings, foundations and additions.
Which building code applies to foundation work in Nashua right now?
The New Hampshire State Building Code applies statewide, and it now uses the 2024 International Building and Residential Codes with state amendments. Through December 31, 2026, permit requests can follow either the 2021 or 2024 editions, and starting January 1, 2027, all of them follow the 2024 list.
Will my new concrete patio crack like the old one?
Concrete can still crack, but a packed base, proper curing and control joints decide where and how much. Control joints are grooves we cut so the slab cracks along a straight line we chose instead of across the middle, and most old slabs we see cracked because the base settled or the joints came late or not at all.