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Serving Marshall, TX and surrounding areas. (430) 214-0018
Total Marshall Concrete has worked in Gladewater since 2015, handling concrete floor installation, driveways, patios, slabs, and retaining walls across both the Gregg County and Upshur County sides of the city. We understand how the oil boom-era homes, expansive clay soils, and the wet East Texas climate affect every pour here. Your estimate starts with a free on-site visit - no phone guesses.
Many Gladewater homes built during the oil boom era have older interior floors that have shifted or cracked with clay soil movement over the decades. Professional concrete floor installation means removing the failing material, correcting the subbase, and pouring a new level surface with the reinforcement and joint placement needed to last in this climate - not just covering the problem.
The high-traffic commercial strip along East Broadway Avenue and the neighborhoods just off US 80 both show the wear of clay soil movement and heavy East Texas rainfall on older driveways. Replacing a cracked or sunken driveway with properly poured concrete on a compacted base gives Gladewater homeowners and business owners a surface that holds up through the wet-dry cycle without constant patching.
Gladewater properties near Lake Gladewater and in the older neighborhoods around downtown often have large, shaded yards. A poured concrete patio on a solid base handles the heat, humidity, and heavy rains of this part of East Texas better than wood decking or pavers, and it stays level on clay soil longer than loose-set materials that shift each season.
Properties near Lake Gladewater and along lower-lying streets deal with moisture-heavy soil that can erode hillsides and undermine yard edges. Concrete retaining walls hold that soil in place, redirect drainage, and stop the kind of slow erosion that costs more to repair the longer it goes unaddressed.
New structures on Gladewater lots - sheds, garages, workshops, and carports - need slab foundations built for expansive clay. That means a compacted gravel base, a vapor barrier, rebar reinforcement, and control joints placed before the pour. Getting those steps right on the Gregg or Upshur County side of town means the slab stays level when the soil beneath it moves.
Fence lines, outbuilding columns, and any post set into the ground in Gladewater need footings that go below the active clay layer. Shallow footings in this soil rock with every wet season and dry summer, causing structures above to lean or rack. Properly depth-set concrete footings give fence posts and building supports a stable anchor that the clay cannot move.
Gladewater sits in East Texas across parts of Gregg and Upshur counties, and the city carries an unusual combination of factors that affect concrete work here. A large share of the housing stock dates to the oil boom years of the 1930s through the 1950s, when Gladewater grew rapidly after the discovery of oil in 1931. That means many homes are now 70 to 90 years old, and their original driveways, walkways, and concrete flatwork are well past their design life. On top of that age factor, the expansive clay soils that run through both counties put constant stress on any concrete surface by swelling with moisture in winter and spring, then shrinking in summer heat. It is a cycle that eventually cracks every slab poured without the right subbase preparation.
The commercial corridor along East Broadway Avenue adds another dimension. High-traffic parking lots and commercial driveways along US 80 see more wear than residential surfaces, and the combination of heavy daily use and clay soil movement means deterioration happens faster than many business owners expect. Properties near Lake Gladewater face a related challenge - lower-lying lots with higher ground moisture levels that accelerate the wet-dry cycle and create drainage problems that undermine slab edges and fence footings. A contractor who does not account for these local conditions when planning the pour will leave you with concrete that fails ahead of schedule.
Our crew works in Gladewater regularly on both the Gregg County and Upshur County sides of the city, and the split-county layout matters in practical ways - permit offices, county code requirements, and utility contacts can differ depending on which part of town your property sits in. We know those distinctions and handle the coordination. The main corridors we work along are US Highway 80, which runs east-west through town and is the spine of the antique and commercial district on East Broadway Avenue, and US Highway 271, which connects Gladewater to the communities north and south. The City of Gladewater building department handles permits for projects within city limits.
We also serve Tatum to the southeast in Rusk County, where the rural property profile and red clay soil conditions are similar to what we see on the edges of Gladewater, and Kilgore to the southwest, where we handle both residential and commercial concrete work in the Gregg County oil field community. If you are in Gladewater or anywhere between these towns, our crew is already in the area.
Call or submit the contact form and tell us what you need. We respond within 1 business day. You do not need a detailed scope ready - a description of the problem or project is enough to prepare for the site visit.
We come to your Gladewater property to look at the site before pricing anything. We assess soil conditions, drainage, existing concrete, equipment access, and whether the Gregg County or Upshur County side of town adds any permit considerations. You get a written, itemized estimate - not a ballpark figure.
After you approve the estimate, we handle old material removal if needed, grading, compacted gravel base, and formwork. The subbase is what keeps Gladewater concrete level when the clay moves - this step gets full attention, not a shortcut.
The pour takes one day for most residential work. We apply curing compound and walk you through the first week of care. Foot traffic is safe after three to seven days, and driveways need more time before heavy vehicles. The site is left clean.
We serve all of Gladewater across both the Gregg and Upshur County sides of the city. Submit a request and we will respond within 1 business day to schedule your free on-site estimate.
(430) 214-0018Gladewater is a city of roughly 6,000 people spread across parts of Gregg, Upshur, and Smith counties in the Piney Woods of East Texas. It sits on the Sabine River and grew rapidly after oil was discovered here on April 7, 1931, during the East Texas oil boom. That history shaped the housing stock - much of what stands in the older neighborhoods near downtown was built between the 1930s and 1960s, giving the city a concentration of aging wood-frame and brick-veneer homes that now need the kind of maintenance and repair that long-lived properties require. Downtown Gladewater along East Broadway Avenue is known across the region as the Antique Capital of East Texas, with a concentration of dealers and shops that draws visitors from Longview, Tyler, and beyond.
The city also has Lake Gladewater, built on Glade Creek in 1954 and located within the city limits. Properties near the lake tend to have lower-lying lots with higher ground moisture and more drainage challenges - conditions that accelerate wear on driveways, foundations, and fence footings compared to higher-elevation lots across town. The community hosts the Gladewater Roundup Rodeo each June, one of its longest-running annual events. We serve Longview to the east, Gregg County's largest city and the regional commercial and permit hub for this part of East Texas, as well as Hallsville to the northeast, a growing Harrison County community where we handle residential concrete work across newer subdivisions and older lots alike.
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Learn MoreCall us today or submit a request online. We cover all of Gladewater and the surrounding East Texas area and will schedule a free on-site estimate within 1 business day.