About Us
Gladstone Concrete Company — concrete work for north KC homes and businesses.
We're a concrete contractor based in Gladstone, MO. Residential flatwork, concrete replacement, decorative concrete, and commercial concrete across north Kansas City.
What We Do
Concrete installation, replacement, and repair — nothing else.
Gladstone Concrete Company does one thing: concrete. Driveways, patios, sidewalks, flatwork, decorative pours, commercial slabs, parking lots, foundations, and sitework. We don't subcontract to landscapers or paving crews — every job is concrete work done by a concrete crew.
Most of our residential work is replacement. Homes in Gladstone, North Kansas City, and Liberty built between the 1950s and 1980s frequently have original driveways, sidewalks, and patios reaching the end of their service life. The clay soil here, combined with 30–40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, accelerates deterioration in concrete that wasn't spec'd correctly or that was installed on an inadequate base.
When someone calls us about failing concrete, we start with an honest assessment of whether repair or replacement is the right call. Patching over a failed sub-base is money spent twice. We'd rather tell you that upfront than scope a repair that's going to fail in two seasons.
Residential
Driveways, patios, pool decks, sidewalks, decorative work, retaining walls
Commercial
Parking lots, warehouse floors, ADA concrete, curbs, gutters, foundations
Why Local Experience Matters
North KC soil and climate conditions change how concrete should be installed.
Clay soil movement
The Gladstone area sits on expansive clay that swells when wet and shrinks when dry. This seasonal ground movement stresses concrete slabs from underneath, causing cracking and settling that looks like a surface problem but is actually a base problem. Proper base depth and compaction directly determine how much the finished concrete moves over time.
Freeze-thaw cycle count
The Kansas City metro typically sees 30–40 freeze-thaw cycles a year. Water penetrates surface cracks, freezes and expands, and widens the crack every cycle. Air-entrained concrete mix — which gives ice room to expand without spalling the surface — is standard for exterior flatwork in this climate. Not every contractor specs it correctly for every pour.
Control joint placement
Concrete shrinks as it cures and continues to move with temperature and moisture. Control joints — cuts made at planned intervals — tell the slab where to crack rather than allowing random cracking across the surface. Joints placed at the wrong intervals, or not at all, lead to cracking that looks random but is entirely predictable.
Older housing stock
Much of Gladstone, North Kansas City, and Liberty was built between the 1950s and 1980s. Original concrete flatwork from that era is frequently at or past its practical service life — especially driveways and sidewalks that have been patched multiple times. Replacement with a properly prepared base is usually the better investment at that stage.
How We Scope Work
We don't quote over the phone. Every project gets a site visit first.
The only way to give an accurate scope and price is to see the project in person. A phone description of a cracked driveway doesn't tell us whether the base is intact, what the drainage situation is, or whether the existing concrete can be patched or needs to be removed and replaced.
At the site visit, we assess the existing concrete and base condition, look at drainage, and talk through what the project requires. If it's a replacement, we'll tell you what that involves — demolition, excavation depth, base material, form work, pour, and finish. If repair is genuinely the right call, we'll scope that instead.
The written estimate you receive specifies the scope, materials, and price. If something about the project changes once work starts — unexpected base conditions, drainage issues that weren't visible before demolition — we talk about it before doing additional work.
What goes into every pour
- Proper excavation and base prep. The sub-base is excavated to the correct depth and compacted before any concrete goes down. Concrete lasts as long as what's under it.
- Air-entrained concrete for exterior work. The mix spec matches the application — exterior flatwork in Missouri needs air entrainment to handle the freeze-thaw cycles.
- Control joints placed at the right intervals. Cut at intervals appropriate to the slab thickness and dimensions — not just wherever it's convenient.
- Drainage grading addressed before forming. Water that pools against a slab or drains toward a foundation shortens the life of the concrete and creates other problems.
- Cold-weather protection when needed. Pours in cold weather require elevated concrete temperatures, insulated blankets, and monitoring during curing. We don't cut corners on this.
Where We Work
Serving Gladstone, Kansas City, Liberty, and the surrounding north KC metro.
If you're in north Kansas City and your city isn't listed, call — coverage depends on project type and current scheduling.
Talk to us about your project.
Free estimates. We come to the site before scoping anything.