Concrete & Grading inAiken, SC
Barn floors, shop slabs, driveways and the grading that goes under them, from a family-owned crew that handles both the dirt and the concrete.
Working in Aiken
Concrete for horse country
Aiken is horse country, and a lot of the concrete people ask about here is built for animals, equipment and weight. A barn aisle needs a floor that hoses clean. A shop slab has to carry a lift or a loaded truck without telling on itself in a year. A farm driveway has to shed water instead of collecting it.
Big League Concrete & Grading is a family-owned crew based in Batesburg-Leesville, in neighboring Lexington County, and we take on this kind of work for homeowners and small farms in and around Aiken. Trevor's crew does the grading and the concrete itself, so the ground is shaped for runoff and compacted before any form goes up. Every job starts with a site evaluation of elevation, soil and dimensions, because sandy ground and heavier pockets do not behave the same under a slab.
What we build in Aiken
Slabs for barns and shops come first, with grading and driveways close behind.
Concrete Slab Construction
Barn aisles, shop floors, equipment pads and pavilion slabs. We form the pad on a compacted base and pour it to the dimensions you give us.
See Concrete Slab ConstructionGrading
Shaping a barn site, a paddock-side pad or a farm lane so water runs away from the concrete instead of toward it.
See GradingConcrete Driveways
Residential and farm driveways, from a short apron to a long approach, graded and poured by the same crew.
See Concrete DrivewaysConcrete Foundations
Foundations for outbuildings, shops and additions, poured after the ground has been evaluated and prepared.
See Concrete FoundationsConcrete Repair
Minor cracks can often be repaired instead of replaced. We look at the slab first and tell you what we see.
See Concrete RepairPatio Design & Installation
A poured patio beside the house, the pool or the shop, sized to how you will actually use it.
See Patio Design & InstallationRecent crew work
The kind of slabs we pour
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These photos show recent Big League crew work. They are not claimed to be Aiken jobs. They show the barn, shop and pavilion slabs we pour.
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Aiken, by the record
Local facts that shape barn floors, shop slabs and grading here, with where each one comes from.
Horse country with a long record
The Hitchcock family established the Hitchcock Foundation in 1939 and donated land in Aiken that became Hitchcock Woods. The first Aiken Horse Show was held in the Woods in 1916. A town with that history has plenty of stalls, tack rooms and wash bays that sit on concrete.
Thoroughbreds and steeplechase
Aiken's Training Track was a place where flat racing and steeplechase Thoroughbreds were trained, the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1977, and the Aiken Steeplechase Association dates to 1930. Horse properties here need hardworking floors and solid ground.
Source: Wikipedia, Aiken, South Carolina
Mostly Sandhills
Aiken County was formed in 1871 and sits mostly in the Sandhills region, with its northern edge reaching the Piedmont and its southern edge the Coastal Plain. Lexington County, where Big League is based, lies to its northeast.
Very sandy soils
Of the Carolina Sandhills, the reference notes that the soils are very sandy, and that many are mapped as Alpin sand or Candor sand in USDA soil surveys. Sand drains quickly, which is why the soil and base check comes before any form goes up.
Source: Wikipedia, Sandhills (Carolina)
Aiken questions
Before you call
Do you pour barn floors and shop slabs in Aiken?
Yes, barn aisles, shop floors and equipment pads are the kind of slab work we take on in Aiken. Tell us the size, how the space will be used and what will sit on it. We evaluate the site first, then grade, form and pour with the same crew, so you deal with one team from dirt to finished floor.
Does the sandy soil around Aiken change how a slab gets built?
It can. Sandhills soil drains fast, but loose sand under a slab can settle if nobody prepares it. For a concrete slab in Aiken we check soil and elevation, then grade and compact a base before forming and pouring. That base also helps direct rainwater away from the finished concrete.
Can one crew grade the site and pour the concrete for a barn or shop in Aiken?
Yes. Big League handles land grading and concrete under one roof, so there is no separate site-prep contractor to coordinate. Clearing, excavating and grading for runoff happen first, then the forms and the pour. That order matters on a barn pad or farm lane where water needs somewhere to go.
Is Aiken inside the area you work?
Aiken is part of our service area. We are a family-owned crew based in Batesburg-Leesville in Lexington County, and Aiken County borders it. For a concrete or grading job in Aiken, describe the project through the quote form and the crew will follow up about the site and the schedule.
How soon can I use a new driveway in Aiken?
Plan on light foot traffic after about 24 hours, and keep vehicles off a new concrete driveway for at least 7 days. Horse trailers, feed trucks and loaded work vehicles are heavy, so patience during curing protects the slab. If you are unsure about a specific day, ask the crew before driving on it.
Planning a slab or grading job in Aiken?
Tell us what you are building and where, and the crew will get back to you. Ask about current discounts on concrete slabs and foundations.