Clyde, Texas · Callahan County

Concrete Contractor Clyde TX - Driveways, Shops & Patios

Clyde is in Callahan County, not Taylor County, and it writes its own rules. The permit for your slab comes from Clyde City Hall, and the driveway at the curb has to meet Clyde's zoning code. We pour driveways, patios, walks, shop slabs and foundations for Clyde homes and businesses, and we plan every job around that code and the sandy ground the town sits on.

Tell us what you want poured and where, and we'll come look at the site before we price it.

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Freshly poured concrete driveway at a small frame house on a sandy lot, Clyde, TX

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A Railroad Town on the Callahan Divide

The Handbook of Texas places Clyde on Interstate 20 and Farm Road 604, eight miles east of Abilene and five miles west of Baird, in northwestern Callahan County. The town sits on the Callahan Divide between the Brazos and Colorado rivers, at 1,980 feet. The Texas and Pacific Railway came through in 1880, and the post office opened in June 1881. By 1926, the area's fruits and vegetables had earned Clyde the nickname "the California of Texas."

It's still growing. The Census Bureau counted 3,808 residents in its 2020 base and estimates 4,024 for 2025, about 6 percent more in five years.

Sandy on Top, Clay Underneath

USDA's soil map puts the center of Clyde on Chaney loamy fine sand. That's different ground from the Taylor County clays around Abilene. USDA's official description of the Chaney series shows loose, sandy soil in roughly the top 14 inches, then an abrupt change to sandy clay that's 35 to 50 percent clay. The soil is slowly permeable, with dense clay or claystone 40 to 60 inches down.

Here's what that means for a slab:

The sand isn't a base. Loose loamy sand shifts under a truck tire. We strip it where the slab goes and build a compacted base so the concrete doesn't sit on soft fill.
Water stops at the clay. Rain sinks quickly through the sand and then slows at the clay layer. USDA notes gray mottling in that clay, which is a sign of water standing there at times. We slope every slab away from the house and keep downspouts off the edges.
Steel still matters. The clay underneath moves with moisture, so driveways and shop slabs get rebar on chairs and joints at the right spacing.

Clyde's Rules for Driveways and Paving

Slab forms and string lines on a stripped sandy house lot, Clyde, TX

Building Permits Through City Hall

Clyde has adopted the 2021 International Residential Code for homes and the 2021 International Building Code for other buildings. Under the City's amended permit section, an owner or the owner's agent has to apply to the building official before building, enlarging, altering, repairing, moving or demolishing a commercial building. The City asks homeowners and contractors alike to get building permits at City Hall. We check what your project needs before we schedule the pour.

Overhead view of a new two-car driveway flaring to the street gutter, Clyde, TX

Driveway Width at the Street

Clyde's zoning ordinance says a driveway serving a parking space or a parking lot can't be narrower than 11 feet or wider than 30 feet at the property line along the street. It also has to be placed to keep traffic hazards to a minimum. A wide two-car approach gets close to that 30-foot cap, so we measure at the property line, not at the garage.

Rutted gravel drive beside a new broom-finish concrete drive, Clyde, TX

Paved Surfaces

The same ordinance requires drives, parking lots and loading areas to be paved with concrete, asphalt, crushed limestone, compacted gravel or an equal substitute. Off-street parking areas and drive aisles have to stay paved at all times. Gravel meets the rule, but it ruts and migrates into the street. Concrete stays put, so it's the usual upgrade when a gravel drive needs constant work.

Between Your Lot Line and the Street

Clyde's code makes it unlawful to build or repair any walk, fence or other structure on a street, sidewalk or alley, or between a lot's property line and the street, without a permit. It's also unlawful to fill or block a street gutter or public drainageway. A violation is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $200, and each day counts as a separate offense. Any approach or walk we pour toward the street is permitted first, and it's built so gutter water keeps moving.

What We Pour in Clyde

Driveways and Approaches

New driveways, wider drives and gravel-to-concrete replacements, sized to Clyde's width limits. See concrete driveways.

Shop and Barn Slabs

Slabs for metal shops, barns and barndominiums, formed to the building supplier's anchor-bolt plan. See shop slabs.

Patios and Walks

Back patios, porches, side-yard walks and steps, graded so water drains away from the house. See concrete patios.

Get a Clyde Concrete Quote

Send us your Clyde address, what you want poured and roughly how big it is. Your written estimate lists base, steel, concrete, finish and any permit as separate items. Call (325) 728-4111 anytime, or use the form.

Broom-finish back patio under a porch roof at a brick ranch house

New concrete side-yard walkway leading to a backyard gate

Compacted crushed limestone base inside slab forms on sandy ground

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