Shekinah Renovations LLC · Service
Concrete Contractor Serving Oklahoma City
Shekinah Renovations LLC pours and repairs concrete across the Oklahoma City metro: driveways, patios, walkways, sidewalks, steps, slabs and decorative stamped work. Owner Jimmy Garces Jr. handles the layout, forming, base prep, pour and finish, and comes back to seal and detail the work. Flatwork in central Oklahoma has to be built for soil that moves, so the base and the joints matter as much as the mix. Free estimates. Call or text (405) 532-3348.
Concrete Work We Take On
Common projects include [concrete driveways](/services/concrete-driveway), [patios](/services/concrete-patio), sidewalks and walkways, front and back steps, shed and equipment pads, garage floor slabs, curb and approach work, and [stamped and decorative concrete](/services/stamped-concrete) where a plain gray surface is not the look you want. We also do [concrete repair and resurfacing](/services/concrete-repair) on slabs that are structurally fine but cracked, spalled or stained. If you are not sure whether a slab should be repaired or replaced, that is a question worth having somebody answer in person before you spend money on either one.
Red Clay, Soil Movement and Why Base Prep Matters
Most of the Oklahoma City metro sits on expansive clay soil. It swells when it takes on water and shrinks when it dries out, and over a normal year that cycle lifts and drops whatever is sitting on top of it. That is why so many local driveways develop a stair-step crack across the middle and why patio slabs pull away from the house. The defense is in the preparation: strip the vegetation and topsoil, get down to a stable subgrade, bring in and compact a granular base in lifts rather than dumping it all at once, and keep water from collecting under the slab by grading the site away from the house. A thick slab on a poorly compacted base still cracks. A properly supported slab of ordinary thickness holds up.
Thickness, Reinforcement and Control Joints
Residential flatwork is typically four inches thick, with driveways and any surface that will see a heavy truck or an RV built thicker. Reinforcement is usually rebar on a grid or fiber in the mix, positioned so it sits in the slab rather than lying on the ground where it does nothing. Control joints are the part homeowners ask about most, because they look like planned cracks, and that is exactly what they are. Concrete shrinks as it cures and it will crack somewhere. Cutting or tooling joints at the right spacing decides where. Skipping joints to make a driveway look cleaner is the single most common reason a new pour looks bad within two years.
Finish, Curing and Weather
Finish options run from a broom finish, which is the standard for traction on driveways and walks, to a smooth trowel finish for covered patios, to stamped and stained patterns. Timing on the finish is a judgment call made on site, because Oklahoma wind and summer heat pull water out of a slab fast and a surface finished too early or too late will not wear well. Curing matters just as much: concrete gains strength through hydration, not by drying out, so a slab that is allowed to flash dry in July wind ends up weaker at the surface and prone to dusting and scaling. We plan pours around weather and protect the slab while it cures.
Free Concrete Estimates Across the Metro
Pricing depends on square footage, thickness, how much demolition and haul-off the old slab requires, access for the truck, and the finish you choose. Jimmy will walk the site, check drainage and grade, and give you a free written estimate. Serving [Oklahoma City](/locations/oklahoma-city), [Edmond](/locations/edmond), [Moore](/locations/moore), [Norman](/locations/norman), [Yukon](/locations/yukon), [Mustang](/locations/mustang) and the surrounding communities. Call or text (405) 532-3348, or send photos of the area through the [estimate form](/book).
Why most concrete around here cracks
Central Oklahoma soil shifts and settles, and concrete moves with it. Slabs do not fail because concrete is weak, they fail because nobody planned for that movement. Here is what we do about it.
The base gets prepped and compacted
A slab is only as good as what it sits on. Loose or uneven fill is why a driveway sinks at one corner two winters later. We excavate to depth, bring the base up in compacted lifts, and check it before any forms go in.
Steel goes in, not just wire mesh
Wire mesh laid on the ground and walked on during the pour ends up at the bottom of the slab doing nothing. Reinforcement has to sit in the middle of the concrete to do its job, and for driveways and anything carrying vehicle weight we set rebar on chairs.
Control joints cut where the slab needs them
Concrete is going to crack. The whole trade is deciding where. Joints get cut to the right depth and at the right spacing so the slab relieves itself along a clean line instead of across the middle of your patio.
Thickness and finish matched to the use
A patio and a driveway are not the same pour. Drives that take a truck get more thickness and more steel than a walkway does. You get told what the slab is spec'd at before it is poured, in writing.
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It is a fair thing to be careful about, and we would rather answer it straight than talk around it. Shekinah Renovations is a newer company name. Jimmy is not new to the trade. He started at fourteen, learned it from his stepdad, and has been doing this work ever since.
- Every photo and video on this site is Jimmy's own work around the OKC metro. None of it is stock.
- We will put you in touch with people we have done work for. Ask on the walkthrough.
- Oklahoma does not issue a general contractor or remodeler license, so for most of what we do there is no state license to hold. Where a trade is licensed, we say so and bring in the right partner.
- The estimate is free and written down. You know the number, and the scope, before anything starts.
- The person who quotes your job is the person who shows up to do it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most of the metro sits on expansive red clay that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, lifting and dropping whatever sits on top of it. Poorly compacted base and missing control joints turn that movement into random cracking. Base prep and joint layout are the defense.
Concrete shrinks as it cures and will crack somewhere. Control joints, cut or tooled at the right spacing, decide where. Skipping joints to make a slab look cleaner is the most common reason a new pour looks bad within a couple of years.
Foot traffic and vehicle traffic are two different dates, and concrete keeps gaining strength for weeks after the pour. We tell you both dates for your specific pour. Driving on a slab too early is the fastest way to crack it.
Both. A lot of slabs that look finished are structurally fine and only need crack repair, resurfacing and sealing. We tell you honestly which situation you are in, including when the answer is that your slab has several good years left.
Fair question, and it is the one we would ask too. Shekinah Renovations is a newer company, but Jimmy is not new to the trade. He started at fourteen, learned it from his stepdad, and has been doing this work ever since. Every photo and video on this site is his own work around the metro, not stock, and we are glad to put you in touch with people we have worked for. He is also the one who shows up for the estimate and the one on site while the work happens.
Oklahoma does not issue a general contractor or remodeler license, so for most of what we do there is no state license to hold. For the trades the Construction Industries Board does license, Jimmy has applications in progress and we will tell you that plainly rather than imply otherwise. Where a job requires a licensed plumber, electrician, or registered roofer, we bring in the right trade partner for that portion. Ask about your specific job and you will get a straight answer.
Usually the same day. Call or text (405) 532-3348 and it reaches Jimmy directly. If he is on a job site with his hands full he will get back to you as soon as he is off it. Most people call two or three contractors and hire whoever actually answers, so we try to be that one.
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Call or text (405) 532-3348 or send us the details and we will come look at the job in person. The visit and the written estimate are free, and you are not committed to anything by asking.
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