Concrete Contractor in Medical Lake, WA: Driveways, Patios, Shop Slabs & Foundations

Concrete contractor in Medical Lake, WA, for driveways, patios, shop slabs and foundations. Raven Buildings pours residential and light commercial concrete in Medical Lake and across the West Plains, including Four Lakes and the acreage between Medical Lake, Cheney and Airway Heights.

Concrete work we do around Medical Lake

• Driveways and approaches: new driveways, replacements and the approach where your driveway meets a city street or County road
• Patios and walkways: broom-finish and stamped concrete
• Shop and garage slabs: sized for vehicles, lifts and equipment
• Footings and foundations: for shops, pole buildings, steel buildings, homes and additions
• RV pads and parking areas: thicker slabs for heavy loads

Who issues your permit: City of Medical Lake or Spokane County

Where your lot sits decides who you work with:

• Inside Medical Lake city limits: the City's Building Department handles building code enforcement and issues all permits inside the city, except electrical permits, which come from Washington State Labor & Industries. The Planning Department reviews building permits for zoning. The Building Department is at 124 S. Lefevre St., (509) 565-5024, and the City notes that permits are paid by cash or check only
• Outside city limits (Four Lakes and the unincorporated West Plains): building permits go through Spokane County Building & Planning, and driveway approaches onto County roads go through Spokane County Public Works

The local rules your concrete has to meet

The City of Medical Lake doesn't post its snow load and frost figures online, so we confirm them with the City's Building Department for jobs inside city limits. For lots in unincorporated Spokane County, these are the County's published figures:

• Frost depth: 24 inches in the County's design criteria. The City of Spokane / Spokane County joint frost-depth policy also allows 18 inches for detached residential accessory buildings and permits frost-protected shallow foundations
• Ground snow load: 39 psf with a 30 psf basic minimum roof snow load. The County says some areas reach 150 psf, so we check your parcel on the County's SCOUT snow-load map. That load drives the footings under any building we pour for
• Wind: 110 mph in the County's design criteria table
• Winter: the Spokane airport, just northeast of Medical Lake, averages lows below freezing from November through March (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Exterior flatwork gets an air-entrained mix, a compacted gravel base, slope away from the house and saw-cut control joints

Medical Lake permits for concrete work

• Driveways in the city right-of-way: Medical Lake's municipal code (chapter 11.08) requires a right-of-way permit to build, alter or repair a street, alley, sidewalk, curb or driveway in the city right-of-way. That covers a new or widened driveway approach. We pull the permit when your job touches the street
• New homes in the city: the City's single-family permit packet requires a scaled site plan showing driveways and other paved areas with dimensions, and its R-1 standards call for at least two off-street parking spaces of 9 by 18 feet. If we're pouring the driveway for a new home, it has to match that site plan
• Driveway approaches outside the city: Spokane County requires an approach permit for a driveway that connects to a County road, including new, widened or relocated approaches
• Flat slabs on your lot: in unincorporated Spokane County, the permit exemption list includes walks and driveways not more than 30 inches above adjacent grade, not over a basement and not part of an accessible route. Inside the city, we confirm with the Building Department before we pour
• Foundations: footings and slabs for a new shop, garage or home are reviewed under that building's permit. Our shop, pole barn and garage permit guide covers the details

What a concrete patio costs

Raven's going rate for a concrete patio, including site prep and the pour, is about $12 to $20 per sq ft for broom finish and $18 to $30 per sq ft for stamped. Where your job lands in that range depends on the size and whether we need a pump to reach the spot.

Driveways, slabs and foundations are priced from your site, so call or send your address and size for a free quote.

Why Medical Lake owners call Raven

• Local: we pour across the West Plains, including our Cheney and Airway Heights concrete jobs
• Concrete and buildings from one crew: we pour the slab and put up the building. See our West Plains metal building page
• Straight answers: written quotes that say what's included

Planning a shop? Our shop slab thickness guide covers 4 vs. 6 inches, and our winter concrete guide covers what changes when we pour in cold weather.

Get a concrete quote in Medical Lake

Call 509-350-2016 or request a free quote with your project, size and address. See our concrete flatwork services.

Sources

• Patio pricing: Raven Buildings' current going rate for the Spokane area
• City of Medical Lake Building Department
• City of Medical Lake Planning & Zoning Department
• City of Medical Lake, Building Permit Application Information for a New Single Family Residence
• Medical Lake Municipal Code, Title 11 Streets and Sidewalks (chapter 11.08, Right-of-Way Permit)
• Spokane County BP-06 Residential Building Permits (design criteria)
• City of Spokane / Spokane County Joint Policy BUILD-07, Official Frost Depth
• Spokane County Building FAQ (snow load and jurisdiction)
• Spokane County SCOUT map, snow-load layer
• Spokane County Public Works Permits (approach permits)
• Spokane County BP-25 Permit Exemptions
• NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 Monthly Normals, Spokane International Airport