Concrete Contractors in Highspire, PA

Highspire is a small, compact borough, and concrete contractors here mostly work on established homes on close-set lots. It covers just 0.74 square miles on the northeast bank of the Susquehanna, between Steelton and Middletown, at about 312 feet. The borough had 2,741 residents in 2020, up from 2,399 in 2010, and its population peaked at 2,999 in 1960. That steady history means a lot of mid-century and older homes with steps, walks and driveways that are wearing out.

Where the name came from

Two German settlers, Barnes and Doughterman, laid out the town in 1814, and Highspire was incorporated in 1867. The name is disputed: it may come from a church's high spire visible from the river, or from the town of Spire in Bavaria. Highspire High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Older homes near the center often have stoops at the sidewalk and narrow rear lots with alley access.

What we see on Highspire lots

The 2000 census counted 1,373 housing units at about 1,899 per square mile, so homes are close together. Common jobs:

• Rebuilding stoops and front steps that have settled or crumbled
• Replacing walk sections lifted by frost or roots
• New rear parking pads and alley aprons
• Garage floor replacement on detached garages
• Small patios that fit a narrow yard

We plan staging around alleys and street parking and protect neighboring property during tear-out.

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Living on the river

The Susquehanna is right there, and its flood history is part of planning on low ground. Upstream at Harrisburg, flood stage is 17 feet, and the river reached 33.27 feet during Hurricane Agnes in 1972 and 25.17 feet in 2011. For homes on the lower streets, we keep new slabs pitched away from foundations and talk through what a flood would do to a patio or walk.

Built to handle winter

Steps and walks take the most punishment in a central Pennsylvania winter: snow, shoveling, salt and repeated freezing. Older concrete without air entrainment flakes at the surface and crumbles at the edges. Replacements get an air-entrained mix, a compacted stone base, control joints and a broom finish for grip. We recommend sealing new exterior concrete after it cures and using sand rather than heavy salt in the first winter.

Between two neighbors

Highspire shares a stretch of river and a lot of history with Steelton to the north and Middletown to the south, and homes here have a similar mix of mill-era and mid-century construction. That means the same patterns repeat: steps that have dropped an inch or two below the door sill, walks that tip toward the house, and garage aprons broken where the car turns in. Each of those has a specific cause, usually water or a thin base, and we fix the cause along with the concrete.

Plan your project

Work at the public walk or curb can involve borough requirements, and we check what applies before scheduling. Call (717) 616-2142 to set up a visit anywhere in Highspire.