Concrete company in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh
Lawrenceville stretches along the Allegheny River in ZIP code 15201, from the Strip up past the Arsenal area. Renovations are everywhere, and many of them start below ground with an old basement floor or a tired slab behind the house.
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Local conditions in Lawrenceville
- Rowhouses with thin or patched basement floors
- Tight alleys with limited truck access
- Full gut renovations and new builds
- Old fill and rubble under back yards
Areas we cover in Lawrenceville
We work across Lawrenceville, including these areas.
- Lower Lawrenceville
- Central Lawrenceville
- Upper Lawrenceville
- The Arsenal area
- Butler Street side streets
- Rear alleys
Basement floors in Lawrenceville rowhouses
A rowhouse renovation often means lowering or replacing the basement floor. Old floors here can be an inch or two of concrete over dirt, sometimes broken up by decades of plumbing repairs. Once the work is opened up, it is the right moment to add stone, a vapor barrier and a proper new slab.
With no room for a truck in the rear, a line pump through a front or alley window is usually the cleanest route. See concrete basement floors for how that works.
Digging behind a Lawrenceville house can turn up old brick, ash and foundations from earlier buildings, along with the odd surprise from the Arsenal era. That material makes a poor base under a slab, so it has to come out or be compacted and capped with stone. Allow for that on small rear slabs. When neighbors share a wall or an alley, a word in advance about the noise of saw cutting goes a long way.
Concrete services in Lawrenceville
As your concrete company in Lawrenceville, we pour slabs and floors and repair what is already there. These are the jobs people here ask about most.
Planning a concrete job in Lawrenceville
Tell us about alley width and any parking restrictions on your block, since trucks and pumps need a place to stand. The city's Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections handles permits on private property here, and we confirm what your job needs first.
Before you get quotes, read our concrete cure time guide.
Concrete questions from Lawrenceville
How much does a concrete company charge for a basement floor in Lawrenceville?
Usually $8 to $14 per square foot for a new rowhouse basement floor. Removing the old thin or patched floor adds about $3 to $7 per square foot, and tight alley access can add to that.
How much does it cost to pour a new basement floor?
Usually $8 to $14 per square foot. In a Lawrenceville rowhouse, a line pump is common, which puts it toward the higher end.
What is under my basement floor in a Lawrenceville rowhouse?
Often very little: an inch or two of concrete laid on dirt, with old brick, ash or rubble from earlier buildings underneath. In 2026 Pennsylvania uses the 2021 residential code, which calls for a 4 inch stone base and a vapor retarder under a below-grade slab, so that material is dug out and replaced. Ask PLI what applies to your job today.
Does a Lawrenceville rowhouse basement floor need a line pump?
Usually, when there is no room for a truck at the back. A line pump is a trailer pump that pushes concrete through a hose laid along the ground, so it can stand on the street or in the alley and feed a basement window. Budget $400 to $1,000 for it.