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Serving Somerville, MA and surrounding areas. (617) 634-5990
Clearstone Somerville Concrete is a concrete contractor serving Cambridge, MA homeowners with patios, driveways, sidewalks, and foundation concrete. We work regularly with Cambridge Inspectional Services on permits, have direct experience with the city's triple-deckers and Victorian row houses, and respond to every inquiry within 1 business day.
Cambridge backyards are small, often partly shaded, and almost never level after a century of soil movement. Our concrete patio construction service grades drainage away from the foundation on every job, a detail that matters especially in Cambridge's low-lying Cambridgeport and East Cambridge neighborhoods where soils can stay wet after heavy rain. We offer plain, broom-finish, and stamped concrete surfaces that complement the character of the Victorian and Italianate homes throughout the city.
Cambridge driveways are often shared, narrow, or set at the end of a long alley-like access strip. Many lots in East Cambridge and Mid-Cambridge have no room for a direct concrete truck pour, so pump access is standard. We handle permit submissions to Cambridge Inspectional Services and build freeze-thaw-resistant slabs that hold up through repeated New England winters without premature spalling.
Cambridge's DPW requires that sidewalks adjacent to private property meet specific grade, width, and finish standards. Properties in historic districts may also face Cambridge Historical Commission review. We know both requirements and pull the permit with the right documentation the first time, avoiding the delays that come from incomplete submissions.
Cambridge's pre-1920 homes commonly have rubble-stone foundations and original brick bearing walls that require careful work by any crew doing structural concrete near them. We handle foundation repairs, poured concrete footings, and slab work on properties where understanding what is already in the ground matters as much as the new pour.
Front stoop replacement is one of the most common requests on Cambridge's Victorian and triple-decker properties. Original brick or brownstone steps that have deteriorated over a century of freeze-thaw cycles can be replaced with concrete steps that match the scale of the home and meet Cambridge code requirements for rise and run.
More than half of Cambridge's housing units were built before 1940, and a large share date to before 1920. These homes were constructed without modern drainage standards, and many sit on original foundations that have been patched or extended rather than replaced. That history shows up in every concrete project: excavation turns up buried brick, old drain lines, and fill soil of inconsistent quality that requires more base preparation than a clean suburban lot.
Cambridge sits on clay-heavy glacial soils, and low-lying areas near the Charles River and Alewife Brook can hold groundwater for days after a storm. According to the City of Cambridge's climate resilience planning documents, these drainage challenges are expected to intensify with increased storm frequency. Concrete flatwork that does not account for site drainage from the start becomes a source of chronic water problems rather than a solution.
Cambridge also has a meaningful number of historically designated properties and districts. Any exterior work on those buildings, including concrete at the front of the property, may require review and approval from the Cambridge Historical Commission before permits are issued. A contractor who is unfamiliar with that process can add weeks to your timeline without realizing it.
We pull permits through Cambridge Inspectional Services and are familiar with the submission requirements for concrete flatwork, including the additional documentation that historic district properties require. That familiarity matters when the difference between a permit issued in three days and one that stalls for three weeks is a correctly completed application.
Cambridge has seven square miles packed with three distinct types of concrete work settings. East Cambridge and Cambridgeport have dense triple-deckers with minimal side clearance; Mid-Cambridge has Victorian row houses with original front stoop configurations that require careful matching of step dimensions; North Cambridge and West Cambridge have slightly larger lots and more single-family homes where standard equipment staging is more practical. From the neighborhoods along the Charles River to the quieter residential blocks near Alewife, the access and soil conditions change meaningfully from one street to the next.
We work regularly in neighboring Medford, where the older housing stock and clay-heavy soil conditions mirror what we see in Cambridge. Jobs that span both communities are common, and we plan both permits and crew scheduling accordingly.
Call or use the online form and we will respond within 1 business day. We do not provide quotes over the phone for Cambridge jobs — the variety of lot conditions, historic district status, and access constraints across the city make an in-person visit the only way to give you a reliable number.
We walk the full work area, assess drainage, check soil and base conditions, and confirm permit requirements for your specific address. You receive a written estimate with itemized costs. If a historic district review applies, we flag that during the estimate visit, not after you have already signed.
We handle the permit application with Cambridge Inspectional Services — and any supplemental Historic Commission documentation if required. We schedule your project start date once the permit is in hand. The crew handles all phases: demolition, base prep, pour, and finish.
We walk the finished work with you, confirm drainage is correct, and give you specific guidance on cure time and sealing schedule. Any items that do not meet the standard we set in the estimate are addressed before we close the job — not after a follow-up call.
We serve Cambridge homeowners from East Cambridge to North Cambridge. Free on-site estimates, permit handling included, and a reply within 1 business day.
(617) 634-5990Cambridge is a city of roughly 118,000 residents spread across about seven square miles, bordering Somerville to the north and Boston across the Charles River to the south. Its neighborhoods range widely in character: East Cambridge and Cambridgeport are dense with triple-deckers and converted industrial buildings near Kendall Square; Mid-Cambridge has some of the city's finest Victorian and Italianate row houses; North Cambridge and West Cambridge have larger single-family homes on slightly bigger lots. Harvard Square is the commercial and cultural anchor of the city.
The housing stock is predominantly pre-1940, with a large share built before 1920. Roughly 65 to 70 percent of Cambridge households rent, driven largely by the university population connected to Harvard and MIT. But the city's owner-occupants, concentrated in Agassiz, West Cambridge, and parts of Cambridgeport, tend to be long-term residents who invest in maintaining and upgrading their properties. Multi-family buildings — triple-deckers and duplexes in particular — make up the bulk of the residential inventory.
We serve the whole city and regularly take on work in adjacent Somerville, where the building types and concrete needs are closely comparable. If your property sits near the Cambridge-Somerville line, we handle both sides under a single project plan.
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We serve all of Cambridge from East Cambridge to West Cambridge. Call or submit a form now and we will reply within 1 business day to schedule your free on-site estimate.