Capitol Concrete is the concrete supply company that Jose "JK" Abrego built alongside JK General Contractor. It pours the footings and the patio bases on JK General's own jobs, and it delivers concrete to other contractors across Northern Virginia.
How did a contractor end up with a concrete company?
By needing concrete on his own schedule. As JK General took on more work, getting concrete on the day a job was ready for it got harder, and a crew waiting on a supplier is a crew that is not building. Jose bought a truck of his own to end the wait. That first truck grew into a fleet and a business of its own, and Capitol Concrete now supplies other contractors as well as JK's crews.
The two companies still work hand in hand. When a JK General crew has footings ready or a patio base formed, the concrete comes from the family's own trucks.
What is volumetric concrete?
Concrete that is mixed at the job instead of at a plant. A volumetric truck carries sand, stone, cement and water in separate compartments and mixes them as it pours, so the concrete is fresh when it reaches the forms. Because the mixing happens on site, the amount is measured at the pour: if the job needs a little more than planned, the truck mixes more, and if it needs less, there is no leftover drum of concrete to throw away.
That suits the kind of work JK General does: porch and deck footings, patio bases and the footings for an addition are measured pours, often in a backyard.
What does Capitol Concrete supply?
Concrete for footings and patio bases, mixed and delivered to the site. On JK General's own jobs, that means:
- Footings for porches, porticos and decks, dug to frost depth and inspected before the framing starts
- The 4-inch base under every JK patio, pitched so rainwater drains off toward the lawn
- Footings for home additions, inspected before the concrete goes in
- Footings for stone fireplaces with chimneys, and the base or footing under an outdoor kitchen island
Other contractors order from Capitol Concrete for their own projects. Its delivery area is Northern Virginia.
What does it mean for a JK General homeowner?
Pour days that follow your job. Once the footings pass inspection or the patio base is formed, the concrete comes when the crew is ready, not when a plant can fit the order in.
Concrete supply for contractors
Capitol Concrete started by supplying one contractor's crews. For delivery dates, mixes and quantities, contact Capitol Concrete through its own site, capitolconcretedmv.com, or call JK General at (571) 437-2511.
What JK General builds on that concrete
The concrete is the start; the project is what goes on it. JK General Contractor's carpenters build porches and decks, its masons build patios and hardscapes, and the company builds additions and remodels inside the house. Each begins with a free visit and a fixed price in writing, and each is covered by JK's two-year warranty. For the company's story, see About JK General; for what homeowners say about the work, read the reviews and why homeowners choose us.