Concrete Curbs & Gutters Kansas City
Barrier, mountable, and roll curbs plus valley gutters — formed or machine-extruded to a true flowline so parking lots, drives, and streets drain where they should and pavement edges hold.
Concrete Curbs & Gutters in Kansas City
Concrete curb and gutter installation for parking lots, subdivisions, roadways, and commercial developments.
We serve both residential and commercial clients — from homeowners upgrading their property to general contractors building national brands. The same standards apply to every project.
Who installs concrete curbs and gutters in Kansas City?
Ford Concrete Construction forms and pours concrete curb and gutter across the Kansas City metro — barrier, mountable, and roll curbs plus valley gutters that channel drainage to the right place and protect the edge of a parking lot, drive, or street. We have poured commercial and residential flatwork here since 2014 and hold a 4.9-star rating across 29 reviews.
Curb and gutter is drainage first and edge protection second. A curb-and-gutter section catches sheet flow off the pavement, carries it along a true flowline to an inlet, and keeps the pavement edge from raveling under traffic. Get the flowline wrong and water ponds against the pavement, freezes, and destroys the edge you built the curb to protect.
Curb work sits in our flatwork and paving category and pairs directly with parking lot paving and sidewalks. We form curb in Olathe, Lenexa, and Lee's Summit among the 46 metro cities we serve.
Barrier, mountable, or valley gutter — which curb do I need?
The curb profile is chosen for what has to cross it and where the water goes. A barrier curb keeps vehicles in; a mountable curb or roll curb lets them cross; a valley gutter carries drainage across a drive lane. The table is what we form by application.
| Curb type | Profile | Best for | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrier curb | 6–8 in vertical face | Lot perimeters, islands, traffic control | Formed or extruded |
| Mountable curb | Sloped, low face | Driveway entrances, crossable edges | Formed or extruded |
| Roll curb | Rounded, drive-over | Residential drives, subdivisions | Extruded |
| Valley gutter | Wide dish section | Cross-lane drainage to inlets | Formed |
| Curb & gutter combo | Curb + flat gutter pan | Parking lots, streets | Formed |
On a commercial lot, the curb and the pavement are one drainage system — which is why we set the flowline with the lot grading and jointing plan, not after it.
How do curb and gutter control drainage and protect pavement?
A parking lot or street is graded to shed water toward its edges. The gutter pan is the low point that collects that sheet flow, and the flowline — the continuous low line along the gutter — carries it to the storm inlets. If the flowline holds a consistent fall, water moves; if it dips and rises, water ponds, and standing water is what kills pavement edges through freeze-thaw.
The barrier curb above the gutter does the second job: it contains traffic, protects landscaped islands, and armors the pavement edge so tires and plows do not ravel it. We form expansion joint breaks at regular intervals and at all fixed objects so the curb can move with temperature without cracking randomly. Where a lot needs the water carried across a drive aisle, a valley gutter does it without a pipe. This drainage discipline ties into our storm drainage scope on larger sites.
Do you handle commercial parking lots and municipal curb work?
Yes — curb and gutter is core commercial work for us. We form new curb on ground-up parking lots, replace failed and plow-damaged sections, and pour curb, gutter, and ADA curb ramps to municipal standards where the work touches a public street or right-of-way. For a general contractor, the curb, the pavement, and the perimeter walks close as one flatwork package on a single grading plan.
We build to the jurisdiction's detail on public work and pull the right-of-way permit where required, so the curb passes inspection. This is the same standard trades rely on us for on retail and municipal sites across the metro.
How much does curb and gutter cost in Kansas City?
Curb and gutter is generally priced by the linear foot, driven by the curb type, whether it is formed or machine-extruded, how much old curb has to be removed first, and the number of curb ramps and inlets in the run. A straight extruded roll curb on an open site is the low end; formed curb-and-gutter with valley sections, ADA transitions, and tear-out is the high end.
We give a firm written price after walking the site, checking the grade and flowline, and confirming any municipal detail and permit — because the number depends on drainage, not just footage. No financing; we accept Visa, MC, Discover, Amex, debit, cash, and check. See finished work on the project gallery.
Need curb and gutter for a lot or street?
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We'll walk the site, check the grade and flowline, and confirm the curb type and any municipal detail — then give you a firm written bid by the linear foot. Call (816) 721-1699 or request a free estimate.
How We Handle Concrete Curbs & Gutters in Kansas City
Grade and flowline layout
We shoot grades and set the gutter flowline to a consistent fall toward the inlets — the step that decides whether the curb drains.
Remove and prep
On a replacement we saw and remove failed curb, then inspect and compact the base that caused the problem before forming new.
Set forms or extruder
We set forms to the curb profile, or line up the extrusion machine for long consistent runs, holding the flowline throughout.
Reinforce and place
Reinforcement and dowels go in at joints and tie-ins, and we place the concrete to the profile and grade.
Finish and joint
We finish the curb face and gutter pan and cut expansion joints at regular spacing and at fixed objects so the curb moves without random cracking.
Tie-ins and cure
We tie the run into inlets, drive aprons, and ADA curb ramps, then cure the concrete for strength before traffic.
Signs You Need Concrete Curbs & Gutters
Water ponding along the curb
Standing water in the gutter means the flowline dips instead of falling to the inlet; trapped water freezes and destroys the pavement edge.
Cracked or broken curb sections
Random cracking usually points to missing expansion joints or a curb poured on uncompacted base that has since moved.
Plow and traffic damage
Chipped and spalled curb faces from snowplows and tires are common at lot entrances and need sound sections cut out and replaced.
Raveling pavement edge
Pavement crumbling at the edge signals the curb is no longer armoring it — often because the curb has settled or broken away.
Separated curb and gutter
A gap opening between the curb and the gutter pan means the section is moving on unstable soil and no longer draining as one unit.
Non-compliant curb ramps
Curb transitions without proper slope or detectable warnings fail ADA inspection and need the ramp rebuilt to code.
Why Kansas City Chooses Ford Concrete
Flowline set with the grading
We establish the gutter flowline as part of the lot grading plan, not after paving. A consistent fall is what moves water to the inlets instead of ponding it against the pavement edge.
The right profile for the job
Barrier curb to contain traffic, mountable or roll curb to cross, valley gutter to carry water across a lane. We form the profile the drainage and use call for, not one default.
Formed or machine-extruded
We form curb-and-gutter where the section and detail demand it and machine-extrude long runs where speed and consistency help — matched to the site, both to the same flowline.
Built to municipal standard
On public work we build to the jurisdiction detail, pull the right-of-way permit, and tie in ADA curb ramps so the curb passes inspection the first time.
Trusted by National Brands
From your driveway to an Amazon warehouse — the same crew, the same standards, every project.
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Concrete Curbs & Gutters in Kansas City — FAQs
What is the difference between barrier curb and mountable curb?
Why does water pond along my gutter?
Do you form curb or machine-extrude it?
Can you replace just the damaged sections of curb?
Do you handle municipal and right-of-way curb work?
How is curb and gutter priced?
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