302 concrete contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Lake Forest: Acme Concrete Raising & Repair Illinois, CR Score 58/100; 5.0★ from 388 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Big Bear Concrete, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #3 of 302.
Most-reviewed: U.S. Waterproofing, 1,411 Google reviews at 4.6★, the most of 302 ranked; ranked #16.
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302 Lake Forest concrete contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 21 are open 24/7, 177 open Saturdays and 57 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 302 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acme Concrete Raising & Repair Illinois | 58 | 5.0★ (388) | Crystal Lake, 25 mi away | Sat · Sun | Overall |
| 2 | M J Cement Inc. | 58 | 4.9★ (136) | Skokie, 17 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 3 | Big Bear Concrete | 58 | 4.6★ (28) | Waukegan, 9 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 4 | Smooth Paving | 58 | 4.8★ (17) | Mundelein, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Raising Chicago's Concrete Inc | 58 | 4.7★ (138) | Waukegan, 9 mi away | Sat · Evenings | — |
| 6 | CRC Concrete Raising & Repair | 58 | 4.8★ (414) | Park City, 7 mi away | — | — |
| 7 | R.A. Works Concrete LLC. | 57 | 4.8★ (48) | Waukegan, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 8 | S & A Cement & Remodeling | 57 | 4.9★ (111) | Skokie, 18 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 9 | A.D. Bush Concrete Construction Co. Inc. | 57 | 4.6★ (14) | Northbrook, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Kaplan Paving Company - Commercial & Residential Asphalt Driveway Pavers | 57 | 4.7★ (911) | Fox Lake, 17 mi away | — | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 388 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Skokie, 17 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 136 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Waukegan, 9 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Mundelein, 7 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Waukegan, 9 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 138 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Park City, 7 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 414 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Waukegan, 10 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 48 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Skokie, 18 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 111 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Northbrook, 8 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Fox Lake, 17 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 911 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Beach Park, 11 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 283 Google reviews.
Based in Des Plaines, 23 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 123 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Palatine, 15 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 94 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Fox Lake, 15 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Inverness, 7 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 44 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Schaumburg, 19 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 1,411 Google reviews, the most in Lake Forest.
Based in Fox Lake, 15 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Waukegan, 12 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Fox Lake, 2 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Wheeling, 10 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Skokie, 18 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 87 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Chicago, 22 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 140 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Gurnee, 2 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Round Lake Beach, 15 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 67 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
Based in Mundelein, 7 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Concrete contractor”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 302 ranked concrete contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more concrete contractors within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Allstate Concrete Cutting & Demolition | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Arlington Heights Concrete | 3.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| AZ concrete | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Circle Concrete Construction | 3.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Creative Concrete Company | 3.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Diamond sealcoating.LLC brick,concrete and asphalt | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Extreme Decorative Concrete | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Forest+Bluff Contractors | In Lake Forest | |
| Lake County Enterprises | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Mannina Creations | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Meintzer Concrete Construction Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Natola Concrete Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| NextGen Stucco Repair & Painting | 5.0★ (22) | In Lake Forest |
| PJs Concrete Pumping Service Inc. | 3.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Platinum Touch Industries LLC | 4.9★ (35) | In Lake Forest |
| Roy Clements & Son Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Tynis Concrete | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Vazquez Brick & Cement | 5.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Werner General Contracting | 5.0★ (9) | In Lake Forest |
| Yellow Square Co | In Lake Forest |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Lake Forest. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete driveway | $2,700 | $6,400 | $14,500 | Per driveway: typical range of customer-reported projects (about $8 to $20 per sq ft). US national range | October 2026 |
We scored 302 Lake Forest concrete contractors on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Lake Forest data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |