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Construction Materials Testing

concrete

Serving Des Moines, IA

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3.8

16 Google reviews

Google categories: General contractor

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Last checked October 5, 2026.

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Listed features

Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Photos on Google: 1

Recent Google reviews (excerpts)

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  • 1 out of 5 stars · Jul 2025

    Very dangerous driver on the highway. Tried to run me off the road and was tailgating people constantly.
  • 5 out of 5 stars · Nov 2021

    These folks are simply the best at what they do. I have previously and will continue to use them for all my soil proctors compaction testing and material " concrete testing etc," Top Notch Service and great pricing too.
  • 5 out of 5 stars · May 2021

    Great people and service 👍

The owner replied to 0 of the 8 most recent reviews Google showed.

From Google Business Profile, last checked October 5, 2026.

About this business

Construction Materials Testing (CMT) was founded in 2001 and has since become a premier geotechnical engineering and testing laboratory for the industry.

Services

  • Geotechnical design
  • Portland cement concrete (PCC) testing
  • Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) testing
  • Aggregates testing
  • Smoothness (profilometer) testing
  • NDT testing
  • Visual steel inspections
  • Forensic investigations
  • Soil Testing
  • Aggregate Testing
  • Concrete Testing
  • Asphalt Testing
  • Geotechnical Testing
  • Metallurgical Testing
  • Environmental Testing
  • Drilling (Geo Study)
  • Geo-Engineering
  • Contaminated Soils / Water
  • Slope Stability
  • Well Abandonment
  • Septic Design
  • Forensic Investigation
  • Research new products performance
  • Quality Control
  • Bold Torque Measurement
  • Weld Placement
  • Weld Quality

Service area: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Caribbean, Cayman Islands

In business since
2001
Experience
35 years of experience
Licensing
Licensed Professional Engineers in the state of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois and Wisconsin

Brands and certifications: AASHTO, U.S. Army Corps accreditations, Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT), American Concrete Institute (ACI), National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), AASHTO ReSource, CCRL

Awards and memberships: APAI, Iowa Chapter of ACI

Elsewhere online: Facebook

Source: the business's own website, read automatically on October 18, 2026. Not verified by EdgeLocal.

About concrete contractors in Des Moines

Concrete contractors pour and repair driveways, patios, sidewalks, slabs and steps. Concrete contractors grade and compact base, set forms and reinforcement, pour and finish driveways, patios, garage floors and walkways, cut control joints, apply sealers and repair cracked or sunken slabs.

Typical cost: $3,500–$12,000 for a typical driveway or patio. See the full cost guide

Typical U.S. ranges from industry sources (2024–25); not EdgeLocal data. Your quote will vary with scope, materials and location.

Questions to ask this contractor

  1. Ask about base prep: Proper gravel base and compaction prevent settling.
  2. Confirm thickness and reinforcement: Get slab thickness and rebar/mesh in writing.
  3. Discuss control joints: Joints control where cracks occur.

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