Concrete Driveways in Evergreen Park, Rebuilt From the Base Up

When a driveway breaks into sections, drops near the garage or flakes apart at the street, the surface is showing you a problem that started below it. In most cases the base was too thin, the soil underneath was soft, or water collected under the slab and froze. A surface patch reaches none of those causes, which is why we recommend replacement when a driveway has reached that point. Here is what replacement involves. First the failed slab is demolished and trucked off. With the soil exposed, we can see the cause and dig out any soft or wet areas. Then crushed stone is spread and tamped, lift after lift, to whatever depth the soil requires. The forms are graded to send runoff to the street or the lawn, never toward the garage. Because a driveway carries vehicles every day, it is poured thicker than a walk or patio, and reinforcement is concentrated at the apron, the turning area and near the garage door, where loads are heaviest. A broom drags traction lines into the top, control joints are cut in a pattern matched to the width, and the slab is protected while it cures. Before we leave, we explain how long to wait before walking on it and before parking on it.