Driveways · Salt Lake City Concrete Contractors
Concrete Driveway Contractor in Salt Lake City, UT
New and replacement driveways, extensions and RV pads, built from the base up. Get a free estimate.
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Concrete Driveways
Concrete Driveway Contractor in Salt Lake City, UT
A driveway is the hardest-working slab on most Salt Lake lots. It carries the cars, takes the brine that drips off them all winter, and catches whatever the plow leaves at the curb. We build new driveways, full replacements, side extensions and RV and trailer pads. The job starts with what is already there. If an old slab is coming out, we saw-cut a straight line, break it out, haul it off and look hard at the ground. A slab that sank by the garage almost always sank because of what was under it.
From there it is the same seven steps, sized for weight. Car driveways typically go 4 inches thick. RV, trailer and work-truck pads go 5 to 6 inches, with thickened edges where tires run along the side. The gravel base is compacted in lifts, steel goes on chairs, and the forms set a fall away from the garage so meltwater heads for the street. The approach between the sidewalk and the street belongs to the city, so that piece waits on a city permit before anyone breaks ground.
What's included
What goes into concrete driveways
- 01
Tear-out and haul-off
Old concrete saw-cut at a clean line, broken out and hauled away.
- 02
Subgrade check
Soft clay or settled fill dug out and replaced before any gravel goes down.
- 03
Compacted gravel base
Placed in lifts and packed, so the slab rests on something that drains and holds still.
- 04
Thickness by load
Typically 4 inches for cars and 5 to 6 inches under RVs, trailers and trucks.
- 05
Steel and the right mix
Rebar or mesh up on chairs, and an air-entrained mix made to handle freeze-thaw and salt.
- 06
Approach and joints
The city permit for the right-of-way approach, plus a control joint layout drawn before the pour.
Examples
Concrete Driveways: examples of the work
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How it works
Concrete Driveways, step by step
- 1
Measure and mark
We measure the drive, check where water goes now, and have 811 called so Blue Stakes marks buried lines.
- 2
Dig and base
Old slab out, subgrade compacted, gravel placed and compacted in lifts.
- 3
Form, steel, pour
Forms set to the planned slope, steel set on chairs, concrete placed, screeded and broomed across the direction of travel.
- 4
Cut and cure
Joints cut early and curing compound or a wet cure applied. Parking waits roughly seven days.
Questions
Concrete Driveways questions
Why do Salt Lake driveways sink by the garage?
Usually because the backfill along the foundation was never compacted well and kept settling after the house went up. Water off the roof and the driveway soaks that strip and makes it worse, especially in clay. The fix is to dig that zone out, compact it properly or replace it with gravel, and give water a path away from the house.
What drives the cost of a concrete driveway?
Square footage, thickness and whether old concrete comes out first are the big three. After that it is base depth, steel, the approach permit, the finish, and access, since a long reach from the street may mean a pump instead of a chute. The free estimate lists each piece.
Does a new driveway need a city permit?
For the approach in the right-of-way, usually yes, and each city in the valley runs its own process. Widening a curb cut falls under that permit too. Work fully on your lot may not need one, but check with your HOA if you have one, and 811 gets called before digging.
How big should an RV pad be?
Measure the RV or trailer and add room to walk around it and open the doors, at least a couple of feet on each side. Pads typically go 5 to 6 inches thick with rebar over a deeper base, because that weight sits in one spot for months. Check your city and HOA rules on side-yard parking before you settle on a spot.
Can you extend my driveway without replacing it?
Yes. We saw-cut the old edge clean, drill steel dowels into it, and pour the new section on its own compacted base so the two stay flush. Joints line up with the old ones. The new concrete looks lighter at first and evens out with weather.
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Service area
Concrete Driveways in these towns
We build concrete driveways in Salt Lake City and every town below:
Salt Lake County
Tooele County
Free estimates on concrete driveways
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