Concrete driveway building in College Station TX - a slab built for what you park
Cracked, sunken or chipping driveway? We pack a solid base, set the steel and pour a new slab that comes out straight and square.
A concrete driveway starts underground. The pour comes last.
Concrete driveway building in College Station starts with digging. We dig out, pack a solid base, set the steel and pour the slab over it. It's the same groundwork as a concrete patio, built for cars. We're based in College Station and work in Bryan, Navasota and the cities around them.
Most driveways we tear out failed from underneath. The dirt got raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab sank with it, or the water ran toward the garage because nobody checked which way it went.
Price turns on the size, the steel, the thickness and whether an old driveway comes out, and the schedule turns on the permit, the inspection and the weather. Your written estimate gives your numbers. If money's tight, cut stamped concrete before you cut the base, since nobody sees the base and it's the first thing to let you down.
Some cracks are just concrete. Others mean a new concrete driveway.
One slab sinking below the next
That's usually the base settling because the dirt under it was never packed. Every rain finds the gap and washes out a little more, so the step between slabs keeps growing.
Water pooling or running toward the garage
The slab was likely poured falling the wrong way, or it has sunk since. Water that sits there or runs at the house does damage you won't see until it's expensive.
Wide cracks, chipping or a dusty top
Cracks that keep opening and edges breaking off mean the slab is coming apart, often from a weak base or a top that dried too fast. Patching buys you a season, not a driveway.
One call starts it. Here's how a concrete driveway job runs.
You call, and I come out myself to look, measure and ask what you park on it and how often, because a work truck asks more of a driveway than a sedan does. I also check where the water runs now.
Then you get a written estimate with the steel matched to what you told me, so you can hold it up against anybody else's bid. If you go ahead, we handle the permit, dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, set the forms and rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, and wait on any inspection before the truck gets called.
We'd rather pour early than in the heat of the afternoon, because concrete that dries too fast ends up with a weak, dusty top. Then we cut the control joints, the grooves that tell it where to crack, cure it by keeping the top from drying out while it hardens, clean up and walk it with you.
Need a new concrete driveway? Tell us what you park on it.
Send the rough size, what parks on it and whether an old driveway comes out. We reply within one business day, and the on-site estimate is free with no obligation.
(979) 393-7025Concrete driveways around College Station. The paperwork changes by city.
In College Station, the city requires a permit for work on the drive approach or curb cut, where the driveway meets the street, or for adding more than 120 square feet of new material, under its driveway and curb cut rules. The plans show the slab's depth and the steel's size and spacing, the city inspects that steel before the pour, and its residential permit form keeps the approach between 12 and 25 feet wide at the property line. We're licensed and insured, we pull the permit and the truck waits until that inspection passes.
Over in Bryan and the cities around it, the steps can differ, so we check with the office that covers your address before the first shovel goes in.
Questions about concrete driveways? Here are straight answers.
Read through the answers below. If your question isn't here, call (979) 393-7025 and I'll answer it myself.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in College Station?
A concrete driveway in College Station usually costs about $5 to $10 per square foot, not counting tearing out an old one. That's the area's going rate, not our quote, and reinforced concrete runs higher than plain while demolition adds to it. I write your number on site. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
How thick should a concrete driveway be for a pickup or work truck?
Industry guidance says 4 inches is generally enough for a driveway unless heavy trucks park on it regularly. If one does, say so when you ask for a quote, because that guidance doesn't cover it and we match the slab and steel to the load.
Should a concrete driveway have rebar, fiber or wire mesh in it?
One concrete trade group recommends rebar set on chairs, fiber or both, with fiber the more common choice, and it highly discourages wire mesh. Chairs are small stands that hold the rebar up inside the slab instead of in the dirt. When you compare bids, ask each one what reinforcement it includes.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
Industry guidance says to wait at least 7 days before driving on it, so plan to park somewhere else that first week. If you want it sealed, the same guidance says to wait 28 days after the pour unless the mix has a sealer built in. I'll walk it with you and tell you when it's ready.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one did?
Probably some, because no joint layout can stop concrete from cracking entirely. Well-designed joints control where it cracks and keep the cracks smaller, which is why we cut control joints. Ask how the joints will be laid out and whether there'll be isolation joints where the driveway meets the walk or curb, so each can move on its own.
Driveway, patio or walk to pour? Call and we'll come look.
Call (979) 393-7025 or send the form with the rough size and what parks there, and we'll set a time to come measure.
Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
