Driveways · Concrete Davis County
Concrete Driveways in Davis County, UT
New driveways, replacements and extensions built for the lot you have. Request a free estimate.
Concrete Driveways across Davis, Weber and Box Elder counties
Free Driveway Estimate
Give the town, what kind of concrete it is and roughly how big. You will get a phone call from the contractor about the job and a time to come see it.
- Free estimates
- Residential and commercial
- Bench and lake-side lots
- All of Davis County
Town, type of job, rough size. That is all it takes.
Concrete Driveways
Concrete Driveways for Davis County, UT
A driveway in Davis County takes more abuse than any other slab on the lot. It carries every car, it collects the brine that drips off undercarriages all winter, and it sits through dozens of freeze-thaw nights a year. Where the house sits changes the plan. On an east-bench lot, the driveway may climb a real grade to the garage, so the finish needs grip and the water coming off the street needs somewhere to go besides the garage door. On a flat lot toward the lake, the grade is easy and the effort goes into the ground underneath.
For cars, a residential driveway is typically 4 inches thick, with thickened edges and steel held at mid-depth on chairs. If a truck, trailer or RV will park on it, 5 to 6 inches is more typical. Air-entrained concrete, control joints spaced close enough to keep cracks in line, and a pitch that drains away from the house complete the picture. After the pour, foot traffic can usually go on in a day or two and cars in about a week, and the concrete reaches full strength at around four weeks.
What's included
What goes into concrete driveways
- 01
New driveways
Full driveways for new builds and for lots that never had one, formed to meet the garage, the approach and the way the lot drains.
- 02
Tear-out and replacement
Breaking out the old driveway, hauling it away, fixing the base underneath and pouring new concrete in its place.
- 03
Extensions and side pads
Widening a two-car driveway, adding a third-car strip or a side parking pad, with a clean sawcut where new concrete meets old.
- 04
Approaches and curb cuts
The section between the street and the sidewalk, poured to the standards of the city that owns the right-of-way under the permit it requires.
- 05
Base and drainage work
Digging out soft or settled soil, compacting a gravel base and setting the grade so water leaves the slab instead of sitting on it.
- 06
Finishes
A broom finish for traction on sloped drives, or stamped and colored borders for a dressier look along the edges.
Ideas
Concrete Driveways: what they can look like
Example photos of this kind of concrete work.
How it works
How a driveway job works
- 1
Read the grade and drainage
The visit starts at the street: how the driveway rises or falls to the garage, where water runs now, and what the old slab reveals about the ground.
- 2
Remove and excavate
Old concrete is broken out and hauled off, then the subgrade is dug to depth and any soft spots are taken out.
- 3
Base, forms and steel
A gravel base is compacted in lifts, forms are set to the planned pitch, and rebar or mesh goes in on chairs.
- 4
Pour, finish and cure
The concrete is placed, finished and jointed, kept moist or sprayed with curing compound, then left alone until it is ready for cars.
Questions
Concrete Driveways FAQs
Why do driveways crack and heave on the west side of the county?
Mostly because of what is under them. On the flats that run down to the lake, the soil is mostly fine clay and silt that holds water, and wet clay expands as it freezes and shrinks as it dries. A driveway poured on a thin base over that ground moves with it. Digging out soft soil, compacting a thicker gravel base and pitching the slab so water drains off it reduce that movement a great deal.
Which details move the price of a new driveway?
Square footage and thickness, mainly, followed by tear-out of the old one, how much base work the ground needs, whether the grade calls for extra forming, the amount of steel and the finish. An approach in the city right-of-way adds a permit and the city's standards. The estimate visit sorts those out for your lot.
Does replacing a driveway take a city permit?
For the approach, yes. The strip between the street and the sidewalk sits in the city's right-of-way, and changing it or cutting the curb takes a city permit; whether the part on your own lot needs one depends on the city. HOAs in newer subdivisions may also want to sign off on width, color or finish first, and 811 gets called so utility lines are marked before digging.
Can you widen my driveway without replacing all of it?
Usually, yes. The edge of the existing slab is sawcut straight, the new strip is dug and based, and dowels tie the two together so they move as one. New concrete will look lighter than the old for a while, and matching the broom texture helps the seam read as a joint rather than a patch.
My bench-lot driveway is steep. What changes?
Traction and water, mostly. A steep drive gets a coarser broom finish running across the slope so tires and boots grip in snow, and the transitions at the street and the garage are shaped so cars do not scrape. A pitch toward one side, or a drain at the bottom, keeps street runoff from running into the garage.
Related work
You might also be planning
Concrete Repair & Replacement
Replacing broken or sunken concrete, or repairing it while the slab is still sound: leveling, cracks, resurfacing, sealing.
More on Concrete Repair & Replacement
RV Pads & Slabs
RV and trailer pads, shop and shed slabs, and small equipment pads, thickened and reinforced for what sits on them.
More on RV Pads & Slabs
Sidewalks & Steps
Walkways, city sidewalk panels, steps and porches, with even risers and a finish that grips in ice season.
More on Sidewalks & Steps
Where we work
Concrete Driveways in these towns
We take requests for concrete driveways in each town below, from North Salt Lake up to Brigham City.
Davis County
Weber County
Morgan County
Box Elder County
Ready to price your driveway?
Give the town, what kind of concrete it is and roughly how big. You will get a phone call from the contractor about the job and a time to come see it.