Concrete Driveways in Merrionette Park, IL

A driveway replacement has more moving parts than people expect. Tear-out. Haul-away. Excavation. Base. Forms. Pour. Cure. And through all of it, your car has to park somewhere else. That is why we lay out the full timeline before the first day, so you can plan around it. The work itself starts below the surface, because that is where most driveways fail. The old drive is broken out and removed entirely. Soft or organic soil is dug out. Crushed stone goes down in lifts, each one tamped. Forms are set to pitch water toward the street or alley and away from the garage. For everyday cars, a residential drive usually lands in the 4 to 5 inch range; heavy trucks or trailers get more depth and reinforcement where the wheels sit. On pour day the concrete is placed, finished with a broom texture and jointed. If you want to tie the driveway to the house, a stamped or colored border along the edges or at the apron is an easy upgrade, with colors chosen against your brick. Then the cure. You get a written note of the day you can walk on it and the day you can park.