Driveway cracked, sinking or holding water? We rebuild it from the base up so it sits level and the water goes where it should.
Concrete driveway building in Redmond means taking out the old surface, preparing a solid, well-drained base, pouring dense concrete on it and curing it properly, so your new driveway holds up against settling, cracking and a flaking top.
Most calls start with a driveway that's cracked across the middle, sunk at the street end or holding a puddle by the garage door, and my first question is why, because new concrete poured on the same tired ground tends to fail the same way. The price moves with the size of the driveway, how much old concrete and dirt has to come out, how much base the ground needs, any finish beyond a plain brushed one and whether the work reaches the street. The schedule turns on the weather, on any permit your job needs and on the curing, the wait while the concrete hardens before you can use it, and I'll give you your own figure when I come out to look at it.
I come out to look at your driveway myself, so the person pricing it is the one who'll be there when it's poured. Our own crew does the work with me running the job, and you'll know what you're paying for before we start.
We've been in business since 2013, and I learned the trade by asking older finishers a lot of questions and breaking up old slabs to see why they failed. Old concrete is a pretty honest witness once you get it out of the ground.
We're licensed and insured, and you're welcome to look us up the way the questions below explain before you sign anything. When you're ready, call (425) 285-8618 or use the form on this page, and I'll come out and walk the driveway with you.
Send the form or call (425) 285-8618 with your driveway's rough size in square feet and whether the work reaches the street. We reply within one business day to set a time, then I come out, look at the ground and where the water runs, and give you a free estimate on site with no obligation.
The City of Redmond requires approved plans and a permit when a job creates or replaces 2,000 square feet or more of hard surface, digs out, fills or moves 50 cubic yards or more of soil, or does any work in the city's right-of-way, which can include where a driveway meets the street. The city adds those up over three years for the same lot, so a patio poured last year can count toward this driveway. Coming in under those numbers doesn't settle it for your job on its own, so before we set a date we find out which office covers your address and what your project calls for, then tell you plainly who'll handle the permit and the inspections.
The city's stormwater guidance also has concrete trucks washed out off-site or in a set-aside washout area only, to keep that water off the ground and out of storm drains, ditches, streets and streams, so we plan where the trucks clean up before they arrive. The same guidance notes that recycled concrete is not allowed for use in Redmond, and I'll tell you what that means for your job at the estimate. We're based in Redmond and work in the cities around it, including Kirkland and Bellevue, where we see the same older slabs that settled over a thin base and newer ones that tip water back toward the garage. If your city isn't on our pages, just ask.
Concrete driveways in the Seattle area usually cost about $8 to $20 per square foot, and that's the going rate for the work around here, not a price of ours. Where yours lands depends mostly on the tear-out, the base work and the finish you pick. Call (425) 285-8618 with the rough size and whether the work reaches the street, and I'll give you your own figure at the estimate.
Most cracking and sinking traces back to the base, because poor base preparation can leave a slab settling, uneven in thickness and draining badly, and all three lead to cracks. That's why it pays to compare quotes by how each crew plans to prepare the base, not only by price. Ask each one what comes out, what goes back in and how it gets packed.
Pick a day when the base is dry and free of frost, standing water and soft or muddy spots, because that's what the base should be when the concrete goes in. Concrete work counts as cold-weather work once the air drops, or is expected to drop, below 40°F while the fresh concrete still needs protecting, and a cold-weather pour can still reach its intended strength when it's properly placed and protected. Ask any contractor how they'll protect your slab before you settle on a date.
Start with dense concrete that has entrained air, tiny bubbles mixed in that give freezing water room, then cure it properly and go easy on deicing salts, since all of that lowers the risk of the top flaking off. A national concrete industry group advises skipping deicers the first winter and using moderate amounts after that, and suggests considering a breathable commercial sealer. That's why the mix and the curing plan are fair questions to ask before the pour.
Look the business up with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, because the state requires every construction contractor to register there and state law requires them to be bonded and insured. Its contractor verify tool shows whether a business has an active registration and a paid-up workers' comp account. The same tool lists safety violations and any lawsuits against the contractor's bond.
