Well, this is kind of auto-related.
I have a dirt/gravel driveway that needs concrete.
I found a few local companies that I’m going to be calling for quotes.
I’m giving up on the heated or extended width driveway ideas due to cost.
Call around and get estimates, you can probably get a decent price this time of year. While there are a bunch of companies I would not use, regular broom finished concrete is hard to screw up. Just make sure they use wire mesh and they get the water to go where it needs to.
Yeah there are alot of hacks/shitty people in the concrete buisness But it’s not too hard to find a good company. I also want to add that you want to make sure the company is insured properly.
when I was looking at building a house they told me you can’t pave for the first couple years because of the ground and rocks need time… the builder might have just been over-cautious?
Not really true, look at any new subdivision. You just need to provide the proper base and it’s really a non issue, atleast with concrete. Black top may be different, but unless you driveway is huge concrete is the way to go. Blacktop sucks.
If I don’t have a driveway really soon, the bank takes my escrow money and uses it to put one in.
Hopefully the driveway settlement will be negligible since they never dug it out.
One of the concrete guys said I shouldn’t pave my basketball court along the side of the house yet because they dug out part of that for the foundation, so that will have to wait. Plus concrete is a lot more expensive than i was told.
The builder was including free blacktop, but I deleted it.
Where are you located? Last summer I got a few quotes to do my driveway on the east side of buffalo, the thing is literally 25ft x 15 and they wanted near $3,000. I am almost contemplating making mine a DIY.