Concrete Driveways in Gahanna, OH

Spring through fall, when nights stay above freezing and the ground is workable. Late-season pours can go ahead with blankets and cold-weather practices, but never on frozen ground. Summer heat calls for early starts and a careful cure.

Walk on it after 1 to 2 days and drive on it after about 7 days. Heavy trucks should wait longer, and cool weather slows curing. The slab reaches its design strength at about 28 days.

Typically 4 inches for cars and SUVs and 5 to 6 inches where trucks, trailers or campers park, with thickened edges. The base under it, usually 4 to 6 inches of compacted stone, matters as much as the concrete.

The apron in the public right-of-way usually needs a permit, issued by whichever city, village or township controls that street, each with its own process. Work entirely on your lot may not, but HOA rules can still apply. The permit question is settled before any excavation.

Phone (614) 957-1021 or use the form to send the driveway's approximate size, what is there now and what will park on it. The contractor calls back to discuss it and book a time to measure, and the quote is free.

Four things: an air-entrained mix, a compacted stone base that drains, slope that keeps water from sitting, and no rock salt the first winter. Once the slab has cured, a penetrating silane or siloxane sealer slows the brine that drips off cars. Plan to reapply it every few years.