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Driveway Replacement in Columbus, OH
Tear-out, base correction and a new slab poured to current spec. Send your measurements for a free quote.
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Driveway Replacement
Driveway Replacement for Columbus, OH
Replacement makes sense when a driveway fails across its length rather than in one panel: cracks crossing most panels, scaling everywhere, sections at different heights, or a slope that now drains toward the garage. The sequence has four parts. The old slab is saw-cut at the street or sidewalk line and broken out. The subgrade is inspected, because the failure usually started there. The base is rebuilt. Then a new slab is poured to the same spec as a new driveway, which may be heavier than what was there before.
Expect the old concrete to tell you something during tear-out. A slab that turns out to be 3 inches thick, has no steel, or sits on bare clay explains why it failed and shows what to change. Replacement is also the moment to adjust the width, add a parking pad, correct the slope or move the joint pattern. If the apron is coming out too, the city or village permit is in hand before the first saw cut, and 811 has marked the utilities.
What's included
What goes into driveway replacements
- 01
Saw-cut and break-out
Clean cuts at the property line, sidewalk or garage, then removal of the old slab.
- 02
Haul-off
Old concrete and steel loaded and taken off the site.
- 03
Subgrade correction
Soft clay and settled fill dug out and replaced with compacted stone.
- 04
Upgraded spec
Thickness, reinforcement and joint layout brought up to the use the driveway sees now.
- 05
Isolation joints
Expansion material at the garage slab, house and sidewalk so the new slab moves on its own.
- 06
Apron when needed
The right-of-way section replaced under the local permit, matched to the street and walk.
Examples
Driveway Replacement: examples
Example photos of the type of work.
How it works
Driveway Replacement, step by step
- 1
Assess
Measure the drive, photograph it and note where and why it failed.
- 2
Remove
Saw-cut the edges, break out the slab and haul it away, typically within one day for an average driveway.
- 3
Rebuild the base
Dig out soft areas, compact the subgrade, place and compact crushed stone, and set forms.
- 4
Pour and cure
Pour the new slab with steel and air-entrained concrete, cut joints, then allow about 7 days before parking.
Questions
Driveway Replacement questions
Why did my old driveway scale and pit?
Most often the mix had little or no entrained air and the surface took years of salt brine dripping from cars. Water soaked into the paste, froze, expanded and popped off the top layer. A replacement with air-entrained concrete, a properly timed finish and no rock salt the first winter avoids a repeat.
Is a replacement quoted differently from a new driveway?
Yes, because removal and disposal are added: the old slab's thickness, whether it holds steel, and how much base correction it needs underneath. The new slab itself is quoted on the same inputs as any driveway, which are area, thickness, reinforcement and finish.
Is a permit required for driveway replacement?
For the apron in the right-of-way, typically yes, from the city or village; for the portion on your lot, often not, though rules vary. HOAs may require sign-off on width or finish. Utilities are marked through 811 before removal begins.
Can I use the garage during a driveway replacement?
Not by car. Plan on roughly 2 to 4 days of work plus about 7 days of curing, so vehicles park on the street or elsewhere for 10 days or so. Walking access to the garage can usually be arranged after the first day or two of curing.
Should the new driveway be thicker than the old one?
If the old one failed under weight, yes. Standard car traffic is fine at 4 inches, but a slab that cracked where a truck or trailer parks should go to 5 or 6 inches in that zone, with thickened edges.
Driveway services
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New Concrete Driveways
First-time driveways for new homes or old gravel drives, specified from base depth to joint layout.
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Extensions & Parking Pads
Widening strips, side parking pads and turnarounds, doweled into the existing driveway with joints lined up.
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Aprons & Approaches
The street-side section in the public right-of-way, poured to the local city or village permit and specs.
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Service area
Driveway Replacement around Columbus
Quotes for driveway replacements are available in Columbus and these towns:
Franklin County
Pickaway County
Fairfield County
Delaware County
Licking County
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