Concrete driveway building in South Burlington VT - water runs away from your garage
If your driveway is cracked, sinking or holding puddles by the garage, we'll build a new slab on a packed base that drains.
What a new concrete driveway does for your house
Concrete driveway building in South Burlington, VT starts below the part you'll park on. At South Burlington Concrete, we dig out soft soil, pack the fill and set the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, to an even grade. That way water runs off instead of pooling at the garage, the low spots or the edges. We're based in South Burlington and work across the cities around it.
Most people call when the old driveway has cracked through, sunk in spots or holds water by the garage. The price turns mostly on the size, whether the old slab comes out first and how thick the new one needs to be. The schedule turns on the weather and what the city needs, since I'd rather move a pour than place concrete in poor conditions. Your own figure comes in the written estimate.
I'll ask what you park before I plan the slab, because heavier vehicles or weak support can call for a different design than the standard slab for passenger cars. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because the base is hidden on day one and it's what keeps the slab from settling with the dirt. We can also plan stamped concrete or a concrete patio at the same visit.
A concrete driveway built in order
A new driveway should drain, carry what you park and get through its first winter, so we plan the grade, the slab and the cure before the truck arrives.
- I look at every job myself and write the estimate
- In business since 2017
- We're licensed and insured
- A broom finish that gives tires and boots grip on ice
How a driveway job runs
Call and a site walk
Call (802) 307-1329 or send the form, and I'll come out to walk the driveway with you and answer your questions before anything gets measured.
Measurements and a written estimate
I take measurements, ask what you park and look at where the water runs, then send a written estimate listing the work and materials.
Permits and the pour
When you're ready, we check what the city needs and pick a pour date around the weather. Our crew lead runs the job, and I check in until it's done.
Describe your driveway and what you park
Send the size, whether an old driveway comes out and what you park, and we'll reply within one business day. Estimates are free, on site and carry no obligation.
Driveway questions from South Burlington homeowners
How much does a concrete driveway cost around South Burlington?
An unreinforced concrete driveway in the Burlington area usually costs about $6 to $11 per square foot, not counting removal of an old driveway. That's the usual local range, not our price. Replacing costs more when the old one has to come out first, so please tell us if yours does, and your written estimate will show your own figure.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one did?
Some cracking in concrete is expected, but properly designed control joints, the cut lines across the slab, control where it goes and limit it. We cut them on time and pack the base so the slab doesn't settle with the dirt. Steel reinforcement can help keep cracks narrow, but it works with even support and joints rather than replacing them.
How do I protect a new concrete driveway in its first winter?
Keep cars off the edges and skip deicing salt that first season, even when the surface looks hard, because young concrete scales, or flakes, more easily under salt. We start curing right after finishing and plan the pour date so the slab has time to gain strength before hard freezes. Where the exposure calls for it, the mix should be air-entrained, with tiny air pockets that ease freezing pressure.
Do I need a permit for driveway work in a highway right-of-way?
Yes, work in a highway right-of-way needs a written permit, from the state on state highways or from the city on its roads. Some South Burlington projects go to the Development Review Board and some need an administrative permit, and the city asks you to call 802-846-4106 if you're unsure. We check and help you file before we set a date.
Does my driveway contractor need to be registered in Vermont?
Yes, for a homeowner job over $10,000.00 in labor and materials, Vermont requires the contractor to register with the Office of Professional Regulation, and paving and exterior work count unless an exemption applies. On those jobs, a written contract comes before any deposit or work, listing price terms, estimated dates, the work and materials, and how changes are approved.
Other concrete work we do
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
Plan your driveway with South Burlington Concrete
Call or send the form with the street your driveway meets, since that helps show whether a right-of-way permit belongs in the plan, and I'll come walk the site.
