Concrete Driveways in Glenview, IL

Concrete driveways for Glenview properties

Glenview has a mix of mid-century homes and newer large-lot construction, and that changes how we approach concrete driveways here. The specific thing we run into most is decorative patios.

We install, replace and repair concrete driveways across Chicago, the North Shore and DuPage County. The visible part of the job is one day of pouring and finishing. The part that decides whether the slab survives is everything that happens before the truck arrives.

New driveways and full replacement

Whether you are paving a new driveway or tearing out one that has heaved and cracked, the work that matters happens before the pour. We excavate to proper depth, compact a stable stone base in lifts, set forms to the right slope for drainage, and reinforce with rebar or wire mesh so the slab handles real vehicle weight.

Base preparation, the part nobody sees

Chicago is one of the hardest climates in the country on concrete. The freeze-thaw cycle runs from November into March, de-icing salt goes down on every driveway and public walk, and the clay soil underneath holds water instead of draining it. Concrete that survives here is air-entrained, poured on a compacted stone base, pitched so water leaves, jointed on a proper grid, and kept away from salt through its first winter.

How the job runs in Glenview

1. Estimate and layoutWe walk the driveway with you, check drainage and grade, look at how the old slab failed, and confirm thickness, reinforcement and finish before quoting.
2. Tear-out and haulThe old slab is broken out and hauled. In tight city lots this is hand-guided work around gangways, fences and neighboring foundations.
3. Excavate and compactWe dig past the disturbed material, bring in graded stone, and compact it in lifts.
4. Form and reinforceForms set to the drainage slope. Rebar or mesh set on chairs, not laid on the ground.
5. Pour, finish, jointPlaced, screeded, floated, and finished to your chosen texture. Control joints cut in the same-day window.

What affects the price in Glenview

• Square footage and slab thickness
• Whether an existing driveway has to come out, and how the site is accessed
• How much bad base has to be dug out and replaced
• Reinforcement: mesh versus rebar, and spacing
• Finish: broom, troweled, exposed aggregate or stamped
• Apron and public walk work, which may need a city permit

See the full concrete driveways page for the complete detail, or the Glenview service area page for everything we do here.

Other work we do in Glenview

Glenview customers also come to us for Concrete foundations in Glenview, Concrete patios in Glenview and Sidewalks & walkways in Glenview. We also cover nearby Morton Grove, Niles and Skokie.

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