Signs a driveway needs replacing, not repairing
- Concrete panels that have lifted or dropped so a step forms at the joints.
- Cracks wider than a pencil running across most of the driveway, with weeds in them.
- Alligator cracking over a large area, which means the base under the asphalt has failed.
- Low spots that hold water by the garage or the apron after every storm.
- A surface that has been patched and overlaid so many times it sits higher than the garage slab.
If only one or two areas are bad and the rest is sound, asphalt repair or a resurfacing overlay may be enough. We will tell you which on the walk-through.
Concrete driveway removal and haul-off
Breaking out a concrete driveway takes a skid steer or a breaker, and the slab often has rebar or wire mesh in it that has to be cut free. The broken concrete is loaded and hauled away from the property. Once it is out, we can see the ground that was under it, and on Garland clay that is usually where the story is: a void where soil washed out, a wet patch from a leaking downspout or a sprinkler line, or clay that swelled and pushed a panel up. That gets fixed before anything new goes down.
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Rebuilding the base, then new asphalt
Soft or wet soil is dug out and replaced. Crushed stone goes back in layers and each layer is compacted. The surface is shaped so water runs off toward the street or the alley. Then hot-mix asphalt is laid and rolled, two to three inches thick after compaction depending on what parks there. The apron at the street and the joint at the garage slab are finished so they meet flush. If the curb approach sits in the city right-of-way, we check whether the City of Garland needs a permit for that part before we price it.
Asphalt driveway replacement or concrete again
Some owners replace concrete with asphalt and some replace old asphalt with asphalt. Asphalt costs less to put in, is ready to drive on within days instead of weeks of curing, and is simpler to patch or resurface later. Concrete costs more up front and stands up better to oil drips and heavy point loads such as trailer jacks. Both crack on moving clay if the base is poor. We pave asphalt, and the walk-through covers whether it suits your drive, your HOA if you have one, and how you use it. The asphalt driveway cost page shows the line items behind a replacement price.