Concrete driveway building in Wellington FL - a slab built for the cars you park on it
Driveway cracked, sinking or holding water? We build a new concrete slab on a packed base, thick enough for what you drive.
Driveway building starts below ground. The slab is the easy part.
Building a concrete driveway in Wellington means taking out what's there, digging down to firm ground and pouring a new slab thick enough for the cars you park on it. Most of the work is in the subgrade, the packed ground the slab sits on, because a driveway poured on loose dirt settles and cracks along with it.
The base is buried on day one, so it's the first thing people want to cut when money's tight. I'd rather you pick a plain broom finish, a brushed texture that gives tires and shoes some grip, over stamped concrete than skimp on the base, because a weak base means tearing the whole slab out.
The price mostly turns on size, thickness and whether the slab gets steel, so on your estimate I price more than one option and show you what each one gets you. The schedule turns on the permit and the weather. Heat, dry air and wind can leave the top weak and dusty, most often in summer, so we plan the pour around the day's weather.
Old driveway giving out? Here's when it's time for a new one.
Cracks that keep getting wider
A few thin cracks are normal, but cracks that widen or break the slab into pieces usually mean the ground underneath has moved. Waiting lets more water in, and the loose pieces start rocking under your tires.
One section sitting lower
When part of the driveway drops below the rest, the dirt under it has usually settled or washed out. The step tends to grow as water keeps running under it, and it becomes a trip hazard and a hard bump for your car.
Puddles that sit after rain
Water that stands on the slab or runs toward the garage means the driveway wasn't poured with enough slope to carry it off. Left alone, that water soaks the ground below and softens the base the slab depends on.
Your driveway job starts with a visit. It ends with a walk-through.
You call, and I come out myself to look at the old driveway, the ground and where the water runs, since soaked ground under a slab loses its strength under a car. I'll ask what you park now and what you might park later, because that decides how thick we go and whether it gets steel.
Then you get a written estimate that spells out what's included, with more than one option side by side. If your driveway needs a permit, we pull it as your licensed contractor, handle the paperwork and keep you posted until it's approved.
On the work days I'm on site leading our crew. We dig out and pack the base, set the forms and any steel, pour, and cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack. Then we clean up and walk the driveway with you, so you know how to look after it while it cures, the slow hardening that builds its strength.
Tell us about your driveway. We'll come out and look.
Tell us your parcel size and the driveway area you have in mind. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
(561) 268-0415Building a driveway in Wellington? The rules shape the plan.
In Wellington, your parcel size decides the permit. At 1 acre or more, Wellington's driveway rules call for an engineering permit instead of a building permit, and the village asks for elevation information so the new slab drains and holds up to flooding. The swale, the grassy dip along the road, changes only with an engineering permit, and sidewalks can't be altered, painted or stained.
On a new home, driveways, walkways and patios together can cover no more than half of the required front yard, so a wide driveway can leave less room for a patio. We check all of this at the start, and we build driveways across Palm Beach County too, including Royal Palm Beach and The Acreage, where we check what each office asks for.
Questions about driveway building? Here are straight answers.
Read through the answers below, and if your question isn't here, call us at (561) 268-0415 and we'll talk it through with you.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Wellington FL?
A new concrete driveway in the West Palm Beach area usually costs about $6 to $12 per square foot, not counting tearing out an old one. That's the area's going rate, not our quote, and where yours lands depends on size, thickness, steel and finish. I'll put our price for each option in writing at the estimate.
How thick should a concrete driveway be?
One driveway guide calls for at least 4 inches, and says 5 inches adds about 20% to the concrete cost but nearly 50% to the weight the slab can carry. That's why I price both on your estimate, so you can weigh the extra inch against what you park.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one?
Most concrete gets a few hairline cracks, so the goal is to control where they go. Control joints give them a planned place to form, and rebar, steel bars set inside the slab, won't stop cracks but helps hold them together, which matters most under heavy vehicles.
Do I need an engineering permit or a building permit for a driveway in Wellington?
If your parcel is 1 acre or larger, Wellington calls for an engineering permit instead of a building permit. Florida law requires construction to be done by licensed contractors, and we're licensed and fully insured, so we pull the permit and handle the paperwork.
How soon can I drive on a new concrete driveway?
Plan on at least a week before you drive on it, which is what one driveway guide recommends while the concrete cures. Foot traffic usually comes sooner, and I'll tell you when at the final walk-through, so line up somewhere else to park for that stretch.
Planning a new driveway or patio? Ask us to come look.
Call (561) 268-0415 or use the form. We answer our own phone, so tell us what you park, and we'll set a time to come look.
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