Concrete Patios & Driveways in National Hills: Mid-century driveways

Mid-century driveways in National Hills are reaching the end

The driveways poured with these houses are now sixty or seventy years old. Most were four inches on bare subgrade with no stone base, because that was normal then. They have done well to last this long, and what we see now is the same pattern: cracking across the middle, an apron breaking up at the street, and panels that have settled against each other.

Two of those are repairable and one is not. Settlement can often be lifted back to grade for a fraction of replacement. Cracking that runs the full width with a height difference between the sides means the ground beneath has moved, and filling it just hides the problem.

What we are asked for most here: Driveway replacement, apron repair and slab lifting.

What we install in National Hills

Driveways and aprons

• Concrete Driveways — a slab built for vehicle loads, not foot traffic
• Concrete Driveway Cost — driveway pricing, and why thickness is where the money hides
• Concrete Driveway Replacement — full removal and repour when repair no longer makes sense
• Concrete Driveway Ideas — borders, ribbon drives and finish combinations

Surfaces

• Concrete Patios — a poured slab sized to the furniture and the door it serves
• Concrete Driveways — a slab built for vehicle loads, not foot traffic
• Concrete Walkways — a path from the street or drive to the door
• Concrete Pool Decks — the surround that has to stay cool and non-slip when wet
• Concrete Steps — poured risers and treads, formed on site rather than precast
• Concrete Sidewalks — public-frontage walk, usually to county specification
• Garage Floor Coating — a resin system over an existing slab, not new concrete
• Concrete Front Porch — a raised entry slab, often replacing a failed original

Finishes

• Stamped Concrete — a texture pressed into the surface while the slab is still plastic
• Exposed Aggregate Concrete — stone brought to the surface by washing back the cement paste
• Stained Concrete — colour driven into cured concrete rather than mixed in
• Colored Concrete — pigment batched into the mix at the plant
• Broom Finish Concrete — the standard textured finish, drawn with a broom across the float
• Salt Finish Concrete — rock salt pressed in then washed out, leaving small pits
• Polished Concrete — mechanically ground and densified, an interior finish
• Concrete Overlay — a thin cementitious layer over sound existing concrete

Repair and replacement

• Concrete Crack Repair — routing and filling cracks that are stable, and identifying those that are not
• Concrete Resurfacing — a new wearing surface over a sound slab
• Concrete Sealing — a protective coat against water, salt and staining
• Concrete Leveling — lifting a settled slab back to grade instead of replacing it
• Concrete Driveway Replacement — full removal and repour when repair no longer makes sense
• Concrete Removal — breaking out and hauling away an existing slab

Commercial

• Commercial Concrete — flatwork for businesses, HOAs and property managers
• ADA Curb Ramps — compliant ramps with detectable warning panels
• Concrete Parking Areas — lots and bays built for repeated vehicle loading
• Dumpster Pads — a reinforced pad that survives being dropped on
• Loading Dock Aprons — the heavily loaded slab in front of a dock

Permits in Richmond County

Anything in the public right of way — the sidewalk across your frontage and the driveway apron where it meets the street — needs a permit from Richmond County and an inspection afterwards. Work behind the property line generally does not. We are licensed in Georgia and carry certificates for both states. We check which applies before quoting.

Questions we get asked

My driveway is original. Can it be saved?

Sometimes. Settlement is fixable — the slab is lifted back to grade and the void beneath is filled. Cracking straight across with one side sitting higher than the other is the ground moving, and no surface repair fixes that. We can tell you which you have by looking at it.

Is it worth widening rather than replacing?

If the existing slab is sound, adding a strip alongside is much cheaper than a full replacement. The join will show, because new and old concrete never match, but it is a clean line rather than a patch.

Nearby areas

Summerville · Olde Town · Harrisburg · Sand Hills · Forest Hills · West Augusta · South Augusta · Goshen

Get a quote in National Hills

Call (762) 320-6343. We come out, measure, talk through the finish, and leave a written price. No charge for the visit.