Concrete driveway building in Richland WA - a slab built for what you park
Cracked, sinking or pooling driveway? We build a new slab sized for your vehicles and your ground, poured when the weather is right.
R&S Richland Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor based in Richland. Homeowners call us for driveways, patios, steps and foundation work, and property owners call us for lots and cutting jobs across the Tri-Cities and the cities around it. On concrete driveway building in Richland, we take the time to show you why the slab does what it does.
- Owner measures every job in person
- Base dug out and packed firm
- First-winter care explained before we leave
How we build a concrete driveway in Richland
Most people call us about concrete driveway building in Richland once the old one is cracked, sinking or holding puddles. A driveway is a slab built to carry your vehicles, so the first thing I ask is what you'll park on it, a car, a pickup or an RV, because that shapes the slab we recommend.
What moves the price is the driveway's size, the slab thickness your vehicles call for, whether we reinforce it and whether an old driveway comes out first. The schedule turns mostly on the weather, because fresh concrete shouldn't freeze or dry out too fast. Your on-site estimate gives you your own figure.
- Old slab removal. If there's an old driveway, we break it out and haul it away so the new slab starts on clean ground.
- A packed base. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, instead of raking loose dirt level and pouring over it.
- Forms and rebar. We set forms to the right slope and add rebar, steel bars that help hold the slab together, when the job calls for it.
- Pour and cure. We pour, broom the top for grip, and keep the slab from drying out while it cures, the slow hardening that gives concrete its strength.
Driveway work we take on
Most driveway work is a new slab or a replacement, but we also widen and extend driveways and add a finish beyond plain gray when you want one.
New driveways
We build new concrete driveways on lots that have only had gravel or dirt, sized and sloped for the vehicles you'll park there.
Tear-out and replace
When an old slab is cracked, sunken or chipping, we remove it and pour a new one on a base that's been dug out and packed.
Widening and extensions
We add width for a second car or extend a slab out to a side yard or RV pad, matched to the slope of what's already there.
Patterned or colored
If you want more than plain gray, stamped concrete gives a driveway a pattern or color, and the slab underneath is built the same way.
Planning a concrete patio or walkway along with the driveway, or something not listed here? Ask on the estimate visit and we'll talk it through.
Why a concrete driveway is worth building right
A driveway done right stays flat, sends water away from your house and carries what you park on it. Most of that is work you can't see once it's poured, so if the budget is tight, I'd cut the fancy finish before the base.
- Water runs awayWe check where water runs on your lot and slope the slab away from the house, so runoff doesn't head for your garage.
- Joints cut on timeControl joints, grooves cut soon after the pour, give cracks a planned place to happen instead of a random one.
- Pour timed to the dayOn hot days we pour early, because concrete finished in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top.
- A mix made for freezingConcrete facing hard freeze and thaw should be air-entrained, full of tiny bubbles that give freezing water room, so ask what's ordered.
How your driveway job runs
I come out and measure
You call, and I come out myself to look at the driveway, measure it and talk through your options while we're standing on it.
Written estimate and plan
You get a written estimate that spells out what's included, and we plan the pour around what your job and the season call for.
Pour and walk-through
I'm on site with our crew for the work, and before we leave I walk you through caring for the new concrete while it cures.
Why Richland homeowners call us for driveways
I'd rather you understand your driveway than take my word for it. We'll explain why the slab slopes, where the joints go and what the base is doing, so you can judge the work yourself. Call (509) 581-2407 to start.
Every line explained
I walk you through every line of the estimate, so you know what you're paying for and why each item is there.
On site for the pour
I work alongside our crew on your driveway, so the person who measured it is right there when it's poured.
Satisfaction guaranteed
That's our promise on every driveway, and the walk-through at the end is your chance to raise anything before we pack up.
Driveway building in Richland and nearby cities
Washington makes every construction contractor register with the state Department of Labor & Industries, and the registration number has to be on the estimate. We're licensed and insured, and you can look us up in the department's Verify a Contractor tool. On a home job of $1,000 or more, you'll also get a disclosure notice from us, because the state requires it.
Around Richland, most of our driveway calls are replacements for slabs that have cracked, sunk at the edges or started holding water, so we find out why the old one failed before we pour. We do the same work in West Richland and Pasco.
Tell us about your driveway
Send the driveway's rough size, what you park on it and whether an old slab comes out. We'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, no obligation.
Call (509) 581-2407Driveway questions we hear in Richland
What does a concrete driveway cost in Richland, WA?
A concrete driveway in Richland usually costs about $5 to $11 per square foot, by one cost guide's figures, not counting removal of an old driveway. Reinforced concrete runs somewhat more per square foot, and tearing out an old slab adds to it, so ask whether a bid includes demolition. Your on-site estimate spells out both.
Does my truck or RV need a thicker concrete driveway in Richland?
It can. A Richland cost guide says the standard slab is usually enough for everyday cars, but owners with trucks, RVs or poor soil may want a thicker one. That's why I ask what you'll park on it before recommending a slab, and we talk through the difference on site.
Can you pour a concrete driveway in winter or on a hot summer day?
Yes, with good timing. The risk from late fall through early spring is concrete freezing soon after it's placed while it's still saturated, so we wait for a stretch when that's unlikely. Hot, windy days dry the top fast, but concrete poured in heat ends up about as durable as any when it reaches its strength and curing keeps the surface from drying out.
How do I take care of a new concrete driveway its first winter?
Keep deicing chemicals off it the first winter, then use them in moderate amounts after that. Even later, skip ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate and magnesium-based salts, because they attack concrete surfaces. Before we leave, I go over what else to keep off your new driveway that first winter.