Concrete Driveway Contractor in Shadow Mountain, Phoenix, AZ
More parking on a 1970s Shadow Mountain lot, matched to the grade you have.
Phoenix · Caliche desert floor
Shadow Mountain is a mostly 1970s neighborhood in North Phoenix around the small Shadow Mountain preserve, and the driveways here were sized for a different era. Families now have more cars than the original slab can hold, so extensions are the job we get asked for most. One of our posted jobs in Shadow Mountain is a 300-square-foot driveway extension for extra parking, finished in one day and matched to the existing grade. Replacements of worn originals come right behind.
Typical Phoenix-area price$8–$12 / sq ftinstalled · free written estimateWhat Shadow Mountain driveways need
The ground here is mostly caliche desert floor. A hard layer of lime-cemented soil sits anywhere from a few inches to a few feet down and holds water, so the soil above it softens and the old driveways settle. For an extension, we dig the new area to firm ground, break out caliche that sits high, and compact an aggregate base. The new section ties into the old slab with rebar dowels so the two stay level.
Shadow Mountain is in the City of Phoenix, which means any new apron or curb cut in the right-of-way is poured 6 inches thick to city standards, usually under a city permit we arrange. Our office is about two miles away, so scheduling and site visits are easy. Summer pours start in the early morning, and we plan around the monsoon from June 15 to September 30. Call (602) 773-1313 for a free on-site estimate.
What’s included
Every Shadow Mountain driveway we pour starts with the ground under it, caliche desert floor here, and the same list of work goes into the quote:
- New concrete driveways
- Driveway replacement and tear-out
- Extensions, widening and side parking
- RV and trailer parking pads
- Stamped, colored and exposed-aggregate finishes
- Aprons at the street, with the city permit where one is needed
- Caliche, fill and soil checked before forming
- Compacted aggregate base, deeper where you park heavy
- Slope that sends water away from the garage
- Control joints laid out before the pour
- A pour timed and cured for the heat
Caliche desert floor
Gravelly desert soil on the fans and terraces of the Valley floor, often with a layer of caliche, soil cemented hard by calcium carbonate or silica, anywhere from a few inches to a few feet down.
Dig to firm ground, break out caliche that sits high in the base and haul it off the site, bring in aggregate base compacted in lifts, and slope the slab and the grade so roof and sprinkler water run away from it and off the hardpan.
What fails here first
- Slabs sunk or cracked beside sprinkler beds and downspouts
- Water standing along an edge for days after a storm
- Corners and edges dropped below the next panel
- Cracks that keep opening over the same low spot
How a Shadow Mountain driveway job runs
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Free Estimate
Call, text or send the form. We come out to look at the space, measure it and talk through what you want, and we can do a drive-by estimate if your schedule is tight.
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Printed Quote
You get a printed quote on the spot, free of charge, with the project details and a clear breakdown of the cost. You decide if and when to go ahead.
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Install
Once you approve it, we schedule the work, prepare the site and pour, finish and cure your concrete with methods planned for the heat and the monsoon.
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Final Walkthrough
We’ll review the completed work with you, answer your questions, and make sure you know how to care for your new concrete.
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