Concrete Driveway Contractor in Tempe, AZ
Tempe driveways for owners and landlords, poured on a solid base.
Maricopa County · Caliche desert floor
Tempe is largely built out, and half its homes went up between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s. That makes most driveways here thirty to fifty years old, with cracked panels, sunken aprons and stains from years of cars. Fewer than half of Tempe homes are owner-occupied, so landlords and property managers are a big part of the picture, and they want durable concrete and a schedule that works around tenants. Owners who live here ask for replacements, widening and stamped or colored finishes.
Typical Phoenix-area price$8–$12 / sq ftinstalled · free written estimateWhat Tempe driveways need
Much of Tempe sits on caliche, a hard layer that can start a few inches or a few feet down. Water that soaks in stops at it, and the soil above goes soft, which is why an old driveway can sink at one end. When caliche sits high, we break it out and replace it with compacted aggregate base. Then come rebar on chairs, control joints laid out before the pour, and a slope that sends water away from the house and garage.
Permits here go through the City of Tempe, which has its own standards for driveways and the apron at the street, and our crew checks what your job needs. Some neighborhoods have HOA review, and we prepare the layout, finish and color for it. For rentals we coordinate with you and the tenant on access and parking. Call (602) 773-1313 for a free on-site estimate and a printed quote with the price.
What’s included
Every Tempe 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 Tempe 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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