The Concrete Was More Than 20 Years Old And ...
... In Need Of Replacement.
... To Easily Breakup ...
They Loaded The Old Concrete Into The Truck For Recycling.
Now The The Driveway Is Done ...
... Time To Start The Sidewalks.
It Always Looks Worse Before It Looks Better ...
... That's What They Told Us!
The New Stairs Were Trimmed To Make The New Driveway ...
... One Foot Wider Than The Old One.
The Bobcat Did Some Grading ...
... While The Forms Were Built.
It Looks Like We're Ready To Go.
Anita Raked Out Some Of The Larger "Chunks".
The Sidewalk Looks Ready ...
... So Does The Driveway Until ...
Our Prepped Driveway Quickly Filled w/ Water. Can You See The Siphon Drain?
It Was Summer And The Sun Was Out Quickly To Dry The Mess.
They Placed Ribar Into The Existing Concrete To Prevent The Driveway From ...
... Sinking. Let It Pour (Concrete)!
The Concrete Was Flowing Freely.
They Had A Lot Of Ground To Cover - Literally!
The Board Was Used To Level The Concrete.
The Laser Was Used To Build The Forms ...
... Guaranteeing Perfect Drainage!
They Had To Work Fast ...
... To Get It Finished Before It Setup.
... They Ran A Bit Short!!
Time To Start Finishing What's Down While ...
... They Wait For The Second Concrete Truck.
It Almost Looks Like Ice At This Point.
Finishing The Edges And ...
They Needed A Few Seams ...
... To Control Drainage And ...
... Provide A Place To Crack (Should The Ground Subside).
Looks Like The 2nd Truck Arrived ...
... To Pour The Sidewalks.
Placing The Expansion Material Between The Old & The New Concrete.
Still Have To Keep Finishing The Previous Pour While ...
... Working Quickly To Finish The New Pour.
Still Have LOTS To Do, But ...
... The Sidewalks Are Ready To Finish.
Done With The 2nd Load Of Concrete!
Now The Detail Work Can Begin.
We Requested A Brushed Finish (vs. A Swirl Finish On The Steps And Porch).
It's Starting To Look Like A Driveway.
Time To Put The Finishing Touches On The Edges.
Lookin' Good. Let's Take A Look Around.
It'll Be A Few WEEKS Before We Can Use It.
Guess Who Got To Do The Cleanup Work? Someone Had To Make It ALL Look Pretty!
Finally, A Use For My New Blower.
We Highly Recommend Randy @ R&R Concrete - Give Him A Call.
FINISHED!! Remember What It Used To Look Like?
Well Worth The Money!! Be Sure To Check Out The Rest Of The Projects This Effort Created!!