A typical single driveway lands between $4,000 and $6,500, and our slab pricing is published on this site so you can see where your size falls before anyone visits. The variables that move a driveway quote are access for the concrete truck, disposal of the old surface, and the condition of the ground underneath, and each one appears as its own line on your written estimate.

Our residential driveways are 5 inch concrete with wire mesh reinforcement over a compacted gravel base. Anything thinner carrying vehicles through Ontario winters is a short-term driveway. When you compare quotes, ask every contractor to put thickness, base depth and reinforcement in writing; it is the fastest way to find out why one quote is cheaper.

Most residential driveways are two to three days on site: tear-out and base work first, then forming, pouring and finishing. Weather can shift a pour day, and we tell you the realistic schedule at the estimate rather than a hopeful one.

Passenger vehicles after 7 days. The concrete keeps gaining strength until the 28 day mark, so heavy vehicles like moving trucks and trailers wait until then. We leave written cure instructions on the final day with the exact dates for your pour, so nothing is left to memory.

Yes, and it is one of our most common jobs. The one rule is that concrete is never poured over asphalt, because asphalt flexes and concrete does not, so a pour over old asphalt cracks along every movement underneath it. The correct conversion removes the asphalt, rebuilds the base, and pours properly, and that removal is a named line on your estimate.

Here is the honest answer most contractors skip: all concrete wants to crack as it cures and moves through seasons. The craft is controlling where. We cut control joints the same day as the pour so the slab cracks invisibly inside the joints instead of randomly across the surface. Fine hairline surface lines can appear over years and are cosmetic; structural cracking comes from a bad base, which is why ours is compacted to depth on every job.

Standard broom finish is included in our published pricing and is what most of the GTA drives on. Exposed aggregate is the most popular upgrade, adding texture and curb appeal, and stamped borders or full stamped surfaces are available for a more decorative look. Upgrades are priced upfront at the estimate, and the finish changes the look, not the lifespan.

Use sand instead of salt for traction in year one. De-icing salt is hard on young concrete before it has fully cured and been sealed, and the first winter is when the surface is most vulnerable. We cover sealing timing and winter care in the written instructions you get at the walkthrough.

Yes. We pour the extension with an isolation joint against the existing slab so the two can move independently through freeze thaw, and we match heights so there is no lip. One caution we flag early: widening can change your driveway's legal footprint, and GTA municipalities have rules about width, front yard coverage and anything touching the boulevard. We tell you whether your plan needs the city involved before you sign anything.

It is scoped and priced on every estimate as its own line, never hidden inside the total. Disposal costs vary across the GTA, higher downtown than in the suburbs, and naming the number is part of how we quote. What is always included in the base price: excavation, gravel base, forming, wire mesh, 5 inch concrete, and professional finishing.