Concrete Driveway & Patio Installation in Romulus, MI
Our shop is in Romulus, so your driveway and patio are close to home for us.
SC Concrete Services works out of a shop on Heyer Street in Romulus, so jobs here are about as close to home as they get. Romulus has a real mix of houses, from older homes on flat lake-plain clay to newer subdivisions, and the driveway and patio plan changes with each one. On an older lot we may be tearing out a tipped original slab. In a newer subdivision we might be adding the patio the builder skipped.
Wayne County · Lake-plain clay
New concrete, planned around your Romulus lot
Either way, the ground is clay that holds water, so both slabs get the soft clay dug out and replaced with compacted 21AA, with the slope set away from the house. We pour an air-entrained mix with reinforcement and cut control joints. The City of Romulus sets the permit requirements for driveways, approaches and patios, and we check them for your address. Most of our Romulus work is homes, with some commercial lots around the airport.
Lake-plain clay
Flat, slow-draining clay left behind by the glacial lakes that once covered most of Wayne County.
This clay holds water and drains slowly, and in spring the water table sits close to the surface. When that water freezes, it lifts the slab above it; when it thaws, the softened clay lets the slab settle back unevenly. That cycle is why so many driveways here tip toward the garage, crack at the apron and hold puddles after a storm.
Dig out the soft clay, replace it with compacted 21AA aggregate base, and set the slope so water runs off the slab and away from the house.
- Driveway tipping back toward the garage
- Puddles that sit for hours after rain
- Cracks opening at the garage apron
- Panels lifted in winter and sunk by summer
Signs it’s time for new concrete in Romulus
One of these is worth an estimate. Several together usually mean the base underneath has given up, and a new slab on a rebuilt base is the fix that lasts.
- 01Driveway tipping back toward the garage
- 02Puddles that sit for hours after rain
- 03Cracks opening at the garage apron
- 04Panels lifted in winter and sunk by summer
- 05Cracks wider than a pencil
- 06Panels that rock or sound hollow
- 07Sections that have sunk or lifted
- 08Water pooling on the surface
- 09Flaking, scaling or pitting
- 10Crumbling edges and corners
- 11Trip edges between panels
- 12Patch on top of patch
More concrete services in Romulus
Every one starts with a free on-site estimate and a clear price in writing.
How a Romulus project runs
- 01
Free Estimate
We visit, measure and listen, then give you a clear, no-pressure quote.
- 02
Plan & Materials
We finalize the design, finish, and timeline, and lock in honest pricing.
- 03
Prep & Pour
Proper sub-base, forms, and reinforcement, then a clean, expert pour.
- 04
Cure & Walkthrough
We cure, seal where needed, clean up, and walk the finished job with you.
Straight answers
Typical prices for every project are in the Metro Detroit cost guide, and more answers are on the FAQ page.
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