Concrete Driveway & Patio Installation in Taylor, MI
Water at the garage door is Taylor's usual complaint. We fix it front and back.
Ask Taylor homeowners what bothers them about their driveway and the answer is usually the same: water standing at the garage door. A lot of homes here were built between the 1950s and the 1970s on flat clay, and the original slabs have settled toward the house. When we replace a Taylor driveway, we often rebuild the patio too, since the back slab tends to have the same problem with water creeping toward the foundation.
Wayne County · Lake-plain clay
New concrete, planned around your Taylor lot
The fix starts below the concrete. We dig out the soft clay, put back compacted 21AA in lifts and set a fall on both slabs so water runs to the street and the yard. Reinforcement, an air-entrained mix and control joints handle the freeze-thaw. The City of Taylor sets the permit requirements, and we confirm them before work begins. Then you get a written quote with each piece listed.
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 Taylor
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 Taylor
Every one starts with a free on-site estimate and a clear price in writing.
How a Taylor 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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Same crews, same routes, often the same week.
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