Concrete Driveway & Patio Installation in Wayne, MI
Get the slope right in front and out back, and Wayne's flat clay behaves.
Wayne is mostly post-war houses on flat clay, and after a heavy rain you can see where the water ends up: at the garage door, along the side of the house, on the old slab by the back step. When we put in a new driveway and patio together in Wayne, we treat the whole lot as one drainage problem. The driveway falls toward the street, the patio falls toward the yard, and neither one sends water back at the foundation.
Wayne County · Lake-plain clay
New concrete, planned around your Wayne lot
Under both slabs the soft clay comes out and compacted 21AA goes in, in lifts, with reinforcement and an air-entrained mix on top. The City of Wayne handles permits for this kind of work, and we check what your project needs and pull it before anything is dug. Our Romulus shop is just down the road, so Wayne estimates and pour days are easy for us to fit into the week.
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 Wayne
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 Wayne
Every one starts with a free on-site estimate and a clear price in writing.
How a Wayne 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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