Concrete Driveway Installation in Westland, MI
Concrete Driveways
Durable, great-looking driveways built to handle Michigan freeze-thaw.
A driveway takes more abuse than any other surface on your property: cars every day, snowplows and shovels, road salt dripping off the car all winter, and a freeze-thaw cycle that never lets up. We build yours from the ground up so it handles all of it.
Typical price$12–$15 / sq ftinstalled in Metro Detroit · cost guide →
What we build
Concrete Driveways, start to finish
- New driveway installation
- Two-car and three-car driveways
- Driveway approaches and aprons
- Broom, stamped and exposed-aggregate finishes
- Decorative borders and bands
Key considerations
What goes into it
- 01Excavation and compacted base
- 02Slope that sends water away from the house
- 03Rebar or fiber reinforcement
- 04Air-entrained mix for freeze-thaw
- 05Control joints in the right places
Because Michigan weather is hard on concrete, we put the most care into the parts you can’t see: proper sub-base, reinforcement, and curing that make your concrete last.
What’s under the surface
A Michigan driveway, in cross-section
Not to scale · slope exaggerated
1Wet clay freezes and heaves in winter, then softens and settles in spring, moving whatever sits on top of it.
2Soft clay comes out and compacted 21AA aggregate goes in, so the slab sits on something that stays put.
3Rebar on chairs at mid-depth keeps any cracks that do form tight and level.
4An air-entrained mix survives freeze-thaw, and control joints decide where the slab cracks.
5The slab slopes away from the house, with an isolation joint where it meets the foundation.
How it runs
Estimate to final walkthrough
- 1Free estimate: we visit, measure and listen
- 2Plan the layout, finish and timeline
- 3Prep, forms and reinforcement, then the pour
- 4Cure, seal where needed and walk it with you
Finish options
Straightforward or decorative
Broom finish
Fine ridges for traction on snow and ice. The standard for driveways.
Stamped
Patterned and colored to look like stone, slate or brick.
Exposed aggregate
The surface washed back to show the stone. Grippy and hides wear well.
Integral color
Color mixed through the whole slab, so chips don’t show grey.
Decorative borders
A contrasting band that frames a driveway or patio.
Sealed
Sealer before the first winter to resist water and road salt.
Where you live changes the job
A driveway on lake-plain clay is a different job than one on sandy outwash
Metro Detroit sits on three kinds of ground, and each one changes how we prepare the base, reinforce the slab and handle water. Your community page has the specifics.
Lake-plain clay
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.
Rolling glacial till
Proof-roll the subgrade to find soft spots, replace them, build a thicker compacted base, and plan the grade so runoff is carried around the slab.
Sandy outwash
Compaction done in lifts, a full-depth aggregate base, and a thicker section anywhere a truck, trailer or RV will park.
Where we install
Driveway Installation near you
Wayne County
Oakland County
Questions and answers
Concrete Driveways: what people ask us
A new broom-finished driveway in Southeast Michigan typically runs $12–$15 per square foot installed, including excavation and a compacted base. A two-car driveway of about 600 square feet (20 by 30 feet) is around $7,200–$9,000 new, and replacing an old one runs $13–$18 per square foot with the tear-out. Stamped or decorative finishes, six inches for trucks and extra base work on wet clay add to it.
Asphalt costs less up front, about $5–$8 per square foot installed in Southeast Michigan against $12–$15 for concrete, but it needs sealcoating every few years and replacing sooner. Concrete costs more once and lasts decades with little upkeep. Either one fails early on wet clay without a compacted base, so the base matters more than the material.
A broom finish is the standard because its ridges give tires and boots grip on snow and ice. Exposed aggregate grips well too and hides wear, and stamped work is often kept to borders and bands, with a broom-finished center where the tires run. Whatever the finish, a sealer before the first winter protects it from road salt.
It carries more: snowplows, garbage trucks and delivery vans cross it, and it sits in the road right-of-way, where the road authority sets the standard. Livonia’s standard detail calls for six inches of concrete in a residential approach, and the Road Commission for Oakland County asks for six inches between a county road and the sidewalk, against the four inches most driveways get.
Michigan’s residential code doesn’t require a building permit for a driveway on grade, but the approach, curb cut and any public sidewalk need a right-of-way permit, and many cities review the driveway itself too. Westland, for example, issues a zoning permit for driveways with a sand-and-form inspection before the pour, and Canton Township caps a driveway on a Wayne County road at 26 feet wide at the sidewalk. We’ll tell you which applies before we start.
Think about how many cars park there overnight and how much room the doors need to swing open. Chris will mark the layout on the ground so you can stand in it. Checking it against your city's width rules is part of the visit.
Yes. We set the grade at the garage first and work the slope out toward the street from there. The new slab meets the garage edge at a proper joint so water heads away from the door.
A heavy truck calls for a solid base and good reinforcement more than anything. We may thicken the slab where it turns or parks. Tell us what you drive at the estimate and we'll plan for it.
Curves are easy with flexible forms. The bigger concern is the roots, since cutting large ones can hurt the tree and leave soft soil behind. We look at both before settling on the shape.
Move cars, planters and anything stored along the edges, and tell us about sprinkler lines or buried lighting. We file the MISS DIG ticket for public utilities. A clear path for the truck saves time on pour day.
Typical prices for every kind of project are in the Metro Detroit concrete cost guide, and general questions are on the FAQ page.
More ways to improve your property
Explore our concrete services
Driveway ReplacementTear out the old one. Pour one that lasts.Driveway ExtensionsRoom for one more car, without the patchwork look.Concrete PatiosCustom patios that extend your living space and lift your curb appeal.Stamped ConcreteDecorative patterns and textures that mimic stone, brick and slate.Exposed Aggregate & DecorativeA finish with texture, grip and character.Commercial ConcreteReliable flat work for businesses and property managers.
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