Nothing on the lot takes more weight or more salt than the driveway, so it gets the most attention. The crew pours new driveways, swaps out cracked or sunken ones, widens tight ones and rebuilds worn slabs over a fresh stone base. In Woodbridge a driveway starts with a zoning permit, which carries a flat fee of $25 per permit and a plot plan from a licensed surveyor. If the apron or curb is replaced, the Division of Engineering adds a Road Opening Permit. Each slab is formed, inspected and joined to its apron, so water runs toward the street across the whole surface.
A patio turns the back of a house into a flat, firm space for dining, a grill and a fire pit. It is poured in whatever shape the yard allows and pitched away from the foundation, so rain drains into the lawn instead of toward the basement wall. Available finishes are broom, smooth trowel, colored and stamped. Low ground and standing water are common in the Township, so drainage is worked out before the forms go in. A new patio can tie into an existing slab, and it is poured from the same mix we use on driveways.
Stamped concrete takes a brick, slate or stone pattern while the slab is still wet, and color completes the look. Patios and walkways end up reading as laid stone, minus the joints that heave. It costs more than plain flatwork, and it fits owners who want a paver look on a surface poured as one piece. Pattern, color and border are chosen together before concrete is ordered. Expect $15 to $25 per square foot for a stamped patio. Stamped steps are priced at $150 to $300 per step.
Concrete Repair
A repair can rescue a slab before replacement becomes the only option. Repair work includes sealing and filling cracks, patching chipped corners and resurfacing flaking tops, which gives a worn driveway or patio several more years. A slab that sits level with narrow cracks is a repair job. One that has dropped, or crumbles through its whole depth, has to be replaced. Repair costs less, and each patch, seal and resurfacing step appears on its own line of the estimate, so you can compare the two choices on paper.
Concrete Sidewalks
A lifted or sunken sidewalk is a trip hazard for anyone walking past your house. Work in the public right of way needs a Road Opening Permit from the Division of Engineering, priced at $100 per permit on a road not under moratorium. The walk, the curb and the apron are poured together as one frontage, with the Dig Number called in before tear-out and the Township inspection scheduled. Street tree roots are a frequent cause of lifted panels, and root work is written into the estimate as a separate item.
Commercial Concrete
Business owners get the same crew that serves homeowners, with a deeper base and extra steel where the loads demand it. Our commercial work covers parking areas, curbs, sidewalks, loading docks and equipment pads. Heavy trucks and steady foot traffic mean thickness and reinforcement are sized to the property and never lifted from a driveway plan. Work is staged so part of the lot stays open, and the permits belong to the job. Each commercial project gets a free written estimate, with every stage on its own line.
