What Does a Concrete Driveway Actually Cost?
The concrete itself is only part of the bill. A planning look at thickness, yards, base, reinforcement, finish, labor, and sometimes tear-out — not a quote.
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What does a concrete driveway actually cost? The concrete itself is only part of the bill. A typical passenger-car driveway is about four inches thick. Heavier vehicles, and the apron at the street, often need more. A 24-by-20 foot driveway at five inches is about seven and a half yards, before a little extra for waste. On top of the concrete, you're paying for the base, reinforcement, the finish, labor, and sometimes tear-out of the old slab. Ready-mix is usually priced by the yard at the plant, before delivery and fees. Labor and the finish typically move the bid more than the mix does. For a planning estimate, not a quote, use the cost calculator at concretenear.com, then talk to a local concrete contractor.
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- Finished residential concrete driveway. Unknown · Pexels License (free to use; attribution not required, recorded anyway) · Pexels photo 8031952 — concrete paving on driveway.
- Crew placing a residential driveway from a ready-mix chute. Unknown · Pexels License (free to use; attribution not required, recorded anyway) · Pexels photo 33405139 — concrete workers building driveway in Fort Worth.
- Rebar grid on a gravel base, before a driveway pour. Dig deeper · CC BY-SA 4.0 · File:Rebar lattice prior to the pouring of a concrete driveway.jpg · attribution required.
- Dump truck placing crushed stone. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region · Public domain · File:Little Sucker Brook- Construction of stream crossing (5277480687).jpg.
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