Concrete Driveway Repair in Belmont, Bronx

Local Conditions

Do Belmont Lots Have Driveways?

Few of them do. Belmont is dense, with pre war walk ups, tenements and two and three family houses built close together on small lots. Most buildings sit right at the sidewalk line, so there is little room for a driveway. A few lots have a garage entrance or a rear lot with a curb cut.

We say this plainly because driveway repair is a smaller part of the work here than in neighborhoods with more detached houses. When a Belmont property does have a driveway, it is usually short, narrow and under constant use.

Where a driveway crosses the sidewalk near Arthur Avenue or Crescent Avenue, the apron takes both vehicle weight and heavy foot traffic. The two together wear the concrete down faster than a quiet residential block would.

Cars and small trucks that enter these tight spots turn sharply, and that sharp turn scuffs and cracks the edge of the slab. We round the edges of new aprons and use a broom finish so tires and shoes keep a grip, even in wet weather.

Belmont's mix of homes and businesses also means a driveway may serve a shop's loading needs as well as a resident's car. That heavier use is worth mentioning at the visit, since we build the slab thickness around it.

If you do not have a driveway but need the sidewalk or the entrance slab fixed, we handle that too. See the related work below.