Glendale Driveway Repair
Concrete Driveway Repair in Glendale, Queens
Cracked slabs, sinking aprons and broken garage approaches rebuilt for the many Glendale homes that park off the street.
- Built for cars and light trucks
- Slope set away from your garage
- Written price after a free visit
Why Do So Many Glendale Driveways Need Work?
Driveways are everywhere in Glendale. Rows of attached and semi detached houses share narrow drives, and detached homes have their own. Daily vehicle weight, age and water running toward the garage wear these slabs down, so repairs here are common.
A narrow shared driveway between two houses gets hit from both sides. Two households park, turn and drag trash cans across the same strip. The edges next to each house wall break first because water drains there and freezes.
Many driveways here also have a long slope to the street. Cracks that run across the slope let water under the slab, and the lower end then sinks.
Where roots from a neighbor's tree or a street tree run under the drive, the slab can heave. That is a different repair from simple wear, and it needs the roots handled before concrete goes down.
The Apron
What Is the Driveway Apron and Who Fixes It?
The apron is the sloped section where your driveway crosses the sidewalk and meets the curb. It sits on the public sidewalk, so work there generally needs a DOT sidewalk permit, which we file. Curb cut changes can also involve the Department of Buildings, so confirm the current rules.
A failed apron is easy to spot. The concrete cracks into pieces, a lip forms at the curb or the slab tilts toward the street gutter. It also lets water run onto the driveway instead of away from it.
A driveway apron has to be thicker than a walking flag, because cars cross it every day. If a violation covers the flags next to your apron, read our guide on sidewalk violations.
Should You Repair or Replace a Concrete Driveway?
Repair works for isolated surface damage and a few narrow cracks. Replace the driveway when slabs have broken apart, sunk, heaved or collect water against the garage. If more than a few sections have failed, new concrete on a rebuilt base usually costs less in the long run than repeated patches.
| Condition | Usual answer |
|---|---|
| Hairline cracks, solid surface | Clean and seal |
| Chipped or scaled surface | Resurface or replace the section |
| One sunken slab | Replace that slab on a new base |
| Slab tilting toward the garage | Replace and regrade the slope |
| Broken apron at the curb | Replace under a DOT permit |
| Widespread cracking | Full removal and a new driveway |
We tell you which category your driveway falls in during the visit, and the written price shows the work for each section.
Driveway Breaking Up or Draining to the Garage?
Show us the damage. We will explain what repair fits and what it involves.
How Is a Driveway Replaced Without Damaging the Property?
Replacement starts by marking the area, protecting the garage door, walls and any plantings, then cutting and breaking out old concrete. We rebuild the base, set the slope toward the street and pour. You keep the car on the street for the days the concrete cures.
Plan for parking. A Glendale driveway that serves a two family house means two households juggling spots, so we agree on a schedule in advance and tell both families the dates.
Drainage gets special care at the garage door. We set the slab so water runs toward the street and not under the door, and we tell you if a drain would help.
Garage approaches need extra attention. The last few feet before a garage door take the most turning and braking, and a slab that dips there collects water that then runs under the door.
We also look at the edge where the driveway meets the house wall. A gap there lets water down along the foundation, and sealing it is a small addition to the job.
If your neighbor owns half of the strip, we can quote each side or the whole thing so both owners see the same scope.
The Process
A Glendale Driveway Job in Five Steps
Inspect
We check the slabs, the apron and the slope to the street.
Price
The written price covers removal, base, concrete and finish.
Permit
If the apron is included, we file the DOT permit.
Remove and rebuild
The worn slabs are broken up and the ground under them is rebuilt.
Pour and cure
New concrete is poured and kept closed to cars while it cures.
Cracked Apron on a Violation Notice?
We repair the apron to DOT specifications and give you the records for the dismissal request. Read our guide on clearing a DOT sidewalk violation.
Nearby
Driveway Repair Near Glendale
We also repair driveways in the neighborhoods next to Glendale.
FAQ
Glendale Driveway Questions
A new slab has to harden before a car can sit on it. We give you the exact day for your job when we finish the pour. Parking on the street for that period is normal.
Yes. The apron is on the public sidewalk, so it is a separate piece of work with its own permit. We can price the driveway alone or both together.
We can price your half, your neighbor's half or the whole strip. Owners usually agree on scope first, and we help by writing up each option clearly.
Replacing concrete in the same footprint is a different matter from adding or widening a curb cut. New curb cuts and driveway changes can involve the Department of Buildings, so confirm with the city.
Roots, poor compaction and water getting under the slab are the main causes. We find the cause first so the new driveway does not repeat it.
Yes. Call (718) 468-8803 and a contractor will come out, take measurements and put the price in writing, free of charge.
Contact
Request Your Glendale Driveway Quote
Tell us whether the damage is in the slab, the apron or both. Photos of the driveway help.
- Call us(718) 468-8803
- HoursMon to Sat, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Free on site estimate with a written price
- Licensed and insured, 25+ years in business
- We handle DOT sidewalk permits
- Serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx
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