Concrete Driveway and Flatwork Replacement in Oakland, Topeka, KS
Topeka Concrete Pros replaces concrete driveways and flatwork in the Oakland neighborhood of North Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. We are a licensed and insured concrete contractor. We tear out and repour driveways, walks, patios, steps, and garage slabs for the older homes on the north side of the river.
Oakland sits in the Kansas River bottom, low ground that has flooded more than once in the neighborhood's history. That location put these homes on deep bottomland clay. The clay holds water, swells, and lifts a slab, then dries and drops it back down out of line. Older Oakland driveways and walks show it as cracked panels, settled corners, and edges that no longer meet the step or the garage.
We rebuild the ground under the slab, which is the part a patch never reaches. The old concrete is demolished and hauled off. We compact the subgrade and lay four to six inches of crushed stone so water drains through the base instead of collecting under the slab. On top we pour 4000 PSI air-entrained concrete, reinforced with mesh or rebar, saw-cut with control joints so cracking stays on a line, and pitched a quarter inch per foot to shed water toward the street rather than the house.
Oakland work runs from driveway replacement to tear-out and haul-away and sidewalk and walkway replacement. Call (785) 555-0172 for a free estimate in Oakland.