Delaware, Ohio and the rest of Delaware County

Concrete driveways, patios and repair in Delaware, Ohio

We pour new driveways, back patios, walks and garage floors, and we fix the ones an Ohio winter already chewed up. Someone comes out, measures, checks what's underneath, and you get a written price before anything gets broken up.

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New concrete driveway with clean control joints leading up to a two-car garage

Rebar grid set on supports before a concrete pour — Rebar set on supports before the pour, so it ends up in the middle of the slab instead of lying in the dirt.

Why concrete around here cracks

Take a walk through the older neighborhoods near downtown Delaware and count the driveways with a crack running from the garage door to the street. Plenty of newer ones out in Lewis Center and Powell aren't far behind.

Usually the concrete isn't the problem. The ground under it is.

Most of Delaware County sits on heavy glacial clay. It holds water, swells when it's wet, and shrinks back when it dries out. Then winter shows up and the ground freezes and thaws over and over, sometimes in the same week. On top of that, every car brings road salt home from 23 and 36 and drips it right where you park. A thin slab laid on soft clay with no gravel under it doesn't have much of a chance.

So most of our time goes into the part you never see. We dig out the soft stuff, bring in crushed limestone and compact it, set the forms so water drains away from the house, and put rebar or wire where it belongs. Joints get cut every 8 to 10 feet so the slab has a straight, planned place to crack. Then it gets cured properly and sealed.

It's slow and it isn't exciting. It's also why one driveway makes it 30 years and the one next door gets torn out after six.

What we pour (and fix)

Almost all of it is residential: driveways, patios, walks, garage floors, and the repair work that comes after a few hard winters. If it's flat concrete at your house, we probably do it.

Wide new concrete driveway leading up to a two-car garage

Driveways

New driveways, extra width for a third car, and full tear-out and replace. Usually 4 to 5 inches thick, more where trucks park.

Patios

Back patios, add-ons to an old slab, and pads for a hot tub or grill. Pitched so rain runs into the yard, not toward the foundation.

Stamped & decorative

Patterns that look like flagstone, slate or brick, plus colored concrete and exposed aggregate. One solid slab, so nothing to weed.

Repair & replacement

Cracks, sunken sections, trip edges and flaking. Sometimes a repair is plenty, and we'll say so when it is.

Sidewalks, steps & stoops

Front walks, side paths, steps and stoops that stay level and drain, instead of turning into a sheet of ice every January.

Garage floors & slabs

Garage and pole barn floors, shed pads, footings, and pads for an AC unit or generator. Built for what's going to sit on them.

What concrete costs in Delaware

It's the first thing everybody asks, so here are real ballpark numbers for 2026. Where you land depends mostly on size, whether old concrete has to come out first, how much digging and gravel the site needs, and how close we can get a truck.

These are rough. Once we've seen the job you get one number, in writing, and the visit costs nothing.

Broom-finish driveways, patios and walks	$8–$15 / sq ft
Stamped or colored concrete	$13–$22 / sq ft
Two-car driveway, new or replaced	$6,000–$11,000
12×16 back patio, broom finish	$1,900–$3,200
Breaking out and hauling old concrete	about $2–$5 / sq ft
Crack repair and small fixes	usually a few hundred

2026 ranges for residential work in Delaware County. Your site may land above or below.

How a job usually goes

You call. Tell us roughly what you want and where you are. If you already have measurements, great, but you don't need them.
We come out. We look at the grade, where water goes after a storm, and what's under the old concrete if there is any. You get a written quote, usually within a day or two.
Prep. Tear-out, digging, gravel base, forms and rebar. One or two days for most houses.
Pour day. Most residential jobs get poured and finished in a single day. We cut the joints and start the cure before we leave.
Give it time. Walk on it after a day or two, park a car on it after about a week, and keep heavy trucks off for a month.

Two finishers screeding a freshly poured concrete slab next to a house — Screeding a new slab flat. Floating, edging and the broom finish come right after this.

Questions people ask us

How long does a new driveway take?

Two to four days of work for most driveways, from tear-out to pour. Rain can push that back a day. After the pour, give it about a week before you park on it.

Can you pour concrete when it's cold out?

Yes, within reason. In late fall we use a warmer mix or an accelerator and cover the slab with insulated blankets on cold nights. We won't pour on frozen ground, and if a hard cold snap is coming we'll wait it out. April through October is still the easiest stretch.

How long will a new driveway last?

With a good base and decent drainage, 30 years or more is normal. Sealing it every few years and going easy on the rock salt helps a lot.

Should I repair my concrete or replace it?

A few hairline cracks or one sunken section can usually be fixed for a lot less than new. If the slab is broken into pieces, has dropped a couple of inches, or is flaking all over, patches won't last and replacing it is the better use of your money. We'll tell you which one we'd pick.

Do I need a permit?

Most work on your own lot doesn't need one. Work in the right-of-way, like the public sidewalk or the apron where your driveway meets the street, usually does, from the City of Delaware or from the township or county if you're outside city limits. We'll let you know at the estimate and pull it if it's needed.

Is the estimate actually free?

Yes. We come out, measure, and leave you a written price. No charge, and nobody's going to push you to sign anything that day.

Where we work

All over the city of Delaware, from the older streets around downtown and Ohio Wesleyan out to the newer neighborhoods along US-23 and Route 36/37. We're in Liberty, Orange, Berlin, Brown and Genoa townships most weeks, and we regularly head to Powell, Lewis Center, Sunbury, Galena, Ostrander, Ashley and Radnor. Westerville, Dublin and Marysville too, depending on the job.

Not sure if you're in range? Call (740) 300-3801 and ask.