Concrete Driveways in Lakewood, CO

Lakewood sits immediately west of Denver in Jefferson County, running up toward the foothills, and it has its own permitting for driveways and paving rather than deferring to Denver. Confirm which office covers your address before any work starts, particularly if the job touches the sidewalk or the curb.

The housing is substantially post-war, which gives the concrete here a recognisable character. Driveways from that era are frequently thinner than what would be poured today, often with minimal reinforcement and joint spacing that reflects older practice. Many are now well past the point where patching is economic. At the same time the lots are generally generous, which means long driveways and more flatwork per property than in the denser neighbourhoods east of here.

The westward slope toward the foothills makes drainage a more active consideration than it is out on the plains. Water moves across these properties with more energy, and a patio or driveway that interrupts that movement without providing for it will pond somewhere. Since wetting and drying of expansive soils is the main driver of ground movement along the Front Range, a slab that redirects water against a foundation is doing real damage over time, not merely looking untidy.

For older concrete specifically, the diagnosis worth getting right is whether the surface has worn or the slab has moved. Flaking and pitting is scaling, driven by freeze-thaw and made much worse by de-icing salt, and can sometimes be resurfaced. Sections sitting at different heights is ground movement, and resurfacing changes nothing.