Concrete driveway building in Spring Hill TN - a slab that drains away from your house
Cracked, sinking or puddling driveway? We dig out and pack a firm base, slope it away from the house and pour a new slab.
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- Free on-site estimates.
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What does it take to build a concrete driveway in Spring Hill?
Concrete driveway building in Spring Hill starts with an even, well-packed base and ends with a slab poured on top of it, sloped so rain runs to the street instead of toward your garage. That steady support underneath is what helps keep a driveway from settling and cracking.
Most people call because the old driveway has sunk, split or holds water by the garage, or because they're done with gravel. The price mostly turns on the size, whether there's an old slab to tear out, how much soft ground has to come out under it, how thick we pour it and what finish you want. The schedule turns on three things: getting any permit settled, a pour date that suits the weather and the days the new concrete needs before you park on it. Your estimate spells all of that out for your driveway.
How do you know your driveway needs replacing?
Cracks that keep widening
A hairline crack is normal, but one that opens wider each year or has one side higher than the other usually means the ground underneath moved. Left alone, water gets in, washes out more of the base and the break keeps spreading.
Sunken or tilted sections
When a section drops near the garage or tips toward the yard, the base under it was usually raked flat instead of dug out and packed, so it settled with the dirt. It won't come back up on its own, and the trip edge only gets taller.
Water standing by the garage
Puddles that sit after rain, or water that runs back toward the house, mean the slab was poured with the wrong fall. Every storm keeps soaking the ground at the slab's edge and next to your house, which is the last place you want it.
How we build a concrete driveway
A driveway is only as good as what's under it, so that's where we spend our time. If there's an old driveway, we break it out and haul it off, dig out the soft spots and fill them with crushed rock, then pack the subgrade, the ground the slab rests on, until it's firm and even from the garage to the street. We set square forms with a steady fall toward the street and away from the house, add rebar where heavy vehicles will park, since that steel inside the slab helps it carry the load, and talk through thickness with you before anything gets ordered. On pour day we start early so we're not finishing in midday heat, which leaves a weak, dusty top later, then give it a broom finish, a light texture so tires and shoes grip when it's wet. We cut control joints on time, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack instead of a random one, and then it cures, the waiting period while the concrete gains strength, before anyone drives on it. If the budget's tight, I'd rather you skip the fancy finish than skimp on the base, because nobody sees the base on day one and everybody sees it when a slab settles.
Driveway work often runs into other jobs around the house. If you want somewhere to sit out back, concrete patio construction uses the same base work and forms, and planning both at once lets us look at drainage across the whole lot. If you'd like more than a plain broom texture, stamped concrete presses a pattern into the surface, and plenty of people use it for a border or front walk beside a plain driveway.
Tear-out and replacement
For a driveway that's sunk, split or holds water, we remove the old slab and rebuild the base instead of pouring over the problem. It suits most older driveways, because whatever made the old one fail is usually still down there.
New driveway or extension
For a gravel drive, a newer house or a wider pad for another car, we build from fresh base all the way to the street edge. It suits anyone adding parking, as long as the layout works where it meets the curb.
Get a free on-site estimate for your new driveway
We reply within one business day to set up a time to see your driveway. The estimate is free and done on site, and there's no pressure to book.
Call (931) 486-8126- Based in
- Spring Hill, TN 37174
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
What happens after you call about a new driveway?
Here's how a driveway job runs from your first call to the day we walk the finished slab together, and what you'll have in hand along the way.
Call or send the form
Call (931) 486-8126 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. If you're replacing an old driveway, leave it as it is so I can see how it failed.
Walk the property together
I measure, look at how water moves across your lot and ask what you'll park on it. You get an estimate that spells out the tear-out, base work, thickness and finish, so you can see what's driving the price before you decide.
Settle the permit, set forms
Before we start, we check the permit question with the office that covers your address, and work waits until that's settled. Then I check the base, forms and joint layout before a concrete truck is called.
Pour, cure, walk it through
Pour day comes once the base and forms pass, and you keep off the slab while it cures. When it has cured, we walk the finished driveway together so you can see the edges, joints and slope for yourself.
Why Spring Hill homeowners call Complete Spring Hill Concrete for driveways
Same person at estimate and pour
I come out to look at the job and write the estimate, and I run the crew on pour day. What we agreed on standing in your driveway is what gets built, because I'm there to see it.
Taught to reset a crooked form
I learned under an old-school finisher who'd make me pull a form and reset it if it was off by a hair. Square forms and clean edges are what you look at every time you pull in.
Based in Spring Hill since 2021
I started this business here in 2021, and both homeowners and builders call us for driveways, patios, slabs and footings. If I see something at the estimate you won't like hearing, I'll tell you then rather than explain it a year later.
Licensed and insured for your job
We're licensed and insured. That matters on a driveway, where a crew and heavy trucks are working at your curb and across your yard.
The part that matters most on a driveway is the part you won't see once it's poured, so call (931) 486-8126 or send us the details and I'll come look at what's under yours.
Driveways, curb cuts and street edges in Spring Hill
Where your driveway meets the street is the part the city cares about. Spring Hill's Building Official issues the permit to cut, build or maintain a driveway across a curb or sidewalk, the driveway can be no wider than 35 feet at the street edge and its apron has to stay out of the street. The city also withholds that permit if the spot or the way it's built would create an unreasonable hazard for people walking or driving, and it takes applications for driveway extensions and work in the public right-of-way on its applications and permits page. Those rules cover the curb and sidewalk, so for any other permit question about your job, the Building Official is the office to ask. We find out which office covers your address, city or county, handle the paperwork when the job needs a permit and don't start until that's settled.
A lot of the driveways we get called about here belong to newer houses where the garage sits above or below the street, so the slope plan matters as much as the concrete, and plenty of people want the pad widened for another car. We plan the fall and the width together at the estimate, and we see the same calls on jobs in Franklin and Columbia.
Questions about concrete driveways in Spring Hill
Call (931) 486-8126How much does a concrete driveway cost in Tennessee?
A concrete driveway in Tennessee usually costs about $7.50 to $16.50 per square foot, which is a statewide planning range for the work, not our price. Where yours lands depends on its size, any tear-out, how much base work it needs, the thickness and the finish, and your on-site estimate gives you the number for your driveway. Every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Should a concrete driveway be 4 or 5 inches thick?
Five inches is worth a hard look, because the Tennessee Concrete Association puts the step from 4 to 5 inches at about 20% more in concrete cost for nearly 50% more load-carrying capacity. If you park a heavy truck, a camper or a work trailer, that's a lot of extra strength for a modest bump in the concrete bill.
How long does a new concrete driveway take to cure before I can drive on it?
Plan on at least a week before you drive on it, so park on the street or somewhere else that week. The concrete keeps gaining strength as it cures, and putting a car on it early works against that.
Can you pour a concrete driveway in cold weather?
Yes, with planning, because fresh concrete freezes below about 25°F, and concrete that freezes can lose more than half its potential strength and won't be durable. Industry guidance calls for protecting a cold-weather pour from freezing for about two days after it's placed, which is why we pick the pour date with the forecast in mind.
Do I need a permit to build a driveway across the curb in Spring Hill?
Yes, the city's Building Official issues the permit for a driveway that crosses a curb or sidewalk, along with the width and street-edge rules described above. We get that settled before any work starts.
What causes cracks in a new concrete driveway?
Cracks come from concrete shrinking and the ground moving under it, and control joints spaced close enough together help keep that cracking from wandering across the slab at random. Random cracks are generally not a structural problem, though they can be an eyesore, and steel inside the slab helps hold a crack together if one forms. Nobody honest can promise a slab that won't crack, but a packed base and well-placed joints keep the odds on your side.
Concrete work that goes with a new driveway
Concrete patio construction
A patio poured off the back door gives you somewhere level for a grill and chairs, built on the same packed base and drainage plan as your driveway.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gets you the look of brick, stone or slate in a slab, a good choice for a front walk, border or patio that people actually notice.
Cities where we build concrete driveways
Complete Spring Hill Concrete is based in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and builds driveways in the cities around it, including Thompson's Station and Nolensville. The seven cities below each have their own page, and they aren't the only places we work, so call if you're close by.
Spring Hill, TN
Get your new driveway on the calendar
When you call (931) 486-8126 or send the form, tell us the driveway's rough size in square feet, whether it crosses a curb or sidewalk and what season you'd like to pour, so the first visit covers the right ground.