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Practical, non-salesy guides to help Denver homeowners understand concrete problems, costs and next steps before they call a company.
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- What Drives Concrete Driveway Replacement Cost in Denver?
What moves the price of replacing a concrete driveway in the Denver metro: size, tear-out, soil and base work, mix, joints, access, permits and timing. - Expansive Soil and Concrete in Denver: Why Slabs Heave and What Helps
How swelling clay and claystone bedrock affect driveways, patios, walks and garage floors around Denver, and what homeowners and contractors can do about it. - Pouring Concrete in Denver Weather: Freeze-Thaw, Dry Air, Hail and Timing
How Denver's freeze-thaw winters, deicers, dry air, strong sun and hail affect new concrete, and how to time and protect a pour for a longer-lasting slab.
Sources and further reading
- Colorado Geological Survey: expansive soil
- Colorado Geological Survey: heaving bedrock hazards, Douglas County (SP-42)
- CSU Extension PlantTalk: expansive soils
- Jefferson County: geology and dipping bedrock
- City and County of Denver: right-of-way contractor licenses
- Denver DOTI: sidewalk repair and construction
- City of Aurora municipal code: work in the public right-of-way
- City of Lakewood: contractor registration
- City of Arvada: right-of-way permits
- Town of Castle Rock: right-of-way permit information
- Highlands Ranch Community Association: covenants and improvements
- Denver Water: summer watering rules
- Colorado 811: homeowners
- American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- Portland Cement Association (PCA)