It’s Time To Replace Your Concrete Driveway. Here Are The Signs!

Concrete driveways are affordable, durable, low-maintenance, and the first choice for many commercial and residential property owners!

However, despite their durability, they deteriorate over time and become unsightly. Repairing your concrete driveway in Fort Collins by calling a professional company like Affordable Sealing and Striping may initially be the right thing to do. However, replacement may become unavoidable when there are recurring damages, and you notice the three specific signs.

This blog post discusses three critical signs that indicate it is time to replace your concrete driveway.

1. Potholes or Pitting

Although concrete driveways are tremendously durable, they can still develop the occasional pothole or pit. These pits will further deteriorate if water gathers and becomes trapped in small areas of your driveway. Recurring potholes and pitting can be a sign that your driveway needs replacement.

Potholes and pits will most likely form in high-traffic areas of the driveway, typically at entrances to garages or around trees. Pits also may develop if there is an oil spill on the surface of the concrete. Unfortunately, you cannot repair these cracks once they appear. The only way to fix this issue is to replace your old driveway with a new one! 

2. Long, Deep, and Wide Cracks

Cracking is common on concrete surfaces. However, if these cracks are deep and wide enough to see the aggregate below them, it may be time for a resurfacing. This is because as the concrete dries out over time, it can shrink away from the ground’s surface, causing creep or heaving, which leads to more cracking in different directions.

You might not notice this type of damage without looking very closely at your driveway; however, sometimes, they’re so severe that you’ll need new pieces installed. If you don’t want this problem to get worse, call an asphalt company today!

You can also take some preventive measures, such as cleaning the concrete driveway and sealcoating it every two years. This prevents the minor cracks from developing into large cracks.

3. Sunken Concrete

The third sign that your concrete needs replacement is sunken concrete. This is typically caused by water running off the surface or seeping underneath from groundwater, which can be very deep and hard to reach in some cases.

You can sometimes observe this sign when you look closely at your driveway because there are areas where the ground begins to settle more than others. You can also save sinking concrete by injecting products below the surface to lift the concrete, but these products are pricey, and they don’t work well in all conditions. Affordable Sealing and Striping offers premier concrete replacement services in Fort Collins. We use the latest products to provide our clients with a range of concrete and asphalt repair and maintenance services. You can get a free estimate from our team now!

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