Concrete Driveway Replacement Des Moines - Tear-Out & New Pour

Concrete driveway replacement in Des Moines means sawing out the old slab, hauling it off, fixing whatever ruined it underneath, and pouring a new driveway built for Iowa frost.

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Compact track loader with a breaker removing an old cracked concrete driveway in front of a brick ranch house, with a pile of broken concrete beside it

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New broom-finish concrete driveway with straight saw-cut joints leading to the two-car garage of a two-story home with tan siding and brick

Signs It's Time

Several panels have broken into pieces, not just cracked.
Panels have heaved or dropped so that edges catch tires or shovels.
The surface is flaking and pitting across most of the driveway, not just in spots.
Water runs toward the garage or sits in a low area and freezes.
The driveway is old. HomeGuide puts a well-kept concrete driveway at 30 to 40 years.

One or two bad panels can often be replaced on their own, and a sunken panel that's still whole can usually be lifted with mudjacking instead.

Example illustration, not a photo of a completed project.

Example illustration: an old driveway broken into plates with heaved panels and weeds in front of a ranch house — Driveway replacement

Example illustration: the same driveway replaced with new broom-finish concrete and straight saw-cut joints — Driveway replacement

What We Build Back

The base matters most. We take out soft or wet soil, put down crushed stone and compact it in lifts. HomeGuide's guide calls for at least 4 inches of concrete for everyday cars and 5 to 6 inches where an RV or heavy truck parks, with thickened edges of 6 to 8 inches. On top of that comes steel. We use rebar on driveways, and HomeGuide prices it at $1 to $3 a square foot. Then the joints. Iowa SUDAS, the specification the City of Des Moines adopts, keeps driveway panels to 12 feet or less between contraction joints, and we lay out every joint before the pour.

Worker running a plate compactor over a crushed stone base inside new driveway forms, with dark clay soil at the edges

What It Costs

HomeGuide's national figures for a new concrete driveway are $6 to $15 a square foot, or roughly $2,400 to $8,600 for a typical two-car driveway. Removing the old one is separate: HomeGuide lists driveway removal at $1,200 to $4,500 on average, and higher for a heavily reinforced slab, because it takes an excavator. Grading adds $3 to $8 a square foot where the slope needs work. Our quote lists the removal, base, thickness, steel, finish and sealer as separate lines.

Timing the Job Around the Car

Plan on a short stretch without the driveway. By HomeGuide's timeline you can walk on new concrete after 24 to 48 hours and drive on it after at least 7 days, and it reaches full strength at 28 to 30 days. Heavy loads like a moving truck, a camper or a roll-off dumpster should wait the full month. We'll help you plan where to park in the meantime.

Upgrades People Add While the Old Slab Is Out

Adding a parking pad, widening the apron, or adding a stamped border is cheapest when the crew and forms are already there. See driveway extensions and approaches for widening at the street, and stamped concrete for borders.

New broom-finish concrete driveway extension meeting the older driveway at a clean joint in front of a two-story home with blue-gray siding

Get a Driveway Replacement Quote

Send the address and a couple of photos of the worst spots. We'll measure, check the base and drainage, and send a written quote. Call (515) 585-4111 anytime or use the quote form.

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