Concrete Driveways in Mart, TX
Concrete driveways in Mart, TX from Waco Elite Concrete give a house a broom-textured drive with joints cut where cracks are meant to form and a service life the Illinois Ready Mixed Concrete Association puts at "often for over 30 years", and pricing one costs nothing.
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What a well-built drive leaves you with
By the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey estimates, 684 of Mart's 794 housing units, about 86%, are single-family detached houses. A drive that lasts at a house like that comes down to details settled before the pour: where the joints go, as the questions below explain, and a fall of at least ⅛ inch per foot, running down to the street and away from the garage and house, which one published guide credits to the Portland Cement Association.
A drive onto State Highway 164 also needs TxDOT's access permit before any work starts in the right of way. For a patterned finish, see stamped drives in Mart; an old drive that is worn but still sound may only need a new surface. Mart concrete services lists the rest.
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(254) 309-9254Stake, base, pour: a new drive
Stake and grade
The drive is staked to size, and the grade is set to fall toward the street.
Dig out, base, reinforce
Soft spots are dug out and replaced with good material, the base is compacted, and any mesh or rebar sits on blocks to stay centered.
Pour, broom, cut
Concrete is placed, broom-textured, jointed and cured, and cars stay off it for at least 7 days.
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(254) 309-9254What a drive costs by finish level
The ticket shows one national guide's 2026 figures by finish level; the same guide puts the total for a concrete driveway at $3,200 to $13,000 nationally. They are averages, and ours comes from a look at the site.
- Plain
- $5–$8 / sq ft
- Basic decorative
- $8–$14 / sq ft
- Mid-range
- $14–$21 / sq ft
- High-end
- $21+ / sq ft
- Tear-out of an old drive
- about $1.00 / sq ft
- Professional sealing
- $1–$2 / sq ft
National averages, 2026. Not a quote.
Questions about keeping a drive in shape
Why is a new driveway broomed before it hardens?
For grip. NRMCA's finishing guide has exterior flatwork such as driveways textured after floating, with a coarse or fine push-broom, so the surface isn't slippery, and it tells finishers that sprinkling water or cement on the surface to ease finishing causes dusting or scaling.
How long does a penetrating sealer last on a driveway?
Three to five years, by the Michigan Concrete Association, which says one can go on 30 days after the pour. One published guide gives driveway sealers in general 1 to 3 years, depending on type and exposure, and has a drive resealed every two years or so, sooner if the finish shows wear.
Why are grooves cut across a new driveway?
They are control joints, which NRMCA calls "simply pre-planned cracks": all concrete tends to crack, NRMCA says, and the groove gives the crack a planned line to follow. The Illinois Ready Mixed Concrete Association spaces them no more than 10 feet apart on a drive, with each cut reaching at least a quarter of the way through the slab, and adds a centerline joint once the drive is wider than 12 feet.
Price a new drive for a Mart home
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