Concrete driveways in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh
A concrete driveway in Lawrenceville is rarely a driveway in the usual sense. It's more often a rear parking pad off an alley, sized to the inch, with the concrete wheeled in because a truck can't get near it.
Driveways we see in Lawrenceville
- Rear pads on narrow lots in 15201
- Alleys too tight for a mixer
- Old brick paths and cinder fill
- New townhomes with garage slabs
Areas we cover in Lawrenceville
We pour and repair concrete driveways across Lawrenceville, including these areas.
- Lower Lawrenceville
- Central Lawrenceville
- Upper Lawrenceville
- Arsenal area
- Alleys off Butler Street
Pouring a pad off an alley
The hard part here is getting concrete to the slab. Many of the alleys off Butler Street won't take a mixer, or won't take one without blocking neighbors for an hour. So we plan on a line pump or on buggies, and we set the pour time around the alley's busiest hours. Old rear yards can also hide brick, ash and cinders, and that fill has to come out before any stone goes in.
Slope is the other issue. A pad behind a rowhouse has very little room to shed water, and the wrong pitch sends it straight toward your back door or your neighbor's wall. We set the fall toward the alley wherever we can. See driveway drainage for other ways to handle it.
Lots are often just 16 to 20 feet wide, so the layout matters. Check how much room you need to open car doors, and leave a little space at any shared wall for an isolation joint. If the house has been renovated, ask where the new sewer lateral runs, since it's often under the pad. A short word with the neighbors helps as well, as a pump hose and a crew will be in the alley for a good part of a morning.
Concrete driveway work in Lawrenceville
These are common driveway jobs in Lawrenceville.
Getting a quote in Lawrenceville
Tell us about street parking and how a concrete truck can reach the site, and we will plan the pour around that.
Before we visit, try our concrete driveway cost guide.
Concrete driveway questions from Lawrenceville
Can you pour a concrete driveway pad off a tight Lawrenceville alley?
Usually, yes. If a mixer can't get down the alley, we plan on a line pump or buggies and time the pour around the alley's busiest hours. Pumping or a buggy adds $500 to $1,500.
How much does a yard of concrete cost delivered?
About $170 to $200 per yard around Lawrenceville, with short-load fees on small pads.
How much is a small load of concrete?
A short load often adds $100 to $200 to the delivery. Rear pads here often count as small loads.
How to get concrete into tight spaces?
With a line pump or wheeled buggies. Alley jobs usually need one or the other.