Can you do steps and landings too?

Yes. Steps, landings and the transition where a walk meets a porch or a driveway are all part of the same job, and getting the riser heights consistent is what stops people stumbling on them.

A poured concrete walkway running in a clean line between trimmed lawn edges

Home Services Sidewalks & walkways

Walkways that don't catch a toe.

Front walks, side paths, the run from the driveway to the gate, plus steps and landings — poured level, drained properly, and cut so the panels don't step apart on you.

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The job

Small pours, least room for error.

A driveway can be an inch off across its width and nobody will ever notice. A four-foot walk can't. Narrow concrete shows every dip, every bad level and every panel that has moved, and you feel it under your foot twice a day.

Walkways also sit right where water wants to run — along the side of the house, off the edge of the drive, down the slope from the back yard. If the fall is wrong, the walk becomes the drain and then the ground under it washes out.

So we spend the time on the string line and the base, not just on the finish.

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Covers: Front walks, side paths, garden runs, gate paths, steps, landings
Widths: Marked out on the ground with you before anything is dug
Levels: Strung and checked so panels finish flush, not stepped
Drainage: Cross-fall set so water leaves the walk instead of sitting on it
Repairs: Single lifted or cracked panels cut out and re-poured to match height
Finish: Broom finish as standard — grip when it's wet

What's in it

Getting a narrow slab to sit still.

Three things decide whether a walkway is still flat and safe in five years, and none of them are visible once the concrete is down.

A power trowel finishing a narrow strip of freshly placed concrete

Set out and levelled first

We mark the route and width on the ground with you, string the levels from the porch or the driveway lip, and set the cross-fall so rain runs off the side rather than pooling in the middle of the walk.

Marked out with youStrung levelsCross-fall for drainageFlush transitions

Concrete being placed into a small excavated section with reinforcing bar to one side

Roots and washouts dealt with

Where the old walk lifted, something caused it — usually a tree root, a washout along the edge, or fill that was never compacted. We deal with the cause while the ground is open, because pouring a fresh panel over the same problem just resets the clock.

Root cuttingBase rebuiltCompactionEdge protection

A freshly finished concrete surface with clean formed edges

Jointed, edged and non-slip

Joints put in at sensible spacing so movement is absorbed at the lines, edges tooled so they don't chip, and a broom finish across the walk for grip. Steps get consistent riser heights, which is what actually stops people stumbling.

Correct joint spacingTooled edgesBroom finishEven risersSite left clean

A cracked and weathered section of old concrete paving

Trip hazards

A stepped panel is a liability, not a look.

When one sidewalk panel lifts above the next, it stops being a cosmetic problem. It's the thing a delivery driver catches a foot on, the thing that makes the walk unusable with a stroller or a walker, and the thing an insurer will ask about.

Single panel replacement is quick and it's worth doing early. We saw it out cleanly at the joints so the panels either side aren't damaged, fix whatever pushed it up, and pour the new one flush to its neighbours.

Lifted panels // Root damage // Sunken sections // Cracked walks // Crumbling edges // Uneven steps // Ponding water

Where they go

The runs people wish they'd poured.

Most walkway calls are about a route people have already worn into the grass.

Around the house

The front walk from the driveway or the street up to the porch
A side path down to the gate so nobody cuts across the flower bed
The muddy strip beside the house that never grows grass anyway
A landing at the bottom of the back steps so the door swings clear
A run out to the shed, the shop or the trash cans

Practical pads

A pad under the AC unit so it stops tilting into the dirt
A generator or utility pad, poured level and to the right size
A stable landing for a wheelchair ramp or handrail posts
A garbage can pad at the kerb that doesn't sink every spring
Stepping-stone runs replaced with a proper continuous walk

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Walkway questions

Worth asking up front.

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Can you replace just one lifted panel?

Yes — single panel replacement is a common job. We cut it out cleanly at the joints, deal with whatever pushed it up, and pour the new panel to match the height of the ones either side, so the trip hazard is gone rather than moved along a few feet.

How wide should a front walk be?

Three feet is the usual minimum and it feels narrow. Four feet lets two people walk side by side and looks properly proportioned against most houses. We'll mark it out on the ground with you before anything is dug so you can see it.

Why did my walkway lift and crack?

Nearly always tree roots, a base that was never compacted, or water running along the edge and washing the ground out from under it. Fixing the cause matters as much as pouring the new concrete — otherwise the new panel does exactly the same thing in a couple of years.

Can you do steps and landings?

Yes. Steps, landings and the transition where a walk meets a porch or driveway are part of the same job. Getting the riser heights consistent is the detail that stops people stumbling on them in the dark.

How long does a walkway take?

Most residential walks are a one to two day job including the tear-out. Then stay off it for about 24 hours while it sets up.

Will it match the concrete I already have?

New concrete always starts lighter than old concrete and darkens as it weathers, so expect a difference for the first several months. We'll match the finish and the joint pattern so it reads as part of the same walk once the colour settles.

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