Walks and paths
Hickory Hills Walkway and Sidewalk Concrete
A walk with no lifted edges, no puddles and no toe-catchers.
Why Walks Heave, and How We Stop It
Frost gets under a walk. Clay swells. Tree roots push. A walk poured on bare dirt rides all of it, and within a few winters it has a lifted corner and a puddle in the middle. The fix is underneath. We break out the old sections and haul them away. We dig the path below the soft soil. We pack in crushed stone, layer by layer. Then we stake the forms tipped a little to one side, so rain spills onto the grass. Not down the path. Not toward the house. Thickness is usually about 4 inches. It gets a brushed finish for grip, rounded edges that resist shovel chips and control joints at even spacing. Then it cures covered and damp. On the sloped lots common in Hickory Hills, we also check the run of the walk from the street to the door so it does not turn into a ramp for runoff.
Walkway Work Includes
Front walk, side path or public-style sidewalk. Same list.
Old walk removed
Heaved or broken sections cut out and carted off.
Route set
Width and path marked with you, curves included.
Packed stone
Crushed stone compacted so frost has less to work with.
Cross-slope
Slight sideways tilt sends water to the grass.
Brushed surface
Texture that grips in rain and light snow.
Rounded edges
Tooled to resist chips from shovels and mowers.
Even joints
Spaced so cracks fall in straight lines.
Soil backfill
Edges filled after forms come out, so the lawn meets the walk.
Walkway Steps
Measure and price
Route walked, drainage checked, written price with removal, base, depth and finish.
Remove and prep
Old concrete out, path dug, stone compacted, forms staked with the right tilt.
Pour and cure
Poured, brushed, edged and jointed. Covered while it cures. Forms pulled, edges backfilled.
Why Our Walks Stay Level
We fix the ground
Heaving is a base problem. That is where the work goes.
Rain goes sideways
Cross-slope keeps water off the walk and away from the house.
One contact
The crew lead who measured is the one who answers your calls.
- Heaved sections removed
- Stone in layers
- Tilted for runoff
- Chip-resistant edges
Front Walk Seen Better Days?
Describe the walk and where you want it to run. The crew lead will talk through width, slope and finish and come out to measure.