Entry paths and side walks
Worth Walkway and Sidewalk Replacement
A walk you can cross with groceries in both hands, without catching a toe on a lifted edge.
When a Walk Is Worth Replacing and When It Is Not
A lot of walks get torn out that did not need to be, and a lot of walks get left in place long after they became a trip hazard, so the first thing we do is look at yours honestly. A few hairline cracks on a path that is still flat and draining away from the house are cosmetic. Sections that have lifted at one end, sunk in the middle, tipped toward the foundation or broken into several pieces are a different story, because the problem is the ground underneath and only a replacement addresses it. When that is the case, the old walk is broken out and hauled away, the route is dug down past the soft soil, and crushed stone is compacted in layers. Forms are set with a slight side-to-side tilt so rain runs into the lawn rather than along the walk or back toward the house. The concrete is generally about 4 inches thick, finished with a brushed texture for grip, edged to resist chipping and jointed at even spacing. Many Worth homes have the original walk from when the house was built, and replacing it changes the whole look of the front yard.
What a Walkway Replacement Covers
From the porch to the public sidewalk, these are the parts of the job.
An honest look first
We tell you whether the existing walk truly needs to go.
Old sections removed
Lifted and broken pieces cut out and carted away.
Route and width
Path marked with you, including any change in width or a curve toward the door.
Stone underneath
Crushed stone compacted so frost has less soft soil to work on.
Tilt for drainage
A slight cross-slope that sends water to the grass.
Textured surface
A brushed finish that gives traction in rain and light snow.
Rounded edges
Edges tooled so shovels and mower wheels do not chip them.
Even joints, neat edges
Joints spaced evenly and soil backfilled along the sides after the forms come out.
How the Work Proceeds
Look and decide
We walk the path with you, measure and check drainage, then tell you whether replacement is called for and give a written price covering removal, base, thickness and finish.
Remove and prepare
Old concrete comes out, the route is excavated, stone is compacted and forms are staked with the right tilt.
Pour and finish
The walk is poured, textured, edged and jointed, then blanketed through the cure, after which we pull the boards and fill soil along both sides.
Paths That Stop Tripping People
We fix the cause
A heaved walk is a base problem, so the base is where we put the effort.
Water goes sideways
The cross-slope keeps rain off the path and away from your foundation.
No unnecessary tear-outs
If a section is sound, we say so and leave it alone.
- Keep-or-replace advice
- Compacted stone bed
- Cross-slope to the grass
- Chip-resistant edges
Tripping Over the Same Lifted Slab?
Describe the walk and what it is doing. We will tell you plainly whether it needs replacing and what a new one would involve.