What a new driveway runs here, and how to know when a cracked one is worth saving.
A plain two-car driveway runs $8 to $14 per square foot installed, so $4,000 to $9,000. But if your existing driveway is level with only surface cracks, resurfacing at $3 to $7 per square foot may get you years more for a fraction of the cost.
| Condition | Usually the answer |
|---|---|
| Hairline cracks, slab is level | Repair or resurface ($3-$7/sq ft) |
| Under a quarter of surface affected | Repair |
| Slabs sunk or heaved unevenly | Replace |
| Wide cracks, spalling across large areas | Replace |
Resurfacing a driveway that has structurally failed underneath just hides the problem for a season, so an honest contractor looks at the base and the levelness, not just the surface.
Much of the soil around Selma and the 99 corridor carries real clay content that swells in wet winters and shrinks through dry summers. Older driveways poured thin without much base prep show it as long diagonal cracks and dropped corners. A modern replacement over compacted base with control joints handles that movement far better.
El concreto liso nuevo cuesta entre $8 y $14 por pie cuadrado ($4,000 a $9,000 para una entrada de dos autos). Renovar la superficie de una entrada en buen estado cuesta entre $3 y $7 por pie cuadrado.
Si las grietas son delgadas, la losa está nivelada y menos de una cuarta parte está afectada, repare. Si las losas se hundieron, las grietas son anchas o hay desprendimiento generalizado, generalmente conviene reemplazar.