Driveways
Concrete Driveways in Upper Darby & Delaware County
A poured concrete driveway is one of the longest-lasting surfaces you can put in front of a home — 25 to 40 years when it is graded, reinforced, and finished correctly. Dougherty Concrete pours and replaces concrete driveways across Upper Darby and Delaware County, pumping the mix into place when trucks cannot back up to the work.
Built for Pennsylvania freeze-thaw
Driveways in the Philadelphia suburbs take a beating — freeze-thaw cycles, road salt, and the weight of daily parking. We pour at the right thickness for the load (typically 4 inches for cars, thicker for heavier vehicles), use a proper stone sub-base, and slope the slab so water runs off instead of pooling and re-freezing.
Where a truck cannot reach the pour — a driveway behind the house, a sloped lot, or a tight side yard — we pump the concrete through hose so the job still gets clean, continuous placement instead of wheelbarrow runs.
Replace or resurface?
If a driveway is cracked in a few spots but the sub-base is sound, repair is often the right call. If it is heaved, settling, or cracked across multiple panels, a full replacement gives you decades back instead of a patch that fails again next winter. We will tell you honestly which one your driveway needs when we look at it.
What a driveway job includes
- Removal and haul-off of the old slab (on replacements)
- Graded, compacted stone sub-base
- Proper slab thickness and control joints to manage cracking
- Pumping for tight or behind-the-house access
- Broom or smooth finish to your preference
- Clean debris removal when we are done
How it goes
From the first look to a clean site.
- 01
Walk the site
We look at access, grade, drainage, and the existing slab, then talk through what the finished driveway needs to do.
- 02
Prep & form
Old concrete out, stone base graded and compacted, forms set to the right slope.
- 03
Pour & pump
Concrete placed — pumped through hose where the truck cannot reach — then screeded and finished.
- 04
Cure & clean up
We finish the surface, set the control joints, clean the site, and tell you when it is safe to drive on.
What it costs
Driveway cost depends on square footage, slab thickness, whether the old slab has to come out, how much grading the site needs, and whether the pour requires a pump for access. Every estimate is free and based on your actual driveway — not a phone guess. For a sense of how the numbers break down, see our concrete driveway cost guide.
FAQ
Driveways — questions before you call
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
Walk on it after about 24 hours, drive a car on it after about 7 days, and avoid parking heavy vehicles for the first 28 days while the concrete reaches full strength.
How thick should a concrete driveway be?
Four inches is standard for cars and light trucks over a compacted stone base. We pour thicker — 5 to 6 inches — for heavier vehicles or RV parking.
Can you pour a driveway behind my house?
Yes. When a mixer truck cannot reach the pour, we pump the concrete through hose, so a backyard or behind-the-house driveway gets the same continuous placement as a curbside one.
Concrete or asphalt driveway?
Concrete lasts longer (25–40 years vs 15–20 for asphalt), needs less maintenance, and handles PA salt and freeze-thaw well when sealed. Asphalt costs less up front. Our concrete vs asphalt guide breaks down the trade-offs.
Tell us about the pour
Need driveways? Let's talk.
Tell us what needs concrete, where the truck and hose can reach, and when you need it handled. Start with the site conditions and the result you need — we'll figure out the next step.
- Free estimates on every job
- 5.0 stars on Angi · PA license PA202044
- 10+ years across Delaware County