We’re concrete driveway contractors in London handling new driveways, replacements, and widenings across the city and Middlesex County. London mixes established in-town streets with newer subdivisions on the edges, so the work runs from tearing out and repouring an old slab to adding a second parking space — and in every case the base under the concrete is what decides whether it lasts.
London anchors Southwestern Ontario — see that page for St. Thomas, Woodstock, and the surrounding communities we also serve.
New pours, replacements, and widenings across the city — each built on a base prepared to drain and carry the load.
For a new build, an addition, or a first-time paved driveway — the finish grade, excavation, and drainage all get set before any concrete goes down.
For a slab that's cracked, sunken, heaving, or spalling — if the base has failed, replacing it is the chance to fix the cause, not just the surface.
For a second parking space or squaring off a narrow drive, tied cleanly into the existing slab with any municipal width limit confirmed first.
Excavating to depth, compacting a base that drains, and grading so water sheds away instead of pooling and freezing underneath — the biggest factor in surviving freeze-thaw.
Rebar or mesh sized to the load, plus control joints so the slab cracks where it's meant to rather than at random.
Breaking out and hauling away the old slab and any sub-base that won't compact — part of almost every replacement or widening.
Same base, drainage, and reinforcement rules as a full driveway, at a smaller scale — a poorly built apron fails just as fast.
Patterns stamped into the surface and sealed, for the look of stone or pavers without the shifting joints.
The surface washed back to expose the stone for texture and grip, finished and cured differently on the same structural base.
Every London winter cycles through freezing and thawing, and whether a driveway holds together through it is decided below the surface. The city spreads out along the Thames, from the older in-town neighbourhoods like Old North and the central core to the subdivisions that filled in Byron, Hyde Park, Masonville, and the north over the last few decades. That mix means the work ranges widely: a tear-out and repour on an established street where the original slab has heaved, or a new pour and widening on a suburban lot where the driveway just needs to be built right the first time. Ground conditions differ from lot to lot across the city and Middlesex County, so they get checked during excavation rather than taken for granted. The mechanism behind most driveway failure is water trapped under the slab that freezes and swells, cracking and lifting the concrete — so the base has to drain freely and the grade has to carry water off toward the street, away from the garage and foundation. A season of snowmelt and road salt adds to that, which is why the base does more to determine a driveway’s life than whatever finish sits on top.
London’s older neighbourhoods — Wortley Village in Old South, the streets of Old North, the areas around the university — tend to carry mature trees, and roots by the driveway are best located as we excavate so they can be worked around cleanly. Student-rental density in some areas means heavier vehicle use, which is fair to raise when sizing reinforcement. That range, from century lots near the core to newer subdivisions on the edges, is another reason a London driveway is quoted after a site visit rather than from a plan.
We look at your site, then send a firm written quote — not a guess over the phone.
The same factors apply to any driveway in the region — in London, total area and old-slab removal tend to move the number most.
We don’t post a London price we haven’t stood on the site to confirm — every job gets a firm written quote after we see the driveway and the access.
Typical concrete driveway jobs homeowners in the area ask us to quote. These are common project types, not a record of specific completed jobs.
Common request
Driveway replacement in Byron or Old North — removing a cracked or settled slab, correcting the base, and repouring — common on the city’s established streets.
Common request
Driveway widening in Masonville or Hyde Park — adding a second parking space or squaring off a narrow drive, tied into the existing concrete.
Common request
Garage apron or parking pad in Lambeth — a garage apron or standalone pad, with drainage sorted before the pour.
London has plenty of driveway crews, and the cheapest quote is usually cheap because it skips the base or the disposal. Before you hire, ask:
A driveway that fails in three winters was never a saving.
It depends on size, whether an old slab needs removal, finish, and base condition — see the cost factors above. You get a firm written quote after a site visit, not a phone estimate.
Most driveways take a day or two to form, excavate, and pour, followed by curing time before you use it normally. Larger jobs, or ones with difficult access, run longer.
Through the warmer months and into the shoulder seasons with proper cold-weather precautions. We don’t pour onto frozen ground or in hard frost without those measures, because that’s how slabs fail early.
Entrance, curb-cut, and driveway-width requirements are set by the City of London and can change. Confirm your specific case with the City before starting — we build to whatever the approval allows.
Concrete generally has the longer service life and lighter maintenance; asphalt saves money at install but needs more frequent sealing and resurfacing. It depends on your budget and how long you’ll be there.
Usually yes — we tie the new concrete into the existing slab and match the finish, confirming any municipal width or setback rule before starting.
Yes, full removal and disposal is part of any replacement or widening that starts from an existing slab.
Typically you’re walking on it in a few days and parking on it after about a week, with full strength reached near 28 days. We’ll confirm exact timing when we pour.
Written quote after we see the site — not a number over the phone. Prefer to talk? Call 416-317-8200.
London and Middlesex County.