1. Where does water sit?
- Puddles that last more than a day
- Water running toward the house
- Wet patches against the foundation
- Downspouts discharging onto hardscape
Standing water is the leading indicator of everything else.
The spring hardscape check.
Fifteen minutes in your own driveway in early spring tells you most of what you need to know — and everything on this list is cheaper to deal with in April than in August.
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Before we start
Written scope
On site
Same crew throughout
The walk-round
Four things to look at.
Do this after the snow has gone and preferably during or just after rain, because water shows you the problems that a dry surface hides.
2. Has anything moved?
- Dips and low spots
- Raised or rocking units
- A driveway that lifted over winter
- Steps that no longer sit level
3. Joints and edges
- Open joints with sand gone
- Weeds establishing in them
- Edge units creeping outward
- Missing or broken edge restraint
Cheap now, structural later.
What to do about it
Ordered by cost.
Do yourself
- Clear debris from joints
- Extend downspouts past the hardscape
- Rinse off winter salt
- Keep drainage paths clear
Small jobs
- Polymeric re-sanding
- Edge restraint replacement
- Lifting and resetting a settled area
- Sealing if you want it
A day or two of work that buys years.
Book now for later
- Full driveway rebuild
- New patio or walkway
- Drainage and regrading
- Steps and retaining walls
Quote in winter, build in spring.
Questions
Questions, answered.
When should I book spring hardscape work?
Over the winter. Spring fills from January onward, and by April the good crews are booked into summer. Booking late is the single most common reason people end up with whoever happens to be free.
What should I look at after the snow goes?
Four things: where water sits, whether anything has settled or lifted, whether joints have opened, and whether edges have moved. All four are cheap to fix now and expensive to ignore.
Is spring a bad time to do the work itself?
Early spring ground can be saturated, which makes excavation messy and compaction difficult. Late spring onward is fine. What matters is that the quote and the booking happen well before.
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