Local Guide
Why Conroe Driveways Crack Along the Edge
The commonest crack on a Montgomery County driveway runs parallel to the outer edge, a foot or two in. There is a specific reason, and a cheap fix.
Field Notes
Concrete field notes for Montgomery County
Short pieces on what people ring about: the soil survey under a given address, which office deals with a drive that crosses a ditch, why a July pour behaves differently from a March one, and telling a crack worth fixing from one worth sealing.
Local Guide
Who Puts In the Culvert? The Montgomery County Answer
Outside Conroe city limits, a drive that crosses a ditch involves the commissioner precinct before a concrete crew. Precincts 3 and 4 differ.
How It Works
What Happens When an RV Parks on a Four-Inch Slab
A fifth wheel does not load a driveway the way a car does. The weight is concentrated, it sits for months, and here the ground is softest just then.
How It Works
Demolition Day Is the Only Time Anyone Sees the Subgrade
When an old driveway comes out, the subgrade is visible for a few hours then buried for thirty years. It is the most useful information on the whole job.
How It Works
Your Five-Year-Old Driveway Has Not Worn Out
A slab that dropped at a joint on a newer Magnolia or New Caney house is a settlement problem, not a concrete one, and it is over-quoted as replacement.
How To
How Wide Should a Driveway Actually Be?
Driveway widths were set decades ago for cars that no longer exist. A modern pickup is wider than the lane, and widening during a replacement is cheap.
How To
Seal the Joints Before December, Not After April
On sandy Montgomery County subgrade, water under a slab takes the support with it. Sealing joints is the cheapest effective driveway maintenance there is.
How To
Why the Surface Is Flaking Off, and Whether It Matters
Scaling on a Conroe driveway is rarely a weather story. It traces to how the slab was finished and cured, and it decides whether a resurfacer will hold.
How It Works
A Shop Slab Is Only as Good as the Pad Under It
On flat Montgomery County ground an outbuilding pad is imported fill. How that fill went in decides whether the floor cracks, and it is invisible after.
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