Carlsbad Concrete Group ranks as coastal San Diego's top-rated specialist in concrete driveway replacement, specializing in full tear-out and haul-off, rebuilt compacted bases, and rebar-reinforced driveway slabs. We offer exposed aggregate driveways and stamped driveway borders.
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Our team provides saw-cut control joints laid out on paper, delivering flat, crack-controlled drives for homes and heavy-duty drive aisles for both residential and commercial projects. Backed by 11 years in business and our 1-year written workmanship warranty, we've completed over 1,460 projects, from a 560 sq ft 2-car driveway to a 1,100 sq ft rural driveway built for horse trailers.
From the isolation joint at the garage slab to thickened edges where trailers turn, our team handles every detail. Serving Carlsbad and neighboring Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, Poway and Bonsall, we tell you in writing which day your cars can go back on the drive.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will measure the drive, check what is under the cracks and price the tear-out and the new slab line by line.
What you can hold us to
Brian, La Costa, Carlsbad
A 1980s driveway heaved by a street tree root, with three panels lifted at the garage
Karen, a rural lot east of Interstate 15, Bonsall
A long, cracked driveway on clay soil that horse trailers had broken up at the turn
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Brian in La Costa, Carlsbad got a flat drive with saw-cut joints laid out at the old crack lines, ready to drive on after the cure. His was a 1980s driveway heaved by a street tree root, with three panels lifted at the garage, so grinding the lips down would only have lasted until the root grew again. We removed the whole 560 sq ft 2-car driveway, cut the root back with the arborist's sign-off, recompacted the base and poured broom-finished gray concrete with a smooth troweled border, an estimated $7,800 to $10,200 replacement over an estimated 3 to 5 days.
Karen, on a rural lot east of Interstate 15 in Bonsall, now has a drive that takes a loaded horse trailer without new cracks at the turn. She had a long, cracked driveway on clay soil that horse trailers had broken up at the turn, so we dug out a deeper compacted base at the turn and poured broom-finished concrete with thickened edges for trailer loads. Her 1,100 sq ft rural driveway was typically an estimated $14,800 to $19,600 job and took an estimated 4 to 5 days.
Demolition, haul-off, compacted base, rebar and a broom or exposed finish for a 2-car drive
Integral color, a stamp pattern and release, sealed after cure, about 400 sq ft
Tear-out around the coping, new base and steel, a cool broom, salt or exposed finish
A poured cantilevered wall with footing, steel and drainage behind it, about 50 linear ft
Rough-sawn board forms leave the wood grain in the face, about 200 sq ft of wall
Footings, vapor barrier, rebar and a slab-on-grade, about 600 to 1,000 sq ft
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
A 2-car driveway tear-out and repour in Carlsbad is estimated at roughly $3,200 to $10,400, and the square footage, the depth of base repair and truck access move the price most. Long estate and rural drives run higher because the price follows the area.
| Job type | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Driveway tear-out and repour (2-car) | Est. $3,200 to $10,400 per project | Est. 2 to 5 days |
| La Costa 2-car drive, 560 sq ft, root cut | Est. $7,800 to $10,200 per project | Est. 3 to 5 days |
| Rural Bonsall drive, 1,100 sq ft, thickened edges | Est. $14,800 to $19,600 per project | Est. 4 to 5 days |
| Driveway approach and curb cut at the street | Est. $1,300 to $7,800 per project | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| RV pad or side-yard slab beside the drive | Est. $2,400 to $8,400 per project | Est. 2 to 3 days |
Per square foot, a broom finish typically runs $6 to $13 installed, exposed aggregate $7 to $18 and stamped concrete $8 to $19, so the finish you pick can move a 2-car drive by a few thousand dollars. Calavera Hills and Aviara drives on a slope may need a pump or more forming, and that goes on the quote before pour day.
All driveway prices here are estimates and subject to change. The written quote you get after we measure the drive and probe the base sets the final price and the pour schedule, and it depends on the area, the base work and the finish.
A driveway needs replacing when panels have heaved or sunk at the cracks or the base has washed out, while a sound slab with a tired surface can be resurfaced and a level slab that sank in one piece can sometimes be lifted. The table compares the options we price.
| Option | Est. investment (2-car) | Est. duration | When it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driveway tear-out and repour | Est. $3,200 to $10,400 | Est. 2 to 5 days | Heaved, broken or root-lifted panels |
| Driveway resurfacing overlay | Est. $1,200 to $2,900 | Est. 1 to 3 days | Sound slab, stained or scaled top |
| Sunken slab lifting | Est. $1,800 to $4,100 | Est. 2 to 6 hours | Panels sunk in one piece, no breaks |
Replacement is the only fix that rebuilds the base, which is why a root-heaved drive like the one in La Costa comes out completely.
The most common way a new driveway cracks is a car or truck on it too early, so we hold to cure times and write them on the quote. Other mistakes we see on homeowner and low-bid pours are wire mesh left lying on the ground, joints cut a day late after the slab has already cracked, and new concrete poured over a base that already failed. Driveways on private property at grade usually need no building permit, but any widening of the approach in the street needs a city right-of-way permit, which we pull.
Our process rebuilds the ground first and pours second, because the base decides how long a drive stays flat.
Most 2-car drives take an estimated 2 to 5 days on site, typically 1 to 3 weeks after you sign the quote.
Plain broom concrete is our most poured driveway surface, and owners who want more color choose stamped decorative concrete borders, while a sound slab with only a worn top may suit a concrete resurfacing overlay instead of a full replacement.
Our owner walks every estate drive before it is quoted and checks the base and steel before a truck is called, and our finishing foreman is on every pour. The 1-year workmanship warranty covers the slab from the day it is placed, and we take a deposit of no more than 10% or $1,000, whichever is less, then progress payments as the work is done.
We replace driveways across a 35-mile radius of Carlsbad, from Bressi Ranch and Carlsbad Village to Encinitas homes, long estate drives in Rancho Santa Fe, Poway horse properties and rural Bonsall lots, plus Del Mar, Fairbanks Ranch and Lake San Marcos on our service area list.
A new drive often comes with a wider driveway approach and curb cut at the street, an RV pad or side-yard slab for a boat or trailer, or a trench drain across the drive where storm water reaches the garage.
A 2-car driveway tear-out and repour is typically estimated at $3,200 to $10,400, and your written quote after the site visit sets the final price.
Most drives take an estimated 2 to 5 days on site, and you can typically park on the new slab after 7 days.
Replace it when panels have lifted or sunk at the cracks or the base has washed out; a flat slab with surface wear can usually be resurfaced.
We pour driveways 5 to 6 in. thick with rebar on chairs, and thicker at the edges where trucks or trailers turn.
A driveway replaced on your own lot at grade usually needs no building permit, but work on the approach in the street needs a city permit that we pull.
Concrete shrinks as it cures, so we cut control joints on the same day to give any crack a straight line to follow and keep the panels tight.
Yes, both are inside our service radius, and horse-trailer drives on clay soil are a regular part of our inland work.
Request a free estimate, and we will measure the drive, check the base and give you an itemized quote for the tear-out, the base, the steel and the finish.
Start to finish
We measure the area, shoot the grades and check drainage before anything is quoted.
The quote names the tear-out, base, reinforcement, finish and control joint layout.
The subgrade is compacted and the forms and rebar are checked before the truck is booked.
The crew places, finishes and cuts the joints, then walks the cured work with you.
Where we work
Call us or send the form, and we will book a site walk and measure the job.
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