Workmanship warranty

What is covered

Ground and base work

The ground preparation and gravel base compaction, done to the depth and standard in your contract.

Slab construction

Thickness, steel sizing, and steel position, built as agreed.

Pouring and finishing workmanship

How the concrete was placed, screeded, finished, and textured, done to the standard in your contract.

Joint layout and cutting

Joint spacing, placement, and cut timing, done as agreed for your slab.

Drainage as built

Grades and drainage work built to the elevations and details you approved.

Doing what we agreed to

If the finished work does not match what you approved in writing, we correct it.

What is not covered

Normal shrinkage cracking

Concrete shrinks as it cures. Tight hairline cracking with no vertical step is expected material behavior, not a defect.

Deicer damage

Surface flaking caused by chloride based deicing products, including damage during the first winter, when no deicer should be used at all.

Damage from loading beyond what we agreed to

Vehicles, equipment, dumpsters, or storage loads heavier than what the slab was built to carry.

Early loading

Damage caused by traffic before the cure schedule in your contract allows it.

Changes made by others

Alterations, cuts, attachments, coatings, or nearby digging done by anyone other than Driveway King.

Site conditions outside our work

Ground movement from causes outside the driveway footprint, including irrigation leaks, downspouts added later, utility failures, and grading changes made after we finish.

Acts of nature

Flooding, earthquakes, and other events outside the control of either party.

Owner responsibilities

• Keep all traffic off the slab through the schedule in your contract.
• Use no deicing products during the first winter, and use them sparingly after that.
• Keep gutter and downspout water away from the driveway and its edges.
• Keep sprinklers from soaking the ground at the slab edges.
• Keep joint sealant maintained so water does not reach the base.
• Tell us in writing about any concern so we can look at it while it is still small.

How a claim works

Contact us in writing

Send a description of the concern, about when it appeared, and photos. Written notice starts the process and creates a record for both sides.

Site inspection

We inspect the work in person. We look at the condition itself, the surrounding drainage, and what we agreed to build.

Written answer

You get a written explanation of what we found, whether it falls under the warranty, and why.

Correction

Covered work is corrected at no cost to you. If something falls outside the warranty, we explain why and quote the fix separately so you can decide.