About this project
This Sterling Heights job on Jared Drive was a new concrete walk that runs alongside the driveway, between the public sidewalk and the front of the house. We completed it in January 2025.
The photo looks from the house toward the street. The new walk has a light broom finish and a clean joint where it meets the older driveway, and near the house it flares out in a smooth curve into the lawn. The surface still shows uneven light patches in this early photo, and bare soil marks where the forms came out along the curve.
What we did
- Poured a broom-finish concrete walk beside the driveway
- Formed a curved flare where the walk turns toward the house
- Kept a straight joint between the new walk and the existing driveway
- Brought the walk out to meet the public sidewalk
Joining new concrete to an old driveway
When a new walk is poured right against an existing driveway, the two slabs should not be locked together. They were placed at different times, they sit on different bases and they will move a little differently through the seasons. Done right, there is a joint between them so one can shift without cracking the other. In the photo you can see that clean line running the full length.
Height matters as much as the joint. The new walk needs to sit level with the driveway edge so there is no lip to catch a shoe or a snow shovel. The curved end near the house also gives a softer transition into the lawn than a square corner, and it is easier to mow around.
Questions homeowners ask about adding a walkway
Can a walk be added without replacing the driveway?
Yes. This project is an example: the older driveway stayed, and the new walk was poured beside it. If the existing driveway is in fair shape, adding a walk is a smaller job that still makes the front of the house easier to reach.
What happens to the grass along a new walk?
Some soil gets disturbed along the forms, and in this photo you can see bare dirt at the curved edge. That strip is backfilled and leveled once the forms come out. New grass or sod fills it in, and the timing depends on the season.
Do you work in Sterling Heights?
Yes. We have completed more than 145 jobs in Sterling Heights, and more than 75 of those were done since 2023. Jared Drive is one of the smaller ones on our concrete page for Sterling Heights.
See more of our walkway and sidewalk work, or call (844) 757-6543 for a free estimate.
