Driveway Concrete Curb
Formed and poured a new curb to hold a crumbling driveway edge
Built wood forms with rebar stakes along a failing driveway edge, sealed the joint, then hand-mixed and poured a new concrete curb finished smooth.
The job
The driveway edge had no curb, so every wheel that clipped the side broke off a bit more pavement and pushed it into the grass. We formed a new curb along the curve, sealed the joint against the existing slab and hand-mixed the pour on site so the crew could keep the placement moving in one continuous run.
- Location
- Denver
- Crew
- 2 techs
- Completed
- July 2026
- Job photos
- 3
The problem
The driveway edge was cracking and eroding into the adjacent grass with no curb to contain it.
Our recommendation
Form and pour a monolithic concrete curb along the failing edge, tied to the existing slab with a sealed joint so water can't work between the old and new concrete.
The result
A continuous, level curb following the driveway curve, protecting the edge from further erosion.
Scope of work
What we did
Process
How we approached it
Step 1
Cut back sod and trench
Cut the sod line back and dug a clean, consistent-depth trench following the driveway curve.
Step 2
Set forms and stakes
Bent wood forms to the curve and drove rebar stakes tight so the pour couldn't bow under pressure.
Step 3
Seal the pavement joint
Applied waterproof membrane at the cold joint so meltwater can't get between the old slab and the new curb.
Step 4
Mix and place
Mixed concrete on site and placed it by wheelbarrow, rodding the mix so it consolidated fully in the form.
Step 5
Trowel, edge and cure
Screeded, floated and troweled the curb smooth, tooled the edges, then left it to cure before stripping the forms.
Job photos
The work, step by step
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For the homeowner
What this means for you
The driveway edge stops crumbling into the lawn
A defined, mowable edge that cleans up the whole approach
Sealed joint keeps freeze-thaw water out of the seam
Before we call it done
What we check on the way out
Curb top consistent in height along the full run
Smooth, closed troweled surface with tooled edges
No form bow or blowout at the tightest part of the curve
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