Concrete driveways in Georgetown, permitted and poured for the soil
New driveways, extensions, third-car widening and full replacements — with the city's approach permit, the steel detail and both inspections handled, and a slab built for whichever side of I-35 you live on.
A driveway in Georgetown has to survive two things: the soil and the summer. East of the interstate the black clay moves with every wet spring and dry August, and a thin slab poured on top of it cracks at the corners and tilts at the approach within a few years — you can see it on half the streets in the older subdivisions. West of the interstate the ground is rock and the sun is the enemy: hot-weather pours that flash-set, shrinkage cracks, and joints cut too late.
So we build the slab for the lot. On clay: five inches, thickened at the edges, #3 rebar on 18-inch centers sitting on chairs (not pulled up with a hook after the pour), three to four inches of compacted crushed limestone, a subgrade that's been wet down and let settle, and control joints on a tight grid so the slab cracks where we told it to. On rock: a four-inch slab with rebar, forms set with a saw or hammer where the limestone is proud, and rock excavation as its own honest line on the estimate. Everywhere: early-morning pours in summer, a cure compound the same day, and joints cut before the sun does it for us.
And because most driveways touch the street, we handle the City of Georgetown driveway-approach permit — plot plan, steel detail, submission, the pre-pour inspection and the final. You don't have to learn the portal.
What's included
Site measure & layout
Widths, turnouts, third-car pads and where the approach meets the curb, drawn on a plot plan you can hand to the HOA.
City permit & inspections
Approach permit through the City of Georgetown, pre-pour inspection with the inspector, final when it's done. County permits on county roads.
Tear-out & haul-off
Old concrete broken out, hauled to a recycler, and the subgrade regraded — itemized separately so you can compare bids.
Base & steel
Compacted crushed-limestone base and #3 rebar on chairs as standard. Not wire mesh, not fiber alone.
Finish options
Broom (standard), exposed aggregate, stamped patterns and integral color, saw-cut or tooled joints.
Cure & cleanup
Curing compound applied same day, forms pulled, edges backfilled, street swept. Drive on it in about seven days.
Concrete driveway cost in Georgetown, TX
| Job | Typical price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New 2-car driveway, 4" broom finish, rebar (approx. 600 sq ft) | $5,500 – $8,000 | West side / limestone lots |
| New 2-car driveway, 5" on Blackland clay with thickened edges | $6,500 – $9,500 | East side of I-35 |
| Replacement (tear-out + new), 2-car | $7,000 – $11,500 | Tear-out $2–$4/sq ft included |
| Driveway extension or third-car pad (150–250 sq ft) | $1,800 – $3,400 | Most common Sun City request |
| Exposed aggregate or stamped upgrade | +$5 – $11 / sq ft | Pattern, color and sealer |
| Rock excavation (limestone side) | $300 – $1,500 | Only when the rock is above grade |
| City of Georgetown approach permit | Included in the quote | Plot plan and steel detail prepared by us |
These are 2026 Williamson County ranges so you can budget. Your written price is itemized — tear-out, base, steel, concrete, finish, permit, rock excavation if any — and good for 30 days.
The approach is the part the city cares about
The approach is roughly the first ten feet of your driveway, where it crosses the public utility easement and meets the curb. It's the piece the City of Georgetown regulates: the number and location of curb cuts, the width, how it meets the sidewalk, and the steel in it. It's also the piece that fails first on clay lots, because it's the transition from the street's base to your yard's soil. We pour approaches at five inches with rebar tied into the driveway slab, an expansion joint at the sidewalk, and the slope the city's Approach Construction Requirements call for — and the inspector sees it before the truck arrives.
Recent work
Questions we get about driveways & approaches
How much is a concrete driveway in Georgetown?
Most fall between $9 and $13 per square foot for a broom-finished slab with rebar, so $5,500 to $9,500 for a typical two-car driveway depending on which side of I-35 you're on and whether there's an old driveway to remove. Stamped and exposed-aggregate finishes add $5 to $11 per square foot. Every line is itemized in writing.
Do I need a permit to widen my driveway in Georgetown?
Inside the city limits, yes — any addition to the driveway or change to the approach (the section at the street crossing the utility easement) requires a City of Georgetown residential permit, a plot plan showing easements, and a steel-reinforcement detail. Review takes up to 10–15 business days, and the city inspects before the pour and after. We prepare and submit all of it. A pad that doesn't touch the approach, like a side-yard parking pad, often doesn't need one; we'll tell you.
How thick should a driveway be on black clay?
Five inches with a thickened edge and rebar, over a compacted base, is our standard east of I-35. Four inches is the code minimum and works fine on the limestone side; on expansive clay it's the reason so many Georgetown driveways look the way they do.
Rebar or wire mesh?
Rebar, on chairs, so it sits in the middle of the slab where it does something. Wire mesh laid on the ground and 'hooked up' during the pour ends up at the bottom of the slab and does almost nothing. Fiber is a nice addition for surface cracking, not a substitute for steel.
When can I drive on it?
Walk on it the next day, park a car on it after seven days, and keep the moving truck and the concrete trucks off it for 28. In July we'll cover it and keep it wet for the first few days so it doesn't cure too fast.
Can you match the color of my existing driveway?
Close, not perfect. New concrete is darker for the first year and lightens as it cures; a new extension next to a fifteen-year-old driveway will show for a while. If matching matters, a full replacement or a stamped/colored border makes the seam intentional.