Walkway construction in Lehi UT - a concrete walk that holds up through winter
Is your front walk cracked, sunken or flaking after another winter? We pour a new concrete walk built to handle freezing and thawing.
What goes into building a concrete walkway in Lehi?
Walkway construction in Lehi means forming, pouring and curing a new concrete path from your driveway, street or yard to your door, built to stay solid through Utah's freeze and thaw winters. Most of the planning goes into the mix, the timing of the pour and how the slab is treated its first winter.
Most people call us because the old walk has cracked, sunk or started flaking at the surface, or because a newer house never got a proper path to the front door. The price moves with the size of the walk, how much old concrete has to come out, how much digging and grading the route needs and whether it ties into the city sidewalk, and the schedule turns mostly on the weather and on any permit and inspection the job calls for. If your walk needs a permit, we handle the application and book the inspections with the city, and I'll go over what your job needs when I come out for the on-site estimate, which is where you get your own figure.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Walkways, brick walls and stone work
How we handle walkway construction from dig to cure
I start by walking the route with you and checking where water runs and where the old walk failed, because a walk that cracked once usually had a reason. Our crew digs out, packs the base, sets the forms with enough slope to shed water away from the house, and pours air-entrained concrete, which carries tiny air bubbles that give freezing water room to expand instead of pushing the surface apart. We keep the finish to a simple broom texture, since working the top too hard knocks out that air right where the walk needs it, and the texture gives you better footing when it's wet. We plan the pour around the forecast so the new slab is protected from freezing while it cures, then we strip the forms and clean up.
A new walk often ties into other work around the yard. If you'd like a low garden wall or planter along the path, our crew handles brick wall installation, and we do stone masonry for steps, edging or a stone landing where the walk meets the porch.
Why Lehi homeowners call Precision Lehi Concrete and Masonry for walkways
I come out to every estimate
I look at the job myself and work out why the old walk failed before we talk about the new one. Our crew of masons does the work with me on site, so the person who made the plan is there when it's poured.
Licensed and insured on every job
We're licensed and insured. That matters on a walk because the work happens right up against your house, your lawn and sometimes the public sidewalk.
Planned around Lehi sidewalk rules
Where your walk meets the city sidewalk, Lehi wants a cracked section replaced as a whole section rather than patched, and its design standards call for an inspector on site while sidewalk is dug and poured. We plan the tie-in and the inspector's visits around that from the start.
Running this business since 2021
I started this company in 2021 after years of summers on a masonry crew, and figuring out why something failed is still the part of the job I like most. On your walk, that means you hear what I found and why we picked the materials we did before you decide anything.
On a walkway, the concrete we pour and when we pour it decide how the surface looks after a few winters. Every walk we pour is backed by our satisfaction guarantee, and we work from Lehi out to Provo and up into the Salt Lake Valley, so call (385) 338-6022 or ask for your estimate.
Get a free on-site estimate for your new walkway
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, measure the walk, look at what's there now and give you a free estimate, with no obligation.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
What happens after you call about a walkway in Lehi?
Call or send us a message
Call (385) 338-6022 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. It helps to have the walk's rough length and width and to know whether it meets the city sidewalk.
I come out and measure
I measure the route and look at what's behind any cracking or sinking in the old walk. You get an estimate with the price, the mix and the finish laid out, so you can see what's driving the number before you decide.
We handle permits and pour
Once you say go, we take care of any permit and book the inspections, and if part of the work is in a city street, Lehi expects it finished and inspected within 30 days of that permit being issued. Our crew does the work with me on site, timed so the fresh slab won't freeze while it cures.
We walk the finished job
Before we pack up, I walk the new walk with you and go over how to treat it through its first winter. The forms come out and the site is cleaned up before we leave.
Concrete walkway questions from Lehi homeowners
How much does a concrete walkway cost in Lehi?
Installing a concrete sidewalk across the US usually costs about $12 to $14.50 per square foot, so treat that as a national starting point rather than a Lehi price. Your own number comes from the on-site estimate, once I've measured the walk and seen what has to come out.
Who issues building permits in Lehi, UT?
Lehi City's Building and Inspection Department issues all building permits in the city, so that's the office to ask about your own project. If any of the work falls in the city street right-of-way, the strip along the street the city controls, that part starts with a notice to Public Works.
Can concrete be poured when it's cold in Utah?
Yes, as long as the slab is kept from freezing, because fresh concrete freezes once its temperature drops below about 25°F and frozen concrete won't be durable. The usual practice is to plan the pour so the slab can be protected from freezing for about two days after it's placed, which is why we watch the forecast closely in fall and spring.
When can I put salt on my new concrete walkway?
The concrete industry's advice is to skip deicing chemicals the first winter, then use them in moderate amounts after that. Deicers keep the surface wetter and add freeze and thaw cycles, and a federal pavement report notes concerns that some, most notably magnesium chloride and calcium chloride, may harm concrete.
What causes a concrete walkway to flake after winter?
Flaking, which contractors call scaling, usually comes from water at the surface freezing and thawing over and over, and the risk climbs as those cycles add up. Good dense concrete, careful installing and curing, and a light hand with deicers all lower the chance of it.
What is the best way to seal a new concrete walkway?
A concrete industry group recommends a breathable sealer or water repellent made for concrete slabs, put on when the slab is reasonably dry. Late summer after a few dry days is the ideal time, so plan sealing for that window.
Masonry that pairs with walkway construction
Brick wall installation
A short brick wall or planter along the path frames the walk, holds back a flower bed and gives the front of the house a finished edge.
Stone masonry
Natural stone steps, a landing at the porch or stone edging can carry the walk up a slope and tie the new concrete to the house.