Concrete Driveway & Walkway Installation in Vaughan

OCM Excavation & Construction pours concrete driveways, walkways, steps, and garage slabs across Vaughan — from Maple and Patterson to Woodbridge, Concord, Kleinburg, and Vellore Village. We handle the full job: removal of the old surface, grade, granular base, rebar or mesh, forming, pour, finish, and cure. Every Vaughan driveway we build is sized for the City’s permit rules and detailed for our 1.2 m frost line. Call 416-317-3090 for a free on-site quote anywhere in Vaughan.

Concrete services we install in Vaughan

• Concrete driveways — broom-finish, 32 MPa air-entrained mix, 100 mm slab on 150 mm Granular A base, control joints saw-cut within 12 hours of pour.
• Walkways & front paths — 75–100 mm slabs with welded wire mesh, scored for a clean Vaughan curb-to-porch line.
• Stamped concrete — ashlar slate, Roman cobble, and wood-plank patterns. Two integral colours plus release powder. Sealed with solvent-based acrylic.
• Exposed aggregate — Niagara river-stone or granite blends. A popular finish in Kleinburg and Patterson where a textured, premium look is wanted.
• Concrete steps & landings — formed and poured monolithically, rebar-tied to the foundation where required.
• Garage floor slabs — new builds and replacements, vapour barrier, perimeter insulation, 125 mm slab with rebar.
• Driveway replacement — break-out and removal of failed concrete or asphalt, fresh base, full new pour.

Vaughan permits, bylaws & site conditions

Concrete work in Vaughan isn’t just about the pour — it’s about getting the paperwork and the build detail right so the slab lasts and the City signs off.

• Vaughan Building Standards driveway permit. Widening a driveway, adding a second driveway, or changing the curb-cut generally requires a permit through Vaughan Building Standards. We handle the application, drawings, and inspection coordination.
• Right-of-Way (ROW) entrance permit. Any work that touches the City boulevard between your property line and the curb — including a new or widened apron — needs a separate ROW entrance permit from Vaughan’s Transportation & Fleet Management.
• Front-yard hard-surface limits. Vaughan’s zoning and site-alteration framework caps how much of a front yard can be covered in hard surface, and protects soft-landscape strips along property lines. We measure your frontage and design the driveway to stay onside.
• Frost depth. Ontario Building Code requires footings and step foundations to bear below frost — 1.2 m in Vaughan. Steps and porch slabs are dug and poured to that depth or supported on helical piles.
• TRCA setbacks. Properties near the Humber River corridor (Woodbridge, parts of Kleinburg) or East Don tributaries (Concord, Maple) may fall inside TRCA-regulated lands. We check the screening tool before quoting and pull a TRCA permit if the work is in the regulated area.
• Tree protection. If a City-owned or by-law-protected private tree is within the work zone, hoarding and a tree-protection plan are required before excavation starts.

How we build a Vaughan concrete driveway

1. Site visit & measure — we mark the proposed footprint, check setbacks and front-yard coverage, and confirm whether a Vaughan permit and/or ROW entrance permit is needed.
2. Demo & haul-out — old asphalt or concrete is broken up and trucked off-site. Locates are called in before any digging.
3. Excavation & sub-grade — we dig 250–300 mm below finished grade, compact the sub-grade, and install woven geotextile in soft Vaughan clay pockets.
4. Granular base — 150 mm of Granular A, compacted in lifts with a plate or roller.
5. Form, reinforce, pour — 2×4 or 2×6 forms, 10M rebar or 6×6 mesh, 32 MPa air-entrained concrete delivered from a Vaughan-area plant.
6. Finish, cut, cure — broom, stamp, or exposed-aggregate finish, control joints saw-cut within 12 hours, curing compound applied, sealer at 28 days on decorative finishes.

Related OCM services in Vaughan

• Excavation services across Toronto & the GTA — the dig and grading work that sits underneath every driveway.
• Excavation contractor in Vaughan — basement digs, foundation prep, lot grading.
• Interlocking pavers in Vaughan — the brick-and-stone alternative if you want a unit-paver driveway instead of poured concrete.

FAQ — Concrete driveways & walkways in Vaughan

Do I need a permit to replace my existing Vaughan driveway?

A like-for-like replacement at the same width, length, and location usually does not need a Vaughan Building Standards permit. Widening, lengthening, adding a second driveway, or changing the curb-cut does require a permit, and a separate ROW entrance permit if the City boulevard or apron is touched. We confirm before we quote.

How thick should a Vaughan concrete driveway be?

We pour residential driveways at 100 mm (4 inches) of 32 MPa air-entrained concrete over 150 mm of compacted Granular A. Where a trailer, RV, or heavier vehicle is parked, we go to 125 mm and add rebar. Garage slabs are 125 mm with vapour barrier.

How long before I can drive on a new Vaughan concrete driveway?

Foot traffic at 24–48 hours. Cars at 7 days. Heavy vehicles at 28 days, which is when 32 MPa concrete reaches full design strength. We saw-cut control joints inside 12 hours of the pour and apply curing compound the same day to control shrinkage cracking.

Will the concrete crack in Vaughan winters?

Air-entrained concrete is the right mix for Vaughan freeze-thaw cycles. Hairline shrinkage cracks at saw-cut joints are normal and not a defect. To minimize random cracking we keep joints under 3 m apart, compact the base properly, and recommend a penetrating siloxane sealer in year one for decorative finishes.

Stamped concrete or interlocking pavers for my Vaughan driveway?

Stamped concrete gives you a continuous surface with no joints to weed, lower up-front cost, and a wide range of patterns. Interlocking pavers cost more, but individual stones can be lifted and reset if a utility cut or settlement happens. Both work well in Vaughan — we install both and will walk you through the trade-off on-site.

Get a free Vaughan concrete quote

If you’re planning a new driveway, walkway, steps, or a stamped feature anywhere in Vaughan — Maple, Woodbridge, Concord, Kleinburg, Patterson, or Vellore — call OCM at 416-317-3090 or request a free quote online. We’ll measure on-site, sort the permit picture, and give you a fixed written price.

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