Driveways

§ 01 / THE BRIEF

It is the first thing anyone sees and it takes the worst of a South Dakota freeze. We place it to grade, joint it where it wants to move, and broom-finish it to drain clean and grip through the winter.It is the first thing anyone sees and it takes the worst of a South Dakota freeze. We place it to grade, joint it where it wants to move, and broom-finish it to drain clean and grip through the winter.

§ HOW IT LASTS

You park on it and from the curb it looks like nothing. That is the point. A driveway only stays boring when the base was compacted right and the joints were cut before the slab picked its own place to crack.You park on it and from the curb it looks like nothing. That is the point. A driveway only stays boring when the base was compacted right and the joints were cut before the slab picked its own place to crack.

Base

Cut and compacted flat in lifts before a single yard is poured, so it never settles into a crack.Cut and compacted flat in lifts before a single yard is poured, so it never settles into a crack.

Mix

Air-entrained for freeze and thaw and placed to fall, so water runs off instead of ponding and lifting the slab.Air-entrained for freeze and thaw and placed to fall, so water runs off instead of ponding and lifting the slab.

Finish

Broom-finished for grip, then jointed where it wants to move so it cracks on a straight hidden line, not a jagged one.Broom-finished for grip, then jointed where it wants to move so it cracks on a straight hidden line, not a jagged one.