Concrete driveways in Highland Park, Pittsburgh
Highland Park was built as a streetcar suburb, so its houses stand a little apart, and many of them have a driveway squeezed down one side to a garage at the back. Those drives are often the oldest concrete on the lot, and the narrowest.
Driveways we see in Highland Park
- Side driveways between houses in 15206
- Garages set behind the house
- Old drives narrower than today's cars
- Homes inside a National Register historic district
Areas we cover in Highland Park
We pour and repair concrete driveways across Highland Park, including these areas.
- Negley Avenue area
- Highland Avenue and the reservoir
- Stanton Avenue
- Bryant Street
- King Avenue and Chislett Street
Rebuilding a drive that runs between two houses
Highland Park's houses sit further apart than the rowhouses of Bloomfield or Lawrenceville, but not by much. The gap between two homes is often just wide enough for a car, with a foundation wall on one side and the neighbor's yard on the other. When a drive like that is replaced, the new slab has to fall away from both houses, so we either crown it a little down the middle or pitch it to the open edge, where a strip of stone or lawn can take the water. Read about driveway drainage if water already sits along your wall.
Before any forms go in, find the property line. Old drives were often poured by eye, and some wander onto the next lot. If you'd like a few more inches of width, a survey tells you whether you have them, and a word with the neighbor keeps the job friendly.
The whole neighborhood is the Highland Park Residential Historic District, listed on the National Register in 2007. Before you change a drive that shows from the street, ask the city whether any review applies to your house. New concrete laid where the old concrete ran is the plainest route. Access is the other question. A mixer rarely fits between the houses, so the concrete may come in by pump or buggy from Negley, Highland or a side street, and the garage at the back stays shut for about a week while the slab cures.
Concrete driveway work in Highland Park
These are common driveway jobs in Highland Park.
Getting a quote in Highland Park
Tell us how wide the gap between the houses is, and whether the garage is used every day. Tell us about street parking and how a concrete truck can reach the site, and we will plan the pour around that.
Before we visit, try our concrete driveway cost guide.
Concrete driveway questions from Highland Park
What does a concrete driveway to a rear garage in Highland Park cost?
A side drive about 10 feet wide and 50 feet long is 500 square feet, which is often $4,000 to $7,000 with a broom finish and the old drive hauled away. Tight access between the houses can add to that.
Can a new concrete driveway in Highland Park keep the look of the old one?
Yes. Plain concrete with a broom finish, poured where the old drive ran, changes the least. Highland Park is a National Register historic district, so ask the city whether any review applies before you widen the drive or change anything at the curb.
Can you rebuild a narrow driveway between two Highland Park houses?
Usually. If a mixer can't fit, the concrete comes in by pump or buggy from the street, and the new slab is pitched so water runs away from both foundations.
How close can a driveway be to the property line?
Local zoning sets that, and it differs from town to town, so ask before you widen. If an old drive already sits on the line, rebuilding it in the same place is usually simplest. A survey settles where the line really is.