Concrete contractor in North Las Vegas, NV - driveways and patios on a packed base

Yes, the Nevada State Contractors Board says every contractor must be licensed before contracting, and that includes bidding on your job or even talking price. A repair falls under the same rule as new work, so a crew fixing a cracked driveway needs a license just like one pouring a new one. We're licensed and fully insured, and on a big project it's fair to ask any contractor about their monetary limit, the largest contract their license lets them take on for one client.

On any permit the county issues, every contractor and subcontractor needs an active Multi-Jurisdictional Business License number. Contractors get that number from a local jurisdiction such as the City of North Las Vegas or the county. The rule covers county permits only, not permits the city issues, so it matters most if your address falls in unincorporated county land.

Not much, 4.18 inches in a normal year at the regional weather station, which isn't in North Las Vegas itself. Hard desert ground doesn't soak up much of a storm, so the water runs across yards and slabs fast. That's why the way your slab tips matters more than the rain total suggests, and we set it to carry water away from the house.

Your price is set by the size of the driveway, whether old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, how much the ground needs dug out and packed, and the finish you choose. Stamped or colored concrete costs more than a plain broom finish, and a tight lot where the truck can't reach adds labor. If you need to trim the budget, I'd cut the finish before the base, because the base is buried on day one and it decides how the slab holds up.

You'll be walking on it well before you can drive on it, because the concrete keeps curing and gaining strength for days after the pour and a car puts far more weight on it than your feet do. In summer heat we keep the slab damp so it doesn't dry out before it's strong, and I'll tell you when your driveway is ready for a car. Plan to park on the street until then.

Most of the cracked and sunken slabs we see here sit on a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the dirt settled and the concrete went with it. The other cause is joints cut late or skipped, which lets the slab split wherever it wants. We pack the ground firm and cut joints on time, so your new slab can still get hairline cracks, but they should land in the joints instead of running across the middle.