Paving, Concrete and Drainage in Thornbury, PA

Working in Thornbury

Much of the residential development here is comparatively recent and built at lower density, which means longer driveways, more generous rear yards and lots where a patio project has room to be designed rather than squeezed in.

Longer driveways change the economics of the job. The base has to be consistent over a greater distance, drainage has to be planned along the whole run rather than at one point, and the difference between a properly built base and a marginal one shows up much sooner.

The ground here rolls more than it does immediately around West Chester. Slope is useful when it is working with you and expensive when it is not. A driveway running downhill toward a garage needs a drainage plan built into it from the start, not added after the first heavy storm shows what happens.

Newer housing also means newer fill. Homes built in the last few decades often sit on engineered fill that continues to consolidate for years, which is a frequent cause of settled aprons, patios and walkways on otherwise modern properties.