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When can I walk on my new concrete driveway?
We finally re-did our cracking concrete driveway, and we’re so excited to start using it! Our contractors will be pouring the concrete for our new driveway tomorrow. When can I walk on my new concrete driveway?
Melanie Mergen · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
I bet that will be a great feeling once your new concrete driveway is ready! Generally speaking, you should wait at least 24 hours before walking on a new concrete driveway.
Even then, however, you’ll want to limit your initial use of it and use some caution as you do, because it takes concrete nearly a month to cure and dry completely. If you can, try to keep pets and things like bikes or skateboards away for a while longer to avoid scratches and other unwanted marks.
After about a week, odds are good that your new concrete driveway will be ready for more general use, including vehicles, as long as they’re not excessively heavy. If you drive a large truck or semi, you might want to wait closer to a month before parking it in your new concrete driveway.
That said, sometimes weather can affect where your new concrete driveway is at in the drying process. So, if you have any questions or concerns about when your driveway should be ready for regular use, be sure to check with your contractor.
Enjoy your new concrete driveway! Once it’s ready for use, you could generally expect it to last 50 years or more under the right conditions—but if the unexpected happens before then, the right
homeowners insurance
policy can help you cover all or some of the costs that can come with repairing a damaged driveway.That can be a relief, because as you likely know by now, new concrete work is not cheap!
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