Driveway repairs, quoted in 48 hours.
Cracked slabs, sunken sections, potholes and broken aprons. Russ comes out, tells you what the driveway really needs, and most repairs are finished inside two weeks.
“He told us the asphalt only needed crack filling and two patches, not a whole new driveway. Saved us about $4,000.”
What is your driveway doing?
Pick the closest match. You will see what usually causes it, what we do about it and what it tends to cost in Macon.
Cracks across the slab
- Usual cause
- Red clay shrinking in a dry summer, or joints cut too far apart when it was poured.
- What we do
- Hairline: leave it. Wider than a pencil: rout, clean and fill with flexible sealant. Cracks with one side higher: replace that slab.
- Typical price
- $250–$600 to seal; $1,100–$1,600 per slab replaced
- Time
- Half a day to seal; 1 day plus 7 days curing to replace
A section has sunk
- Usual cause
- Soil washed out under the slab, often by a downspout or a leaking pipe nearby.
- What we do
- Fix the water first. Then lift the slab back level with polyurethane foam through dime-size holes, or replace it if it is broken.
- Typical price
- $650–$1,400 per section lifted
- Time
- 2 to 4 hours, drive on it the same afternoon
Potholes in asphalt
- Usual cause
- Water got through open cracks and softened the base. Heavy trucks turning finish the job.
- What we do
- Saw-cut square edges, dig out the soft base, compact new stone and hot-mix asphalt, then seal the seams.
- Typical price
- from $275 per patch, less for several at once
- Time
- 2 to 3 hours, drive on it the next morning
Broken apron at the street
- Usual cause
- Garbage trucks and delivery vans backing over a thin apron, plus the curb settling.
- What we do
- Pull a Macon-Bibb right-of-way permit, cut out the apron, pour a new 6 in slab with rebar to city spec.
- Typical price
- $1,400–$2,200 including the permit
- Time
- 1 day on site, 7 days before you park on it
Water pools or washes out
- Usual cause
- The driveway slopes toward the garage, or there is nowhere for storm water to go.
- What we do
- Cut a trench drain across the drive and pipe it to the yard or street, or regrade and re-pour the low section.
- Typical price
- $1,800–$2,900 for a trench drain
- Time
- 1 to 2 days
Crumbling everywhere
- Usual cause
- The driveway is 30 or more years old, or was poured too thin to start with.
- What we do
- Be honest: repairs will not last. We tear out and replace, or overlay asphalt if the base is still sound.
- Typical price
- $7–$10 / sq ft for new concrete; $3,200–$4,800 to overlay a 2-car asphalt drive
- Time
- 2 to 3 days
Repair prices
What most jobs cost in Macon-Bibb. Your written quote will be a single number, and it does not change once we start.
Repair or replace? We will tell you straight.
On a typical 600 sq ft concrete driveway, a full replacement runs about $5,100. Repairs get more expensive the more of the slab is damaged. Somewhere past a third of the driveway, patching stops making sense.
About half the people who call us asking for a new driveway end up needing two or three slabs and some joint sealing. We would rather do that job well and get the call again in fifteen years.
From your call to parking on it
Most repair jobs take one visit, one work day and a week of curing.
- Same day
We call you back
Marisol sets a time for Russ to come look. Send photos and we can often price small jobs from those.
- Within 48 h
Look and written quote
Russ checks the slab, the soil and where the water goes. You get one price in writing before he leaves or by that evening.
- Days 3–10
Scheduled
We book the first open day and pull any permit. Rain moves us, nothing else does.
- Repair day
Cut, re-base, pour
Saw-cut clean edges, haul out the broken pieces, compact new stone, pin to the old slab with rebar and pour.
- + 7 days
Back to normal
Walk on it the next day, park cars after a week. We come by to pull the barricades and check the joints.
Repair work is all we do
Russ Hightower spent 14 years pouring commercial slabs before starting Hightower Driveway Repair in 2014. Big contractors do not want a two-slab job, and a lot of homeowners get talked into a whole new driveway they do not need. That is the gap we fill.
We are a crew of four with one truck, one trailer and a concrete saw. Since 2014 we have done a little over 1,300 repair jobs, almost all inside Macon-Bibb and the next county over.
- Russ HightowerOwner, does every estimate
- Andre LewisFinisher, 11 years with Russ
- Cody HightowerSaw, forms and foam lifting
- Marisol VegaOffice and scheduling
Reviews from Macon homeowners
Our apron was cracked in four places from the garbage truck. Russ handled the city permit, poured the new one on a Tuesday, and it looks better than the original.
Two slabs had sunk almost three inches by the garage. They lifted them with foam in about two hours. No mess, and I parked on it that afternoon.
Sent photos on Sunday night, had a price Monday, work done the next week. They found the downspout that caused it and fixed that too.
Where we work
We are based off Hartley Bridge Road. The closer you are, the sooner we can fit you in.
Usually same week
- Macon: Ingleside, Shirley Hills, Vineville
- North Macon and Bolingbroke
- East Macon
- Lizella
- Byron
Usually next week
- Warner Robins
- Perry
- Forsyth
- Gray
- Milledgeville
Common questions
Will a repaired slab match the old concrete?
Not exactly at first. New concrete is lighter and darkens over a year or two. We match the broom direction and joint lines so it looks planned, not patched.
Can you price it from photos?
For cracks, potholes and sealcoating, usually yes. Send a wide shot and a close-up with a tape measure. Sunken slabs and drainage need a visit.
Why not just fill the gap under a sunken slab?
Because it will sink again. We find where the water is coming from first, usually a downspout or a sprinkler line, and fix that before lifting.
Do I need a permit?
Only for work in the right-of-way, like the apron at the street. We pull the Macon-Bibb permit and include it in the price.
How soon can I drive on it?
Foam-lifted slabs: the same day. Asphalt patches: next morning. New concrete: one week for cars, four weeks for heavy trucks.
Do you guarantee repairs?
Yes. Two years on crack sealing and patches, five years on replaced slabs and foam lifting, in writing on your invoice.
Tell us what is broken
We call back the same working day. Photos help a lot, but they are optional.
- Phone(478) 555-0172
- Emailoffice@hightowerdriveways.com
- OfficeMon–Fri 7:00 am–5:30 pm