I'm about to start getting estimates to repair the sidewalk right in front of my driveway. Just bought my house and the car we own scrapes and I'm worried we are going to start damaging it. It's 4x12ft and needs to be removed and installed. I'm seeing estimates online ranging from 4-9 dollars per square foot. Does that sound about right?

You might check with the city. Sidewalk most likely belongs to them.

May be issues with ADA if you change the cross slope

Already called and their inspector told me it was up to me to maintain it. So I'm stuck with it unfortunately. I'm concerned some families may trip on it especially with Halloween coming up so I'm looking to do it soon.

$4 per sqft probably does not include demo and haul off. $9 per sqft should.

For job that small you are going to pay a premium.
No idea of location but my guess is $800 - $1,100 if you can find someone who will even want to do it. Are you in a neighborhood that's still being built out ? Maybe you can find a crew to do it on the side to lower the cost.

Older neighborhood. One guy quoted me 1800. I told him no thank you.

No way you'll pay under $1000. Most concrete suppliers are requiring a 4 cy minimum. 2 man crew at $50/ hr, truck, trailer, equipment, gas, forms, rebar, overhead, and profit adds up. With the amount of work going on right now, not many people want to work for free.

Can you post pics? I'm having trouble picturing a sidewalk in front of your driveway that a car is going to scrape.

And is it just 4x12? You could rent a jackhammer from HD and pull that out in no time. May also want a concrete saw for cutting against the driveway for a clean break, but that's up to you. You could also use a dry cut diamond blade on an angle grinder, but that would be a *****. Use bolt cutters on mesh and an angle grinder on rebar. Then it's just put in new rebar/mesh and pour concrete. For a 4x12x6" slab you'd need 24 cubic feet or roughly 48 bags. I'd rent a mixer. Haul the old stuff off to a dump. In SA, I wait until free landfill day for this kind of stuff.

You're looking at probably $200-$300 in rentals, $300 in concrete, and I'll throw $150 at rebar/mesh and chairs. You may also throw in some money for epoxy and dowels to tie into your driveway.

It can be done for under $1000, but you'll be putting in some back breaking labor.

I wouldn't touch that for less than $1200. Breaking it up, hauling off, setting new forms and rebar, placeing and finishing, coming back to strip it....no way. That's at least a 2 day job and then you factor how much is spent on materials and manpower....doesn't leave much for profit.

The breaking it up, loading, and hauling it off part SUCKS

SharkinAg said:

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Older neighborhood. One guy quoted me 1800. I told him no thank you.

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That's not bad.

Set your expectations; you aren't getting 48sf of concrete for $4-$9/sf from a concrete sub. You might pay that in labor if you hire a guy from home depot parking lot and buy the concrete and form it yourself.

My neighborhood replaced a section of sidewalk recently, demo and install for ~126sf was $3K.

If you put in a 1000sf patio, then it may be $7/sf.



I work for a general and we install a million or so sf of concrete a year, and we pay, all in, $4.60-$4.80/sf for 6" slab, or about $4.40 for 6" city sidewalks, and that's with us getting the concrete at $115/cy.

If it's 4" unreinforced, we pay ~$4/sf.

Why replace it anyway just for tripping hazard? you might be better off grinding it.

Sorry guys I hadn't checked this board recently. Thanks for all of the replies. I'll post pics this weekend when I get a chance. Won't be home until after dark.