Cracked, heaved or muddy path to your door? We build concrete and paver walks that stand up to Yakima winters.
Walkway construction in Yakima, WA is building a concrete or paver path to your door, yard or driveway that handles daily foot traffic and lasts for years when it's kept up. The schedule mostly turns on the surface you pick and the weather.
Most calls start with a path that's cracked, heaved or sunk, or a muddy track across the lawn where a walk should be. The price moves with the length and width of the walk, whether we're tearing out an old one, how much digging and base it takes, any steps or curves, and the surface you choose. That choice moves the schedule too, because pavers can take foot traffic as soon as they're laid, while poured concrete has to cure and needs the right weather. When I come out, you get an estimate for your own walk.
Before we start, we check with the city or county office that covers your address, because the City of Yakima takes stormwater permit applications for projects that add or redo more than 5,000 square feet of hard surface, and if your job needs a permit we take care of the paperwork with you. I'd rather know than guess.
I started this business in Yakima in 2023 after years laying brick and block for a big commercial outfit, where somebody was always checking the work. Here's how a walkway job goes with us.
I come out to every job myself, walk the old path or the spot you have in mind, and tell you what I see and what I'd do. If an old walk can wait another season, I'll say so, and you'll get an estimate for the work that does need doing.
If you go ahead, we check with the office that covers your address before any digging starts. The city's online permit center has separate support lines for codes and planning questions, so we get the answer from the right desk.
We're fully licensed and insured, and I stay involved while our crew does the work. When it's done, I walk the finished path with you. Satisfaction guaranteed.
We start by going over pavers and poured concrete side by side, including how each one handles frost and what upkeep each needs, so you're choosing with the whole picture in front of you. Once you've picked, we build it on a packed base. If you go with concrete, we order a mix made for freeze and thaw and keep the new walk protected while it cures, because a rushed slab shows it a few winters later.
A new walk often ties into other work in the yard. If you want a low wall or a border along the path, we handle brick wall installation too, and our stone masonry covers stone steps, edging and accents that sit beside it.
Every walk goes through the same four stages, whatever it's made of. Skipping one is how a path ends up cracked or uneven down the road.
We stake out the line and width with you before any digging, so you can see where the walk will run. We also set a slight pitch so rain runs off the surface instead of sitting on it.
We dig down and pack the base in layers, because a walk only stays flat if what's under it stays put. Nobody sees this part, and it's the part we don't rush.
Pavers get set tight, cut to the edges and locked in with joint sand. Concrete gets poured, finished and jointed so any cracking follows a line we chose.
A new pour stays covered and off-limits to foot traffic until it's ready. We haul off the dirt and scraps so your yard is clean when we leave.
Fill out the form or call (509) 452-1015 and tell us roughly how long the walk is, whether you're leaning toward pavers or concrete, and any timing you're working around. We get back to you within one business day to set a time, then I come out, look at it with you and give you a free estimate. There's no obligation.
(509) 452-1015A well-built walk lasts for decades. One guide puts a path with sand joints at 25 to 40 years and a sealed path that's properly maintained at 30 to 50. The bigger difference is upkeep, since that guide has a sealed path pressure washed every few months and resealed every 4 to 5 years, while a sand-joint path needs only an occasional power wash and fresh joint sand.
Pavers usually handle frost better, because each one can shift a little as the ground heaves and then settle back, while a solid slab is rigid and can crack instead. If you'd still rather have concrete, industry guidance calls for air-entrained concrete on any walk that gets wet and goes through freezing and thawing, so ask for that mix by name when you compare quotes.
Yes, with a plan to keep it from freezing. Fresh concrete freezes below about 25°F and can lose more than half its potential strength, so it needs protection for about two days after it's placed. For a cold-season pour, we set up that protection ahead of time or pick a warmer date with you.
Look them up with the state. Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the Department of Labor and Industries and to be bonded and insured, and L&I's Verify tool shows whether a business has an active registration and a paid-up workers' comp account. It also lists safety violations and any lawsuits against the contractor's bond.
Winter here goes deep. The city plans for frost reaching 24 inches below the ground and rates Yakima's weathering as severe, so a walk gets wet, freezes and thaws over and over every winter. That's why the frost and concrete mix questions above aren't fine print here. They're most of the decision.
We work out of Yakima and take jobs in the cities around it, including Selah, Terrace Heights, Union Gap, Ellensburg, Sunnyside, Toppenish and Grandview. Most of what we see are older front walks that have cracked or heaved, and new paths out to a side door or garden. If you don't see your city here, call and ask.
Calling ahead gives us room to time a concrete pour for warmer weather, or to go with pavers if you'd rather not wait, so call (509) 452-1015 or use the form.
If you've got an old walk that's heaving or a new one in mind, send us a note and I'll tell you straight whether it needs doing yet.
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