If you've been pricing out a new concrete driveway in the Texoma area, you've probably gotten quotes that are all over the map. Here's a straight breakdown of what a driveway actually costs and why one quote can be thousands of dollars cheaper than another.
The honest price range
Most residential driveways in our area land between $8 and $14 per square foot installed. A standard 16x40 driveway (640 sq ft) runs roughly $5,000 to $9,000. Anything dramatically below that range — the contractor is cutting corners somewhere.
What drives the cost
Thickness, rebar, base prep, demo of an existing slab, and access to the pour area. A 4" driveway with wire mesh costs less to pour than a 5" driveway with real #4 rebar on 18" centers — but the rebar version will still be there in 30 years.
Where people get burned
The two places a cheap contractor saves money: skipping the base prep (no compaction, no fabric, no good rock) and using wire mesh instead of real rebar. Both look fine the day it's poured. Both fail within 3–5 winters.
What we include in our quotes
Demo and haul-off if needed, regrading, compacted base, 4"–5" pour thickness, #4 rebar on a tied grid, broom finish, control joints cut at the right depth, and cleanup. No surprise charges. Cris comes out, walks the project, and writes it up the same day.
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