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Tell the contractor about the driveway
A few details and a handful of photos let a contractor arrive at your house already knowing whether to look at the slab, the soil under it, or the water around it.
Get in touch
Email admin@harriscountypaving.com with the address and a short note about the job.
What to include in your message
- The address. Street, neighborhood and whether the property sits low or backs onto a bayou or ditch all hint at how the ground behaves before anyone visits.
- Concrete or asphalt, and what you want done. A new driveway, a few replaced panels, a stamped patio, pothole repair, or a lot that needs sealcoating and striping. If you are not sure which fix you need, just describe the problem.
- How long it has been happening. A crack that appeared after a dry summer, a section that dropped after a flood, or damage that gets a little worse every year each point to a different cause.
- Anything nearby that matters. Large trees, an HOA with rules about finishes, a gate or tight access for trucks, or a date you need the work finished by.
Photos that help most
Take one wide shot that shows the whole driveway or lot along with the house or building, then close-ups of the worst cracks with a shoe or coin for scale. Photograph any edge where one side of a crack sits higher than the other. If a live oak is close by, include it in a frame so the contractor can see how near the trunk is to the pavement.
The most useful picture is often the one taken during or right after a heavy rain. Water pooling against the garage, running toward the house or sitting in a low corner of the lot shows exactly where the clay underneath is getting soaked, and that shapes the repair more than the cracks themselves.
What happens next
A contractor working the Houston area will reply to arrange a call and, usually, a visit. On site they will check whether the damage is at the surface or below it, how the ground slopes, where runoff goes, and whether anything suggests a house foundation issue that belongs with a different specialist.
Expect scope and cost to come after that visit, not before. A photo cannot show how thick a slab is or how soft the base has become, and a number given without seeing the site is only a guess. You are under no obligation to go ahead once the proposal arrives.
Request a site visit
Send the address and what the driveway, patio or lot is doing, and a contractor will follow up.