Inspection Checklist for Draper, UT

Inspection Checklist

The fourteen things worth looking at on a driveway pour. Most of them are invisible the day after the truck leaves, so check them while you can.

• Subgrade stripped of topsoil, roots and any soft or organic pockets before base goes in
• Subgrade proof-rolled and compacted, not just levelled
• Gravel base placed in lifts and each lift compacted, not dumped in one pass
• Base depth reaches the figure in your quote and stays uniform across the slab
• Finished slope falls away from the garage and the house, at least 1/8 in per foot
• Forms set to the finished level and well braced before the truck arrives
• Reinforcement is on chairs, sitting in the middle of the slab, not on the base
• Isolation joints in place where the driveway meets the apron, walk or foundation
• Mix ticket shows 4,000+ PSI air-entrained concrete and the entrained air percentage
• Slump is workable but not wet - no water added on site after the truck arrives
• Bleed water has evaporated before the final finish goes on
• Control joints cut within 24 hours, one quarter of the slab depth, panels roughly square
• Curing compound or wet cover applied on pour day, not a day later
• Surface is still uniform in colour a week on, with no dark or hollow-sounding patches

Concrete does not bridge soft spots, it cracks over them. The base and the compaction are the two that decide how the driveway ages, and both are covered over. Sources: published 2026 installed-cost and specification data - Concrete Network, CostPerProject, HomeGPT, Buildermuse, AllTheCalc (concrete driveway costs); AnyCoster Utah 2026 and Salt Lake City concrete pricing 2026 (Utah/Salt Lake Valley installed rates); generalcontractorssaltlake.com 2026 (Salt Lake City ready-mix prices by PSI); LawnStarter 2026 (concrete removal); dgfloors 2026 and HomeGuide 2026 (sealing); MetalAmerica 2026 (leveling and mudjacking); homewyse 2026; ACI 209/308/332 and Portland Cement Association guidance on strength gain, curing and entrained air; For Construction Pros and NRMCA CIP 6 (control joint spacing); Bankrate home equity loan survey, October 2026, and PermitDeck 2026 (financing); Bankrate/Curve resale data and localconcretecontractor.com 2026 (driveway resale recovery); Draper City Consolidated Fee Schedule (Resolution 26-29, July 2026) and Draper City Code 11-6-050 (permits).