Your driveway takes more abuse than any other slab on your property — thousands of pounds of vehicles, standing water, road salt and full sun. When it’s poured on a proper base at the right thickness, a concrete driveway will serve you for 30+ years. When it isn’t, you’ll see cracks and settling within a couple of winters.
Paramount installs and replaces concrete driveways across Knoxville and Knox County, from single-car pours to long rural drives, with the base prep and reinforcement that make the difference between “new” and “lasts.”
What goes into a driveway that lasts
- Excavation to the correct depth for our soil
- Compacted crushed-stone base for uniform support
- Minimum 4"–5" slab thickness (thicker at aprons and heavy-load areas)
- Rebar or fiber reinforcement
- Positive grading and drainage so water never pools or undercuts the slab
- Control joints placed on an engineered plan
New install, replacement or widening
Whether you’re replacing a cracked, heaved driveway, adding a parking pad, or widening for a second vehicle, we handle demolition and haul-off of the old slab and rebuild the base correctly — not just pour over the problem.
What it costs
A typical Knoxville concrete driveway runs about $10–$12 per square foot for a standard broom finish, or more with decorative finishes, tear-out of an existing slab, or added drainage. The final price also depends on size and access, whether the pour has to be pumped, and mix upgrades like higher PSI, fiber and wire mesh. We’ll measure and give you an exact, itemized number.