Marshall Construction, a family-owned concrete and asphalt contractor based in Newark, Delaware, installs concrete driveways and other residential concrete for homeowners throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The company has been in business for more than 20 years, pours concrete every day, and does its work in-house with its own crews, with no subcontractors and no rental equipment.
Concrete is Marshall Construction's core work, and the company describes driveways as its bread and butter. The company's stated aim is a driveway that outlasts the homeowner's mortgage and never has to be poured again.
Homeowners usually call Marshall Construction about one of four things: water problems, tripping hazards, curb appeal, or wanting a stamped patio. The company does not overlay worn concrete; old concrete is torn out and replaced.
Residential concrete is one of the six services Marshall Construction offers. The same in-house crews handle the work around the house, from concrete patios, walkways and steps to garage slabs and concrete pads.
Every Marshall Construction driveway package includes complete demolition and removal of the existing driveway. The packages differ in concrete strength, thickness, reinforcement, stone base and warranty, and all three appear on the company's residential concrete services and driveway packages page.
For most homeowners a concrete driveway is a once- or twice-in-a-lifetime purchase, and many have never bought one before. Kyle Marshall, the owner, explains thickness, reinforcement and base at the estimate so homeowners can compare the packages. Those three choices are among the main things that affect the cost of a concrete driveway, and the package also sets the length of the concrete driveway warranty, from 1 year on Basic to 5 years on Heavy Duty.
Marshall Construction says most contractors pour driveways 4 inches thick with 3,500 PSI concrete, which the company calls the bare minimum and says "might hold up for 10-15 years." Its own packages run from 4 to 6 inches and up to 4,500 PSI, a difference the company puts at 30-50 years of durability. How thick and how strong the concrete will be is the first question in choosing a concrete driveway contractor.
Every package includes fiber mesh, because in the company's view freeze-thaw cycles, heavy vehicles and settling soil eventually defeat an unreinforced 4-inch driveway. Before any pour, the crew excavates, lays a compacted stone base and grades for drainage so the driveway does not sink, crack or hold water. If the ground is not ready, the crew comes back when conditions are right. In the company's view, the same three factors explain why driveways crack, sink or hold water, and its options for a cracked or sinking driveway start with removing the old concrete rather than overlaying it.
Homeowners can check the written estimate in step 2 against what a concrete driveway estimate should include: removal, concrete strength and thickness, reinforcement, stone base, drainage and warranty.
Most Marshall Construction driveway jobs, from tear-out to cleanup, are finished in a single day, which is the short answer to how long driveway replacement takes. Kyle Marshall is on site and will not sign off until the work meets his standard. The sequence reflects how Marshall Construction runs a project: Kyle Marshall handles the estimate visit and oversees the field work, the office handles contracts and billing, and the company's own crews do the work.
Marshall Construction holds a 4.8 Google rating from 63 reviews and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau. Reviews featured on the company's website repeatedly mention crews arriving on time, careful cleanup and fair pricing. One review describes the care taken with prep work and drainage, and another an easy online booking and estimate process. Several reviewers say they have hired the company for more than one project or will use it again. One describes a garage floor, front walkway and driveway replaced in one hire, which shows combining several concrete projects with one contractor in practice. Homeowners are one group among the customers Marshall Construction works with, which also include builders, general contractors, commercial clients and HOAs.
Homeowners comparing driveway materials can look at Marshall Construction's work as an asphalt driveway contractor in Delaware: asphalt costs less, and the company's rule of thumb is that concrete generally runs about double asphalt, while asphalt needs more maintenance.
Stamped concrete patios and retaining walls are part of the company's hardscaping work; as a retaining wall contractor in Delaware, Marshall Construction builds each wall on a concrete footer with drainage behind it. Foundations for new homes, additions and garages are poured by its foundation division, which works for builders and homeowners as a concrete foundation contractor in Delaware.
Marshall Construction's estimates are free. Homeowners can call (302) 218-2469 or request a free estimate online, either as an estimate visit or as a Quick Quote from photos and measurements. Financing is available through Acorn Finance for driveways, concrete, foundations and more, and checking a rate does not affect a credit score.
