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Guides for Cincinnati property owners

The City's apron and sidewalk rules, winter, thickness, curing, cracks, sealing, licensing and a calculator. Worth reading before you call anyone, us included.

Residential driveway apron at the city curb with forms and rebar set in the opening and fresh concrete being placed from a chute, brick houses behind

Cincinnati driveway approach permit

The Street Opening Permit, the DOTE licence, zoning, Ohio811 and the 7-inch spec, from the City's procedure.

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Old public sidewalk slab heaved and cracked by a tree root, a trip-hazard step between panels, brick house and iron fence behind

Sidewalk repair notice

Who's responsible under the code, your three options, and how to question the estimate.

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Concrete driveway on a gray Ohio winter morning with a dusting of snow and rock salt scattered on the surface, brick house behind

Concrete in Ohio winters

Cold pours, air entrainment, salt, and the 30-inch frost line.

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Prepared slab base before a pour: wood forms around compacted gravel with a grid of steel rebar on chairs and a string line

How thick should a driveway be?

Four, five or seven inches, and the base and steel that go with each.

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Ready-mix concrete truck with its chute extended pouring into wood forms for a driveway while two workers spread the wet concrete

Concrete curing time

A day to walk, a week to drive, a month to seal, and what to do in between.

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Residential concrete driveway surface spalled and pitted by winter road salt, flaking top layer exposing aggregate and a crack running through

Crack repair

Which cracks to ignore, which to seal, which mean the slab is moving.

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Concrete driveway on a gray Ohio winter morning with a dusting of snow and rock salt scattered on the surface, brick house behind

Sealing concrete

Penetrating versus film-forming, when, how often, and what salt does without it.

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Hilly residential street in an older Cincinnati neighborhood with brick and frame houses, front porches stepping up the slope and concrete sidewalks under autumn trees

Licensing and contracts in Ohio

No state licence exists; here's what applies and what to check.

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Prepared slab base before a pour: wood forms around compacted gravel with a grid of steel rebar on chairs and a string line

How much concrete do I need?

A yardage calculator, a table by thickness, bags versus a truck.

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Ready-mix concrete truck with its chute extended pouring into wood forms for a driveway while two workers spread the wet concrete

Driveway cost in Cincinnati

Published 2026 ranges by finish, removal, and the apron that most bids leave out.

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