Cost Guide
Typical Phoenix-area and national budgeting ranges for each kind of driveway repair, what is inside the price, the City permit fees, and worked example budgets.
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Short answerPhoenix driveway repairs typically run from a minimum service charge for sealing a few cracks to a few thousand dollars for replacing sunken sections: typically $0.50 to $5 per linear foot to seal concrete cracks, $10 to $15 per square foot to replace a section, and $100 to $415 per asphalt pothole.
Driveway repair cost in the Phoenix area ranges from a minimum service charge for a few sealed cracks to a few thousand dollars for replacing sunken concrete sections, and the base under the damage decides where a job lands. Sundial Driveway Repair is a service company offering and managing driveway repair across Phoenix and its suburbs, fulfilled by licensed and insured contractors, and this guide sets out the ranges used on the site, what sits inside them and how to read a quote.
Every figure below is either a typical Phoenix-area range or a national budgeting range, and each is labeled. None is a quote. A measured visit replaces them with a number for your driveway, and the driveway repair cost estimator works from the same ranges if you want a budget first.
The table covers repairs to an existing driveway. Full driveway replacement is listed for scale; the driveway replacement cost guide covers it in depth.
| Repair | Range | Unit | What it covers | Range type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete crack filling and sealing | $0.50 to $5 | per linear ft | Cleaning, filling and sealing cracks; small jobs carry a minimum service charge | Typical Phoenix area |
| Replacing a damaged concrete section | $10 to $15 | per sq ft | Breaking out, hauling off and repouring one section; very small sections price as a minimum job | Typical Phoenix area |
| Mudjacking a settled slab | $4 to $10 | per sq ft | Lifting a sound slab on cement slurry; most jobs carry a minimum of several hundred dollars | Typical Phoenix area |
| Polyurethane foam lifting | $8 to $25 | per sq ft | Lifting a sound slab with injected foam; a minimum job charge is common | National budgeting range |
| Resurfacing sound concrete | $5 to $10 | per sq ft | A bonded overlay on a level, solid slab; decorative overlays cost more | Typical Phoenix area |
| Asphalt pothole patch | $100 to $415 | per pothole | One pothole; larger saw-cut repairs that rebuild the base are priced by area | Typical Phoenix area |
| Asphalt crack filling | $0.50 to $3 | per linear ft | Filling cracks in sound asphalt, usually with a minimum service charge | National budgeting range |
| Asphalt overlay on a sound base | $1 to $4 | per sq ft | A new asphalt layer over pavement that is still structurally sound; base repairs are extra | National budgeting example |
| Residential asphalt sealcoating | $280 to $870 | per driveway | Sealcoating a typical residential driveway, depending on size, prep and crack repair | National budgeting example |
| Paver repair | $200 to $500; $1,000 to $2,500 | per job | Swapping a few damaged pavers; resetting a sunken section over a rebuilt base | National budgeting examples |
| Paver cleaning and sealing | $1 to $3.50 | per sq ft | Cleaning and sealing an existing paver driveway | Typical Phoenix area |
| Concrete driveway apron | $8 to $18 | per sq ft | A concrete apron, plus any City permit (apron cost guide) | National budgeting example |
| Removing an old concrete slab | $1.20 to $1.90 | per sq ft | Breakout and haul-off; small sections, thick or reinforced slabs and caliche cost more | Typical Phoenix area |
| New concrete driveway (for scale) | $6 to $11 | per sq ft | A standard broom-finish pour; removal and grading are extra | Typical Phoenix area |
Concrete repairs scale with how deep the failure goes. Sealing a crack touches only the top of the slab, so it is priced by the foot and limited mostly by the minimum charge. Replacing a section means saw-cutting at the joints, breaking out the panel, hauling it away, repairing and compacting the base, and placing and finishing new concrete, which is why it costs more per square foot than a new pour on open ground: the area is small and every step still happens. Lifting sits between the two. It is cheaper than replacement when the panel is sound, but it carries a minimum charge and does nothing for a broken slab. The concrete driveway repair page explains how each method is matched to the damage, and the driveway leveling cost guide covers lifting in detail.
Asphalt repair splits into surface work and base work. Crack filling and sealcoating treat the surface and are priced by the foot or by the driveway. A pothole patch is priced each, but only for a hole whose base is still sound; where the base has failed, the repair becomes a saw-cut patch that removes the failed asphalt and base, rebuilds and compacts it, and places new hot-mix in lifts, priced by area. Widespread alligator cracking means the pavement structure has failed, and no amount of crack filler or sealcoat changes that. The asphalt driveway repair page covers those choices, and the sealcoating cost guide covers maintenance pricing.
Two driveways with the same visible damage can price very differently. These are the factors that do it:
| Factor | Why it moves the price | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Base material condition | A crack or dip over soft or washed-out base needs the base rebuilt, which turns a surface repair into a section replacement | Panels that step at joints, hollow spots, soil washing out at edges |
| Repair area and count | Per-foot and per-square-foot rates apply only above the minimum charge | Total crack length, number of patches, panel sizes |
| Surface type and finish | Concrete, asphalt, pavers and gravel use different crews, materials and methods; stamped or exposed aggregate costs more to match | What the driveway is made of and how it is finished |
| Demolition and disposal | Breaking out and hauling old concrete is its own line, and thick or reinforced slabs take longer | Slab thickness, rebar or mesh, how far the debris travels |
| Thickness and transitions | Sections in the Phoenix right-of-way are 6 in. thick; edges at the garage, sidewalk and curb take hand work | Whether the repair reaches the apron, sidewalk or curb |
| Drainage corrections | Fixing the slab without fixing the water that undermined it brings the damage back (driveway drainage) | Downspouts, sprinklers, low spots, slope toward the garage |
| Caliche and soil | Cemented layers slow excavation; shrink-swell clay may call for more base work | Digging resistance; local soil type |
| Access and traffic control | Tight side yards, gates and commercial traffic slow work or need permits | Equipment access, parking, business hours |
| Weather and season | Summer concrete is usually poured early in the day and kept damp while it cures | Timing, especially for June through September work |
| Landscape restoration | Rock, edging, irrigation lines and plants next to the repair may need resetting | What borders the work area |
A driveway repair price bundles labor, materials, equipment, code requirements and permits. Some of those have a public figure; others don’t, and those are scope to check on the quote.
| Part of the price | What sets it | Local figure and source |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete finishing labor | Hours to break out, place and finish concrete | Cement masons and concrete finishers (SOC 47-2051): mean $29.25 an hour in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro vs $28.87 nationally; median $28.49 vs $27.41 (BLS wage data) |
| General construction labor | Breakout, hauling, base preparation and cleanup | Construction laborers (SOC 47-2061): mean $23.40 an hour in the metro vs $25.02 nationally; median $22.56 vs $22.66 (BLS national data) |
| Asphalt equipment operation | Paving, rolling and tamping | Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators (SOC 47-2071): mean $29.10 an hour in the metro vs $28.37 nationally (BLS) |
| Concrete required in the right-of-way | Thickness and class of concrete at the apron | Class A concrete, 6 in. thick, for residential driveways in the right-of-way (City of Phoenix Driveway Policy) |
| Right-of-way permit | Permit and review for work in the street right-of-way | $195 minimum for residential single-lot work; $195 as-built review on concrete and paving permits (City of Phoenix fee schedule) |
| Work done without a permit | City investigation fee | $250 or the permit fee, whichever is greater, up to $2,500 per day (City of Phoenix fee schedule) |
| HOA approval | Architectural review of materials, color, width | No public fee figure; about 2.26 million Arizonans live in community associations (Community Associations Institute). Check your HOA’s rules and fees |
| Sales tax | How Arizona taxes repair contracting | Built into materials rather than added as an invoice line on repair work (Arizona Department of Revenue) |
| Landscape restoration and traffic control | Resetting rock, edging and irrigation; managing traffic on commercial lots | No public figure; scope to check on the quote |
A wage is not a billing rate. The hourly rate built into a quote also carries workers’ compensation and liability insurance, licensing, vehicles, equipment, fuel and overhead, so it sits well above the wage. The figures do show something useful, though: concrete finishers in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro earn a mean $29.25 an hour, about 1% above the $28.87 national mean, and construction laborers earn a mean $23.40, about 6% below the $25.02 national mean. Local wages alone don’t explain a high Phoenix bid; scope, base condition, access and minimum charges do most of that work.
Many on-lot repairs need no permit at all. Under the City of Phoenix Driveway Policy, on streets with roll or ribbon curb, up to 10.5 feet of concrete drive in the right-of-way counts as part of the on-site work and needs no separate driveway permit. Work that goes further, or that sits on a street with no curb, needs one. The Phoenix driveway permit guide covers when each applies.
| City | Fee item | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | Minimum right-of-way permit, residential single-lot | $195 |
| Phoenix | Minimum right-of-way permit, all other construction | $390 |
| Phoenix | As-built review on concrete and paving permits | $195 per permit |
| Phoenix | Concrete right-of-way permit (driveway, sidewalk, apron, curb and gutter) | $44 per 100 linear ft or fraction |
| Phoenix | Paving right-of-way permit (asphalt, paving replacement, seal coat) | $48 per 100 sq yd or fraction, plus $240 City lab tests on paving permits over $500 |
| Phoenix | Investigation fee for right-of-way work without a permit | $250 or the permit fee, whichever is greater, up to $2,500 per day |
| Chandler | Encroachment permit base fee | $97 |
| Chandler | Inspection, concrete driveway or alley entrance | $41.17 each |
| Chandler | Inspection, apron | $10.98 each |
| Chandler | Penalty for working without an encroachment permit | $1,000 |
| Mesa | Right-of-way permit (issued only to ROC-licensed contractors) | Confirmed with the City of Mesa |
| Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, Glendale and other cities | Right-of-way or encroachment permit | Confirmed with each city |
Fees come from each city’s current published fee schedule and change from time to time. For a small residential concrete job in the Phoenix right-of-way, such as an apron under 100 feet, the schedule works out to about $390 ($195 minimum plus $195 as-built review), before any plan review; the City’s Planning & Development Department confirms the figure for a given job.
No rebate, credit or cost-share applies to ordinary driveway repair in the Phoenix area. The City of Phoenix pays a grass removal incentive to Water Services customers, but the program says nothing about driveways, concrete or pavers, so don’t assume a lawn-to-driveway project qualifies; ask Phoenix Water Services before any work starts. The City of Phoenix has no sidewalk repair cost-share program, and no permeable-pavement incentive or federal tax credit for driveway work turned up either. The honest saving is in scope: fixing the cause once instead of repeating a surface repair.
These examples are illustrative arithmetic from the published ranges above, not quotes, and real jobs vary with the factors in the table. Minimum charges, base repair and permits can move any of them.
| Example (illustrative) | Assumed scope | Arithmetic | Illustrative budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sealing cracks | 40 linear ft of dormant cracks in a sound concrete slab | 40 × $0.50 to $5 | $20 to $200, so a minimum service charge usually sets the bill |
| Replacing one sunken panel | One 10 × 12 ft panel on the lot, base repaired | 120 sq ft × $10 to $15 | $1,200 to $1,800 |
| Lifting two settled panels | Two sound 10 × 10 ft panels, mudjacked | 200 sq ft × $4 to $10 | $800 to $2,000, subject to the minimum charge |
| Patching asphalt potholes | Three potholes over sound base | 3 × $100 to $415 | $300 to $1,245 |
| Resurfacing a worn slab | 400 sq ft of level, solid concrete | 400 sq ft × $5 to $10 | $2,000 to $4,000 |
| Replacing an apron in Phoenix | 10 × 12 ft concrete apron in the right-of-way | 120 sq ft × $8 to $18 (national budgeting example), plus about $390 in City permit fees | About $1,350 to $2,550 |
Put them side by side on scope, not totals. A useful quote states the measured area or crack length, the repair method and why it fits, whether base repair and compaction are included, haul-off of removed material, joint sealing, any permit and who obtains it, the cure time before driving, and what it excludes, such as color match or landscape restoration. In Arizona, a contractor generally needs a Registrar of Contractors license when a job tops $1,000 in labor and materials or needs a permit, and the classification should fit the work: R-9 for residential concrete, R-13 for residential asphalt paving. The contractor license lookup guide shows how to check one. If the quotes differ on method, the repair vs replacement guide and the guide to why driveways crack and sink help you judge which one fits the cause.
For a number on your own driveway, run the cost estimator or call the number at the top of this page, and when you are ready, ask for an estimate with a few photos and rough dimensions.
Usually, yes. Sealing a few cracks or patching one spot takes the same travel, setup, material handling and cleanup as a larger job, so most contractors set a minimum service charge. On a small crack job that minimum, not the per-foot rate, often sets the bill. Grouping several small repairs into one visit is the simplest way to get more for it.
Usually because they price different work. One quote may fill the cracks while another cuts out the failed panel and rebuilds the base under it; one may include haul-off, joint sealing or a permit and the other may not. Compare the measured area, the method, base repair, disposal, permits and exclusions line by line before comparing totals.
Usually not as a separate line. The Arizona Department of Revenue treats repair and replacement work as maintenance, repair, replacement or alteration contracting, so the contractor normally pays tax on materials when buying them and builds it into the price. This is general information about how bills are usually structured, not tax advice.
Tell us the surface, what changed and the nearest cross streets. Photos of the damage and the street edge make the estimate more useful.
Concrete driveway repair in Phoenix matched to the cause: cracks, spalling, broken edges and sunken panels, with local price ranges and rules.
The two numbers behind a concrete driveway replacement, tear-out and new pour, plus what base repair, grade correction, the apron and permits add, with illustrative budgets.
What a bonded concrete overlay and an asphalt overlay cost, what prep is priced on top, how the numbers compare with replacement, and the conditions that make resurfacing money poorly spent.
What mudjacking and polyurethane foam lifting cost per square foot, why small jobs price as a minimum, what drainage and joint work add, and where lifting stops being the cheaper choice.
What sealcoating a residential asphalt driveway costs as a national budgeting example, what crack filling and patching add, what drives commercial lot pricing, and what sealcoat can and can't do for the money.
What replacing the concrete apron at the street costs, why it costs more per foot than the rest of the drive, the Phoenix and Chandler right-of-way fees, and how a new or widened curb cut is priced.