Concrete Walkways and Paths in Salt Lake City, UT

Usually water under the slab. On the valley's clay and silt, a walk without a gravel base rests on soil that swells when wet and freezes in winter, and tree roots and downspouts add to it. Each panel moves on its own until edges stick up. A compacted base, a cross slope and downspouts turned away from the walk prevent most of that.

By length and width first, then the details: removing old concrete, how much digging and grading the route needs, curves versus straight runs, steps along the way, and the finish. Long paths through a narrow side yard can take more hand work. The free estimate goes line by line.

Anything touching the public sidewalk or the park strip between it and the street can involve the city, since that strip usually sits in the right-of-way. A walk that stays entirely on your lot often does not, though HOA rules can apply. It gets sorted out before forming, and 811 is called before digging.

Sure. Gentle curves are formed with flexible forms and look best when they follow something real, like a bed edge, a tree or the line people walk anyway. Tight S-curves in a short run tend to look busy and get cut across, so one or two long arcs usually work better.

Usually close enough. New broom-finish concrete looks lighter than an older patio for a while, then weathers closer to it. For stamped patios, the same pattern and color can continue down the path, or a plain path with a matching border ties the two together without chasing a perfect match.