Onondaga County
Concrete Repair in Cicero, Where Age Is Not the Answer
A driveway under forty years old that is peeling was not worn out, it was built for the wrong exposure, and that is a diagnosis instead of bad luck. Cicero has the newest housing stock of any town in the county, so age is the one explanation we can rule out at your address.
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A 1980 median build year, the newest in Onondaga County
The Town of Cicero reports 13,584 housing units with a median year built of 1980, the joint newest housing stock of any town in Onondaga County. Only 6.9 percent was built in 1939 or earlier and 10.6 percent before 1950, while 49.6 percent predates 1980, meaning slightly more than half of the town's housing is 1980 or newer. Within the town, the Brewerton census designated place reports a median year built of 1983.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25034 year structure built and B25035 median year structure built, for county subdivisions and places of Onondaga County, New York, accessed 2026-09-08
NRMCA defines crazing as a network of fine random cracks or fissures on the surface caused by shrinkage of a paste-rich or mortar-rich surface layer. The cracks are rarely more than 1/8 inch, or 3 mm, deep and are more noticeable on steel-troweled surfaces. The irregular hexagonal areas between cracks are typically no more than 1-1/2 inches across. Craze cracks generally develop at an early age and are apparent the day after placement or at least by the end of the first week, and they become more visible when a wet surface is drying. NRMCA states that they do not affect the structural integrity of concrete and are generally not a precursor to future deterioration, durability or wear resistance.
Source: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Concrete in Practice 3, Crazing Concrete Surfaces, accessed 2026-09-08
The Town of Cicero carries 126.7 centerline miles under town jurisdiction, 41.7 miles of county-owned highway and 31.1 miles owned by the New York State Department of Transportation, for 199.5 miles in total. Its 31.1 miles of state-owned road is the second highest state-owned mileage of any town in Onondaga County, behind the Town of Onondaga at 32.0 miles.
Source: New York State Department of Transportation, Highway Data Services Bureau, 2017 Highway Mileage Report for New York State, published June 2018, Onondaga County table of minor civil division centerline highway mileage by jurisdiction, accessed 2026-09-08
A young slab that is already peeling
Send an address and a description. If your drive meets a state route we will check the permit question at the same time.
Why newer Cicero concrete still comes apart
Cicero's median build year is 1980 and Brewerton's is 1983, the newest housing in any town in Onondaga County, with barely 7 percent of it standing before 1940. So when a Cicero slab starts shedding, the shortlist of causes is short and it is nearly all decisions made on the day it was poured: too little entrained air at the surface, strength too low to keep water out, a mix specified for the wrong exposure, over-finishing, thin curing, or heavy de-icer on concrete still young enough to be saturated. Every one of those has a different remedy, which is exactly why a diagnosis is worth more than a price. Worth knowing before you call anyone: if what you are looking at is a fine, shallow, hexagonal pattern that appeared in the first week after the pour, that is crazing, it is not a precursor to anything, and the correct action is none.
Areas within Cicero: Brewerton
What we fix on newer Cicero and Brewerton slabs
Driveway Repair and Replacement
Find out whether a flaking, pitted or cracking driveway needs a patch, a new surface or a full replacement, and what would have to change so the fix lasts.
Driveway Repair in Cicero →Driveway Apron and Entrance
Repair or replace the strip of driveway between your property line and the road, with the permit that governs work in the right of way settled before anyone breaks ground.
Apron Repair in Cicero →Steps, Walkways and Patios
Rebuild crumbling front steps, deal with a stoop that has dropped away from the house, and repair the walkway or patio you have stopped inviting people onto.
About Steps and Walkways →Garage Floors and Slabs
Deal with a garage floor that is pitting, flaking or breaking up where the car parks, and find out whether it needs patching, resurfacing or replacing.
Garage Floor Repair in Cicero →Concrete Leveling and Settlement Repair
Lift or replace a slab that has sunk, tipped or heaved, and deal with the drainage underneath it so the same thing does not happen next spring.
About Concrete Leveling →Get a cause named for your Cicero driveway
Cicero, Brewerton or anywhere between them: describe the damage and we will name the likely cause before anyone visits.