Our builder told us to wait at least a year before we did any hard surface and we are glad we waited. We still have our gravel driveway and gravel courtyard and will probablly do pavers in the courtyard next year. The issue we ran into was settling and drainage. When the house was finished, the excavator shot the grades to make sure everything was pitched right - and at first all the water ran off the way it was supposed to. However, over time the ground settled, we had some run off and erosion as we were getting our lawn established, and we discovered a number of areas that had to be re-graded. Also found a spot where we needed a culvert. We are tired of the gravel but now that everything has settled and water is running properly, we feel we are ready to put a hard surface down - at least in the front of the house.

First, you double posted this question. Please delete the other one. I do not know if there is a way to fix this problem. I do know that the contractor who did the work should not have scheduled a pour when rain was forecast. They also should have better figured how much concrete was needed so the second truck was there for the other half of the pour. Uneven surface and a bad texturing suggest a lack of experience. You did not get the fix you were promised. You may have to contact a lawyer to give your complaint some teeth. I'm sure you do not want to pay more money to get the job done right, but sometimes there is no choice. This answe should bump your question to the top of list again, so perhaps someone with more concrete experience can explain what can be done to fix this.

Don’t seal. It will lead to spalling.

northern VA. was poured about 10 or so days ago. the weather was damp and overcast and about 50 degrees or so. don't recall any rain though. the following days were fairly dry and in the 50-60s. the affected area of the driveway was poured on the same day but later (maybe couple hours). not sure if they ran out of concrete but a second truck was involved. the guy who poured the concrete not surprisingly said that although two trucks were involved, the concrete mixture was identical. he said the curing process can take as long as 2 months. he said if there's unevenness then, he'll come take a look. but from what I can find, it looks like what I'm dealing might be called crazing and like you noted, won't go away. :( as noted in my earlier comments in this thread, the guy who poured the concrete never mentioned anything about watering the driveway. and, I obviously didn't know enough about concrete going into this project. :( any repair solutions available? my understanding is that with crazing, the cracks are only at the surface and therefore, only affect the cosmetic appearance as opposed to the structural integrity of the concrete. I'd definitely appreciate it if someone knowledgeable can confirm. thank you in advance.