Friendly Concrete Contractor in Palos Verdes Estates CA - Slabs Set on a Solid Base
Palos Verdes Estates Concrete builds driveways, patios and walls for homes in Palos Verdes Estates and nearby cities like Rolling Hills Estates and Torrance. We also pour footings for home additions and steps for houses on a slope.
Concrete contractor in Palos Verdes Estates
I started Palos Verdes Estates Concrete here in 2013, after learning the trade under an old school finisher who'd make me pull my forms and set them again if they were off at all. We're fully licensed and insured, and we handle 16 kinds of concrete work for homes in Palos Verdes Estates and the cities around it, 12 of which have their own page on this site. I come out to look at your job myself, because the base and the forms matter more than the finish and I want you to see why before anything gets poured. You can read more about me and how our crew works.
Concrete work we do around Palos Verdes Estates
We pour driveways, patios, walks and floors, and we build the walls, footings and foundations a house sits on. Size, base work and finish set the price, and city or Homes Association approval plus the cure before use set the schedule, which your free estimate lays out.
We dig out and pack the base before a new driveway goes in, so it doesn't sink with loose dirt. Choose a broom finish, brushed for grip, or add color.
A patio slab pitched slightly away from your house, so rain runs off instead of pooling by the wall. Settle on the size now, since adding on later leaves a seam.
Stamped concrete is pressed with a stone, brick or slate pattern while it's still soft. Plenty of people stamp the patio and leave the driveway plain, since stamping adds cost.
Walks from the driveway to the door or along the side yard, set at an even height so nobody catches a toe. It's a good time to widen a narrow path.
A garage slab on a packed base, with control joints, shallow cut lines that give cracks a straight path to follow. A sealer is worth asking about if oil drips worry you.
Color, exposed stone or a smooth troweled top for concrete people see up close, like an entry walk. Look at samples outside before choosing, since color reads differently in daylight.
Concrete walls that hold back soil on a sloped yard, with drainage behind them so water doesn't build up and push. Height is the big choice, since it sets the footing size.
Interior slabs for additions, cellars and workshops, poured level and troweled smooth. You can leave the concrete bare or plan for tile or wood over it later.
A deck around your pool with a textured top so wet feet grip, sloped so splash water heads to the drains. Lighter colors usually stay cooler under bare feet.
Front or garden steps with even rises so each one feels the same underfoot, tied into the slab with rebar, the steel bars inside. Add a rail if anyone needs one.
A slab foundation for a house, addition or garage, poured on graded, packed ground with steel set inside. Getting the forms square here matters more than the finish on top.
Footings and foundation walls under a house or addition, dug to the depth your plans call for and checked before the pour. Nobody sees this work later, so we don't hurry it.
Concrete paving for property owners with a lot to cover, built thicker where delivery trucks turn. We grade it so water runs to the drains instead of standing in the stalls.
Footings for decks, posts, walls and small additions, the concrete that spreads weight into firm ground. We dig to the depth your plans call for, not just where digging gets hard.
When a slab or footing has sunk and left cracks or sticking doors, we find out why before lifting it. Fixing the water or soil cause usually decides whether it stays up.
Clean saw cuts for a new doorway, a utility trench or a section of driveway you want replaced. Sawing instead of breaking helps keep the rest of the slab from cracking.
How a concrete job goes with us
You call or write
Call (424) 307-8097 or send a note through our contact form and tell us what you have in mind. We get back to you within one business day to set a time for me to come out.
I walk the site with you
I look at the ground, the slope and where water runs, and I listen to what you want. Then I write up a free estimate, with no pressure to book, and explain each part in plain words.
Prep, pour and final walk
Once you're ready, we sort out permits and any Homes Association steps, then our crew preps the base and forms, pours and finishes. I'm by the site as it goes, and we walk the job together at the end.
Concrete driveways, patios and walls
Concrete questions from Palos Verdes Estates homeowners
Do I need Homes Association approval for concrete in Palos Verdes Estates?
Most likely, yes, because the city says Palos Verdes Homes Association approval is required for most projects. The city also asks you to check with its planning and building offices before work like walls or additions. We help you get the Homes Association and Art Jury paperwork ready, and when we're not sure what applies, we check with the city first.
What days do building inspections happen in Palos Verdes Estates?
City building inspections run Monday through Thursday only. A request made by 4 PM gets an inspector out the next working day. When your job needs a permit, we take care of it and set up the inspections, so a pour that needs a check beforehand gets planned around those days.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one?
You'll probably see a few hairline cracks, since concrete shrinks as it dries and nearly every slab gets some. What we control is where they show up and whether the slab sinks, so we dig out and pack the base and cut control joints on time. If the budget's tight, cut the fancy finish before the base.
How long will I be without my driveway during replacement?
You're off it from tear-out until the new slab has cured enough to take your car, and I'll tell you that wait for your job at the estimate. Curing is the time concrete needs to harden before it carries weight, and we don't cut it short, because driving on it early is how a good slab gets cracked or chipped.