Concrete footings in Palos Verdes Estates CA - a solid base for what you build
Planning an addition, a wall or a new home? We form and pour footings that carry the load and suit your lot.
I come out and price it myself
I come out to look at the lot and what your footings have to carry, and I write the estimate myself. Our crew does the forming, pouring and finishing, and I'm by the site as the job goes.
Building footings here since 2013
I started this business in Palos Verdes Estates in 2013, and we're best known for careful prep and for taking the time to explain each step. I'd rather spend extra time on your questions than have you feel lost.
Fully licensed and insured on your job
We're fully licensed and insured, so the crew in your trench is covered and the risk isn't sitting with you. If you'd like to talk through your footings, call (424) 307-8097 or use the form below.
Concrete footings in Palos Verdes Estates
Concrete footings are the concrete we form and pour under a foundation, wall or addition so it can carry the weight it was designed for. They help owners in Palos Verdes Estates who are building new, adding on or putting up a wall that has to stay put.
Most footing calls come before something big, like an addition, a new wall or a new house, and the footing is what the rest of it stands on. The price moves with the size of the project, how deep the footings go, what your site is like and the footing type, and the schedule usually turns on approvals more than on the dig. I'll put your own figure on the estimate once I've seen the lot.
Here in Palos Verdes Estates, the approvals come before the footings go in. No structure can be built or altered without Art Jury approval from the Palos Verdes Homes Association, and the city's Planning Department says new homes, additions and remodels may trigger neighborhood compatibility, grading, variance or coastal development review. Building inside a setback, the buffer along your lot lines, often needs approval too. We're based here and do the same work in the cities around it.
Concrete footings and the prep that goes with them
We settle the footing type first
Before I price anything, we sit down together and settle what kind of footing your project needs, because that choice sets how deep the trench goes, how much concrete it takes and how the forms get built. One industry guide calls footings a complicated system, and in my experience that's fair. Two bids for two different footings aren't two prices for the same job, so I'd rather you know what you're buying than compare numbers that don't line up.
The parts nobody sees after the pour
The trench and the forms get the most care on our jobs, because nobody sees them once the concrete's in. My old boss would make me pull my forms and set them again if they were off at all, and when a budget gets tight, the hidden parts are the last place I'll trim. If your addition ties into an existing slab, we'll open it with concrete cutting, and if part of the house has already settled, foundation raising may need to come first.
Pouring only into a clean, dry trench
We wait to pour until the trench is clean and dry, even when that means moving the concrete truck. One residential concrete standard says areas prepared for concrete have to be free of debris and contaminants, and that confined footing areas also have to be free of water. Loose dirt or standing water in the bottom of a trench ends up between the footing and the ground it's supposed to bear on, so a short wait is worth it.
A written footing estimate, done on your lot
We get back to you within one business day, then I come out, look at the site and write up a free estimate with no pressure to book. It helps to have your address and any Art Jury notes ready.
(424) 307-8097How a footing job goes with us
You call and I come out
Call (424) 307-8097 or send the form, and we'll set a time to meet at your property. I look at the site, listen to what you're building and write up an estimate that names the footing type, so you know what's being priced.
Permits and approvals come first
Once you're ready, we take care of any permit, set up the inspections and help get your Homes Association and Art Jury paperwork together. City inspections run only Monday through Thursday, and a call by 4 PM gets one the next working day.
Dig, pour and walk it together
We prep the trench and forms, then pour and finish once the trench is ready. At the end, I walk the job with you so you can see what went in before anything gets built over it.
Concrete footing questions in Palos Verdes Estates
How much do concrete footings cost in Palos Verdes Estates?
Across the US, concrete footing work usually costs about $5 to $18 per linear foot of footing, and that's the market's range, not our price. The size, depth and site points above decide where your job lands, and your estimate gives you your own number.
Which type of footing does my project need?
It comes down to the load and your lot, and the usual choices are single pads, continuous strips, trench footings, footings built into a slab, and piers or pilings. The state foundation code also weighs drainage, how close you are to a slope and minimum depth, so a lot near a slope or with drainage trouble can change the answer.
Do I need city or Art Jury approval for footings in Palos Verdes Estates?
For the city, ask before you start, because its building page lists new construction, additions, remodeling, walls and fences and doesn't name footings on their own. The city asks owners to check with Planning and Building first, and the Art Jury approval covered above still comes before the dig. If we're not sure what applies, we ask the city ourselves.
Who is allowed to do concrete footing work in California?
A licensed contractor, since the state license board only exempts minor work under $500 in total labor and materials, and only when it isn't part of a bigger project. If you act as owner-builder or hire an unlicensed consultant, the city warns you take on the whole job, including state and federal taxes, workers' compensation insurance and other legal liabilities.