Concrete patio construction in Palos Verdes Estates CA - a patio built on a solid base
Cracked, sinking or uneven old patio? We dig out, pack the base and pour a new slab that drains away from your house.
The owner writes your estimate
I come out to your house myself, look at where the patio will go and write the estimate. Our crew does the forming, pouring and finishing, and I'm by the site while the job goes, so you've got one person to ask.
In business since 2013, prep first
I started this business in 2013, after learning under an old school finisher who'd make me pull my forms and set them again if they were off at all. That's why we check the forms before the truck shows up.
Fully licensed and insured
We're fully licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask about either one when I come out. If you've got a patio in mind, call (424) 307-8097 or fill out the form on this page to get on the schedule.
Concrete patios in Palos Verdes Estates
Concrete patio construction is forming, pouring and finishing a flat slab, and a full job usually means taking out the old patio, digging out, packing the base, setting any steel and planning where the water goes. It's for yards where the old patio has cracked, sunk or holds water.
What moves the price is mostly the size of the patio and what's going on underneath it. Tearing out an old slab adds demolition and hauling, and digging out and packing the base takes labor you won't see once it's poured. The finish matters too, since a stamped pattern takes more work than a broom finish, the light texture swept across the top for grip. Your estimate puts a figure on your own yard.
The schedule turns on three things. Any city permit and Homes Association review has to be done before we dig, pour day needs decent weather, and the new slab needs time curing, the slow hardening that gives concrete its strength, before you carry the furniture back out. That last part isn't something to rush, and I'll tell you at the estimate how long to stay off it.
Patio slabs, finishes and the paths around them
The base comes before the finish
When a patio budget gets tight, the base is the first thing people want to cut, and it's the one I'd keep, because it's buried on day one and it decides whether the slab stays flat. Our crew digs out and packs the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, instead of raking dirt level, since loose fill settles and takes the concrete with it. Then we lay rebar, steel bars inside the slab that hold it together if it ever cracks. My old boss used to say you see the finish but you live with the base.
Drainage, pour timing and joints
Before we set forms, we check where water runs across your yard today, so the new patio falls away from the house and not toward it. On warm days we pour early, because concrete that bakes in the midday sun can end up with a weak, dusty top. Then we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a chosen place to crack. Concrete does crack, and the joints decide where, so we cut them on time instead of late.
Broom or stamped, priced side by side
I price a plain broom finish and a stamped finish as two separate options on the same area and the same prep, so you're weighing two looks and nothing else. Broom is clean, simple and easy on bare feet. Our stamped concrete services press a stone or tile pattern into the wet surface for something dressier. If you'd like a path out to the new patio, we do concrete sidewalk building too, poured on the same kind of packed base.
Get a patio estimate with both finishes priced
Send us the patio's rough size, the finish you're leaning toward and any Homes Association plans, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll come out and write a free estimate, with no obligation to book.
(424) 307-8097How a patio job goes with us
You call, I come out
Call (424) 307-8097 or send the form, and I'll set a time to see your yard. I look at where the patio's going, listen to what you want and write up an estimate with the broom and stamped options priced separately.
Approvals, then the ground
Once you're ready, we sort out any permits and Homes Association steps before anyone picks up a shovel. Then our crew breaks out the old patio if there is one, digs out, packs the base and sets the forms, and I check them before we pour.
Pour, finish and walk it
Our crew pours and finishes within the city's construction hours, 7 AM to 7 PM Monday through Thursday, 7 AM to 5:30 PM Friday and 9 AM to 5:30 PM Saturday. I'm by the site as it goes, and we walk the patio together at the end.
Patio questions from Palos Verdes Estates
Do I need a licensed contractor to build a patio in California?
For most new patios, yes. California requires a contractor license when a job needs a building permit, uses extra workers or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and a concrete patio usually passes that dollar mark. The state licensing board licenses concrete contractors for flat work like patios, so ask each bidder about theirs before you sign.
Does a concrete patio need a permit in Palos Verdes Estates?
It can, so check with the city first. The city sends you to Building & Safety for significant grading or structures that need a building permit, and to Planning for work in a setback or that may need coastal review. Call the city at (310) 378-0383 before you plan, and if a permit's needed, we handle it and set up inspections.
Does the Palos Verdes Homes Association have to approve my patio?
It may, because the Homes Association's Art Jury can review any plans that change a property's outside look. Its list of applications includes one for landscape hardscape, the paved parts of a yard, and since the city approves how things are built, plan on both reviews. We'll help you get the Homes Association and Art Jury paperwork ready.
What should a concrete patio bid include in Palos Verdes Estates?
A good bid says exactly what its price per square foot covers, so you're comparing the same job across contractors. A Los Angeles cost guide suggests asking about removal of the old patio, digging out, base preparation, reinforcement, the finish, drainage and any required approvals. When I write your estimate at the house, I'll go through each of those with you.