Concrete built to hold up to everyday use in Montebello, CA

The price depends on the size, how much base work your ground needs, whether an old slab has to come out and the finish you pick, so we give you a figure after seeing the site. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and tearing out an old driveway adds labor and hauling. The on-site estimate is free and spells out what's included.

Yes, if your budget forces a choice, put it into the base, because a slab only stays as steady as the ground under it. The base is hidden on day one, so it's often the first thing a cheap bid cuts, and a base that's raked level instead of dug out and packed can settle with the dirt. A plain finish over good prep usually outlasts a fancy one over bad prep.

You can usually walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, and we tell you both waits for your job before we pour. Concrete needs time to cure, the stretch where it gains its strength, and using it too early can damage it. Permits and inspections can also move the pour date, so we plan around them from the start.

Any concrete can crack, but solid prep and well-placed control joints, grooves cut so cracks land in a straight line where we choose, make random cracks much less likely. Old slabs usually crack because the base settled, water ran toward the house or the joints were cut late or skipped. We plan all three before the truck shows up.

In California, a contractor needs a state license when the job needs a building permit, uses employee labor or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials on one or more contracts for the project. A bigger project can't be split into smaller contracts to stay under that amount. We're fully licensed and insured for the work we take on.

Ask the city's Building and Safety Division before you start, because it issues building and grading permits and can tell you whether your project needs city approvals, permits and inspections. If your job needs a permit, we handle the application and the inspections with the city or county office that covers your address.

Every permit the city issues comes with an inspection record listing the inspections your work needs, and each item has to pass before that work is covered up. On a concrete job, that's why an inspection can set the day of the pour. We schedule the inspections and tell you what each one means for your schedule.

Yes, our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Past that, the best protection is the prep, so I'm on site for every job and we get the base, drainage and joints right before we talk about the finish.