Concrete Contractor in Norwalk, CA - Driveways and Slabs Built on a Solid Base
Complete Montebello Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, walks and foundations for homes in Norwalk, CA. We're based nearby in Montebello. I look at every job myself, and my crew does the work with me there.
Concrete work in Norwalk
Norwalk is mostly neighborhoods of single-family homes on flat lots, with apartments and commercial lots along the bigger streets. It's down the road from our base in Montebello, and we work it the same way we do Commerce and Downey.
A lot of the driveways and patios we look at here have been down a long time. The usual signs are a driveway that's dropped at the garage or a slab with a crack running across it, and the cause is usually underneath. So on these jobs most of the work is breaking out the old concrete and rebuilding the base, which is also what moves the price. The schedule turns on the tear-out and on the days the new slab needs to cure, the slow hardening it does before it can take weight. The on-site estimate is where you get your own number.
What we pour in Norwalk
Concrete driveway building
We break out the old driveway, dig out the soft dirt under it and pack a new base, so the new slab has something solid under it.
Concrete patio construction
Backyard slabs here get used for everything from parties to parking a trailer, so we set the thickness and finish for how you'll actually use it.
Stamped concrete services
Pressed in while the concrete's fresh, so a Norwalk patio or front walk reads like stone. The base matters just as much, or the pattern cracks too.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks and side-yard paths that lifted at a joint or sank by the steps. We replace the bad sections and set them flush with the rest.
Garage floor concrete
Older garage floors here are often cracked and stained, so we break out the old slab, pack the base and pour one that takes a car's weight.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone or a scored pattern for homeowners who want more than plain gray. We'll say so if a plainer, cheaper slab suits the yard better.
Concrete retaining walls
Norwalk lots are mostly flat, so walls here usually hold a raised bed or a step in the yard. Drainage behind it keeps it standing.
Concrete floor installation
Interior slabs for additions, workshops and converted garages, poured level so flooring goes down flat. We check the base and moisture barrier before the truck arrives.
Concrete pool decks
Older pool decks here often lift or crack along the pool's edge, so we pour new with a textured top that gives wet feet some grip.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps that have pulled away from the porch or sunk at one end. We rebuild them on footings so each step comes out the same height.
Slab foundation building
The slab under a new addition, garage or backyard unit, laid out and checked before we pour. Here the hidden work is most of the job.
Foundation installation
Footings and the short walls a house sits on, for additions and rebuilds here. I look at the ground myself first, because it decides the design.
Concrete parking lot building
For the apartment and commercial lots along Norwalk's busier streets, we pour thicker concrete with steel inside and plan where the water drains off.
Concrete footings
Footings for patio covers, block walls and posts, dug to the depth the job calls for. A footing that's too shallow is a common reason walls lean.
Foundation raising
When a corner of the house has dropped and the doors stick, we raise it back toward level. I'll tell you at the estimate whether raising makes sense.
Concrete cutting
Clean saw cuts for widening a driveway, opening a walk or trenching for a line. A clean cut keeps the rest of the slab whole.
Ask about your Norwalk concrete job
Call (213) 491-1072 or use the form, and I'll come look at the slab before we talk price.
Why Norwalk homeowners call us
You'll get a straight read on your slab at the estimate, what it needs and what it doesn't, even when that's not what you hoped to hear.
The base gets the budget
If money's tight, I'd cut the decorative finish before the dug-out, packed base, because the base decides whether the slab settles.
Water sent away from walls
Before we form anything, we check where water runs on your lot so the new slab drains away from the house.
Owner on every job
I've run this business since 2017, look at every job myself and stay on site while my crew works.
Licensed and insured in California
We're fully licensed and insured, and every job we pour is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Cheaper options, said out loud
If a cheaper option suits your yard better, I'll tell you at the estimate, even if it makes the job smaller.
Norwalk concrete questions
Does a concrete contractor in Norwalk need a California license?
Yes. The state licensing board requires a current license for anyone who contracts for work that needs a building permit, uses employees, or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials combined, so almost any driveway, patio or foundation job falls under it. Ask us for our license details at the estimate, and if your job needs a permit, we handle the application and the inspections with the city or county office that covers your address.
What small concrete jobs can be done without a contractor license in California?
Only jobs under $1,000 in total labor, materials and other costs, with no building permit needed, no employees on the work and no claim in advertising to be a licensed contractor. That limit was raised from $500, so older advice you find may be out of date. The board also says owners improving their own property may be exempt as owner-builders if they do the work themselves or with their own paid employees.
How do I check if my Norwalk address is in an earthquake hazard zone?
Type your address into the state's EQ Zapp map, which shows whether the property lies in a mapped earthquake hazard zone or tells you the area hasn't been evaluated yet. The zones cover things like liquefaction, where water-soaked soil gives way in a quake, and earthquake-induced landslides. Bring what you find to the estimate, because it's part of how I look at the ground before a foundation or footing job.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Norwalk?
Your driveway's price comes from its size, its thickness and what goes inside it, on top of the tear-out and base work. Rebar, the steel bars that hold a slab together if it cracks, adds to it, and so does a stamped or colored top, while a plain broom finish, a lightly brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, keeps it lower. I'll measure on site and give you a figure for your driveway.
How long does a new concrete driveway take before I can drive on it?
Longer than it takes before you can walk on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength as it cures and a car parked on it too soon can crack or mark it. Foot traffic comes back first, then cars, and I'll tell you both waits for your driveway before we pour so you can plan where to park.
What causes concrete driveways in Norwalk to crack, and will a new one crack too?
Most of the cracked slabs we see here sit on raked dirt that was never dug out and packed, so they settled as the dirt did. Midday pours that dry too fast make it worse, and so do control joints, the grooves that give a slab a planned place to crack, when they're cut late or skipped. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, avoid pouring in the worst of the heat and cut joints on time, so any cracks usually land in the joints instead of across the middle.
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Get a Norwalk concrete estimate
Call (213) 491-1072 any day of the week, or send the form, and tell us what your slab's doing so I know what to look at.