Concrete contractor in South El Monte, CA - driveways and slabs on a packed base
Complete Montebello Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, walks, steps and foundation slabs in South El Monte, CA. We're based nearby in Montebello, and I look at every job myself before our crew sets a form.
Concrete work in South El Monte
South El Monte is a small city, and a lot of it is shops, work yards and industrial buildings, with blocks of single-story houses set in between. We get calls here from both sides, a homeowner with a driveway that's cracked and sinking or a business owner who needs a shop floor or a lot redone, and it's the same short drive for us as El Monte or Whittier.
Most houses here have some age on them, so the concrete we break out has usually been patched a time or two, and what's under it is anybody's guess until it's open. That ground, the subgrade the new slab sits on, moves the price and the schedule more than anything, and I'll tell you what yours needs once I've seen it.
Concrete services in South El Monte
Concrete driveway building
Most driveways we replace here are cracked or sunk at one corner, so we take out the old slab and fix the ground under it before the pour.
Concrete patio construction
Backyards behind the older houses here are often small, so a patio has to fit the space and still slope water away from the back door.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a front porch or walk the look of stone or brick. It costs more than plain, and I'll say so when plain fits better.
Concrete sidewalk building
A walk heaved by a tree root or dropped at a joint trips people, so we replace the broken panels and deal with what pushed them.
Garage floor concrete
Garage floors here are often cracked, stained and pitched wrong, so we break out the slab and pour one that drains toward the door.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone or a border can dress up a plain front yard. We'll tell you which ones hold up where cars drive.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard drops toward a neighbor's lot, a wall holds the dirt back. We give water a way out behind it, so it can't lean the wall.
Concrete floor installation
Shops and warehouses here need floors that carry forklifts and heavy racks, so we set the thickness and the steel for the load, not a guess.
Concrete pool decks
For the backyard pools here, the deck needs a texture that grips wet feet and a slope that sends splash water away from the house.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps here that pull away from the porch leave a gap or a tilt, so we set new ones on their own footing and tie them in.
Slab foundation building
For an addition, a garage or a back unit, the slab is where we spend the most care, because everything built above it rides on it.
Foundation installation
When a building goes up on one of the commercial lots here, we dig, form and pour the foundation to the plans, then backfill once it's checked.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business lots here take truck traffic, so we pour them thicker than a driveway and slope them so water runs to the drain, not the door.
Concrete footings
Block walls along property lines here sit on footings, the buried concrete under them, and we dig each one as deep as the plans call for.
Foundation raising
If a corner of an older house here has dropped, we find out why it sank before we lift it, or it can settle again.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut shop floors here for new plumbing and doorways, and cut control joints in fresh slabs so cracks follow a straight line we chose.
Talk to us about your concrete
Call (213) 491-1072 or use the form, and I'll come look at the ground before anyone talks price.
Why South El Monte homeowners call us
I'd rather tell you what your job needs at the estimate than surprise you later, and I care most about the part you can't see once the concrete is down.
The owner on every job
I come out to South El Monte for every estimate myself, and I'm on site with the crew while we work.
Base first, finish second
If the budget's tight, I'd cut the fancy finish before the base, because a nice surface on loose dirt still sinks.
Licensed and insured on every job
We're fully licensed and insured, and the crew in your yard is my own, not one we hand the job to.
The cheaper option, when it fits
If a plain slab suits your yard better than stamped or colored concrete, I'll say so, even if the job gets smaller.
Running jobs since 2017
I started this company in 2017 after summers on concrete crews, and every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Questions about concrete in South El Monte
Do I need a permit to pour concrete in South El Monte?
You need one when the concrete is part of work the city lists, such as an addition, a garage conversion, a new pool or spa, or a patio cover. The city's list doesn't mention a plain driveway or patio slab, so we ask the city's Building & Safety Division about your job before we start. If it needs a permit, we file the application through the city's online portal and handle the inspections.
How long does it take to get a building permit in South El Monte?
Some permits are issued over the counter, but plans that go to the city's plan-check consultant take two to three weeks on average for the first review. If they come back with corrections, the re-check takes about another two to three weeks after they're turned back in, and a bigger job can also need sign-off from county fire, health or public works. All of that happens before the first truck shows up, so on a foundation or an addition, I plan the schedule around it.
When does a concrete contractor need a California license?
California's Contractors State License Board requires a license when the job needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or the contracts total $1,000 or more in labor and materials. Most driveways, patios and foundations clear that $1,000 mark, so ask any contractor for their license before you sign. The city lets a property owner or a state-licensed contractor pull the permit, and we're fully licensed and insured.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in South El Monte?
The price of a driveway here comes down to its size, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, and how much work the ground under it needs. Thicker concrete, rebar laid inside to hold the slab together if it cracks, a stamped or colored finish, and a permit if the job needs one all add to it, while a plain finish keeps it down. I'll give you your own number after I've walked the job.
What causes concrete driveways to crack and sink in South El Monte?
Most of the cracked, sinking driveways we tear out here were poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settled as the dirt did. Others had no control joints, the grooves cut into fresh concrete so it cracks along a line somebody chose, or they sloped toward the house and let water sit at the edge. We dig to firm ground, pack the base, slope the slab away from the house and cut the joints the day we pour, so if it cracks, it cracks where we planned.
How do I find out if my South El Monte home is in an earthquake or flood zone?
Type your address into the state's EQ Zapp tool, which shows whether the lot sits in a mapped earthquake hazard zone or in an area the state hasn't evaluated yet. For flood zones, FEMA says its flood map viewer is the best place to start. If either one flags your property, tell me at the estimate, because it can change what a foundation or a retaining wall needs.
Working nearby? Give us a call
If your city has its own page, it's listed here, and if it isn't, call (213) 491-1072, because we take plenty of jobs in cities we don't list.
Get a South El Monte concrete estimate
Call (213) 491-1072 or use the form, because a slab caught while it's just starting to sink often means less to tear out.