Who runs our jobs, how we build a slab and what happens after you call.
I worked concrete every summer all through school, hauling forms, mixing and finishing next to guys who'd been doing it for decades. That's where I learned that the ground under a slab matters more than the top of it. I started Caliber East Los Angeles Concrete in 2013 as a concrete contractor in East Los Angeles, CA, and I still come out and write the estimates myself.
We're best known for flatwork that stays flat, the driveways, patios and walks around your house, and for foundation work built the way the plans call for it. Homeowners call us, and so do owners of lots and buildings around East Los Angeles. I'd rather lose a job by quoting it right than win it by skipping steps.
You'll notice three things when we do your concrete. Each one comes from what usually goes wrong on a slab that sinks, pools water or cracks early.
I take your first call, walk your property and write your quote, and I'm there for the final walk-through. Our crew lead runs the work on site with our own crew, so the things we talked about on site are the things that get built and nothing gets lost between the quote and the pour.
Under your slab is the subgrade, the packed ground it sits on, and it decides how long the concrete lasts. We dig it out and pack it instead of raking dirt level, and we set the forms so water runs away from your house. It's hidden the day we pour, so it's the first thing people want to cut, and the last thing we'd skimp on.
Your written quote lists each part of the job, from prep and forms to the pour and cleanup, so you can compare bids line by line and see which steps a cheaper one leaves out. The state requires a contractor license for work that needs a permit or runs $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and we're fully licensed and insured.
Here's how a job goes with us, from the first call to the day you can use your new concrete. At each step you'll know who's coming and what's next.
Call (213) 338-1030 or use the form on our contact page, and tell us what you're seeing, like cracks, a sinking slab or water pooling by the house. We get back to you within one business day.
I come out, measure and check the ground and where water runs. The free written quote spells out what's included, and the size, the thickness, the tear-out and the base work are what move the price. There's no obligation.
East Los Angeles permits go through LA County Public Works, and most nearby cities run their own. We check the right office for your address before we set a date, handle any permit your job needs, then our crew lead runs the prep and the pour.
Curing is the wait while concrete gains strength, and we'll tell you when you can walk on it and drive on it. The control joints we cut give the small cracks most slabs get a place to land, and we walk the finished job with you.
Caliber East Los Angeles Concrete is based in East Los Angeles, CA, and we work in the cities around it, like Montebello and Downey. Our site has pages for 12 areas, and we work in plenty of other cities nearby too.
Call (213) 338-1030 or send the form with the size of the job and what's wrong with the old concrete. We respond within 1 business day to set up your free estimate at your property.
