Concrete driveway building
When your driveway has sunk or cracked across, we tear it out, rebuild the base and pour new with a broom finish, a light brushed texture for grip.
Concrete contractor in Huntington Park, CA - slabs built on a packed base
Caliber East Los Angeles Concrete is a concrete contractor pouring driveways, patios, walks, garage floors and foundations in Huntington Park, CA, with the base dug out, packed and sloped for drainage before anything gets poured.
Caliber East Los Angeles Concrete pours driveways, patios, walks, steps, garage floors and foundations in Huntington Park. Much of what I look at here is flatwork, the flat slabs you park and walk on, and it usually starts with an old slab that's cracked, sinking or holding water by the back door.
Concrete jobs we see on Huntington Park homes
A lot of the homes we work on here have a long driveway running beside the house to a garage in back, a front walk and a back patio that's been patched more than once. Many of those slabs went in piece by piece over the years, so we often find two or three old pours meeting at odd angles and dropping at the seams.
Old slabs here usually failed from the bottom up. Somebody raked the dirt level and poured on it, the dirt settled and the concrete followed it down. We break out the old slab, dig down to the subgrade, the ground the slab actually rests on, and pack it in layers with base rock until it stops moving. Nobody sees that part once it's poured, and it decides how long the slab lasts.
We're based in East Los Angeles, a short drive away, and we do the same work in Maywood, Commerce and plenty of other cities nearby. The tired old slabs and tight access in Huntington Park are what we work around on most jobs in this part of the county.
- Based in
- East Los Angeles, CA 90022
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
Concrete services for Huntington Park homes and lots
Concrete patio construction
A back patio that holds water against the house gets torn out and formed again so it falls away from your walls and drains instead of puddling.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick in one pour, and it gets the same packed base we put under plain concrete.
Concrete sidewalk building
For a front walk or side path with lifted sections you trip on, we replace the bad panels and set the new ones to match the ground around them.
Garage floor concrete
A cracked or pitted garage floor gets broken out and replaced with a slab poured flat and built for the car that parks on it every day.
Decorative concrete
Decorative concrete adds color, borders or exposed stone to a front entry or patio, and we only start on the finish once the base under it is right.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or soil pushes against a fence line, a concrete retaining wall holds it back, with drainage behind it so water doesn't push on it.
Concrete floor installation
For a new concrete floor in a garage conversion, workshop or back unit, we pour a level slab ready for whatever flooring or finish goes on top.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck has to shed water away from the pool and the house, and we give it a textured finish that keeps its grip when it's wet.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps that have pulled away from the porch or crumbled at the edges get rebuilt so each step is the same height going in and out.
Slab foundation building
When you're adding a room or a back unit, we build the slab foundation to the plans, with the base, steel and thickness they call for.
Foundation installation
For new construction or an addition, we form and pour the foundation the way the engineer's plans lay it out, with no shortcuts swapped in on site.
Concrete parking lot building
Small lots behind shops and apartment buildings take daily traffic, so we build them for that load, slope them to drain and cut joints where cracks belong.
Concrete footings
Footings carry the weight of a wall, a patio cover post or an addition, and we dig and pour them to the depth and size the plans call for.
Foundation raising
If part of your house or slab has settled, we look at why before raising it, because lifting it back does little if the ground keeps moving.
Concrete cutting
When you need a doorway opened, a trench for new plumbing or a section of old slab removed, we saw-cut clean edges so the rest of the concrete stays sound.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Huntington Park
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Huntington Park property myself, walk the job, measure it and give you a written quote that spells out what's included. There's no obligation to hire us.
(213) 338-1030Permits, licenses and price on a Huntington Park job
Huntington Park's Building & Safety Division issues permits for most construction work on private property, and that's who to call to find out if your job needs one. We check with the city for your address before we set a date. When a permit's needed, we take care of it and the inspections, and since some projects also need school district fees, water district or county sanitation approval first, the pour date follows the paperwork.
Before you hire anyone, check two licenses. The state contractors board licenses anyone who builds or alters structures in California, and a license is required when the job needs a building permit, uses any extra workers or runs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The city also requires a business license from every business working in Huntington Park, including contractors based outside it. We're fully licensed and insured.
Price moves with the size of the slab, whether old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, how much base work the ground needs and how far the concrete has to travel from the truck. The schedule turns on the permit question, the weather and curing, the days the slab needs to harden before you use it. When I come out to measure, you get a written quote that spells out what's included.
What you get when you hire our crew
I worked concrete every summer through school, mixing and finishing next to guys who'd done it for decades, and I started this business in 2013. Thirteen years in, I still write the estimates myself, and our crew lead runs the work on site with our own crew, so the person who quoted your job and the people pouring it are working from the same plan.
Our time goes into the part nobody sees once it's poured. Ground prep, forms and drainage decide whether a slab holds up, so that's where we spend it. I'd rather lose a job by quoting it right than win it by skipping steps, and if another bid comes in lower, ask what it leaves out underneath.
Every job we pour is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. If your driveway, patio or walk is sinking, cracking or pooling water, call (213) 338-1030 or use our estimate form, and I'll come out, look at what's going on under it and tell you what it needs.
Heat, ground and lots that shape the pour
A few things about Huntington Park change how we plan a concrete job here, from summer heat to how the houses sit on their lots. Here's what each one means for your slab.
Pouring around the summer heat
Hot afternoons dry the top of a slab before the inside is ready, and that's how you get a weak, dusty surface a year later. A county planning projection expects extreme heat to get more frequent, longer and more severe across Los Angeles County, though that's a county-wide worst case, not a Huntington Park reading. On hot stretches we pour early in the morning and keep the slab damp while it cures.
Checking earthquake hazard zones
For a new foundation or footings, it helps to know whether your lot sits in one of the state's mapped earthquake hazard zones. The state's EQ Zapp lookup tells you when you type in your address, and it also says if the state hasn't evaluated your area yet. Look yours up before the plans are drawn, so the answer is on the table from the start.
Close houses and narrow access
Houses here sit close together, and the driveway is often the only way to the back yard, so forms, base rock and concrete all come through the same narrow strip. When I measure, I look at how the truck reaches the pour. When it can't get close, we plan for a pump or wheelbarrows and work out the route before pour day, so the crew isn't figuring it out with a truck waiting.
Water that runs toward the house
On a lot of older properties, the patio or driveway slopes the wrong way, so rain runs back toward the walls or sits in a low spot by the door. Before we form anything, I check where the water goes now and where it should go. Then we set the forms so the new slab falls away from the house toward the street or the yard.
Questions Huntington Park homeowners ask about concrete
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Huntington Park?
The price comes down to what I measure on site, the size of the slab, whether the old one has to come out and how much base work the ground needs. If the budget has to give somewhere, cut the fancy finish, not the base. A plain broom finish on a packed base outlasts a stamped one on loose dirt, and you can't fix the base later without tearing it all out.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You can usually walk on it in a day or two, but cars wait longer, usually about a week, because the inside is still hardening after the top looks dry. Driving on it early is how a slab that was poured right ends up with cracks. We'll tell you when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for the car, so you can plan where to park.
Will a new concrete driveway crack like my old one?
Concrete shrinks as it cures, so some cracking is normal, and the job is deciding where it happens. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, early enough that cracks follow the line instead of wandering. Rebar, the steel set inside the slab, holds the pieces together, and a packed base keeps them from dropping.
What do I need to do before a concrete pour at my house?
Move cars, planters and anything stored along the slab, and leave a clear path from the street to the pour, because the truck or pump needs room. Tell me about sprinkler lines, drains or anything buried you know of, so we can work around it. Once it's poured, keep pets and kids off the fresh concrete until we say it's ready.
How much can a contractor ask for as a down payment in California?
A contractor in California can't ask for or take a down payment of more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. The board says that applies to all home improvement projects, and every other payment should be listed in the contract and tied to work done or materials delivered. Check for that in any quote before you sign.
Do I need a permit for a pool deck or patio cover in Huntington Park?
Pools, spas and patio enclosures are on the city's list of work that needs a permit, and the city offers a plan check at the counter for patio covers, carports and pools, depending on the project's size, complexity and type. For a pool deck or a slab under a new cover, we check with the city before we set a date, the same as every job here.
Call about your slab any day of the week
Our hours run 7 AM to 11 PM every day, so you can call (213) 338-1030 after work or on a Sunday, or send the form whenever it suits you.