Concrete Contractor in Yucaipa, CA - Driveways and Patios on a Solid Base
Loma Linda Concrete is a concrete contractor building driveways, patios, steps and retaining walls for homes in Yucaipa, CA. We dig out and pack the ground first, then our small crew forms, pours and finishes each slab.
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Yucaipa driveways, patios and sloped yards
Yucaipa sits up the valley from Redlands, and the homes we work on here range from established neighborhoods with long, older driveways to newer streets where the original flatwork, the driveways, patios and walkways poured with the house, is starting to show its age. Plenty of lots here aren't flat, so a yard may rise toward the back fence or drop toward the street. Most of the calls we get are about cracked driveways that have sunk at one corner and patios where water collects after it rains.
That grade shapes the job more than anything else here. The subgrade, the soil the slab sits on, has to be dug out and packed wherever it will carry weight, and every slab has to fall away from the house so water runs off it instead of under it.
What to know before a concrete job in Yucaipa
Permits for work here come from the City of Yucaipa through its Building & Safety Division, which works out the fees and reviews plans before it issues a building permit. Whether your driveway or patio needs a permit is the city's call, so I check with that office instead of guessing, tell you at the estimate and take care of the application if one is needed, and in that case the city's review comes before we can dig. It's worth asking any contractor about their state license, and we're licensed and fully insured. The price moves mostly with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out and how much work the ground needs, while the schedule turns on the permit, the ground work and the wait before you can use the new concrete, and my written estimate shows what's covered.
Yucaipa is a short drive up from Loma Linda, where we're based, and that matters on pour day because concrete keeps setting once it's mixed, so we book the truck for when the ground is packed, the forms are set and our crew is on site. On older streets, a new driveway usually has to meet the existing curb and sidewalk, so we set the low end where it ties in and work the grade back up toward the garage.
Get a written concrete estimate for your Yucaipa property
Thank you for considering us. We reply within one business day, and I'll come out to your Yucaipa property myself to look at the site and write a free estimate with no obligation. If you'd rather talk first, please call (909) 760-1346.
Call (909) 760-1346Services in Yucaipa, CA
Concrete driveway building
Sloped Yucaipa driveways send water to the low end. We pack the base, set rebar to tie the slab together and broom the top for grip.
Concrete patio construction
Backyard patios here often sit below a rise, so water heads for the house. We slope the slab away from your walls and pack the ground first.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard climbs toward the back fence, the soil pushes on whatever holds it. We build walls on footings with drainage behind them.
Concrete steps construction
Old steps here often pull away from the porch as the ground under them settles. We form new ones on packed ground, with even step heights.
Foundation installation
Additions and detached garages on sloped lots still need a level base. Our foundation installation starts with digging to firm ground and setting forms true.
Concrete cutting
When one panel of an older driveway has sunk, the rest can still be sound. We saw out that section, rebuild the base and repour it.
What happens after you call us about a Yucaipa job
Call or send a request
Thank you for reaching out. We get back to you and set a time that suits you for me to come out to your property.
I look over the site
I check the old slab, the ground and where the water runs, and I ask how you'll use the concrete. You get a written estimate that spells out what the price covers, so no part of the job is left as a guess.
We prepare, pour and finish
If the city requires a permit, we file it and wait for its review before any digging, and then our crew prepares the ground, forms, pours and finishes. You don't need to be home on pour day, but we'll ask for clear access for the truck.
We walk the work together
Once the forms come off, I walk the finished concrete with you. I'll tell you when it's ready for foot traffic and when it can take a car.
Common questions
How do I apply for a building permit in Yucaipa for a concrete job?
Applications to the city's development department go through its online Yucaipa Permit Exchange portal. If the city says your job needs a permit, I'll tell you at the estimate and we'll handle the application, so you don't have to work through it yourself.
When does a concrete contractor need a state license in California?
A contractor needs a license from the California Contractors State License Board when the job needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials across its contracts. The board's exemption for small jobs is narrow, because it applies only with no permit, no employees and a combined cost under that amount, and a bigger job can't be split into smaller contracts to slip under it. We're licensed and fully insured.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Yucaipa?
The cost of a driveway here is set mostly by its size and thickness, the old concrete that has to come out and how much the ground needs before we pour. A steep grade adds digging and forming, and decorative finishes cost more than a plain broom finish. If the budget is tight, I'd keep the base work and choose a simpler finish, because the base is buried on day one and it's what decides whether the slab settles later.
How long does it take before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You can usually walk on new concrete within a few days, but a car has to wait longer while it cures, the slow hardening that gives concrete its strength. How long you're without the driveway also depends on whether the old slab has to come out first, and I'll give you the dates for your job before we leave.
Will my new concrete patio crack like the old one?
Concrete can still crack, and I won't tell you otherwise, but most of the cracks we're called about come from ground that settled or from joints that were cut late or skipped. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a chosen place to crack, and we time the pour so the top doesn't dry too fast and turn weak and dusty.
What causes concrete driveways to sink and water to pool on Yucaipa lots?
Sinking usually starts with a slab that was poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the dirt settles and the concrete goes with it. Pooling comes from a slab set with no check of where the water runs, or one that falls back toward the house, which is easy to get wrong on a sloped lot. At the estimate I look at where the water goes now, and we set the new slab to carry it away.
Ask about your Yucaipa concrete project
Call (909) 760-1346 or send a request before you settle on a finish, so I can see the ground and the drainage while there's still room to plan around them.