Concrete Contractor in Hacienda Heights, CA - Slabs and Steps Built for Sloped Lots
Elite Hacienda Heights Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Hacienda Heights. We build and replace driveways, patios, steps, walkways, retaining walls and slabs for homes here, dug out, packed and poured for how you'll use them.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Homes and hillside yards across Hacienda Heights
Hacienda Heights is mostly homes, with shops and restaurants along the main roads and quiet residential streets nearly everywhere else. On the flatter blocks we see a lot of single-story houses that have stood for decades, and their original driveways, walks and patios have usually cracked, settled or been patched more than once. Up in the hills the lots get steep, front doors sit well above the street, and back yards are often cut into the slope and held up by walls. You'll find the same mix of older slabs next door in Whittier and La Puente, and we do much of the same work there.
That mix decides most jobs here. On the older flat lots the trouble is usually tree roots and a thin original slab, and on the hills it's water running downhill and soil that wants to slide with it, so the ground under the concrete and where the water goes matter more than the finish on top.
What working in Hacienda Heights means for your job
Hacienda Heights isn't an incorporated city. It's an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County, so the county acts as the local government here and LA County Public Works issues the building permits. When a job needs one, the county may also ask for a plan check, an expert review of the plans, and it tells you that when you apply, so that review is the one part of the schedule I can't promise ahead of time. Before you hire anyone, ask for their state contractor license, and ask whether their kind of work needs a County business license, which the county requires of some businesses located in unincorporated areas. We're licensed and fully insured, I check with the right office for your address before we start, and when a job needs a permit we handle it as part of the work. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
On these lots the price turns on how much old concrete we break out and haul away, how deep we dig to reach firm soil, whether the slope needs extra forms, steps or a wall, and the finish you pick. Some hillside streets are narrow and steep, and when the concrete truck can't back up to the forms we pump or wheel the concrete in, which adds labor. The schedule turns on the permit, our crew's calendar and curing, the days a new slab needs to gain strength before it takes weight, and your estimate gives you the number for your own job. We work the same way in Avocado Heights and West Covina.
Get a free estimate for your Hacienda Heights concrete job
We reply within one business day to set up a visit to your Hacienda Heights property. I come out, measure and talk through how you'll use the space, then write up a free estimate, and there's no obligation to go ahead.
Call (626) 413-5388Services in Hacienda Heights, CA
Concrete driveway building
Sloped driveways here crack and sink at the low end, where water and weight collect. Our concrete driveway building starts with a dug-out, packed base.
Concrete retaining walls
Back yards cut into a slope often hold back soil with old walls that lean or crack. We build concrete walls with footings, steel and drainage behind them.
Concrete steps construction
Many front doors here sit above the street, and older steps chip and pull away from the house. We pour new ones with every step the same height.
Concrete patio construction
On a sloped lot, a flat patio usually means cutting into the yard or building it up. We pitch it slightly so water runs away from the house.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walkways here get lifted by tree roots and pushed out of line on a slope. We break out the bad sections and repour on packed base.
Concrete pool decks
Older pool decks crack and lift around the pool edge as the ground underneath shifts. We pour new ones with a textured finish that's less slick when wet.
How a concrete job goes when you call us in Hacienda Heights
Call or send a message
Call (626) 413-5388 or use the form and tell us roughly what you need. We get back to you and set a time for me to come look.
I measure and ask questions
I walk the space, measure it, look at what's in the way and ask how you'll use it, because a slab for a truck, a hot tub or a few chairs gets built differently. Then I write up an estimate that shows what goes into the base, not just the top, so you know what you're paying for before anything starts.
We sort out the permit
Before anything gets poured, we settle the permit question for your address, and if the county wants a plan check, the pour waits on that review. You don't have to chase the paperwork yourself.
Our crew pours, I check
Our own crew digs out, packs the base, forms, pours and finishes, and you don't need to be home as long as we can reach the work area. I check the work myself before we call it done.
Common questions
Do I need a permit to replace a concrete driveway in Hacienda Heights?
You might, and since Hacienda Heights is county ground, that's the county's call. Its permit list covers new construction, alterations, repairs, replacements and grading work, but it doesn't name driveways on their own, so the answer depends on what your job involves. We check that for your address before we pour, and if a permit's needed, it's part of our work.
When does a contractor need a state license in California?
A contractor needs a state license when the job needs a building permit, uses additional workers, or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials combined. The Contractors State License Board also says a bigger job can't be broken into smaller amounts to get under that $1,000 mark. Ask any concrete contractor for their license before you sign.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Hacienda Heights?
It depends on your driveway, and I'll give you a real number once I've seen it. Beyond size, tear-out and digging, the price moves with thickness, with how much rebar, the steel bars that hold the slab together if it cracks, goes inside, and with the finish, since a broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives tires grip, costs less than stamped concrete. If the budget's tight, cut the finish, not the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it's what keeps the slab from sinking later.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
Usually about a week, and you can walk on it after a day or two. That wait is the curing we mentioned above, and driving on it early is how you end up with cracks and tire marks. On a sloped lot the driveway is often the only way in, so I'll give you the dates for your pour and we'll talk through where the cars go meanwhile.
What causes concrete to crack and sink on sloped lots?
Most sinking starts underneath, when the subgrade, the soil the slab sits on, was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so it settles and the concrete follows it down. On a slope, water running under the edge washes that soil out faster. Concrete still cracks some, I won't pretend otherwise, so we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give cracks a straight place to go, while the slab is still fresh.
What is the best way to keep water from running toward my house on a sloped lot?
Pitch the new concrete away from the house and give the water somewhere to go, because a slab that tips toward your walls sends every rain straight at them. Before we form anything, I look at where the water comes from, like the yard uphill, your roof or the driveway above, and where it should end up. If that means a drain or a short wall, I'll tell you, since it costs less to build in now than to add later.
Let's plan your concrete job in Hacienda Heights
Call (626) 413-5388 or use the form and tell me what will sit on the new slab, because that one answer decides the thickness, the steel and the finish.