Concrete Contractor in Whittier, CA - Driveways and Patios Built on Solid Ground
Elite Hacienda Heights Concrete pours driveways, patios, steps and slabs for homes across Whittier, CA. We dig out and pack the base, set the slope so water runs away from your house, and finish it for how you'll use it.
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Older homes and sloped yards across Whittier
A lot of Whittier is older homes, and many still have the driveway, front walk and back patio that went in with the house. Those slabs have had years to crack, sink at the corners and hold water by the garage, and that's a lot of what we see here. Up toward the hills the yards slope, so steps, short walls and drainage come into the job. The flatter streets bring more straight driveway and patio replacements. We're nearby in Hacienda Heights, so Whittier is close work for us.
This is a crowded part of Los Angeles County, and it's more prone to earthquakes than a lot of California. For a slab, that means firm, packed ground under it and cracks planned ahead of time, because shaking finds whatever got skipped in the base.
What we know about getting concrete done in Whittier
Most Whittier jobs run through the city's Building & Safety Division, which oversees building permits. A project goes to the city's planning staff first and then to plan review, a check of the drawings, so a job that needs a permit waits on both before we pour. South Whittier-Sunshine Acres and West Whittier-Los Nietos are unincorporated county communities, not part of the city, and there LA County Public Works issues permits. Before you hire anyone, look up their state contractor license and ask whether they carry a Whittier business license. The city requires one of anyone working here, even companies based outside it, and it checks the state license number on the application. We're licensed and fully insured, and I check with the right office for your address before we start. When a job needs a permit, we handle it as part of the work.
Your price mostly comes down to the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and packing the base needs, and the finish you pick. The schedule mostly turns on the permit question and how long the new concrete needs before you use it. I'll give you your own number at the estimate. As a concrete contractor in Hacienda Heights, CA, we do the same work in El Monte and La Puente, and jobs there differ more from lot to lot than from city to city.
Get a free estimate for your Whittier concrete job
Send the form or call (626) 413-5388, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I come out to your Whittier property, measure and write up a free estimate, and there's no obligation to go ahead.
Call (626) 413-5388Services in Whittier, CA
Concrete driveway building
Older Whittier driveways often crack and sink with the dirt under them. We tear out the old slab, pack a firm base and pour new.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard slab that tips toward the house sends rain to your foundation. Our concrete patio construction sets the fall away from the walls before we pour.
Concrete steps construction
Hillside lots often mean steps up from the street, and older ones settle and chip. We form and pour new steps so each rise is the same height.
Concrete retaining walls
Sloped yards up toward the hills can push dirt onto a patio or driveway over time. We build concrete retaining walls with footings and drainage behind them.
Concrete sidewalk building
In older Whittier yards, roots and settling lift walkway slabs into edges people trip on. We break out those sections and pour new walks on a packed base.
Concrete cutting
Widening a driveway on an older lot means cutting into the concrete that stays. We saw clean, straight lines so the new pour meets the old slab neatly.
What happens after you call us about a Whittier job
Call or fill out the form
Call (626) 413-5388 or send the form and tell me what's going on with your concrete. We'll set a time for me to come out to your property.
I measure and ask questions
I measure, look at drainage and what's in the way, and ask how you'll use the space, because a driveway for two trucks gets built differently than a patio for a table. Then I write up the estimate so you know the price before you decide anything.
We settle the permit question
Before anything gets poured, we sort out the permit with the right office for your address. If your job needs a city permit, the city's inspectors come out as needed to check that the work matches what was approved.
We pour, and I check
Our crew forms, pours and finishes the slab, and I check the work before we call it done. You'll hear from us when it's ready to walk on and when it's ready for the car.
Common questions
Do I need a permit to replace a concrete driveway in Whittier?
The city's permit rules are written around buildings, so we check with the right office for your address before every pour rather than guess. The city requires a permit to build, alter, repair or remove a building. A slab that's part of a building, like the foundation for a room addition, falls under that. Flatwork, meaning the driveways, patios and walks that lie flat on the ground, is the part we confirm job by job, and if your job needs a permit, it becomes part of our work.
When does a contractor need a state license in California?
A contractor needs a license from the Contractors State License Board when the project needs a building permit, uses any extra workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials across its contracts. That covers nearly any concrete job worth hiring out, so ask for the license number and look it up before you sign.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Whittier?
Your price comes from the estimate I write after measuring at your house, because a Whittier driveway's cost turns on things I have to see, like the slope, the access and what's under the old slab. Breaking out and hauling old concrete adds to it, and so does a hillside lot where the truck can't get close. A stamped or colored finish also runs more than a plain one. I'd rather give you one honest number on site than a phone quote I'd have to change.
How long does new concrete take before I can drive on it?
You'll stay off a new slab on foot for a few days and with the car for longer, and I'll tell you the day for your pour. That wait is curing, the stretch while concrete hardens and gains strength, and the mix and the weather set how long it takes. On hot Whittier days we pour early, because concrete that dries too fast in the midday sun ends up with a weak, dusty top.
What causes a concrete driveway to crack and sink in Whittier?
Most cracking and sinking starts with the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on. When that dirt gets raked level instead of dug out and packed, the slab settles right along with it. Concrete cracks some no matter who pours it, so we cut control joints, grooves that tell the crack where to go, before it picks its own spot. Where the job calls for it, we add rebar, steel bars inside the slab that hold the pieces together. With the shaking this area gets, that matters more.
What is the best way to stretch a concrete budget in Whittier?
Spend on the base and save on the finish. A plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives you grip, on a well-packed base will outlast a stamped pattern poured over loose dirt. The base is the part you can't see on day one, so it's the first thing a low bid cuts. You can add color or a decorative finish later, but you can't fix a bad base without tearing out the slab.
Book your Whittier concrete estimate today
If water's pooling against the house or a slab edge is lifting, call (626) 413-5388 or use the form, since both tend to get worse with every rain.