Port Hueneme Concrete is a concrete contractor based right next door in Port Hueneme. We pour driveways, patios, walks and foundations all over Oxnard for homeowners, property owners and small businesses.
(805) 269-8744
We're based in Port Hueneme, and Oxnard wraps right around it, so it's a short drive for us and a big part of where we work. The city has a little of everything, from older homes near the historic downtown to newer neighborhoods and the shops and small businesses that need a lot or a slab they can count on.
On the older houses, the call is usually about a driveway that's cracked and sunk where the dirt underneath settled, or a walk that's tipped toward the front step. On newer ones it's more often a patio that never had a plan for water, so it puddles by the back door after a rain. Either way the fix starts below the concrete, and that's where I spend most of my time at the estimate.
Call (805) 269-8744 or send the form, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your place in Oxnard myself, look at the old slab and the ground under it, and write up a free estimate that spells out what's included. There's no pressure to book.
(805) 269-8744Most Oxnard calls are flatwork, our word for anything poured flat like driveways, walks and garage floors, and we tear out the old slab, rebuild what's under it and pour new. Out back, concrete patio construction is a common one, often with a broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives your feet some grip when it's wet, or stamped and decorative work if you'd like a pattern. We also pour steps, pool decks and retaining walls, and for property owners and small businesses, slab foundations, footings and parking lots.
The City of Oxnard is the local government here, so local rules for your project come from the city, while the license your contractor needs comes from the state. If your job needs a permit, I'll tell you at the estimate, and we take care of the application and the inspections with the office that issues it, so the permit becomes part of the start date we plan with you. Before you hire anyone, check their license with the state licensing board. We're licensed and fully insured, and we're glad to have you look us up.
The price moves mostly with the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete has to come out, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick, since stamped or colored work costs more than a plain broom finish. The schedule turns on the permit if there is one, the weather on pour day and curing, the stretch where concrete slowly hardens and gains strength, which is why you're off a new driveway longer than a new patio. Your written estimate lays all of it out, and it reads the same whether you're in Oxnard or up the road in Ventura, because the same crew does the work.
We're licensed and fully insured, and I'd rather you check than take my word for it. Look us up with the state licensing board before you sign anything, the same way you would with any contractor, and ask me anything about how we're covered on your job.
I come out myself to look at your property and write the estimate, and our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing. The person who looked at your ground is the one answering for the pour, not a salesperson who's already moved on to the next lead.
If a budget has to get trimmed, I won't trim the base, because the subgrade, the dirt and gravel the slab sits on, is what keeps it from sinking. A fancy finish over a raked-flat base looks great on day one, then settles and cracks with the dirt.
We cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a straight, planned place to crack, early, before it cracks on its own. We check where your water runs so the slab falls away from the house. Call (805) 269-8744 and I'll walk you through it.
The cost of an Oxnard driveway comes from its size, the tear-out and base work it needs and the finish you choose, which is why I price it on site instead of over the phone. Rebar, the steel laid inside the slab to hold it together if it does crack, and a stamped or colored finish add to it, while a plain broom finish keeps it down. Your written estimate lists each piece so you can see where the money goes.
Plan from the ground up, starting with where the water goes and what the slab will sit on, before you think about color or pattern. At the estimate I look at the soil, the old concrete and the slope, then write up the thickness, base, rebar, joints and finish so you can see the whole plan. Our crew forms, pours and finishes it the way it's written.
Under the state board's guidance, you need a licensed contractor when the project needs a building permit, uses employee labor, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials across one or more contracts. A bigger job can't be split into pieces under $1,000 to get around that. You can check a license and read the current rules with the Contractors State License Board.
The board's guidance says a contractor can't take more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. After that, payments are listed in the contract and match work already done or materials already delivered to your home. The board applies this to all home improvement projects, so it's worth knowing before you sign with anyone.
You can usually walk on new concrete within a few days, but keep the car off it longer, because it's still curing and the slab needs that strength before it carries a vehicle. Rushing it is how you get tire marks and broken edges. I'll give you the dates for your job when we pour, since the mix and the weather change them.
Most of the time it's the ground underneath, a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settles right along with the dirt. Joints cut late or skipped, water running toward the house and a pour in the midday heat that leaves a weak, dusty top all add to it. No slab is crack-proof, but we dig out and pack the base, plan the joints and drainage and pour early in the day, so the cracks that do show up land where we planned them.
FEMA calls a place high risk when it has a 1 percent or higher chance of flooding in any year, which works out to at least a one-in-four chance of a flood over a 30-year mortgage. For a slab, the lesson is that water needs somewhere to go besides your back door. That's why I check where the water runs on your lot at the estimate and set the slab to fall away from the house.
