We're a concrete contractor based in Port Hueneme, and we pour driveways, patios, steps, walls and foundations for homes and small businesses in Santa Paula. The ground work under the slab gets as much care as the surface you see.
(805) 269-8744
Santa Paula is a drive inland from our base in Port Hueneme, and many of the calls we get there are for older houses whose driveways and walks have been patched more than once. Usually the slab has cracked, sunk at one corner or started holding water by the garage, and that surface is only showing you what the ground underneath did years ago.
We also get calls for patios behind houses that never had one, steps pulling away from the porch, and slabs for shops and small businesses. Most of the time the real fix starts with digging out the old base, because new concrete poured over the same loose dirt tends to crack the same way a few years later.
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 Santa Paula property, look at the slab and the ground around it, and write up a free on-site estimate that shows what's included. There's no obligation and no pressure to book.
(805) 269-8744Around Santa Paula we mostly replace cracked or sunken driveways and walks, which is flatwork, the flat slabs you walk and drive on, and we pour new patios and steps and build concrete retaining walls where a yard has to hold back a grade. We also do garage floors, stamped and decorative finishes, slab foundations and footings, foundation raising, concrete cutting and parking lots for local businesses. Whatever the job, we start with what's under it, since a slab is only as good as the ground it sits on.
Permits in Santa Paula come from the city's Building and Safety Department, which has a 4 p.m. cutoff to book an inspection for the next business day and closes every other Friday, so a job that needs a permit gets scheduled around those inspection days. If yours needs one, I'll tell you at the estimate, and we take care of the application and inspections with the department. Before you hire anyone, check that they hold a license from the California contractors state licensing board and a Santa Paula business license, which the city requires of businesses working in the city, with a few exceptions, even when they're based somewhere else.
Older lots near downtown often have tight side yards and narrow driveways, so access for the concrete truck or a pump is one of the first things I look at, along with where your water drains. After that, the price mostly moves with the size of the slab, any old concrete we break out, how much base the ground needs and the finish you pick, and the schedule turns on the permit, if there is one, and on curing, the wait while new concrete hardens before you use it. We do the same work in Ventura, Camarillo and out in Agoura Hills, and in every city the written estimate spells out what's included before you decide.
I come out myself to look at the slab, where the water runs and what the ground is doing, then write the estimate out so you can see what's included. I'd rather spend extra time explaining what to expect than have you surprised by a crack later.
Our own crew forms, pours and finishes every job, and we dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, before anything else. If the budget gets tight, I'll cut back on a fancy finish before I'll skimp on a base you'll never see again.
We're licensed and fully insured, and I've run this business in Port Hueneme since 2017, after years pouring commercial slabs, footings and lots. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. Call (805) 269-8744 or send the form, and we'll set up a time to look at your job.
Your price follows the size of the driveway, the demolition, the base work and the finish, so I measure and price it at the estimate rather than guess over the phone. A thicker slab with rebar, steel set inside to hold the concrete together if it cracks, costs more than a thinner one, and a decorative finish costs more than a plain broom finish, the brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip.
Call (805) 269-8744 or send the form, and I'll come out to look at the space, check where the water runs and measure for the estimate. Once you're ready, we settle the drainage first so the finished slab falls away from your house, then set the forms, pack the base and line up the pour along with any permit the job needs.
You can usually walk on new concrete well before you can park on it, because the slab keeps gaining strength for days while it cures. We'll tell you at the estimate when to expect each, and we'd rather you wait a little longer than put a car on it too early.
Most bad cracks come from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, water running under the slab, or joints cut too late. Concrete does crack, so we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give it a straight place to crack, and we start pours early instead of in midday heat, which can leave a weak, dusty top. A packed base and well-timed joints keep cracks small and where you'd expect them.
A retaining wall over 3 feet tall, measured from the top of the footing to the top of the wall, needs a permit according to the city's Building and Safety FAQ, and so does a block or masonry wall over 42 inches. Stairways, handrails and guardrails are on that permit list too. A licensed contractor or the property owner can take out the permit for work at a home.
The state licensing board says a license applies when the project needs a building permit, uses employee labor, or the total cost of labor and materials on one or more contracts comes to $1,000 or more. That covers a lot of concrete work, so ask anyone you're considering for their license before you sign.
