We're a concrete contractor based in Port Hueneme, CA, pouring driveways, patios, walkways and foundations for Ventura homes and businesses. We get the ground underneath right first, because that's what decides how the slab holds up.
(805) 269-8744
Most Ventura calls start with something you can see from the curb. It might be a driveway cracked across the middle, a patio that's dropped at one corner, or a walk where water pools after it rains. On the older streets that usually means a slab poured over dirt that was raked flat and never packed. On the sloped lots up the hillsides, it's often runoff working its way under the edge.
Newer neighborhoods bring different calls, mostly patios, side yards and wider driveways that never got poured when the house was built. Those are good jobs, because we get to plan the ground and the drainage before anything goes in.
Send us a few details about your driveway, patio or slab, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll come out to Ventura to look at the job and write up a free estimate that shows what's included, with no obligation to book. If you go ahead, our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing.
(805) 269-8744Most of our Ventura work is replacing driveways and patios that have cracked or settled, along with walkways, steps and garage floors. On sloped yards we build retaining walls and footings. If you want something other than plain gray, we do stamped concrete that looks like stone or brick. We also pour slab foundations and cut out sections that need replacing. Every service we offer is listed below.
Permits for work in Ventura go through the city's Permit Services office, and it decides whether your driveway, patio or wall needs one. When a job does need a permit, that can add time before the pour, because bigger projects go through plan review and every inspection has to be booked ahead. If yours needs one, I'll tell you at the estimate, and we'll take care of the application and the inspections. If you'd like to ask the city yourself, the counter's number is 805-654-7869, and it's closed on Fridays.
The price depends on how big the slab is, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, how much digging and base work your ground needs, and the finish you pick. Hillside driveways usually take more forming and more care with drainage than flat ones. The schedule depends on the permit if there is one, the weather, and curing, which is the wait while new concrete hardens enough to take weight. Your written estimate lays out what's included. We bring the same careful process to jobs in Camarillo, Oxnard and back home in Port Hueneme.
We're licensed and fully insured. I come out myself to look at the ground, the slope and the old concrete before I write anything down. Then our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing, so you're dealing with our people from start to finish. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
The subgrade, the soil and gravel your slab sits on, is buried by the end of day one, so it's the first thing people want to cut from the budget. I'd rather trim the finish, because a slab poured over raked dirt settles along with that dirt.
Before we set forms, we look at where rain runs off your roof and down your lot, so the new slab drains away from the house instead of toward it. That matters even more on a sloped lot, and it's easy to talk through when you call (805) 269-8744.
According to the city's permit list, Ventura's simple permit is for work submitted without plans, like water heaters, furnace changeouts and re-roofs. Alterations, additions, new construction and adding or removing walls take the complex permit, which goes through plan review. Driveways and patios aren't among the city's examples, so if your job needs a permit, I'll tell you at the estimate which kind.
You need a Ventura OPS account, the city's Online Permit Services login, before you can apply online. If you'd rather go in person, the Permit Services counter at 501 Poli Street takes walk-ins Monday through Thursday from 8 AM to 1 PM, and from 1 to 3 PM by appointment. When we're doing your job and it needs a permit, we handle the application for you.
Inspection requests have to reach the city's Building and Safety division by the business day before you need the inspector. On jobs where we pull the permit, we book the inspections ourselves and plan the forming and the pour around them.
Your price depends mostly on the size of the driveway, how much old concrete has to come out, and the base work your ground needs, and it's all written out in your estimate. The parts you control are the shape and the finish. A simple rectangle with a broom finish, a light brushed texture that keeps it from getting slick, costs less than curves, color or stamping. A steep driveway or a side yard the truck can't reach can add labor, but the base is the one place I won't cut to bring the number down.
You'll stay off it while it cures, and you can usually walk on it well before you can drive on it. A car puts far more weight on a young slab than your feet do, and driving on it too early is a common way to crack a new driveway. I'll go over the timing for your slab before we pour, so you can plan where to park.
Concrete shrinks as it dries, so most slabs crack a little, and the goal is to choose where. Along with the packed base, we cut control joints on time. Those are shallow grooves that give a crack a straight line to follow. Where the job calls for it, we add rebar, steel bars inside the slab that hold the pieces together if a crack opens. We also pour early in the day, because midday heat can leave a weak, dusty top.
