Concrete Contractor in Moreno Valley, CA - Slabs Built on a Packed Base
Professional Riverside Concrete builds driveways, patios, walkways, steps and garage slabs for homes in Moreno Valley, CA. We're based in Riverside, I do the estimates myself, and I run our crew on every job we take.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
- Licensed and insured.
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Moreno Valley homes and the concrete around them
Moreno Valley sits just east of Riverside, where we're based as a concrete contractor, and our calls there are like the rest of ours, mostly homeowners with some small property owners mixed in. A lot of the houses are stucco tract homes on streets that were built out together, each with a two-car driveway in front, a narrow side yard and a back yard that's either bare dirt or a slab poured with the house. We do the same work back in Riverside and out west in Corona, and the prep doesn't change from one city to the next.
The price turns on the size of the area, how much old concrete comes out, how deep we dig for a packed base and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on any permit the city wants plus curing, the days a new slab needs to harden before it takes weight, and you'll get your own figures when I come out. When a slab poured with the house has sunk or cracked, the dirt under it usually moved first, so on these lots the job usually starts with breaking out the old concrete and building the base back up.
Moreno Valley driveways, patios and the problems we see
- We see patios and side yards where water pools against the stucco, because the slab was poured flat or tips back toward the house.
- Old slabs here often crack in random places because nobody cut control joints, the grooves that tell a crack where to go, and even good concrete cracks sometimes.
- Back yards that slope toward a neighbor or a hillside often need steps or a short retaining wall before a patio can sit level.
- A two-car driveway takes the weight of cars every day, so thickness and rebar, steel that holds cracked pieces together, matter more there than on a walkway.
Concrete services we offer in Moreno Valley
Concrete driveway building
When an original tract driveway has cracked across or sunk at the garage, we tear it out, dig to firm dirt, pack a new base and pour.
Concrete patio construction
For a back yard that's still bare dirt or has an old cracked slab, we pour a patio that falls away from the house so water runs off.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a stone or brick pattern into the wet surface, which suits a front walk or back patio you look at every day.
Concrete sidewalk building
We replace walkways along the side of the house and up to the front door when roots or settling have left a lip that catches toes.
Garage floor concrete
A cracked or stained garage floor in an older house can be broken out and repoured, with a slight fall toward the door so water drains out.
Decorative concrete
Color, borders or exposed aggregate, where the small stones show at the surface, let a plain gray slab sit better with your stucco and trim.
Concrete retaining walls
On a sloped back yard, a concrete retaining wall holds the hill back so you get flat ground for a patio, a lawn or a play area.
Concrete floor installation
We pour interior concrete floors for workshops, additions and small commercial spaces, set level and finished smooth so flooring or coatings go down cleanly.
Concrete pool decks
Around a back-yard pool, we pour a deck with a textured, slip-resistant finish that sends splash water to the drains instead of toward the house.
Concrete steps construction
Front stoops and back-door steps that have cracked or pulled away from the house get rebuilt with every step the same height, so feet don't catch.
Slab foundation building
For a new garage, casita or room addition, we form and pour the slab foundation on a dug-out, packed base so the building sits on solid ground.
Foundation installation
When a building needs more than a slab, we dig and pour the foundation to the approved plans, with the steel tied in and checked before the pour.
Concrete parking lot building
For small commercial and rental properties, we pour parking areas thick enough for daily traffic and sloped so water heads to the drains, not the doors.
Concrete footings
Patio covers, block walls and posts need footings, the concrete pads buried under them, and we dig and pour those to the depth the plans call for.
Foundation raising
When a slab or one corner of a structure has dropped, we look at why it moved first, then lift it back toward level before the cracks spread.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings, trenches or a clean edge where old concrete meets new, instead of jackhammering and cracking the part of the slab you're keeping.
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Get a free on-site estimate for your Moreno Valley slab
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Moreno Valley property myself, look at the old slab and the ground around it, and give you a free estimate with no obligation.
(951) 589-3080Moreno Valley concrete permits, licenses and costs
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Moreno Valley?
Most of the money on a replacement driveway goes into the parts you won't see, the tear-out, hauling and base, so the size of the job and what's under it matter more than the finish. A stamped or colored surface costs more than a broom finish, the light texture that gives tires and shoes grip. If the budget is tight, I'd rather you keep the base work and pick the plain finish, because a bad base can't be fixed later without starting over.
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete patio in Moreno Valley?
Any patio cover needs a permit, according to the city's permit FAQ, but its list doesn't spell out a plain slab, so ask the city's Building and Safety Division before anything is poured. I check what the city wants before we start, and when a permit is needed we pull it ourselves or help you apply.
Does a retaining wall need a permit in Moreno Valley?
Yes, if the wall will stand more than three feet from the top of its footing, according to the city's permit FAQ. For a lower wall, I still check with the city before we dig, the same as on any job.
How long does permit review take in Moreno Valley?
Normal review runs within 12 business days once the city has every required document, according to its permit FAQ. All permit types go in through the city's online permit portal, and new submittals have to meet the current building codes, so we set the pour date around approval instead of guessing at it.
How do I know if a concrete contractor is licensed to work in Moreno Valley?
Ask for their California contractor license and their Moreno Valley business license, because the work usually calls for both. The state licensing board requires a license when the job needs a building permit, uses any extra workers or runs $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and the city requires a business license from every contractor working inside it, even one based somewhere else. We're licensed and insured.
How much can a concrete contractor ask for up front in California?
On a home improvement job, the board caps the down payment at $1,000, and lower on a smaller contract. A contractor asking for more than that before the crew shows up is breaking the rule, which is a good reason to keep looking.
Call us about your Moreno Valley project
We answer until 11 PM every day, so call (951) 589-3080 after work or send the form, and mention any wall or patio cover so I can check the permit side before I come out.