Concrete Contractor in Riverside, CA - Driveways and Patios Built on a Solid Base
Professional Riverside Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Riverside, CA. We pour driveways, patios, walkways, steps, garage floors and foundations for homeowners and small property owners across the city, starting with the ground underneath.
- 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
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Riverside concrete work, from older driveways to new patios
Riverside is where I learned this trade, pouring walks and pads for neighbors on weekends beside older finishers, and it's where those side jobs became our business in 2017. Most of our calls come from homeowners, with some small property owners mixed in, and we take the same work out to San Bernardino, Jurupa Valley and other cities around us.
On jobs around the city we see older driveways and walks that have cracked or settled, and newer homes where people want a patio, a wider drive or steps that match. Most of it is flatwork, the slabs that lie flat like driveways, patios and walks, and the price mostly moves with the size, the thickness, whether an old slab has to come out and how much the subgrade, the soil the slab sits on, needs digging out and packing. The schedule turns on whether the city wants a permit and on curing, the wait while new concrete gains strength before you walk or drive on it. I come out and give you your own figure on site at no charge. When money's tight, the base is the first thing people want to cut because nobody sees it once the pour is done, and it's the last thing I'd cut, because a nice finish on a bad base cracks and sinks right along with it.
Why slabs around Riverside crack, sink and hold water
- Sunken or tipped driveway panels usually mean the base was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the dirt settled and took the concrete with it.
- Water pooling by the garage or along the house usually comes from a slab poured without checking where water runs, so we set the slope away from the house first.
- Cracks running every which way usually mean control joints were cut late or skipped, and those grooves are there so the slab cracks along a line we picked.
- Concrete can still crack even when it's done right, and I'd rather tell you that now, because good prep and joints usually keep cracks small and where we planned them.
Concrete services we offer in Riverside
Concrete driveway building
When a driveway has sunk, split or holds water by the garage, we tear it out, dig and pack a base, and pour a slab that drains away.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard patio gives you a flat, usable spot off the back door, and we slope it away from the house so rain doesn't sit against your wall.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a stone, brick or wood pattern into the fresh slab, a good fit for patios and front walks where you want more than plain gray.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walkways that have heaved or chipped turn into trip spots, so we pour new sections with a broom finish, a light texture that gives your shoes grip.
Garage floor concrete
A cracked, dusty or uneven garage floor gets replaced with a smooth slab thick enough for your cars, poured over a base we've dug out and packed first.
Decorative concrete
Decorative concrete covers color, scored lines and textured finishes for an entry or yard, when you want the slab to suit the house instead of standing out.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or a slope keeps sliding onto a patio or drive, a concrete retaining wall holds the soil back so the ground stays put.
Concrete floor installation
Concrete floors for workshops, additions and outbuildings go down level and solid, with the base packed and the slab finished smooth or textured for how you'll use it.
Concrete pool decks
Around a pool, we pour a deck with a textured top for wet feet and slope it so splash water runs off instead of pooling by the edge.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps that have cracked or pulled away from the porch get rebuilt with every step the same height, so nobody trips coming in with groceries.
Slab foundation building
For an addition, garage or new building, we pour a slab foundation with rebar, the steel that holds it together, over a base we've dug out and packed.
Foundation installation
When a structure needs more than a slab, we form and pour the foundation it sits on, set to the plans and checked before any concrete arrives.
Concrete parking lot building
Small property owners with a cracked lot or a gravel area that turns to mud call us to pour a lot that drains and holds up to traffic.
Concrete footings
Footings are the concrete under a wall, post or patio cover that spreads its weight into the ground, and we dig them to firm soil before we pour.
Foundation raising
If a slab or foundation has dropped, showing sloping floors or gaps at door frames, we look at why it moved before we talk about raising it.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut concrete to widen a driveway, open a path for a drain line, take out one bad panel or add joints to an old slab.
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Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Riverside
Send the form or call (951) 589-3080, and we'll reply within one business day. I come out to your Riverside property myself, look at the slab and the ground under it, and give you a free estimate with no obligation. If you hire us, I run the crew on your job.
(951) 589-3080Riverside concrete questions we hear most
How do I find out if I need a permit for a concrete driveway in Riverside?
Check with the City of Riverside's Building & Safety permits office before anything is poured, because the city requires building permits for most construction and its no-permit list covers finish work like painting, tiling and counter tops, not concrete. We check what the city wants before we start, and when a permit is needed we pull it ourselves or help you apply.
Does a concrete retaining wall need a permit in Riverside?
Not if it's 4 feet tall or less, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, and it isn't carrying extra load or holding back the classes of liquid the city lists. A driveway, a slope or a building sitting above the wall counts as extra load, and then the exemption no longer covers it. Since the footing sits below ground, a wall can look shorter than it measures, so we measure it the city's way on site.
Who can pull a building permit in Riverside, the homeowner or the contractor?
Either one, for many types of permits, because the city can issue them to the property owner, the owner's authorized agent or an appropriately licensed contractor. Applications go through the Permit Services counter in the One Stop Shop, and most need the Planning Division to sign off before Building & Safety reviews the plans, which adds a step to the schedule.
How long does a Riverside building permit stay valid before work starts?
A residential permit becomes invalid if the permitted work doesn't start within 12 months after the city issues it. That matters if you pull a permit now and plan to pour much later, so it's worth timing the permit to when the job will actually begin.
Does a concrete contractor need a City of Riverside business license?
Yes, any business doing business within the city needs a valid City Business License. An older city Finance page adds that businesses located outside the city limits may also need one, so a company coming in from elsewhere isn't automatically off the hook. The Business License Division answers questions, and the city's business license page is the place to start if you want current details.
What makes a concrete driveway cost more in Riverside?
Size, thickness and how much work the ground needs move the price most. Tearing out and hauling off an old slab, digging out and packing a soft subgrade, adding rebar, getting into a tight side yard, a stamped or colored finish and a permit, if the city wants one, all add to it. I'll walk the driveway with you and give you your own figure on site.
Call about your Riverside concrete job
We're open seven days a week into the evening, so call (951) 589-3080 or send the form and ask about your project and its permit steps whenever it suits you.