Concrete Contractor in Burbank, CA - Solid Bases Under Older Driveways and Patios

Precision Calabasas Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Burbank, CA. We tear out and replace driveways, patios, walkways, steps and garage floors, and we build retaining walls, footings and slabs, starting with the ground underneath.

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A wide exposed-aggregate concrete driveway leads to a large house and garage.

A large gray concrete patio beside a house has a black kettle grill, picnic table, and Adirondack chairs.

Burbank houses and the concrete that came with them

Burbank is a built-out city, with house after house on the flat streets below the hills and more homes climbing toward the Verdugo foothills near Stough Canyon. A lot of what we're called out to see is older, the kind of house where the driveway, the front walk and the back patio are as old as the house, poured on whatever base the first crew left behind. That's flatwork, the slabs you walk and drive on, and plenty of it here has done its time.

The flat streets and the foothill lots ask for different plans, and neither looks like a canyon lot in Topanga. In Burbank, the shape of the old base and the way an older lot drains decide most of the job, so I look at both before we talk about finishes.

Concrete work we do in Burbank

Concrete driveway building
Most Burbank driveways we replace are original to the house, so we break out the old slab, dig and pack a fresh base, then pour with steel inside.
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Concrete patio construction
Want a backyard patio that drains? We set the slope away from the house first, then pick the size, finish and joint layout around how you'll use it.
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Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete is pressed with a pattern while it's still soft, so it can look like stone or brick. The color and sealer you pick shape the upkeep.
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Concrete sidewalk building
We replace front walks and side paths where roots or settling have lifted a panel, and tie the new section in level with what stays.
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Garage floor concrete
Many older garage floors are cracked, stained and sloped wrong. A new slab gets a packed base, steel and a slope that sends water out the door.
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Decorative concrete
If plain gray doesn't suit your house, we can add color or exposed aggregate, where the stones show at the top, and work out the look with you.
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Concrete retaining walls
On lots that climb toward the foothills, a retaining wall holds the slope back. We size the footing and steel to the height and plan drainage behind it.
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Concrete floor installation
For workshops, additions and interior spaces, we pour a level concrete floor over a packed base and finish it smooth or textured, depending on what goes on top.
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Concrete pool decks
A pool deck needs to shed water away from the pool and grip wet feet, so we set the slope first and pick a finish that isn't slick.
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Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older houses often pull away from the porch as they settle. We form new ones with even rises and steel tied in to hold them.
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Slab foundation building
For an addition or garage, a slab foundation is often the floor and footing in one pour. The plan follows the drawings, and we check the ground first.
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Foundation installation
When a structure needs more than a slab, we dig, form and pour the footings and foundation walls the plans call for, with steel set before the pour.
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Concrete parking lot building
For a business lot, the plan turns on the weight it carries, where the water goes and how we pour in sections to keep it open.
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Concrete footings
Footings carry a wall, post or column down to firm ground. We dig to solid soil, set the steel and pour before anything gets built on top.
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Foundation raising
If a section of your house has sunk and doors stick or floors slope, we find where it settled, lift it back toward level and support it underneath.
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Concrete cutting
Need a doorway in a concrete wall, a trench through a slab or a clean edge before a repair? We saw-cut straight, so what stays isn't chipped.
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What to know before concrete work starts in Burbank

Burbank is its own city, so the City of Burbank is the local government for your address, and whether your concrete job needs a permit is the city's call, not ours. Before we start, I check with the office that covers your address and we work through whatever it asks for together, and anything it asks for comes before the pour, so it can move the start date. The state requires a contractor's license for most of this work, so ask any contractor for theirs before you sign. We're fully licensed and insured, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job.

Burbank is a drive over from our base in Calabasas, and we work there the same way we do in Santa Monica. What moves the price is mostly the part you won't see later, like how much old concrete comes out, how much base we dig out and replace, how thick the slab has to be for what parks on it and how far we carry concrete to reach a backyard, with the finish you choose on top of that. The schedule turns on what the city asks for, our crew calendar and curing, the wait before the slab can take use, and I put your own price in writing when I come out for the estimate.

We break old slabs out down to the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, and dig out soft spots instead of raking loose dirt level, because a raked base settles and takes the slab with it.
On lots that slope toward the street or up toward the foothills, I check where the water runs before anything is formed, so the new slab falls away from the house and not toward it.
Older driveways often run down narrow side yards to a garage in back, so we plan how the concrete gets there, by truck chute, wheelbarrow or pump, before pour day.
We pour in the morning and finish while the concrete is still workable, because a slab finished in the midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top.
Driveways that carry cars get rebar, steel bars set inside the slab to hold the pieces together if it cracks, and a broom finish, a light brushed texture so tires and shoes grip.

Get a free on-site estimate for your Burbank concrete

Tell us what you want poured or replaced, whether it's a driveway, a patio, steps or a wall, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out myself to look at the job, the ground under it and where the water goes, and write up the estimate right there, with no obligation to book.

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Questions Burbank homeowners ask about concrete

Will my new concrete driveway in Burbank crack like the old one?

A new slab can still get hairline cracks, because concrete shrinks as it dries, but it shouldn't break up and sink the way an old driveway on a poor base does. We dig out and pack the base, set steel and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, on pour day. If the budget's tight, I'd rather you spend it on the base and keep the finish simple, because a fancy surface on a bad base cracks just the same.

How long before I can walk or drive on a new concrete driveway?

You can usually walk on it within a few days, and driving on it takes a longer wait. That wait is curing, the time concrete needs to hold its moisture and gain strength, and driving on it early is how edges chip and tires leave marks. We'll go over the timing for your pour before the day comes, so you can plan where to park.

Does a concrete contractor need a license to work in Burbank?

Yes, for most jobs. The Contractors State License Board licenses the businesses and people who build or alter structures in California, and a license is required when the project needs a building permit, uses any other workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. That state rule covers work in Burbank, so check a contractor's license before you sign anything.

Can someone without a license do a small concrete job in California?

Only if the job needs no building permit, uses no employee labor, and the labor, materials and every other cost add up to less than $1,000 across all the contracts for it. That limit used to be $500, so older advice you find may be out of date. A bigger project can't be split into smaller contracts to get under it.

Service areas

We're based in Calabasas and work across the cities around it, including the ones listed here. If your city isn't on the list, call and ask.

Our hours run Monday through Sunday, 8 AM to 9 PM, so you can call (747) 269-3817 while you're standing on the old slab, or send the form if that's easier.