Precision Calabasas Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Moorpark, CA. We build driveways, patios, steps, walls and slab foundations for homeowners and property owners here, and I'm on site with our crew when the work gets done.
Moorpark sits in eastern Ventura County, and most of what we pour here goes around tract homes, with two-car driveways, narrow side yards and backyards that step up or down a slope. There are older houses near downtown, newer neighborhoods climbing the hills and some small commercial lots that need parking and walks. The canyon lots we work on in Topanga are steeper and tighter, but plenty of Moorpark yards still have enough grade that rain has somewhere to run.
That's what shapes the job here. On a sloped yard, the base under the slab and the direction the water runs decide whether a driveway stays flat, much more than the finish on top.
We dig the old driveway out to firm ground and pack a new base, since most of the sinking we see starts with dirt that was only raked level.
Explore serviceWant a patio where the table doesn't rock? We set it flat enough to use but sloped just enough that rain runs toward the yard and away from your house.
Explore serviceStamped concrete has a pattern pressed in while it's still soft, so it reads like stone or brick. The timing of that press decides how crisp it looks.
Explore serviceWe pour walks from the driveway to the door or along the side yard, with control joints, cut lines that give the slab a planned place to crack.
Explore serviceA garage floor carries your cars every day, so we put our attention on the base and the slab thickness before we think about the finish on top.
Explore serviceDecorative concrete covers color, exposed stone and special finishes on patios and walks. We talk through how each one wears outdoors and how slick it gets wet.
Explore serviceIf your yard slopes toward the house or the neighbor's, a retaining wall holds that ground back. The footing and the steel inside it matter more than its face.
Explore serviceInterior slabs for shops, studios and additions, poured level and finished smooth or left ready for flooring, depending on whether the concrete stays bare.
Explore serviceAround a pool you want a deck that drains fast and has grip underfoot, so we slope it away from the water and pick a finish that isn't slick.
Explore serviceFront and back steps poured with even rises so nobody catches a toe on one tall step, and tied into the walk or porch they sit against.
Explore serviceSlab foundations for garages, additions and new homes, built to the approved plan, with the ground packed and the rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, checked first.
Explore serviceA foundation carries everything above it, so we follow the engineered plans for depth and steel and don't cover anything until it's been checked.
Explore serviceParking areas for small businesses and multi-unit properties, laid out for drainage and traffic, with a heavier section where trucks and trash haulers turn.
Explore serviceFootings are the concrete pads and strips under walls, posts and patio covers. We dig and size them to the plan, because a short footing is usually where settling starts.
Explore serviceWhen a slab or a corner of the house has dropped, we find out why the ground moved first, then lift it and give it firmer support underneath.
Explore serviceWe saw-cut concrete for new doorways, plumbing trenches or a damaged section, so the rest of the slab stays whole instead of getting broken out.
Explore serviceIn Moorpark, building permits for most construction come from the city's Building and Safety Division, and whether your job needs one is their call, not ours. I check with them for your address before we start and work through what they ask for with you, so if a permit is needed, our start date follows their review. After the pour, the schedule turns on the weather and on curing, the wait while concrete gains strength before you walk or drive on it. The price moves with the size of the area, how much old concrete and soft dirt comes out, how much slope we're working with and the finish you pick, since stamped or colored work costs more than a broom finish, the light brushed texture that keeps feet from slipping. I work out your own figure on site when I write the estimate, and we're fully licensed and insured.
Summer afternoons out here run hot, and concrete poured in midday heat dries too fast on top and can turn weak and dusty later, so on hot days we start pours early. We do the same work next door in Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks, so the crew that shows up in Moorpark knows this kind of ground and heat.
Tell us about your driveway, patio, wall or slab, and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out myself, look at the ground and write your estimate. It's free, and there's no obligation to book.
(747) 269-3817The city decides that, and its published lists don't settle it for driveways, so I check with Building & Safety for your address before we start. Their permit list names new structures, additions and remodels, and driveways aren't on the exempt list, so if you want to ask them yourself, call (805) 517-6276.
A retaining wall 3 feet or shorter, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, is exempt only if it isn't holding up a slope, a driveway or a structure. A lot of the walls we're asked to build here hold back a hillside or a driveway edge, so those go to the city first.
A fence or garden wall on the property line that's no more than 6 feet tall is on Building and Safety's list of work exempt from building permits. Exempt work still has to meet the city's other ordinances, its Zoning Code and any High Fire Zone restrictions, so no permit doesn't mean no rules.
Moorpark takes plan checks only electronically, through the city's online portal, by email or on a flash drive. Review starts once the application is accepted and the plan check fee is paid, and the first review usually takes about 10 working days. If your job needs plans, we work through what the city asks for with you.
Concrete can still crack, but a slab on a packed base with joints cut on time usually cracks down in the joint lines instead of across the middle. Most of the ugly cracking we tear out goes back to a soft base or skipped joints, which is why I explain what's going under your slab before we pour.
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.
We take calls seven days a week, 8 AM to 9 PM, so you can call (747) 269-3817 after work or send the form tonight.
If you've got a question about a crack, a sinking slab or a new pour, send it over and we'll talk it through.
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