Precision Calabasas Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Simi Valley, CA. We tear out cracked and sinking driveways, pour new patios, steps and walls, and set slab foundations for homes across the valley.
Simi Valley is mostly neighborhoods, block after block of single-family tract homes built over several decades. Most have a two- or three-car driveway, a front walk to the door and a backyard slab outside the slider. Shopping centers and offices line the main roads, but a lot of our calls here come from homeowners. The streets feel different from the hillside custom lots we see more of in Agoura Hills, and here more of the work is replacing concrete the builder poured than starting from bare ground.
That age shows in the concrete. Driveways crack and drop at the garage lip, patios an earlier owner added sit on raked dirt with no joints, and walks lift at the seams, so most jobs here start with tearing out and digging down past where the last crew stopped.
We tear out the old driveway, pack a new subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and pour it so water runs to the street, not the garage.
Explore serviceWant a bigger patio than the one the builder poured? We set the slope away from the house first, then settle size, finish and where the joints go.
Explore serviceStamped concrete is pressed with a pattern and color while it's soft, which means timing the pour and putting enough hands on it to finish before it sets.
Explore serviceA front walk with a lifted trip edge gets torn out and repoured on a packed base, with joints cut so any cracking lands where we chose.
Explore serviceGarage floors carry cars, jacks and shelving, so we check the thickness you need and the slope to the door before we break out the old slab.
Explore serviceIf plain gray isn't what you want, decorative work covers color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns, and we'll show you samples so you pick from real concrete.
Explore serviceWhere a yard steps down a slope, a retaining wall holds the dirt back, and the footing, steel and drainage behind it matter more than the face.
Explore serviceWe pour interior concrete floors for additions, workshops and converted spaces, planned around what goes on top, whether that's tile, sealer or bare polished concrete.
Explore serviceA pool deck has to shed splash water away from the pool and house and give bare feet some grip, which decides the finish and the drain layout.
Explore serviceWe form and pour steps with even rises, so nobody catches a toe, and tie them into the walk or porch so they don't pull away.
Explore serviceFor a new garage, studio or addition, the slab foundation is the floor and footing in one, so we start with the plans, the grade and the steel.
Explore serviceWe dig, form and pour foundations to the drawings, with rebar, steel bars that keep concrete from pulling apart, tied in place before the truck shows up.
Explore serviceSmall lots for offices, churches and shops take delivery trucks and parked cars every day, so base depth, slab thickness and drainage get settled first.
Explore serviceFootings carry posts, walls and patio covers down into firm ground, and we size and dig them to the drawings so the structure above stays put.
Explore serviceIf a slab or a corner of the house has dropped, we look at why before lifting it, because raising it without fixing the cause just buys time.
Explore serviceWe saw-cut concrete for new doorways, utility trenches, control joints and clean tear-out edges, with water on the blade to keep the dust down.
Explore serviceWhether a concrete job here needs a permit is the city's call, not ours, and the Building and Safety Division is the office that issues construction permits in Simi Valley. The city requires a permit before a new building, a remodel or an addition, and its posted list of home permits covers roofing, solar, electrical and plumbing. For flatwork, the driveways, patios and walks we pour, ask the division at (805) 583-6723. I check with them before we start, and if a permit is needed, plan review and inspections become part of the schedule, so we work through what they ask for with you. Before you hire anyone, make sure they hold a state contractor's license and a City Business Tax Certificate, which the city requires of every new business before it works here.
Most of our work here is on residential streets, so we plan where the mixer truck parks, how the concrete gets through a side gate to a backyard and how to keep the street clear around school drop-off, the same way we do in Moorpark and Thousand Oaks. The price turns on how much old concrete comes out, how deep the base goes, the size and thickness of the slab, the steel, the finish and that access. The schedule turns on the same things, plus any permit review and the curing, the days fresh concrete needs to gain strength before it carries weight. I'll go over both when I come out and write your estimate.
Tell us what you're dealing with, whether it's a cracked driveway, a patio you want bigger or a slab for a new garage, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I come out myself to look at it and write the estimate, which is free and done at your property. There's no pressure to book.
(747) 269-3817Yes, if the project needs a building permit, uses employee labor or has contracts totaling $1,000 or more in labor and materials, California requires a Contractors State License Board license. Contractors also have to be licensed before they submit a bid, so ask for the license before you take a price from anyone. We're fully licensed and insured.
If the city gets the inspection request by 4:00 p.m., the inspection happens the next workday, and a request made after 4:00 p.m. on a Friday is done the following Tuesday. On a permitted job that timing decides when the truck can come, so I line up the concrete around the inspection date.
It may get a hairline crack or two, because concrete shrinks as it cures, but a slab poured on a dug-out, packed base shouldn't break up and sink the way the old one did. We cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a line to crack along, before cracks can pick their own spots, and we keep the slab damp while it cures so the top stays hard.
You lose the driveway from tear-out until the new slab has cured enough to drive on, and the curing is usually the longest part of the wait. You can walk on new concrete well before you can park on it, and I'll tell you what to expect for your job when I write the estimate.
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 answer seven days a week from 8 AM to 9 PM, so you can call (747) 269-3817 after work or send the form tonight.
If you'd like to talk through your driveway, patio or slab before deciding anything, send us a note and I'll answer your questions.
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