Driveway cracked, sinking or holding puddles? We dig out and pack the ground first, then pour a slab that sheds water away from your house.
Concrete driveway building in Calabasas means tearing out the old surface if there is one, digging out and packing the ground, setting forms and steel, then pouring new concrete and protecting it while it cures, the slow set that turns it into a hard slab and the reason you wait a while before using it.
Most people call us when the old driveway is cracked, sinking at one edge or holding water after it rains. Usually the concrete on top isn't the real problem. The ground under it settled because it was raked level instead of dug out and packed, or the slab was laid falling toward the house so water ends up where it shouldn't.
The price moves with the size of the driveway, how much old concrete we tear out and haul away, how much digging and base the ground needs, the steel and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the weather around pour day, the cure time before you can use it, and any permit the city asks for. Your estimate gives you the figure for your driveway, with the groundwork spelled out so you can see where the money goes.
Here's how it goes from the first look to the last sweep of the broom, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
I look at the old slab, where the water runs and how the ground sits, then listen to what you want and answer your questions. I've run this business in Calabasas since 2020, and I'd rather take one more question now than leave you guessing later.
Most of a driveway's life is decided in the ground under it, so the digging, base and prep are written out in your estimate, not buried in one line. That way you can hold our quote up against anyone else's and see what's actually under the concrete.
We're fully licensed and insured. Once you're ready, we sort out the paperwork and do the prep, and I'm on site with our crew through the pour and the cleanup.
We spend real time on the subgrade, the soil and packed base the slab sits on, before any concrete shows up, because a well-prepared base is what lets a driveway last without constant patching. On the job we tear out the old surface, dig down to firm ground, pack the base, check where the water will run, set the forms and steel, then pour, finish and look after the slab while it cures. When you compare quotes, look at the groundwork as closely as the concrete on top.
Here's the trade-off I'll name on site. The base is hidden on day one, so it's the first thing people want to cut, and I'd keep the money there because a plain finish on a good base outlasts a fancy one on raked dirt. If you want a pattern or color, our stamped concrete work can go on the driveway, and if you're redoing the backyard too, we handle concrete patio construction with the same prep.
This is the job from tear-out to the day you park on it again, and why each step is there.
We break up and haul off the old slab, then dig past the loose dirt to firm ground, because a base that's only raked level settles with the soil under it. A good share of the work happens here, before a concrete truck ever pulls up.
We pack the base in layers and set the forms so the finished slab falls away from your house, not toward it. Then we lay the rebar, the steel grid inside the slab that holds it together if it cracks.
We pour, level the concrete and give it a broom finish, a light texture that keeps tires and shoes from slipping when it's wet. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, while it's still young, because joints cut late or skipped let cracks pick their own spots.
We keep moisture in the new slab while it cures and clean up the site before we leave. You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, and I'll tell you when it's ready for each.
Send us the rough size of your driveway and a few photos of the surface, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll come out, look at the site, answer your questions and write up a free estimate, with no obligation to book. If you'd rather talk it through first, call (747) 269-3817.
(747) 269-3817A concrete driveway in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $4.50 to $10 per square foot. That's the going rate around here, not our price, and where yours lands depends mostly on the tear-out, the groundwork and the finish covered above. I'll give you the figure for your driveway after I've seen it. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Concrete can still crack, but you can keep the cracks small and in places that were chosen ahead of time. The usual ways are joints put in properly and on time, enough reinforcing steel and keeping the concrete from getting too hot, so those are fair things to compare across quotes. Where expansive clay sits under a slab, it can swell in wet seasons and shrink in dry ones, which is one more reason the ground work matters.
Concrete industry guidance says to schedule the pour for a time of day or night when the weather is favorable, because heat and dry air hurt fresh concrete, wind makes it worse, and it mostly happens in summer. Adding water to the mix on a hot day can leave the slab weaker and more likely to shrink as it dries, so we plan the pour around the weather instead of thinning the mix. Ask anyone you're comparing how they handle a hot day.
Yes, in most cases. The state licensing board requires a license for anyone who builds or alters a road, parking area, excavation or other structure when the job needs a building permit, uses hired workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The small-job exemption only covers work under that amount that needs no permit, done by someone with no employees, so ask for a license before anyone starts.
If any part of your driveway job reaches into the public right-of-way, the city's land along the street, which usually includes where the driveway meets the curb, the city requires an encroachment permit, and a copy has to stay on site while we work. The city's Maintenance Division handles those, and for questions about your own lot you can call them at 818-224-1600. Whether the rest of the job needs a permit is up to the city or county, so we check with the office that covers your address before we start and work through what they ask for with you.
We're based in Calabasas and do the same driveway work across the cities around it, from Agoura Hills and Westlake Village to Thousand Oaks and Malibu. Plenty of the driveways we see around here run on a slope or up a long approach to the house, so where the water goes gets as much attention as the concrete. If your city isn't on our list, call and ask.
We pick up from 8 AM to 9 PM every day of the week, so you can call (747) 269-3817 after work or send the form and pick a time for me to come out.
If you've got a question about your driveway before you're ready for an estimate, send it over and I'll answer it.
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