Planning an addition, a wall or a patio cover that needs footings? We dig, form, set the steel and pour to your plans.
Concrete footings are the buried strips or pads of concrete that carry a wall, an addition or another structure down to firm soil, and in Calabasas we dig them, set the forms and steel, and pour them so whatever you build on top stays put.
Most people who call about footings already have plans for an addition, a garden wall, a patio cover or a slab, and the footing is the part that decides whether all of it stays level. Nobody sees it once the building goes up, which is exactly why I care about it most.
The price mostly comes down to how wide and deep the footings are, how much steel they need, how firm the ground is and how easy it is to get a crew to the spot, and a wide, deep footing on soft ground can cost several times what a shallow one does. The schedule turns on the city's footing inspection, which has to happen before any concrete goes in, so we plan the dig, the forms and the steel around it. When I come out, I'll write up an estimate for your own job.
From the first look at your lot to the last shovel of cleanup, you're dealing with me and our crew.
I started this business in Calabasas in 2020, and I come out in person to see where the footings go, listen to what you're building and answer your questions. Then I write up the estimate, so the person who priced the job is the one who shows up to do it.
California's Contractors State License Board licenses concrete contractors to form, pour, place, finish and install concrete work, and we're fully licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Once you're ready, we sort out the paperwork and the prep, and I'm on the job with our crew through the dig, the pour and the cleanup. If something in a trench looks off, you'll hear about it from me before any concrete goes in.
We start from your plans, because a footing's width, depth and steel depend on what the building weighs, the soil and the code, and that's not something to guess at. An online calculator is handy for figuring concrete once those sizes are set, but it shouldn't be what picks them. We dig the trenches down to firm soil and keep the bottoms clean, with no loose dirt or standing water, since loose material under a footing is what settles later. If a trench gets dug too deep or the bottom goes soft, the fix is an approved correction, not loose dirt shoveled back in. Then we set the forms and the rebar, the steel bars that hold the concrete together under load, and have it all ready before the inspector comes. When a budget gets tight, the trench and the steel are the easiest things to skimp on because they're buried once the concrete's in, and I'd rather trim somewhere else.
Footings often come up alongside other work. If an older foundation nearby has settled and needs lifting back into place, that's foundation raising, and I can look at both on the same visit. When a new footing has to run through an existing slab, patio or driveway, we use concrete cutting to open a clean, straight line instead of breaking it out by hand.
Every footing job goes through the same four stages, and the city's inspection sits right in the middle of them.
We walk the lot with your drawings, mark where the footings run and check how a crew will get in. If you've already looked up your address on the state's hazard map, bring that along.
We dig the trenches, clean out the bottoms and set the forms and steel the way the plans call for. This is the stage that decides how the footing holds up, so we don't hurry it.
The city looks at the open trenches, forms and steel before concrete goes in. We leave room in the schedule for it, so nobody's waiting on a truck while the inspection gets booked.
We pour, level off the tops so whatever goes on them sits flat, and clean up the site before we leave. You're left with footings ready for the next trade.
Send the form or call (747) 269-3817, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free, done at your property, and there's no pressure to book. It helps to have the address, what the footings will carry, any drawings and your hazard map result ready.
(747) 269-3817Installed concrete footings usually run about $4 to $20 per linear foot across the US, covering material, labor and excavation. A full bid can come in well above that because it may also cover forming, rebar, inspection coordination, access, cleanup and overhead, so compare what each bid includes before you compare totals. I'll go over your own job when I come out for the estimate.
The city's foundation inspection comes after the footing trenches are dug and all the forms and required steel are in place, before any concrete is poured. The general contractor or owner-builder, or someone they authorize, checks that the work is complete before asking for the inspection and walks the site with the inspector, so ask any contractor you're comparing who'll fill that role.
Yes, within limits, because the board exempts owner-builders who do the work themselves or with employees paid only wages on a structure that isn't for sale, or who hire licensed subcontractors. If you pull the permit yourself in Calabasas, the city asks for its Property Owner's Disclosure form, and you'll be the one checking the work and walking with the inspector.
Before anything gets dug, look up your address on the state's EQ Zapp map, which shows whether a property sits in an earthquake fault zone, a seismic hazard zone, or both. The state geological survey says people developing property in a seismic hazard zone may be required to investigate the hazard and reduce its threat during the local permit process, so it's worth knowing before your plans are final.
If any of the work or equipment ends up in the public right-of-way, the public land along the street, the city requires an encroachment permit. Whether the footing work itself needs a permit is up to the city or county, not us, 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 work across the cities around it, and if yours isn't on our list, call and ask.
We answer seven days a week, 8 AM to 9 PM, so call (747) 269-3817 or send the form whenever your plans are ready.
If you've got a question about footings before you want an estimate, send it our way and I'll answer it.
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