Concrete Contractor in Colton, CA - Slabs Set on a Firm, Packed Base
Precision Fontana Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Fontana, pouring driveways, patios, walkways, steps and retaining walls for homes and small businesses across Colton.
Concrete work in Colton starts underground
Colton sits right next to Rialto, a short drive from our base in Fontana, and a lot of our calls here are for older driveways, patios and front walks on single-family lots, plus some work for small businesses. We do the same kind of work out in Upland, but Colton has its own rules. Permits go through the city's Building & Safety Division, and every contractor working inside city limits needs a Colton business license, so it's fair to ask anyone you're comparing whether they have one, because the city holds back a permit's final sign-off until every contractor on the job does.
The ground here asks more of a slab than people expect. The city's own safety plan names earthquake shaking as a particular concern, with the San Jacinto fault running through Colton, and it maps ground prone to liquefaction, which is loose, wet soil that can go soft when it shakes, along both banks of the Santa Ana River and in the Reche Canyon areas. No slab is earthquake-proof, and I'll tell you that straight. It's still one more reason we dig out to firm soil, pack the base hard and set rebar, the steel that ties a slab together inside. That's the part you can't see once it's poured, so it's the last place I'd cut corners.
Concrete services we offer in Colton
Concrete driveway building
Many Colton driveways are older slabs cracked and sunk at the edges, so we tear out the old concrete, fix what's under it and pour new.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard patio here usually starts as bare dirt or a cracked old slab. We set the slope so water runs to the yard, not toward the door.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or front walk the look of stone or brick in one pour, which suits Colton homeowners who want something past plain gray.
Concrete sidewalk building
When tree roots on an older Colton lot lift a walkway into a trip edge, we replace the bad panels and match them to the rest.
Garage floor concrete
Older Colton garages often have pitted, oil-stained floors, so we break out the worn slab and pour a new one sloped toward the door.
Decorative concrete
Colored concrete, exposed aggregate and scored patterns can dress up the entry on a simple Colton home without the upkeep of loose pavers.
Concrete retaining walls
On Colton lots that step up or down a slope, a wall needs a solid footing and drainage behind it so water doesn't push it over.
Concrete floor installation
For shops, warehouses and room additions around Colton, we pour interior floors flat and level so racks, cabinets and flooring sit right on top.
Concrete pool decks
For a backyard pool in Colton, the deck needs a grippy finish for wet feet and a slope that sends splash water to a drain.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older Colton houses often crack or pull away from the porch, so we rebuild them with even rises that are easier to climb.
Slab foundation building
For a backyard unit, garage or addition in Colton, we pour the slab foundation over a packed base with steel set where the plans call for it.
Foundation installation
When you're building new on a Colton lot, we dig the foundation to firm soil and form it to the plans before a truck shows up.
Concrete parking lot building
For a small business or rental property in Colton, we pour parking areas that drain well and are thicker where delivery trucks turn.
Concrete footings
Patio covers, block walls and carports on Colton lots sit on footings, the buried concrete that carries the load. We dig them as deep as the plans require.
Foundation raising
If a corner of your Colton house has dropped and doors have started sticking, we look at why it settled before we talk about lifting it.
Concrete cutting
On older Colton properties, we saw-cut clean openings in existing slabs for new plumbing runs, doorways or a section of cracked driveway, so the rest stays whole.
How can you tell your Colton concrete needs work?
On older Colton slabs, small cracks and low spots tend to grow, because water gets under the edges and slowly washes out the dirt the concrete sits on.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One panel higher than the next
- Water pooling on the slab
- Slab tilting toward the house
- Chipping or flaking on top
- Gaps opening along edges or steps
If you spot one of these, call or send the form and I'll come look at it with you and tell you what I think is causing it.
Should you patch the slab or pour new?
For a Colton home, it mostly comes down to what's under the concrete. If the ground is still firm, a repair can hold, and if it's washed out or sunk, a patch won't last.
When a repair is enough
If the slab is still flat and the cracks are thin and not spreading, we can usually clean, fill and seal them, or replace one bad panel at the control joints, the cut lines that give a slab a place to crack. The rest of the concrete stays put.
When to pour new
If panels have sunk, tilted toward the house or broken apart, the base has usually failed. We tear out, rebuild the base and pour fresh, then you stay off it while it cures and hardens enough to walk on, and later to drive on.
What Colton's ground asks of a slab
We've run our own crew out of Fontana since 2021, and I still explain each step before we pour anything at your Colton house, because you're the one who lives with it.
The owner at your estimate
I come out to look at the job myself, then work on site alongside our crew of finishers and laborers.
Joints cut before cracks
We cut control joints before the slab cracks on its own, so most cracks fall in the grooves, not across your driveway.
Water sent away from the house
We check where water runs before we set forms, so the new slab slopes away from your house.
Permits pulled under our license
We're licensed and fully insured, and when a job needs a permit, as every retaining wall in Colton does, we pull it.
An estimate that shows the price
Your written estimate spells out what's included, from tear-out and base work to the finish, so you see what moves the price.
Get your Colton concrete looked at
Our hours run late on weekdays and through the weekend, so you can call (909) 346-3783 after work, and every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Find your city or give us a call
If your city is on the list below, its page covers our work there. If it isn't, call (909) 346-3783 and ask, since we work across the Inland Empire.