Concrete Contractor in Highland, CA - Slabs Built on a Packed, Drained Base
Precision Fontana Concrete Company is a concrete contractor building driveways, patios, walkways, steps and retaining walls for Highland, CA homes, from the dig-out and base work through the finish.
Concrete work for Highland homes
Highland mixes the older streets of the Highland Historic District, known for its early 1900s Craftsman bungalows, with newer tract neighborhoods and a share of small shops and businesses. We're based in Fontana, so it's a short drive over past San Bernardino, and the calls we get here look a lot like the ones we answer across the Inland Empire, all the way down to Eastvale. Most are driveways that have cracked and sunk, patios that hold water and front steps worn down by years of use.
What moves the price on a Highland job is the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how easily a truck can reach it and the finish you choose, and your written estimate spells each of those out. The schedule turns on whether the job needs a permit and on curing, because new concrete needs days to harden before you can walk or drive on it. The biggest piece is usually the ground, since on older lots the old slab tends to sit on whatever dirt was there, so our work here starts with digging out and packing a real base.
What we pour around Highland
Concrete driveway building
Older Highland driveways often crack where the dirt underneath settled, so we dig out, pack the subgrade the new slab sits on, and pour fresh.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard patio here spends summer in full sun, so we slope it away from the house and cut control joints so cracks follow grooves we chose.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped patterns give a Highland backyard the look of stone or brick in a single pour, and we pick the color and pattern with you first.
Concrete sidewalk building
Highland front walks lift and crack where roots and settling get under them, and we pour new panels with a broom finish, brushed so shoes grip.
Garage floor concrete
When a Highland garage floor is pitted, oil-stained or cracked, we break it out and pour a new slab that sheds water toward the door.
Decorative concrete
Colored, scored or exposed-aggregate finishes give a plain tract-home entry or yard some character, and we show you samples so you see the finish first.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a Highland yard steps down a slope, we build the retaining wall on a footing with steel rebar inside so it holds against the dirt's weight.
Concrete floor installation
For shops, workshops and room additions on Highland properties, we pour interior concrete floors flat and level over a packed base so flooring goes down clean.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks in Highland get hot underfoot and wet every swim, so we give them a textured finish and slope them to carry splash water away.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older homes often crumble or pull away from the porch, and we form and pour new ones with every step the same height.
Slab foundation building
For a new garage, backyard unit or addition in Highland, we pour the slab foundation on dug-out, packed ground, because everything above rests on it.
Foundation installation
When a Highland project calls for a raised foundation instead of a flat slab, we dig the trenches, set the forms and pour it to the plans.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business and apartment lots in Highland take daily traffic and turning tires, so we build them thicker, over a deeper base than a home driveway.
Concrete footings
Highland patio covers, block walls and additions sit on footings that carry their weight into the ground, and we dig and pour them to the depth on the plans.
Foundation raising
If one side of a Highland house has settled and doors stick or floors slope, we look at what's under it before talking about raising it.
Concrete cutting
When a Highland remodel needs a trench through a slab or a damaged section taken out, we saw clean lines so we don't crack the concrete you're keeping.
What concrete problems should Highland homeowners watch for?
On a Highland slab that bakes all summer, trouble shows up in small ways first, and catching it early can mean a repair instead of a tear-out.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One slab sunk below the next
- Puddles that sit after watering
- Slab sloping toward the house
- Top surface chipping or dusting
- Gap where slab meets the house
If you spot one of these, call us or send the form, and I'll come out, look at the slab and tell you what I think is causing it.
Should you repair your concrete or replace it?
On a Highland home, it usually comes down to what's under the slab, because a sound base can carry a repair while a failed one takes the repair down with it.
When a repair is enough
If the cracks are thin, the pieces are still level and water runs off the way it should, the base is probably doing its job. We can seal the cracks, cut out a broken section and pour it back, or replace one panel and leave the rest.
When it's time to replace
If slabs have sunk, tilt toward the house or crack again after patching, the dirt underneath has moved and a patch usually won't hold. That's when we tear it out, dig down, pack a new base and pour, because the ground failed, not just the top.
What Highland heat and older homes ask for
I'd rather you understand what you're paying for before anything gets poured, so here's what you can count on in Highland, and every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
The owner on site
I came to concrete late, learning under a longtime finisher, and now I estimate each job and pour it beside our crew.
Base before finish
If the budget's tight, we'd rather trim the finish than the dug-out, packed base, because that's what holds your slab up.
Summer pours start early
Highland's July and August afternoons have long run hot, so we start summer pours early, before the heat can weaken the top.
Permits pulled under our license
If your job needs a permit, we sort it out with Highland's Building Department ourselves, so you don't file anything.
Licensed and fully insured
California requires a state license for jobs needing a permit or costing $1,000 or more, and we're licensed and fully insured.
Get your Highland concrete job looked at
We take calls seven days a week, from early morning into the evening, so ring (909) 346-3783 whenever it suits you.
More cities we work in
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