Concrete contractor in Ontario, CA - slabs on a packed base, sloped to drain
Precision Fontana Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, walkways and garage floors for homeowners and small business owners in Ontario, CA, with the owner on site from the estimate through the pour.
Concrete work in Ontario, CA
Ontario is a short drive from Fontana, where we're based, and the jobs here cover a little of everything. We see older houses with driveways and front steps that have settled over the years, newer tract homes where the builder's patio has started to crack, and small shops, offices and rentals that need a lot or a walkway redone. It's much the same mix we meet in Rancho Cucamonga and Bloomington.
What moves the price here is mostly the size of the job, how much old concrete has to come out, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick, and your written estimate spells out what's included. The schedule turns on curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens enough to take weight, which runs longer before you drive on a new driveway than before you walk on a patio because a car is a lot heavier than you are. It also turns on whether the job needs a permit, which is a question for the city's Building Department, the office that issues permits and inspects work in Ontario, and when one's needed we pull it under our license and deal with the city ourselves. The age of your house shapes the rest, since older places usually mean more tear-out and base work, and on newer tracts we look hard at how the builder sloped the yard.
What we pour for Ontario homes and businesses
Concrete driveway building
Older Ontario driveways often crack and sink, so we tear out the bad concrete, pack new base and pour a slab with steel inside to hold it together.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard patio on a tract lot needs to fall away from the house, so we check where your water runs before we set a single form.
Stamped concrete services
For Ontario homes that want more than a plain gray slab, stamped concrete gives the look of stone or brick, pressed in while the top is soft.
Concrete sidewalk building
In Ontario's older neighborhoods, walkways get lifted by tree roots or sink at one end, so we replace the bad sections and set the path flat again.
Garage floor concrete
Garage floors here carry cars, oil drips and workbenches, so we pour on a packed base with steel inside and finish the top smooth enough to sweep.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone or a scored pattern can dress up a plain tract-home entry or courtyard, and we'll walk you through which finishes hold up underfoot.
Concrete retaining walls
On Ontario lots where a yard steps down to a neighbor's, a retaining wall holds the dirt back, and we plan where the water behind it drains.
Concrete floor installation
For shops, sheds and small commercial spaces around Ontario, we pour interior floors flat and level, so shelving stands straight and machines don't rock.
Concrete pool decks
Around a backyard pool in Ontario, the deck has to shed splash water away from the pool and the house, and give bare feet some grip.
Concrete steps construction
We see a lot of crumbling front steps on older Ontario homes, and we rebuild them with every step the same height so nobody catches a toe.
Slab foundation building
Adding a room, a garage or a backyard unit in Ontario starts with a slab foundation, and we dig, form and pour it to the approved plans.
Foundation installation
When a new build on an Ontario lot needs more than a slab, we set the footings, walls and steel its plans call for.
Concrete parking lot building
Ontario has plenty of small shops, offices and rentals with worn lots, and we pour concrete parking areas that carry daily traffic and shed water off the lot.
Concrete footings
Block walls and patio covers in Ontario backyards sit on footings, buried concrete that spreads their weight, and we dig them as deep as the job needs.
Foundation raising
When part of a garage or patio slab has sunk, raising it can beat tearing it out, and I'll tell you on site if it's worth trying.
Concrete cutting
Need a trench for a drain line or a wider driveway opening? We saw-cut clean edges so the rest of the slab stays sound.
What signs mean your Ontario concrete needs work?
On older Ontario homes and newer tracts alike, trouble usually starts under the slab, where you can't see it, so these surface signs are your early warning.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One slab sunk below the next
- Water pooling on the slab
- A patio sloping toward the house
- Chipping or a dusty, flaking top
- Gaps opening along the foundation
If you spot one of these at your place, call or send the form, and I'll come out, take a look and tell you what's behind it.
Should you repair your slab or replace it?
Most of the time it comes down to what's under the concrete. On Ontario jobs I look at the cracks, the drainage and how the slab sits before I suggest either.
When a repair will do
If the slab is still level and the cracks are thin and not growing, a repair usually makes sense. We can cut out a bad section, fill and seal cracks, or raise a sunken piece, and keep the rest of your concrete in place.
When it's time to start over
When the slab has sunk in several places, tips toward the house or breaks up as you walk on it, the base underneath has usually failed. Patching over a bad base just buys time, so we tear it out, dig down, pack a new base and pour fresh.
What Ontario driveways and patios need from us
I come out to every Ontario job myself, explain what you're paying for before anything gets poured, and then work the pour alongside our crew of finishers and laborers.
Base work comes first
I'd trim the finish before the base, since we dig out soft dirt and pack the ground your slab sits on.
Water runs away from your house
Before we set forms, we check where your water goes so the new slab falls away from the house, not toward it.
Cracks where we choose
We cut control joints, grooves that tell a slab where to crack, early enough that cracks follow them instead of wandering.
Licensed in California, insured
California requires a state license for work that needs a permit or runs $1,000 or more, and we're licensed and fully insured.
Know what you're paying for
I walk the job with you and put what's included in writing, so you know what you're paying for before we pour.
Call about your Ontario concrete job
We take calls seven days a week and into the evening, so you can reach us at (909) 346-3783 after work instead of waiting for Monday.
Don't see your city? Call us
If you're outside Ontario, check the cities listed here, and if yours isn't among them, call (909) 346-3783 and ask whether we can come out.