Concrete Contractor in Rialto, CA - Driveways and Patios Built From the Base Up
Precision Fontana Concrete Company is a concrete contractor pouring driveways, patios, walkways and foundations in Rialto, with the owner on site from the estimate through the last finished edge.
Concrete work for Rialto homes and lots
Rialto sits right between Fontana, where we're based, and San Bernardino, so it's a short drive for our crew. Most of the calls we get here come from homeowners with a cracked driveway, a patio that's dropped away from the back door or a dirt yard they'd finally like to use. We also hear from small business owners who need a walkway or a lot fixed. The houses run from older single-story homes on deep lots to newer tracts, and the concrete usually tells you which is which. The older ones have tired slabs poured on loose dirt, and the newer ones have builder concrete that cracked in odd places.
What moves the price here is mostly the size of the job, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, and how much work the subgrade, the packed dirt the slab sits on, needs before we pour. The schedule turns on the permit when a job needs one, and the city says patio permits can often be reviewed and issued within 10 business days. After the pour comes curing, the days new concrete needs to gain strength before you walk or drive on it, and your written estimate spells out what's included. Rialto also has two earthquake fault systems inside its limits, the San Jacinto and the Rialto-Colton, though that covers the whole city and says nothing about your lot in particular. Between that and the old bases we dig up, I'd rather put the time into the ground and the steel than into anything you see on top.
What we pour around Rialto
Concrete driveway building
Many older Rialto driveways were poured thin on raked dirt, so we dig out, pack a solid base and set rebar, steel that keeps cracks tight.
Concrete patio construction
Plenty of Rialto backyards are bare dirt or a cracked old slab, and a new patio with a broom finish, brushed lightly for grip, makes the yard usable.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a front walk or patio the look of stone or brick, and on newer tract homes it's a common way to set one house apart.
Concrete sidewalk building
When a walkway along the side of the house has heaved or split, we break it out, fix what's underneath and pour it back level so nobody trips.
Garage floor concrete
Years of oil, weight and settling wear out garage floors in older Rialto homes, and a new slab on a packed base gives you a flat floor again.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and scored patterns can dress up a plain entry or yard, and I'll tell you plainly which finishes hold up underfoot and which wear.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a slope leans on a fence or patio, a concrete retaining wall holds the dirt back, and we drain the back side so water doesn't pile up.
Concrete floor installation
For a room addition, workshop or small business space in Rialto, we pour an interior floor flat and level enough for the flooring or equipment on top.
Concrete pool decks
Around a pool, the deck needs a surface that isn't slick when wet and joints that let it move, so we talk through finish and layout first.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps that have pulled away from the porch or crumbled at the edges are a trip risk, and we rebuild them with even rises and steel inside.
Slab foundation building
A slab foundation for an addition, garage or backyard unit carries the building above it, so we start with the soil, the forms and the steel.
Foundation installation
When you're adding onto a Rialto house, we build the foundation to the approved plans so the framing crew starts on a square, level base.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business owners in Rialto call us for parking areas that hold up to daily cars and delivery trucks, with slope that carries water to the drains.
Concrete footings
Footings are the buried concrete under a wall, patio cover or post, and if they're too shallow or small, everything built on them can shift.
Foundation raising
If one side of a slab or a corner of a house has dropped, foundation raising lifts it toward level, and we'll check what made it sink first.
Concrete cutting
We cut openings for new plumbing, saw out a cracked section of driveway or trim a slab for a doorway, which saves breaking out the whole thing.
What signs mean your Rialto concrete needs work?
A lot of Rialto concrete has been down for decades, and what's going on underneath usually shows on the surface well before a slab gives out.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One slab edge higher than another
- Water pooling after you hose off
- Patio sloping toward the house
- Top surface chipping or turning dusty
- Gaps opening between slab and wall
If you're seeing one of these, call or send the form and I'll come out, look at it with you and tell you what I think is going on.
Patch the old concrete, or pour new?
On a Rialto driveway or patio, I go by what's under the slab, not just what's on top, because a patch over a sinking base usually cracks again.
A repair will do
If the slab is still level and the cracks are narrow and not spreading, sealing them or sawing out one bad section usually makes sense. You keep the rest of the concrete, and the money goes where the problem actually is.
Time for a new slab
When sections have sunk, tipped toward the house or broken into pieces that rock underfoot, the base has usually failed. Then we break it out, dig and pack a new base, and pour fresh, because patching would only cover the real problem for a while.
What Rialto ground asks of a new slab
I come out to every Rialto job myself to give the estimate, then I'm on site with our finishers and laborers, so the person who explained the work is there when it's poured.
The base comes first
If the budget gets tight, I'd rather cut the decorative finish than the dug-out, packed base you can't see later.
Drainage checked before forming
We look at where water runs on your lot and slope the slab so it drains away from the house.
Cracks where we plan them
We cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, before it can crack on its own.
Rialto permits pulled by us
Rialto's Building Department permits patios, retaining walls and more, and when your job needs one we pull it under our license.
Licensed and fully insured
California requires a licensed contractor when a job needs a permit, uses hired workers or reaches $1,000 in labor and materials.
Call about your Rialto concrete project
Our hours run from 6 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 7 AM to 11 PM on weekends, so you can call (909) 346-3783 before or after work.
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