Concrete contractor in Riverside, CA - new slabs for older homes and newer tracts
Precision Fontana Concrete Company is a Fontana-based concrete contractor building driveways, patios, steps, garage floors and foundations across Riverside, from older streets near downtown to newer tracts farther out.
Concrete work on Riverside homes
Riverside is a big city with a wide mix of houses, and the concrete calls we get there show it. Near downtown and in the older neighborhoods, we see original driveways and front walks that have cracked, lifted at the seams or sunk along one edge after decades on the same dirt. Farther out, newer tract homes call us for wider driveways, back patios and garage floors, and small property and business owners call about walks, steps and parking areas. It's an easy drive from our base in Fontana, the same one we make for jobs in Jurupa Valley and Ontario.
Your price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete has to come out, what the ground needs before we pour and the finish you pick, and you'll get your own figure from the estimate. The schedule turns on whether the city wants a permit for your job and on curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens before you walk or drive on it. On older lots, the real question is usually what the old slab was sitting on, and on sloped yards it's where the water goes, so that's where I start.
What we pour for Riverside properties
Concrete driveway building
Older driveways here sink where the base was only raked flat, so we dig out, pack the subgrade, the dirt under the slab, and pour on solid ground.
Concrete patio construction
A back patio on a newer tract lot has to fall away from the house, so we check where the water runs before a single form goes in.
Stamped concrete services
Owners of older Riverside homes sometimes want a walk that looks like brick or stone to match the house, and stamping presses that pattern into the concrete.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks on older streets get lifted by roots and settling, so we break out the panels that trip people and pour new ones flush with the rest.
Garage floor concrete
Garage slabs in older homes are often cracked and oil-stained. When one is past patching, we break it out and pour a new floor.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed aggregate, where the stones in the mix show at the top, and saw-cut patterns help a tract home's front yard stand apart from the block.
Concrete retaining walls
Sloped yards here push dirt toward patios and driveways. A concrete retaining wall holds the grade back, and we plan drainage behind it so water doesn't build up.
Concrete floor installation
For Riverside shops, additions and small business spaces, we pour interior floors flat and level, with the base and moisture barrier set right before the concrete goes in.
Concrete pool decks
Where a Riverside backyard has a pool, the deck has to drain away from the water and give wet feet some grip, so slope and finish come first.
Concrete steps construction
Porch steps on older houses crumble and pull away from the door. We form new steps the same height top to bottom so nobody catches a toe.
Slab foundation building
Room additions, backyard units and detached garages on Riverside lots need a slab foundation, and we dig, set rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, and pour.
Foundation installation
Hillside and flat lots in Riverside ask different things of a foundation, so we lay it out to the plans, dig to firm ground and pour it square.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business and property owners in Riverside call when a lot keeps breaking up, so we pour concrete thick enough for the traffic it carries.
Concrete footings
Riverside patio covers and block walls need footings, the concrete feet that carry the weight down, and we dig them as deep as the plans call for.
Foundation raising
When an older house settles and doors stick or floors slope, we find out what's underneath first and raise it only when that's the right fix.
Concrete cutting
On an older Riverside driveway, we can saw out one bad panel or cut a trench for a new line instead of tearing out the whole slab.
What signs mean your Riverside concrete needs work?
On older Riverside lots, slabs have had decades to settle and get pushed around by roots, so these are the things we see most when we come out.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One slab sitting lower than another
- Water pooling against the house
- Chipped or flaking top surface
- Gap between slab and foundation
- Steps pulling away from the door
If you see one of these at your place, call or send the form and I'll come take a look and tell you what's probably causing it.
Should you repair your slab or replace it?
On a Riverside home the call usually comes down to what's under the slab, because a patch on a sinking base just cracks again, while sound ground can carry a repair.
When repair is enough
If the slab sits flat and the cracks are narrow and not moving, the ground under it is doing its job. We can cut out a bad panel, fix a broken step or seal the cracks and leave the rest alone.
When to start fresh
If the slab has sunk, water runs toward the house or the old concrete was poured on raked dirt, replacing it makes sense. We dig out, pack a solid base and cut control joints, grooves that give cracks a planned place to form.
What Riverside lots ask of a slab
You'll know what you're paying for and what the concrete will and won't do before anything gets poured, and I work on site beside our crew.
The base gets the budget
If the budget's tight, I'd rather spend it on digging and packing the base, because that's what keeps a slab from sinking.
Drainage checked before forming
We check where water runs before we form, so the slab falls toward the street or yard, not your walls.
Early pours on warm days
We pour early on warm days, since concrete finished in midday heat can end up weak and dusty on top.
Permits pulled under our license
The city requires permits for most construction, and when your job needs one, we pull it and handle the city ourselves.
Licensed and fully insured
Businesses working in Riverside need a City Business License, and the city's Business License Division answers current questions about it.
Call about your Riverside concrete job
Our hours run seven days a week, from early morning into the late evening, so call (909) 346-3783 while you're standing over the crack.
Not seeing your city? Just ask
We work across the Inland Empire from our base in Fontana, so check the cities listed here, and if yours isn't among them, give us a call and ask.