Concrete contractor in Upland, CA - Slabs built for older lots and slopes
Precision Fontana Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Fontana. We build driveways, patios, walks, steps and slabs for homes and small businesses in Upland, CA.
Concrete work on Upland's older and sloping lots
I like working in Upland because the houses keep you thinking. Close in, many homes are older, with original driveways that have heaved and cracked over the years and front walks laid before anyone planned where the water would go. Farther north the streets climb toward the foothills, and the lots tip enough that a patio or driveway has to be shaped to carry rain away from the house. Some of those older homes sit in the city's locally designated historic districts. If yours is a designated historic resource, a change to how the outside looks needs a design approval from the city's Planning Division, called a Certificate of Appropriateness, so it's worth checking before we plan a new front walk or driveway. We work the same kinds of houses in Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario, and as far east as Highland.
The price here mostly comes down to the size of the slab, whether the old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, how much digging and packing the ground under it needs, which we call the subgrade, and the finish you pick, since stamped or colored work takes more time than a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps it from getting slick. The schedule turns on the permit if your job needs one, and on curing, the wait before you walk or drive on new concrete while it gains strength. Your written estimate shows what's included, so you can see where the money goes. On these lots, the grade and the ground decide most of the job before we ever pour.
What we pour for Upland homes
Concrete driveway building
Concrete driveway building on older Upland homes usually means breaking out a slab that has settled at the edges, then digging and packing a fresh base before we pour.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard patio here usually has to shed water away from the house, so with concrete patio construction we set the slope and base before we talk finishes.
Stamped concrete services
Our stamped concrete services give a patio or walk the look of stone or brick, a good fit beside older Upland homes, pressed in while the concrete's soft.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks lifted by tree roots or sunk at the joints are common on older streets, and our concrete sidewalk building replaces them with a pitch that sheds rain.
Garage floor concrete
Cracked, stained floors in older garages usually come out entirely, and our garage floor concrete goes back in on a packed base so it doesn't settle again.
Decorative concrete
Want color, a scored pattern or a border that suits an older home's style? Decorative concrete does it, still poured over a solid base underneath.
Concrete retaining walls
On lots that climb toward the foothills, concrete retaining walls hold back a cut slope or a raised yard, built on footings with drainage behind them.
Concrete floor installation
For additions, workshops and converted rooms, our concrete floor installation starts with checking the ground, so the interior slab sits flat and stays there.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck takes wet feet and splash water every day, so our concrete pool decks get a finish with grip and a slope that carries water off.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older houses crack, pull away from the porch or rise unevenly, and our concrete steps construction rebuilds them with even risers and rebar, the steel that holds them together.
Slab foundation building
Building a new house, an addition or a back unit? Slab foundation building puts the slab on dug-out, packed ground with steel tied in before the pour.
Foundation installation
Homeowners and builders adding rooms in Upland call us for foundation installation laid out to the plans, with forms set true before any concrete arrives.
Concrete parking lot building
Small business owners along Upland's commercial streets use our concrete parking lot building for lots graded so rain drains off instead of pooling at the doors.
Concrete footings
Walls, posts and additions all rest on concrete footings, so we dig them to the depth the plans call for and pour before anything goes on top.
Foundation raising
When part of an older slab or foundation has dropped, foundation raising starts with finding out why, then lifting it back toward level and dealing with the cause.
Concrete cutting
Remodels often need a new opening, a trench or a clean edge, and concrete cutting handles that, along with removing one cracked section from an otherwise sound slab.
How do you know your Upland driveway needs work?
Older slabs around Upland have been settling and shifting for years, and sloped lots push water across them, so small changes are worth catching before a section breaks loose.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- Slab sinking near the garage
- Water pooling against the house
- Edges lifting around tree roots
- Surface chipping or turning dusty
- Steps pulling away from the porch
If you're seeing one of these, call (909) 346-3783 or send the form, and I'll come take a look and tell you what I think is causing it.
Should you patch the slab or pour new?
On an Upland home, I start with what's under the slab and where the water goes, because a crack on firm, dry ground is a different job from one over a sinking base.
When a repair does it
If the cracks are thin, the pieces sit level with each other and the ground underneath is firm, a repair or cutting out one section usually holds. We match the new piece to the old as closely as concrete allows, and you keep the rest of your slab.
When it's time to replace
If the slab has sunk, tilts toward the house or keeps cracking in new places, the base under it has usually failed. A patch would sit on that same ground, so we break it out, rebuild the base and pour new with control joints, grooves that give it a chosen place to crack.
What Upland lots ask of a new slab
When you hire us in Upland, I'm the one who looks at the job and writes the estimate, and I'm on site with our crew of finishers and laborers when we pour.
The base comes before the finish
When the budget's tight, I'd put it into a dug-out, packed base before a fancier surface, since the base is what holds.
Water sent away from the house
Before we set forms, we check where rain runs on your lot and slope the slab so it drains away.
Joints cut where cracks should go
We cut control joints on time and skip pouring in midday heat, which leaves a weak, dusty top.
Permits pulled under our license
When a job needs a permit, we request it from the city's Building and Safety Division ourselves, so you don't have to.
Licensed and fully insured
We carry our license and full insurance on every job, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Call about your Upland concrete job
Our hours run from early morning to late evening, seven days a week, so you can call (909) 346-3783 before or after work.
Nearby cities, or call about yours
Look for your city below to see what we do there, or call (909) 346-3783 if yours isn't listed, since we work across the Inland Empire.