Concrete footings in Fontana CA - a solid base sized for what it holds up
Planning a wall, a post or an addition and not sure what goes under it? We pour footings matched to the load and your soil.
What are concrete footings, and when do you need them?
Concrete footings are the wider concrete base under a foundation, and in Fontana we pour them under walls, posts and additions so the weight spreads out into the soil instead of pressing down on one spot.
Most footing calls start with something you're about to build, like a block wall along the back fence, posts for a patio cover or a room addition. The job is digging the trenches or holes, setting the steel, pouring and letting the concrete harden, and when an old slab is in the way we start with concrete cutting to open it up cleanly.
The price mostly moves with how long the run is, how deep and wide the footings go and what the ground and access are like on your lot. The schedule usually turns on the permit more than the pour, since any permit the job needs has to be in place before we dig. I'll look at all of that at the visit, and your written estimate spells out what's included.
What goes into a concrete footing job
Footings end up buried under a wall, post or addition, so most of what matters happens in the ground before anyone sees it. Here's what I walk through with homeowners first.
Your soil sets the width
Weaker soil needs wider footings, and wider footings take more digging and more concrete, so the ground on your lot can change both the size and the budget.
A firm trench bottom
We dig down to firm ground and clear the loose dirt out of the trench, because a footing poured on loose fill settles right along with it.
Steel set before the pour
Rebar, the steel bars set inside the trench, holds the footing together so it carries the load as one piece instead of cracking apart under it.
The part nobody sees
Once a wall goes up, nobody looks at the footings again, so they're the first place people want to save and the last place I'd cut, since everything above rests on them.
Questions about footings in Fontana
How do I know what type of concrete footing my project needs?
It comes down to what the footing holds up, because a continuous footing runs the whole length under a wall while a pad footing sits under a single load like a post or column. So a block wall usually gets a full run, and a patio cover on posts gets separate pads. We ask what the footings will carry before anything else, and if your house is already settling, that's usually a job for foundation raising rather than new footings.
How much do concrete footings cost in Fontana?
Across the US, footings usually cost about $5 to $18 per linear foot of footing, and that's national data, not a Fontana price or ours. Where a job lands in that range depends on how big the project is, how deep the footings go and what the site is like, which is why two quotes for the same length can come in far apart. Your written estimate spells out what's included so you can see what you're paying for.
Who should pull the permit for footings in Fontana, me or the contractor?
The contractor doing the work should apply for it. Fontana Building & Safety warns that if a contractor asks you to get the permit, you take on the project's liability, including things like taxes and personal injury. When footings need a permit, we pull it under our license and work with the city or county office ourselves, and we don't ask homeowners to pull one for work we're doing.
Can a handyman pour concrete footings in California?
Not on a footing job that needs a permit. California lets an unlicensed person take minor jobs up to $1,000, but only when the work needs no permit and that person employs no one on the job. On a Fontana permit, the contractor signs the application and shows a current California contractor's license, and the state counts forming, placing, pouring and finishing concrete as a concrete contractor's work.
How long does a concrete footing job take in Fontana?
The digging and the pour are usually the quick part, and the permit, plus any plan check the city wants, tends to decide when we can start. After the pour, the footings need time to cure, the stretch where concrete hardens and gains strength, before a wall or framing goes on top. At the visit I'll tell you what your schedule depends on.
Do I need a soils report for footings on a new home in Fontana?
Yes, for a new house the city's plan checklist asks for two copies of a geotechnical soils report, an engineer's study of the ground, dated within a year of when you submit plans, and an older report can work with an update letter from the same engineering firm. Those plans also show the foundation details, including footing and slab steel and base preparation, and if you have plans or a soils report, we build to them. For a patio, wall or addition footing, you can ask the city what your project needs, and we work that out with them when we pull the permit.
Why Fontana homeowners call Precision Fontana Concrete Company for footings
I came to concrete late and learned it under a finisher who'd been pouring for decades, so I explain every footing job until it makes sense to you.
The owner comes out
I look at every job and write the estimate myself, then work on site alongside our finishers and laborers.
Based in Fontana since 2021
We've run our own crew out of Fontana since 2021 and work across the cities around it in the Inland Empire.
Licensed and fully insured
Ask to see both at the estimate visit, before anyone puts a shovel in your yard.
Backed by our satisfaction guarantee
If something about the finished footings doesn't sit right with you, I'd rather hear it while we're still on site.
Talk it through first
Call (909) 346-3783 and I'll go over what your footings need, and why, before any concrete gets poured.
Call about your footings before you build
Have the project type, a rough length in feet and any plans or soils report on hand, and that first call gets us a lot further.
What happens after you call us about footings in Fontana?
We plan footing work around what you're building and when it needs to go up, and I'm the one you talk to from the first visit to the final walk-through.
Call or send a request
Call (909) 346-3783, use the form or email sales@fontanaconcretecompany.com, and we'll get back to you to set up a time to see the site.
I look at the site
I come out myself, look over the ground and how we'll get equipment in, and talk through each step so it makes sense before anything's decided.
Your written estimate
You get a written estimate that spells out what's included, so you can lay it next to any other quote and compare.
Permit, pour and walk-through
Once you say go, we take care of any permit, prep the ground, pour and finish, then I walk the finished footings with you before we pack up.