Concrete driveway building
We dig out soft dirt, pack new rock and pour a driveway that falls toward the street, so rain off the hill runs past your garage instead of under it.
Concrete contractor in Chino Hills, CA - slabs built for hillside lots
Quality Chino Hills Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Chino Hills. We build driveways, patios, walkways, steps, retaining walls and slab foundations for homes here, and we tell you plainly what the job needs before you spend.
What the hills here mean for your concrete
Chino Hills is built on hills, and that shapes most of the concrete we pour here. Heavy rain comes off the slopes and down the streets fast enough to flood roads and, at times, set off landslides, so on every lot I start with where the water runs and where your new slab will send it. A lot of the cracked, sinking and pooling slabs we get called to look at trace back to that water and a base that was never packed.
What moves the price most is what's under and around the slab: its size and thickness, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and base work the ground needs, how easily a truck can reach the spot, and the finish you pick. The schedule mostly turns on the weather, the curing wait and, when a job needs one, the permit and inspections. Your estimate is where you get your own number.
When a job needs a permit, we handle the application with the city's Building and Safety Division and set up the inspections, and if we're not sure about yours, we check with that office before we start. We're based here in Chino Hills and do the same work in Chino, Diamond Bar and the other cities around it.
Base work comes before the finish
Nobody sees the base once we pour, so it's the first thing people want to cut. I'd rather trim the finish, because a slab on raked dirt sinks right along with it.
Cracks we plan for
Concrete cracks, and I won't tell you otherwise. We cut control joints, shallow grooves in the surface, early so the cracks that do come follow lines we chose instead of wandering across your driveway.
The wait before you use it
Concrete keeps hardening after it looks dry, and that wait is called curing. You can usually walk on it within a few days, but driving on it takes longer, and rushing it weakens the slab.
Concrete work we do for Chino Hills properties
Concrete patio construction
Backyard patios here often sit where the yard slopes toward the house, so we set the grade first and pour the slab to shed water away from your back door.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walkway the look of stone or brick, pressed into the surface while it's still wet. We go over patterns and colors with you at the estimate.
Concrete sidewalk building
We replace cracked and lifted walkways along the side yard or up to the front door, with joints cut so new cracks land in straight lines instead of across the path.
Garage floor concrete
Garage slabs crack, sink at the door or soak up oil over the years. We break out the worn floor, rebuild the base and pour a smooth slab that sweeps clean.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and borders let a front walk or patio match the house. We bring samples to the estimate so you can see the finish before anything is poured.
Concrete retaining walls
On sloped lots a retaining wall holds back the yard so you get flat ground to use. We plan the drainage behind it, since trapped water is what usually pushes walls over.
Concrete floor installation
We pour interior slabs for additions, workshops and garage conversions, packing and leveling the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, so the floor stays flat under whatever goes on top.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks need to drain away from the pool and the house, so we set the pitch with care and pick a finish with enough grip for wet bare feet.
Concrete steps construction
Steps on a sloped lot carry people and runoff. We form each step to the same height so nobody catches a toe, and run steel rebar through them to hold them together.
Slab foundation building
We pour slab foundations for additions, garages and backyard units. Most of the work happens before the pour, in the digging, packing and steel, because that's what keeps a slab steady.
Foundation installation
For new structures we lay out, dig and pour the foundation to the plans your engineer or designer drew, checking the layout twice because it's the one part you can't fix later.
Concrete parking lot building
For churches, offices and shared driveways, we pour lots thick enough for the vehicles that use them and pitch them to drains so water doesn't sit in low spots.
Concrete footings
Footings are the concrete pads and trenches under walls, posts and patio covers. We dig them to the depth the plans call for so whatever sits on them stays put.
Foundation raising
If a slab or part of the house has dropped, I'll tell you at the estimate whether raising it makes sense or whether the cause, often water, has to be fixed first.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings, trenches and clean edges in existing slabs for new doors, plumbing runs or a driveway widening, so we don't break out more than the job needs.
A written concrete estimate for your Chino Hills job
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day. Then I come out, look at the job and write up a free estimate, with no obligation to book.
I write every estimate myself
I come out and write every estimate myself. I started out writing up driveways and patios before I worked on a crew, so I know what belongs in a quote.
What's in and what's not
Your estimate comes in writing and spells out what's included and what isn't, from base work to hauling off the old slab, so you can compare quotes line for line.
Licensed, insured and checked on
We're licensed and insured, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. A crew lead runs our crew on your job, and I stop by while it's going.
Chino Hills concrete questions we hear
Here are straight answers to the permit, license and planning questions that come up before a concrete job in Chino Hills.
Do I need a permit to pour a driveway or patio in Chino Hills?
Sometimes, and the digging matters as much as the slab. The city requires a permit from the building official before grading or excavation of any kind, apart from listed exemptions, and issues it only after the project has its zoning approvals. That can come up on a sloped lot, so we check with the building office before we dig.
Do I need a permit to replace the curb or sidewalk in front of my house in Chino Hills?
Yes. The city requires an encroachment permit for work in the public right-of-way, such as sidewalks, curbs, gutters and the street. If your new driveway reaches the curb, gutter or city sidewalk, that part of the job falls under it, so we sort it out before the old concrete comes up.
Does a small retaining wall need a permit in Chino Hills?
Not always, but the city's exemption is narrow. A retaining wall holding back less than 3 feet of soil skips the permit only if the ground behind it rises less than a foot for every four feet back, no nearby structure presses on it, every part sits more than 5 feet from the property line, and it meets the rest of the city's exempt list.
Does a concrete contractor need a license in California?
Yes, in most cases. California requires a license from the Contractors State License Board for building or altering a structure when the project needs a building permit, uses employees, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. That dollar line is low for concrete work, so ask anyone you're considering for their license before you sign.
Concrete work in these cities
These are the cities with their own page on our site, and we work in others around Chino Hills too. If you don't see yours listed, call and ask.
Get your concrete job looked at
Call (909) 308-0181 or send us the form, because one walk around your lot tells me more about the water and the ground than photos can.