Detail-Oriented Concrete Contractor in Goleta CA - Slabs That Drain Right and Stay Flat

The price depends on the driveway's size, how much old concrete comes out, how much work the base needs and the finish you choose, so I won't give a number before I've seen it. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and a soft or sloped lot adds digging and forming. The estimate is free and done at your property.

Repair costs less up front when the slab is still flat and the cracks are narrow, but a driveway that has sunk or tilted usually has a failed base, and patching the top won't fix that. I'll tell you which one yours is, even when it's the smaller job. If the budget is tight on a replacement, I'd rather you go plain on the finish than cut corners on the base, because the base is the one part you can't redo later.

You're off it from tear-out until the new slab has cured enough to hold a car, and you can walk on it well before you can drive on it. Curing is the wait while concrete gains strength, and rushing it leaves a weaker slab. The schedule also turns on any permit and the weather near pour day, so I'll go over the timing for your job at the estimate.

Yes, California contractors are licensed by the Contractors State License Board, and anyone working inside Goleta city limits also needs a City Business License from the city's Finance Department. The state board also limits a home improvement down payment to $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. A contractor asking for more than that up front is asking for more than the board allows.

I come out, walk the property with you and write the estimate myself, after asking how you use the space and where the water goes when it rains. If you go ahead, our crew sets the forms and checks the base and slope. I'm on site running the crew from the pour through the finish.

Yes, satisfaction guaranteed on every job. Part of that is telling you up front what concrete does, because it shrinks as it cures and some hairline cracking is normal. We plan the joints with you before the pour so a thin crack down the road doesn't catch you off guard.

A new slab can still get a hairline crack, but most of what broke your old one gets settled before the pour. Old slabs usually fail from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, water running back toward the house, or joints cut late. We pack the subgrade, the soil the slab sits on, set the slope and add rebar, steel that holds a crack tight if one opens.

Yes, the City of Goleta requires an Encroachment Permit from Public Works before sidewalk, curb, gutter or driveway apron repair in the public right-of-way starts. A dumpster set in the street needs one before it's dropped off too. For work on your own lot, ask the city's Building and Safety Division, and when your job needs a permit, we handle the application and set up the inspections.