Concrete Contractor in Anaheim, CA - Flatwork Set on Solid Ground
United Irvine Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Irvine that pours driveways, patios, walkways, steps and retaining walls for homes across Anaheim, with the ground under each slab dug out and packed before any concrete arrives.
Concrete contractor work across Anaheim
We're a concrete contractor in Irvine, CA, and Anaheim is part of our regular work. Our calls here run from established streets, where the original driveway has cracked and lifted after years of cars and tree roots, to newer tracts and hillside lots toward the east side of the city, where the job is more often a patio, a set of steps or a wall to hold the yard back. We drive up for this work the same way we head over to Orange and Garden Grove, or down to Huntington Beach.
What ties those jobs together is the ground. On a flat lot the questions are what's under the slab and where the water goes. On a sloped lot there's a third question, which is what's keeping the soil in place.
What happens when you call us about an Anaheim job
Call us or send the form
Call (949) 518-3401 or send the form with a few lines about the job, and we'll set a time for me to come out. It helps if you can be there for the visit, since I'll have questions only you can answer.
I measure and price the job
I measure, check where the water runs and how the ground under the old concrete has held up, and ask how you'll use the slab before I write the estimate. The price moves mostly with the size, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, and how much base work the ground needs, and the estimate lists what's included so you can compare it line by line.
We handle permits and the pour
When the job needs a permit, we prepare and file it with the city's Building Division, which reviews the plans and inspects the work, so the start date turns on that review and on the weather. Our own crew then digs out and packs the base, sets the forms and pours, with my foreman or me running the site.
We walk the finished work together
Before we leave, we walk the finished work with you and clean up the site. Curing, the slow hardening that gives concrete its strength, takes time, so I'll tell you how many days to stay off your slab, and you'll be walking on it well before you're driving on it.
What we build for Anaheim homes
Most of our Anaheim calls are for replacing a driveway that has cracked or sunk, adding a patio or a walkway out back, or rebuilding front steps that have shifted. On sloped lots we also build concrete retaining walls so the yard stays where it belongs. The full list is below.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
What signs mean your Anaheim concrete needs attention?
Concrete here usually fails from underneath first, so the signs below are worth a look, especially after the first heavy rain of the winter.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One slab sitting lower than another
- Water pooling after it rains
- Patio sloping toward the house
- Chipping or a dusty, flaking surface
- Gaps opening along the edges
Should you repair or replace concrete in Anaheim?
If the cracks are thin and the slabs still sit level with each other, a repair or a cut-out section is usually the honest answer, and I'll tell you so. When the concrete has sunk, tilted toward the house or broken into pieces that move, the trouble is in the subgrade, the soil and base the slab sits on, and patching the top won't reach it.
Replacing means breaking it out, digging down to firm ground and packing a new base before we pour, which is the part you never see again. If the budget is tight, I'd sooner keep a plain broom finish, the light texture that gives shoes and tires their grip, than skimp on that base, because a finish can be changed later and a base can't.
Hiring a licensed local concrete contractor in Anaheim
The City of Anaheim requires a city business license from anyone who does business inside the city, and that includes companies based outside it, like ours in Irvine. It's a fair thing to ask any contractor you're considering about, along with their state license, which I cover in the questions below. We're licensed and insured.
Being close matters more with concrete than with most trades, because the work can't wait once the truck arrives. I come out to look at every job myself, our own crew does the prep and the pour, and either my foreman or I run it on site, so the person who quoted your job is the one who answers for it.
Doing exactly what we said
I learned this trade under a boss who made me tear out forms and set them again until they were right, and I've run this business the same way since 2013. Your written estimate says plainly what you're paying for, we do that work as written, and we leave your yard and driveway as tidy as we found them.
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job, with the work done as written and your property left as tidy as we found it.
Talk to us about your Anaheim concrete
Call (949) 518-3401 to ask about your project and its permit needs, and you'll get a straight answer before anyone signs anything.
Get a written estimate for your Anaheim concrete
Tell us the address, what you'd like poured or replaced and roughly how big it is. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
Anaheim concrete questions, answered
Do I need a permit to pour concrete in Anaheim?
Many jobs do, and the city's Building Division is the office that decides, reviews the plans and inspects the work. The city says most improvements need a permit before construction starts and only cosmetic work is exempt, and an older city handout lists low retaining walls, up to 4 feet measured from the bottom of the footing with no extra load pressing on the soil behind them, among work that needs none. That handout doesn't name driveways or patios, so we check your job with the Building Division and, when a permit is needed, prepare and file it for you.
Does a concrete contractor need a state license in California?
Yes, for almost any driveway, patio or wall. The state licensing board requires a license whenever a job needs a building permit, uses hired workers, or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and only small jobs under that amount, with no permit and no hired help, fall outside it. We're licensed and insured.
Which building codes apply to a concrete project in Anaheim?
A project submitted to the city now is reviewed under the current California building codes plus Anaheim's own amendments for local terrain, weather and ground. Where a job needs drawings, the city says a qualified person has to prepare them, for most project types a licensed architect or engineer, since city staff don't draw plans.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Anaheim?
It depends on your driveway's size, the old concrete that has to come out and the base work your ground needs, so I give you the figure in a written estimate after I've measured. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and a sloped lot or a tight path for the truck adds work. You'll see each of those spelled out in the estimate.
What is the best time of year to pour concrete in Anaheim?
Late spring through fall is usually easiest, because Anaheim gets about 13.5 inches of rain a year and close to two thirds of it falls in December, January and February, while summer is nearly dry. Summer brings its own risk, since concrete finished in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top, so we pour in the cooler morning hours. A winter job can still go ahead between storms once the ground has dried out.
What causes a concrete driveway in Anaheim to crack and sink?
Most of it starts underneath, with a base that was raked smooth instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settles as the dirt does. Water makes it worse when the slab tips toward the house, and cracks wander when control joints, the cuts that tell a slab where to crack, go in late or not at all. We pack the base, slope the slab away from the house, add rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, where it's needed, and cut the joints on time, so any cracking stays in the joints where we put them.
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