Concrete Contractor in Burbank - Slabs Built for Flat Lots and Hillsides
360 Los Angeles Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor working in Burbank, CA. We build driveways, patios, walks, garage floors and retaining walls here, starting with the ground underneath so the slab holds up to everyday use.
Burbank runs from the valley floor into the hills
Burbank sits where the San Fernando Valley meets the Verdugo hills, and the calls we get there follow that line. On the flat streets it's mostly houses on regular lots with a driveway running back to a garage. A lot of them are older, so we're often replacing the original slab or one that's been patched for years. Up toward Stough Canyon the streets climb and the lots tilt, and the work turns to steps, retaining walls and getting water off a driveway before it reaches the house.
It reads a lot like Glendale next door, with busy commercial streets out by the Airport District and quiet blocks of houses behind them. On either kind of lot, the ground and the slope decide more about the job than the size of the slab does.
Working in Burbank: the rules and the ground
Burbank is its own city, so the City of Burbank is the local government for work at your address, not Los Angeles. Any contractor pouring your slab also answers to the state, because the Contractors State License Board licenses the people and businesses who build or alter structures in California, Burbank included. We're fully licensed and insured, and when a job needs a permit, we figure out which office covers your address and handle the application and inspections for you.
What moves the price here is mostly the ground. A slab on a flat valley lot with easy access costs less to build than one on a hillside that needs more digging, a step down or a short wall, and narrow side yards like the ones we also work in across Los Angeles mean bringing concrete in by wheelbarrow or pump. The schedule turns on those same things plus the curing wait before you can use the slab, and you get your own figure in the written plan and estimate after I've seen the site.
Concrete services in Burbank
- 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
Older slabs and sloped lots start with the base
A lot of the old concrete we tear out in Burbank was poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so it settled with the soil, cracked and started tipping water back toward the house. We dig down to firm ground and build up the subgrade, the packed layer the slab actually sits on, because it's the part you can't see on day one and the first thing people want to cut when the budget gets tight. I'd rather put your money there than into a fancy finish, since a nice surface on a bad base cracks just the same. That goes double in older detached garages, where a new garage floor only lasts if the ground under it is right.
On the hillside streets the bigger worry is water. We check where it runs before we form anything and slope the slab away from the house. Then we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a planned place to crack, so any cracking runs in a straight line we chose instead of across the middle.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Burbank concrete
We reply within one business day to set up a visit, and I come out to your Burbank property myself to give you the estimate. It's free and in writing, with no obligation to go ahead.
How a concrete job goes when you call us in Burbank
Call or send the form
Reach us at (213) 329-1820 or through the form and tell us what's there now, whether that's a cracked driveway, a sinking patio or bare dirt. A photo or two helps me picture it before I come out.
I walk the site with you
I come out to your house myself, look at the ground and where the water runs, and ask how you'll use the concrete. Parking a truck on a slab and setting a table on one call for different work underneath.
Get the plan in writing
You get the plan and the estimate in writing, so you can see what goes under the slab as well as on top. We sort out any permit steps before work starts.
We form, pour and finish
The crew I lead digs out, packs the base, sets the forms and pours, then finishes the surface and cuts the joints. You keep people and cars off it while it cures.
Walk the finished slab together
When it's done, we walk it with you and point out the joints and where the water goes. I go over how to care for it, including when it's ready for your car.
Driveways, patios and slabs
Burbank concrete questions we hear
Do I need a licensed contractor for a small concrete job in Burbank?
Usually yes, because the state's small-job exemption only applies when the job needs no building permit, uses no hired workers, and totals less than $1,000 in labor, materials and everything else, across all contracts. That limit was $500 until the start of 2025. The state contractor board also won't let a bigger job be split into smaller contracts to get under it.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Burbank?
A Burbank driveway is priced by its size and thickness, the tear-out and haul-away of the old slab, the base work the ground needs, and the finish you pick. A broom finish, the light texture that gives shoes and tires grip, costs less than stamped or colored concrete. Rebar, the steel set inside the slab, adds some cost but helps hold it together. I put your number in writing after seeing the site.
How long does new concrete need before I can walk or drive on it?
You'll be walking on a new slab well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps hardening for a while after the forms come off. That wait is called curing, and rushing it weakens the surface you'll live with for years. I tell you on pour day when it's ready for foot traffic and when it's ready for your car.
Are Burbank's building rules the same as Los Angeles for concrete work?
Not always, because Burbank keeps its own local building-standards ordinance on file with the state, so some code rules for how things are built there can differ from Los Angeles. Building standards are the rules for how a structure is put together. Checking what applies to your address is part of what I sort out before work starts.
How do I find out if my Burbank home is in a fire hazard zone?
Ask the City of Burbank, because the state fire marshal's office, part of CAL FIRE, says to contact the local jurisdiction about a specific site in a city-covered area. The state has updated its maps and has started mapping local areas and handing those maps to cities, so it's worth checking before a bigger outdoor project.
Will a new concrete patio in Burbank crack like my old one?
Usually far less, because most of the cracks you see now come from a poor base, water running the wrong way and missing joints, the things covered above. Concrete can still get fine hairline cracks as it settles in. With the joints cut in time, those tend to land in the grooves where you'll hardly notice them.
Call us about your Burbank concrete project
We take calls until 11 PM on weekdays and 10 PM on weekends, so call (213) 329-1820 after work or send the form.