Concrete contractor in Glendale, CA - driveways and patios for older homes and hillsides
360 Los Angeles Concrete Construction builds and replaces concrete driveways, patios, walks, steps and garage floors in Glendale, CA, and we do the work you don't see, the base, the slope and the joints, before we pour.
Glendale mixes older revival homes with hillside lots
Glendale sits just north of Los Angeles, between Burbank and Pasadena, and the houses can change a lot from one street to the next. Some neighborhoods are whole blocks of Period Revival houses, Spanish Colonial, Tudor and French-inspired ones, with long, narrow driveways running back to a garage. Toward the Verdugo Mountains, and up into the San Gabriel foothills at the north end of the city, the streets climb and driveways leave the road at a real pitch.
That's why I don't plan two Glendale jobs the same way, because an old driveway on a flat block and a steep one near the hills need different digging, forms and drainage.
Working in Glendale: what we sort out before the pour
In Glendale, permits come from the city's own Development Services division, so if your job needs one, the start date waits on it. When a job does need one, we figure that out for your address and handle the application and inspections for you. Before you hire anybody, check two licenses. The Contractors State License Board licenses contractors across California, and Glendale wants its own license on top of that, a Business Registration Certificate for a business located in the city, or the city's Contractor's License for a contractor based somewhere else, the way we're based in Los Angeles. We're fully licensed and insured, and you can check us the same way.
On a lot of Glendale streets, the price turns on what's under and around the slab more than its size. Tearing out the old concrete, how much base we dig out and pack, how the truck reaches a narrow drive or a steep one, and the finish you pick all move the number. The schedule mostly comes down to the permit, if there is one, and the curing, the days a fresh slab needs to gain strength before you use it. We do the same work as a concrete contractor in Los Angeles and in cities like El Monte, and the estimate is where you get the figure for your own job.
Concrete work we do in Glendale
- 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
Old driveways here need more than a new top
A lot of the driveways we replace here have been patched more than once and are breaking up at the edges, and the owners usually want something that suits a Spanish or Tudor front, not a plain gray strip. That's where the trade-off shows up, because the base, the packed layer under the slab, is buried on day one and is the first thing people want to cut, while the finish is what everybody sees. My side of that is the base, since it decides whether the slab cracks, and then we can add color or texture as decorative concrete on top of it.
On the sloped lots, I start by checking where the water runs, because a driveway that tips toward the garage or the house sends water right where you don't want it. We set the fall toward the street or a drain, and on a steep drive we usually leave a broom finish, a brushed texture that gives tires and shoes some grip.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Glendale concrete
We reply within one business day to set a time, and then I come out to your Glendale property myself to look at the ground and the drainage and ask how you'll use the concrete. The estimate is free and there's no obligation to go ahead.
What happens after you call us about a Glendale job
Tell us about your concrete
Call (213) 329-1820 or send the form with what you have in mind and what the old concrete is doing. A few photos of the cracks or low spots help me plan the visit.
I walk the site with you
I come out myself to look at the ground, the slope and where the water goes, and I ask how you'll use the slab. If you can, move the cars so I can see the whole thing.
Review the written plan and estimate
You get the plan and the estimate in writing, so you know what's going under the slab as well as on top. If your job needs a permit, we sort that out before work starts.
Our crew forms and pours
I lead the crew that takes out the old concrete, packs the base, sets the forms, pours and finishes. Clear the cars, planters and anything along the edges so the crew and the truck have room.
Walk the finished job together
We walk the finished job with you and go over how to care for it, including when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for cars. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Driveways, patios and finishes
Glendale concrete questions we hear most
Do I need a permit to replace a concrete driveway in Glendale?
The city's quick online permits cover work like re-roofs, water heaters and HVAC change-outs, not concrete, so for a driveway the place to ask is the city's Development Services office. All city applications now go through its online portal. We check what applies to your address when we come out, so you know before any work is scheduled.
When does a concrete contractor in Glendale need a California state license?
The state license board requires one when the job needs a building permit, uses any workers, or the contract totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. A bigger job can't be split into pieces under $1,000 to get around that rule. Ask to see the license before you sign anything.
Which building code applies to concrete work in Glendale?
Glendale uses the California building code with its own local changes added, and together they make up the city's building and safety code. Projects submitted now fall under the current state code plus those changes. If you want to read it yourself, the city keeps it on its building codes page.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Glendale?
There's no single Glendale price, because your number comes from the size, the tear-out, the base work and the finish, and I put it in writing after seeing the site. Long, narrow drives behind older houses and steep ones near the hills usually cost more to reach and form than a flat, open one. A plain broom finish keeps it lower, color or stamping raises it, and I'd rather trim the finish than the base.
What causes an old concrete driveway in Glendale to crack and sink?
Usually it's the base underneath, not the concrete itself. Most cracked, sinking driveways I see were poured over dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settled with it, and the joints were cut late or skipped. We dig to a firm subgrade, the ground the slab rests on, pack the base, and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack.
How long does it take before I can use a new concrete driveway?
You can walk on a new slab days before you can drive on it, and I give you the dates for your slab when we walk the finished job together. Parking on it too early can mark or crack a slab that looks fine on top. Plan to keep the cars off it for a while, which matters on blocks where street parking is tight.
Call us about your Glendale driveway or patio
Cracks and low spots usually spread once water gets under them, so calling (213) 329-1820 now often means a smaller job than waiting.