Concrete Contractor in Monterey Park, CA - Driveways, Patios and Walks on a Solid Base
360 Los Angeles Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor working in Monterey Park, CA. We build and replace driveways, patios, walkways, steps and retaining walls, and we get the digging, packing and drainage right before any concrete goes down.
Monterey Park homes sit on hills and flats
Monterey Park is mostly homes. There are single-family houses with driveways and front walks, plus apartment buildings and small business strips along the main roads. Within a few blocks the ground can go from flat to steep, so one house has a short, level driveway and the next one climbs to a garage set above the sidewalk. A lot of the concrete we see here has been down for decades, and it shows.
It's much like what we see in Pasadena. On a flat lot, the job is mostly breaking out the old slab and building a better base under the new one. On a slope, the job is holding the ground and moving water. That means more forming, sometimes steps or a retaining wall, and a slab pitched so water runs to the street instead of the garage.
Working in Monterey Park: permits, licenses and what sets the price
In Monterey Park, building permits come from the city's One Stop Building Permit Center. Whether your driveway, wall or steps need one is the city's call, so I check for your address before we set a start date, because when a permit is needed, it usually decides when we can start. Before you hire anyone, check two things. The first is a California contractor's license. The second is a Monterey Park business license, which the city requires of any contractor coming in from another city, even for one job. We're fully licensed and insured, and we've been pouring concrete since 2013.
We approach Monterey Park the same way we approach Alhambra and East Los Angeles next door. We look at how the lot drains, how close the truck can get and what's under the old slab. The price mostly comes down to the size of the slab, how much old concrete we break out and haul off, and how much digging and forming a slope takes. The schedule turns on the permit and on curing, the wait while new concrete hardens enough to use. The written plan and estimate I give you lay out both for your job.
Concrete work in Monterey Park
- 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 slabs and sloped lots bring most of the calls
Most calls here start with an old slab. It might be a driveway cracked across the middle, a walk that's sunk at one end, or a patio where water sits in a low spot. Usually the concrete wasn't the problem, the base was. Someone raked the dirt level instead of digging it out and packing it, so the slab settled with the dirt. We dig down to the subgrade, the firm soil the slab sits on, then build and pack a new base, because that's the part you can't fix later without tearing it all out.
On sloped lots, the trouble is water and weight. A driveway that climbs to the garage carries a car on an angle. If nobody checked where the water runs, it ends up against the house or under the slab, washing the base out a little at a time. I look at the drainage before I price anything, and we pitch the slab away from the house. Where the yard drops off, the answer is sometimes concrete steps or a retaining wall instead of a steeper slab.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Monterey Park concrete
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day. I come out to your Monterey Park property, look at the ground and the drainage, and give you the plan and estimate in writing. It's free, and there's no obligation.
How a concrete job goes when you call us in Monterey Park
Call or send a request
Call (213) 329-1820 or use the form, and tell us what you've got, whether it's a cracked driveway, a sunken walk or a patio you want added. A photo or two helps, but it isn't required.
I look at the ground
I come out myself and look at the soil, the slope and where the water goes. I'll also ask how you'll use the concrete, because a slab for parking is built differently from a slab for a table and chairs.
Get the plan in writing
You get the plan and the estimate in writing, so you can see what's going underneath as well as on top. Ask me anything about it, even twice.
We sort out the permit
If the city wants a permit, we handle the application and the inspections. A permit with no plan check can go over the counter, but one that needs plans reviewed waits on that review, and the city clears a few other items before it issues the permit.
We pour, finish and walk it
I lead the crew that forms, pours and finishes the job. Then we walk it with you and go over how to care for the new concrete while it cures.
Driveways, patios and walks
Concrete questions from Monterey Park homeowners
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Monterey Park?
Your price comes from your own lot, and you get it in a free written estimate after I've seen it. Size, tear-out, digging and forming on a slope, rebar and the finish all move it. A broom finish, a lightly brushed texture for grip, costs less than stamped concrete. If the budget's tight, cut the finish, not the base, because the base decides how the slab holds up.
Will my new driveway crack like the old one did?
It can still get a hairline crack, since concrete shrinks as it hardens, but it shouldn't break up and sink the way the old one did. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a place to crack in a straight line. On driveways we also set rebar, steel bars inside the concrete that hold the pieces together. Add a packed base and the slab has what it needs.
How long until I can use my new concrete driveway or patio?
You'll usually be walking on it well before you're driving on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength after it looks dry. Putting a car on it too soon is how a new slab gets marked or cracked early. I'll give you the dates for your pour at the walkthrough. How long you're without the driveway mostly comes down to the tear-out plus that wait.
Does a concrete contractor in Monterey Park need a California license?
Yes. A contractor needs a license from the Contractors State License Board when the job needs a building permit, uses employees, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. A bigger job can't be split into smaller pieces to get under that line. Check with the board before you sign with anyone.
Can I pull the permit myself as a homeowner in Monterey Park?
Sometimes. In certain cases the city issues a permit to a homeowner as an owner-builder, but permits for some types of work go only to people licensed by the state for that trade. Ask the city's Permit Center about your job. If we're doing the work, we handle the application and the inspections.
Do I need a grading permit to level a sloped yard in Monterey Park?
You do if the cut and fill come to more than 50 cubic yards of dirt. That permit comes from the city's Public Works Department, separate from any building permit. Cutting a patio into a hillside or easing a steep driveway can get you there. I measure it at the estimate, and when a job needs a permit, we take care of it.
Call about your Monterey Park driveway or patio
We answer evenings and weekends, until 11 PM weekdays and 10 PM on weekends, so you can call after work.