Concrete Contractor in San Bernardino - Slabs Built on Packed Ground
Bedrock Moreno Valley Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, sidewalks, slabs and foundations for homeowners and small property owners in San Bernardino, CA. I come out to look at every job and run every pour.
Concrete work across San Bernardino
San Bernardino covers a lot of ground, and the concrete we tear out here usually tells you how old the street is. Near downtown we find driveways and walks that have been patched more than once. The newer tracts tend to call about a cracked patio, a garage slab or a driveway that's started to tip. Lots up toward the foothills often slope enough that water and loose dirt want to move downhill under whatever we pour.
We're based in Moreno Valley and work across the cities around it in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, so the same crew that pours in Colton, Redlands and out in Beaumont comes up here too. The price mostly follows the size of the job, whether old concrete has to come out first and how much base the ground needs. The schedule turns on the city's permit when there is one, and on curing, the stretch when the new slab stays damp and protected while it gains strength. You get your own number at the estimate. On a patched-up or sloped lot, most of the work goes into the base and the drainage.
What we pour in San Bernardino
A driveway here takes cars every day and often a work truck or trailer, so we set the thickness and steel to what will actually park on it.
Lots of backyards here have a cracked or chipping patio. We break it out, haul it away and pour one sized for how you use the yard.
On the older San Bernardino homes, a stamped stone or brick pattern often suits the house better than plain gray, and it's still one solid slab underneath.
On older lots, walks lifted by roots or settled at the seams trip people up. We replace the bad sections and match them as closely as new concrete allows.
Plenty of garage floors in San Bernardino are cracked and oil-stained. We pour a new slab with a smooth finish that's easy to sweep and park on.
Color, exposed stone and borders can dress up a front entry. I'll tell you on site which finishes wear well and which ones need more upkeep.
Sloped San Bernardino yards often need a wall to hold the dirt back. We pour a solid footing and drain the back so water doesn't push it over.
On bigger lots here, shops, sheds and additions need a flat, level floor, so we set the forms and grade carefully before any concrete shows up.
Around a backyard pool, the deck has to shed water and stay safe underfoot. We slope it toward the drains and give it a texture bare feet can grip.
When front steps here have pulled away from the house or cracked at the corners, we rebuild them with even step heights and steel tied into a footing.
When San Bernardino homeowners add a room or garage, the slab under it has to be level and square, so we check the forms before the truck comes.
We dig, form and pour foundations for new structures across the city's mix of flat and sloped lots, sized to the ground and to the building's plans.
Small property owners here with a few units or a shop get one person from estimate to final pour, and a lot laid out so water drains off.
Patio covers, block walls and posts in San Bernardino yards all bear on footings, the buried concrete under the load. We dig them as deep as the plans call for.
If a corner of your house or slab has dropped, I look at what's under it first, because raising it won't help if the ground keeps moving.
We saw-cut clean openings in existing slabs for new plumbing lines, doorways or a driveway section, so we don't crack the concrete you're keeping.
What San Bernardino yards ask of a slab
Since 2017 I've run this business on one idea, that the work under the slab matters more than the surface. Our work is licensed and fully insured, and your satisfaction, guaranteed.
One person, start to finish
I come out to look at every job and run the pours, and our crew handles the forming, placing and finishing.
Base first, finish second
We dig down to firm ground and pack the base, and if the budget's tight, I'd cut the fancy finish before that.
Water sent away from the house
Before we set forms, we check where water runs on your lot, so the slab falls away from your house.
Joints cut where cracks belong
No slab is crack-proof, so we cut control joints early, shallow grooves that give cracks a straight line to follow.
Bad news before the pour
If your yard or your plan has a problem, I'll tell you before the pour instead of explaining a crack afterward.
San Bernardino concrete questions
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway or patio in San Bernardino?
Check with the city's Building and Safety Division before the pour, because that's the office that issues building permits for structural work in San Bernardino. When a job needs a permit, we handle the application, line up the inspections and walk you through how the city's process runs.
Do I need a permit for a small retaining wall in San Bernardino?
The city doesn't require a building permit for a retaining wall 4 feet or less, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless it carries extra weight above it, like a driveway or a slope, or holds back certain liquids. Every wall plan still needs zoning approval from the city's Planning Division, and a taller or loaded wall needs the building permit too.
Do I need engineered plans for a concrete foundation in San Bernardino?
Sometimes. The city reviews plans and specifications for more complex projects before it issues the permit, and in certain cases it wants them drawn by a California registered architect or engineer. I'll tell you at the estimate whether your job looks like it needs plans, and we build the foundation to what the city approves.
How do I get a building permit for my own house in San Bernardino?
In most cases you can pull the permit yourself for work on your one- or two-family house or a structure that goes with it, as long as you live there or plan to, show proof of residence and do the work yourself. You also sign a statement that you won't employ anyone in a way covered by California workers' compensation laws. If you'd rather have our crew do the job, we take care of the permit instead.
How do I check a concrete contractor before hiring one in San Bernardino?
Ask for proof of the right state contractor license and a current San Bernardino business license, because the city asks contractors for both before it issues a permit. Anyone doing business in the city needs that registration, including contractors based outside it, unless state or federal law exempts them. A contractor with employees also has to show workers' compensation coverage when the permit is issued.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in San Bernardino?
The cost comes down mostly to how big the driveway is, whether the old one has to be broken out and hauled away, and how much the ground needs before we pour. A steep or tight lot, extra thickness and steel for heavy vehicles, and a permit if the job needs one all add to it. A plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or colored concrete. I'll walk your lot and give you a number for your job.
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Get a concrete estimate in San Bernardino
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