About our Santa Paula concrete company
Santa Paula Concrete is a concrete contractor in Santa Paula, CA, and concrete has been our whole business since 2013. We pour driveways, patios and slabs, and we take on the jobs with a puzzle in them. I come out for every estimate myself, and I start with what goes under the concrete.
How a landscaper ended up pouring concrete for a living
I ran a small landscaping business in Santa Paula for years, and the walks and pads we poured for customers turned out to be the part of the work I liked best. I learned the trade working next to an experienced finisher, then by pouring on our own jobs.
In 2013 I made concrete the whole business, and that's Santa Paula Concrete today. We're best known for driveways and patios, and for the jobs with a puzzle in them, like a wall on a slope or a cut through an old slab. Most of our calls come from homeowners, with some from small businesses and builders.
What I care about most is the part you can't see once the concrete is down. That's the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and the path the water takes off it, and it's where most cracks and puddles start. No amount of care on the surface makes up for it.
What you can expect when we pour your concrete
These are the things you'll notice working with us, from the first visit to the day you use the slab. Most of them come down to getting the hidden work right.
You talk to the owner
I come out for every estimate myself, so the person asking you questions is the one planning the job. I work through the tricky parts of your project, like a slope or an old slab in the way, before we put a number on it.
The base comes before the finish
We plan what goes under the slab and where the water will run before anyone orders concrete, because that's where most problems start. If a budget has to shrink, I'd rather keep the finish simple than skimp on the base nobody sees on day one.
An estimate you can compare
Your estimate is free, done on site and spells out what's included and what isn't. That way you can line it up against another contractor's number and see whether you're really comparing the same job.
Straight talk about cracks
Most slabs get some small cracks, and we'll tell you that up front instead of promising otherwise. We cut control joints, shallow grooves in the surface, so the cracks that do show up tend to follow a line we picked instead of wandering across your slab.
Licensing and insurance for concrete work in California
In California, the state contractors board requires a license when a job needs a building permit, uses employees or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. We're fully licensed and insured, and that's worth asking any contractor about.
- Response time
We reply within one business day.
How a concrete job goes, from first call to finished slab
Here's how a job runs once you get in touch. I handle the estimate, our crew does the work in between, and I check in along the way.
You call or send the form
Call (805) 873-8640 or use our contact form, and we'll reply within one business day. Tell us what you're seeing, like a sinking slab, cracks or water pooling near the house, and we'll set a time for me to come take a look.
I come out for the estimate
The estimate is free, done on site and carries no obligation. I check what the slab will sit on, where the water runs and how we'll get equipment in, and we sort out whether a permit applies and who'll file it, so you know where that stands before we start.
Our crew preps and pours
Our crew digs out and packs the base, sets the forms and places rebar, the steel bars that hold the slab together, where the job calls for it. When we're the ones filing a permit, we handle the paperwork with the city or county office, and I check in as the work goes.
Curing, then you use it
Fresh concrete keeps gaining strength for days while it cures, so we'll tell you when it's safe to walk on and when you can drive on it. Our crew cleans up before we leave, and after that the waiting is the only part left to you.
Where we pour concrete around Santa Paula
Santa Paula Concrete is based in Santa Paula, California, and works in the cities around it and up the coast, including Ventura and Oxnard. The 12 cities below each have their own page, and if you're a bit farther out, give us a call and ask.
Tell us about your driveway, patio or slab
Call (805) 873-8640 or use the contact form, and I'll come out, look at what your concrete will sit on and talk through the job before we put a number on it.