Concrete contractor in Aliso Viejo - driveways and patios built for sloped lots
Select Laguna Niguel Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Aliso Viejo, replacing, repairing and adding driveways, patios, walkways, steps and retaining walls for the tract homes, townhomes and hillside lots across the city.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Concrete work in Aliso Viejo neighborhoods
Aliso Viejo is a planned city, and you can see that on our jobs here. Tract homes, townhomes and condos sit close together along curving streets that climb the hills. Many neighborhoods have an HOA with a say in what goes out front, so if yours needs an approval, we'll tell you early, since that part has to come from you. I learned concrete pouring slabs for tract homes like these while the ground was still bare, and that helps when I'm working out how an old driveway was built. Aliso Viejo is next door to Laguna Niguel, where we're based, and the calls here look a lot like ours there. People want tired driveways replaced, patios added and steps fixed where they've pulled away. The ground is a different story from the flatter blocks we work on in Costa Mesa.
What you pay here comes down to the size of the slab, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, and how much work the ground needs before we pour. The schedule turns on curing, which is the time new concrete needs to harden before it takes weight, and on any city review. My written quote spells out both for your job. On a lot of lots here the ground is the bigger piece, because they were graded into hillsides. That means a driveway climbs to the garage, a patio backs up against a slope and the water always has somewhere it wants to go.
What we pour in Aliso Viejo
Concrete driveway building
Many original driveways here have settled or cracked, so we tear them out and pour new ones on a dug-out, packed base.
Learn more about Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
Backyards here are often small and backed by a slope, so we set each patio to drain away from the house.
Learn more about Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a front walk or patio the look of stone or tile, and that suits the Mediterranean-style homes in many neighborhoods here.
Learn more about Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Where a front walk has lifted into a trip edge, we replace the bad sections so they sit flush with the rest.
Learn more about Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
Attached garages here often hold storage and workshops. When the floor is cracked past saving, we break it out and pour a new one.
Learn more about Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
For entries and courtyards that face the street, we offer color, exposed stone and borders that sit well with the homes around yours.
Learn more about Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
On lots cut into the hills, a concrete retaining wall holds back the slope and gives you flat, usable yard, with drainage behind it.
Learn more about Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
Homeowners who stretch a tract floor plan with an addition or a garage conversion need a level slab, and we pour it ready for flooring.
Learn more about Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
Pool decks here sit in full sun and get wet all summer, so we give them a slip-resistant texture and slope them toward drains.
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Homes set above the street often have entry steps that have pulled away from the porch. We rebuild them with even risers.
Learn more about Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
Adding a room or a casita on a tight lot starts with the slab under it, which we form and pour to your project's plans.
Learn more about Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
For additions on sloped ground, the foundation often has to step with the hill, and we build it to the plans.
Learn more about Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
Condo and townhome lots take daily traffic, which is why we plan the pour in sections rather than closing the whole lot.
Learn more about Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Patio covers, block walls and new posts on a slope need footings that reach firm ground, and we dig and pour them first.
Learn more about Concrete footingsFoundation raising
When part of a slab or foundation has sunk on graded hillside ground, we raise it back toward level and fill the gap beneath it.
Learn more about Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
On tight townhome patios where tearing everything out isn't practical, we saw-cut just the bad section or the trench line and leave the rest sound.
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What Aliso Viejo hillsides ask of concrete
When I look at a slab here, I start with where the water goes. The city's design criteria for building work list a rainfall rate of 2 inches an hour, and on a hillside lot that much water moves fast. A driveway or patio that tips even slightly toward the house sends the water against your foundation and under the door. So we check how the ground falls and set the slab to drain away, toward the street, a drain or the yard.
The other thing we see is settling. A lot of the original flatwork, meaning the driveways, walks and patios poured with the houses, has dropped or cracked. Usually that's because the ground under it was raked level and never dug out and packed. We dig down to the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, pack it and build a base on top. I'll tell you plainly that this is the part you'll never see again. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because a plain slab on good ground outlasts a fancy one on loose dirt.
Get a written concrete quote for your Aliso Viejo home
Tell us what you'd like poured or fixed and where, and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out myself and write a free, no-obligation quote that lists what's included and what isn't.
Questions we hear in Aliso Viejo
Do I need a Water Quality permit for concrete work in Aliso Viejo?
You need one once the work reaches the city's thresholds, and for flatwork like concrete or pavers that's 250 square feet. The city's permit application also calls for one when a project disturbs 250 cubic feet or more of soil or hard surface, or stockpiles dirt in front of the property. A full driveway or a good-sized patio usually passes that size, so I measure it at the estimate. When we're your contractor, we pull the permit and plan the schedule around the review.
What hours can concrete crews work in Aliso Viejo?
Crews can work Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and not at all on Sundays or federal holidays, according to the city's Building & Safety department. We plan pour days inside those hours and start early when we can. Concrete placed in the midday heat can set up with a weak, dusty top.
How much does a new concrete driveway or patio cost in Aliso Viejo?
Your price comes from the written quote I put together on site, and here it moves most with tear-out and hauling, slope and the finish you pick. Hauling counts for more than people expect, because the city lets only CR&R haul construction waste out of Aliso Viejo. The city also calls for a Construction and Demolition permit on residential jobs once waste tops 3.4 pounds per square foot of construction area, and a slab tear-out can easily pass that. A broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or colored work.
What causes new concrete to crack, and will my new slab crack like the old one?
Concrete shrinks as it dries and moves with the ground, so every slab cracks some no matter who pours it, but a well-built one cracks where it's planned to. We cut control joints, the straight grooves you see across a driveway, so the shrinking pulls apart along them and not across the middle. We also pack the base so the slab doesn't settle with the dirt. A thin line inside a joint is normal. A section that drops, lifts or splits wide isn't, and that's worth a call.
How do I book or cancel a building inspection in Aliso Viejo?
You book inspections through the city's Customer Self-Service Portal with a portal account. Requests made before 4 p.m. are scheduled for the next business day unless otherwise noted. To cancel, call the Building Department at 949-425-2540 between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. When we pull the permit, booking and canceling inspections is part of the city paperwork we handle.
Who holds the building permit for a concrete job in Aliso Viejo?
The city issues a permit in the name of either the licensed contractor or the property owner, and whoever holds it is responsible and liable for the work. When we're your contractor, we pull the permit ourselves, and we're fully licensed and insured. Separately, the city runs its own business registration, which starts with its Business Registration Application.
Planning concrete work in Aliso Viejo?
I'll come out, look at the job with you and write a quote that lists what's included and what isn't.
Other cities we work in
If your city has its own page, you'll find it here. If it doesn't, call (949) 312-6257, because we work in many cities around Laguna Niguel.