Concrete contractor in Carson, CA - driveways and patios that drain right
H&J Gardena Concrete Contractors is a concrete contractor based in Gardena, and we pour and replace driveways, patios, walks, steps and slabs for homeowners and small property owners across Carson.
Concrete work for Carson homes and lots
Carson borders Gardena, so it's some of the closest work we do. Like everywhere else we work, the calls here come mostly from homeowners and small property owners with a driveway, a patio or a walk that's given up. We see a lot of single-story houses on flat lots, many with the original concrete still in place and patched more than once. It's the same kind of work we do in West Carson and up in Inglewood.
On a Carson job, the price moves with the size of the area, how much old concrete has to come out, how much work the base needs and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on whether a permit is needed and how long the new slab has to cure, the wait that lets it harden before you walk or drive on it. Building permits in Carson come from the city's Building & Safety Division, which also handles plan review and inspections, so we check with them for your address. When your job needs a permit, we pull it and line up the inspections before we pour. The city also requires every contractor and subcontractor working in Carson to carry a city business license, which is worth asking about when you compare bids. Your own figure comes from the estimate, where I walk the job, measure it and put the work in writing. Under a lot of the old slabs we break out here, the dirt has shifted and settled over the years, so what's below the concrete usually decides the job more than what's on top.
The concrete work we do in Carson
Concrete driveway building
Many Carson driveways are the original slab, cracked across the middle and sunk where the car sits, so we tear out, rebuild the base and pour new.
Concrete patio construction
A backyard patio here usually has to carry water away from the house on a small lot, so we set the slope before we set the forms.
Stamped concrete services
For a Carson backyard that should look like stone or brick, we stamp a pattern and color into fresh concrete, then seal it so it wears well.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walks along the side of the house get lifted by roots and settle by the downspouts. We replace the bad sections with a base that holds.
Garage floor concrete
Older garage floors in Carson often crack, chip and soak up oil, so we break out the worn slab and pour a new one that sits flat.
Decorative concrete
Colored, exposed-stone or scored finishes dress up a Carson front walk or entry. We'll tell you which ones hold up best to the traffic your house gets.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a Carson yard sits below the neighbor's, a retaining wall has to hold the soil and drain water from behind it, so we plan the drainage first.
Concrete floor installation
For a garage conversion or a back room on a Carson lot, we pour interior floors flat and level so the finished flooring goes down cleanly.
Concrete pool decks
Carson pool decks take sun, splashing and bare feet, so we pour a finish that grips and slope it away from the pool and the house.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps that have pulled away from the porch or gone uneven are easy to trip on, so we rebuild them even on a solid footing.
Slab foundation building
An addition, ADU or detached garage on a Carson lot starts with a slab foundation. We form it, set the rebar, the steel that holds it together, and pour to the plans.
Foundation installation
Building something new on your Carson lot? We dig and form the foundation to the plans and line up any inspections before the pour.
Concrete parking lot building
We rebuild lots behind Carson shops and apartment buildings, starting with a base that stands up to cars and delivery trucks.
Concrete footings
A patio cover or block wall in a Carson backyard sits on footings, the concrete under it, so we dig and pour those deep enough to hold.
Foundation raising
When a corner of a Carson house has dropped and doors start sticking, we look at why it settled before we talk about raising it back.
Concrete cutting
We cut out the sunken section of a Carson driveway or walk so the sound concrete can stay, and we cut new openings when a job needs them.
What signs mean your Carson concrete needs work?
Most of the concrete we look at in Carson has been around a while, so the signs below usually show up slowly and are easy to stop seeing.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- Driveway sinking near the garage
- Water pooling against the house
- Chipping or flaking on top
- Edges lifted by tree roots
- Steps pulling away from the porch
If you're seeing one of these, call or send the form and I'll come out, look at it and tell you plainly what it needs.
Should you repair the slab or replace it?
In Carson, it usually comes down to what's under the concrete, because a crack on solid ground can be fixed, while a slab sinking with its base has to come out.
When a repair holds
If the slab is still level and the cracks are thin and not moving, we can fill them or cut out one bad section and pour it back. Steps and walks with one damaged piece often fall in this group too.
When it's time to replace
If the slab has sunk, tips water toward the house or is cracked all over, the problem is usually the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, and patching won't reach it. We tear it out, dig and pack a new base and pour fresh.
What Carson yards and driveways need from concrete
I come out and look at your job myself, and I'm on site with our crew when we pour, so the person who walked your driveway is there when it gets built.
Base before finish
If the budget is tight, I'll trim the fancy finish before the base, because nobody can fix the base after the pour.
Water runs away
We check where the water goes before we set forms, so the slab slopes away from your house instead of toward it.
Joints where cracks belong
We cut control joints, shallow grooves that tell the slab where to crack, on time so cracks follow lines we chose.
Pours planned around heat
We pour in the cooler hours and keep the slab damp while it cures, so the top stays hard instead of dusty.
Fully licensed and insured
California requires a state contractor's license on jobs of $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and we're fully licensed and insured.
Call about your Carson driveway or patio
The phone's open every day from 6 AM to 11 PM, so you can call (424) 528-1322 after work or on a weekend and tell us what you're seeing.
Nearby cities, or call about yours
Pick your city from the list if it's there. If it isn't, call (424) 528-1322, since we work in other cities around Gardena too.