Concrete contractor in West Rancho Dominguez, CA - Slabs that drain and hold up
H&J Gardena Concrete Contractors builds driveways, patios, walks and steps in West Rancho Dominguez, on a base we dig out and pack so the concrete drains away from your house.
Concrete work in West Rancho Dominguez
West Rancho Dominguez isn't a city of its own. It's an unincorporated community in southern Los Angeles County, so the County acts as the local government, and permits for property here come from LA County Public Works, not a city hall. The County says patios, retaining walls and grading work generally need a permit, while some minor jobs may not, so we check with the County for your address. When your job needs a permit, we pull it and line up the inspections before we pour. If you're not sure your address is unincorporated, the County's Z-Net lookup will tell you. It's the same check we run on every job, whether it's here, in West Carson or back home in Gardena.
Most of what we pour here is driveways, patios and walks around single-family houses, and plenty of it replaces older concrete that's cracked, sunk or sends water back toward the house. Your price moves with the size of the job, how much old concrete comes out, how much base we dig and pack, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the tear-out, any permit and the curing, the days new concrete needs to harden before you walk or drive on it. I walk the job, measure it and put the work in writing so you see all of that for your own lot. If the budget's tight, cut the fancy finish before the base, because nobody sees the base on day one, but it decides whether the slab settles with the dirt under it.
What we pour in West Rancho Dominguez
Concrete driveway building
On the flat lots here, a driveway needs a slight slope toward the street, so we set it before the pour instead of hoping water finds its way.
Concrete patio construction
Backyard patios here usually sit right against the house, so we slope them away from your walls and cut control joints, grooves that decide where cracks go.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a driveway or patio here the look of stone or brick, but the pattern only lasts if the packed base under it holds.
Concrete sidewalk building
When a tree root or settling dirt lifts one section of your front walk, we cut that piece out and pour it back flush with its neighbors.
Garage floor concrete
Older detached garages here often have a cracked, oily floor that's sunk at the door. We break it out, rebuild the base and pour a new slab.
Decorative concrete
Color, a scored pattern or a custom border can dress up a walk or patio, and we'll tell you which finishes hold up best in full sun.
Concrete retaining walls
Walls here usually hold back a raised bed or a step between yards, and we build drainage behind them, because trapped water is what pushes walls over.
Concrete floor installation
For a room addition, a shop or a converted garage, we pour an interior floor flat and level, with a moisture barrier underneath to keep ground damp out.
Concrete pool decks
Backyard pool decks here take splashing, bare feet and summer sun, so we slope them away from the pool and give them a finish that grips when wet.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older houses here tend to settle and pull away from the porch. We rebuild them with even step heights so nobody catches a toe.
Slab foundation building
A slab for a backyard unit or a new garage starts with digging out soft dirt and packing the base, because that ground has to carry a building.
Foundation installation
When an older house here needs new or added foundation, we form and pour it to the plans, with the steel set and checked before concrete goes in.
Concrete parking lot building
Small apartment buildings and shops here need parking that drains and takes daily traffic, so the base and slab go thicker than on a home driveway.
Concrete footings
Patio covers and block walls here sit on footings, the concrete that spreads their weight into the ground, and we dig them as deep as the job needs.
Foundation raising
If a corner of your house or garage has dropped and doors stick, we'll find out why first, because lifting it without fixing the cause just buys time.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut old slabs for a new drain line, a wider driveway or a cleaner edge, which beats breaking out more than the job needs.
When does concrete in West Rancho Dominguez need a look?
Plenty of the driveways and walks here are older slabs, and on older concrete a small crack or a sunk corner usually gets worse once water starts getting under it.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One section sunk below the next
- Water pooling against the house
- Chipping or flaking on the surface
- A lifted edge you trip on
- Steps pulling away from the house
If you're looking at one of these, call (424) 528-1322 or send the form, and I'll come out and tell you what's causing it.
Fix the bad section or pour it new?
On houses here, I decide by what's under the slab more than what's on top, because a repair only holds if the base and drainage beneath it are sound.
When a repair works
If the cracking or sinking is in one section and the rest of the slab sits solid, we cut out the bad piece and pour it back. We fix the cause too, like a downspout dumping water at that spot, so the new piece isn't fighting the same problem.
When to pour it new
When cracks run across most of the slab, several sections have dropped, or the whole thing tips water toward your house, patching just chases the problem. We break it out, dig out the soft dirt, pack a new base and pour once.
What West Rancho Dominguez concrete has to handle
I've run this business out of Gardena since 2017, and what I care about most is the part of the job you can't see once it's poured.
Base dug out and packed
We dig out and pack the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, because loose dirt settles and drags the slab down.
Water sent away from your house
Before we set forms, we check where your yard's water runs so the slab slopes toward the street, not your foundation.
Joints cut where cracks belong
Concrete cracks as it dries, so we cut joints early enough that it cracks along our lines, not across the middle.
Pours timed around the heat
We pour in the morning, since a slab that dries too fast in midday heat gets a weak, dusty top.
Licensed and insured in California
California requires a state license once a job needs a permit or costs $1,000 or more, and we're fully licensed and insured.
Get your West Rancho Dominguez slab looked at
Our hours run 6 AM to 11 PM every day, so call (424) 528-1322 with your address and the work you have in mind whenever it suits you.
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