Concrete footings in Gardena CA - a solid base built to your engineer's plans
Planning an addition or new build and need the footings poured? We dig, form and pour them to your plans, with the trench checked first.
What's involved in pouring concrete footings in Gardena?
Concrete footings are the base a building or addition sits on, poured at the bottom of a dug trench, and in Gardena we dig, form, pour and finish them to the sizes on your engineer's plans.
Most people who call about footings are planning an addition, a new garage or another structure the city will want to see on paper first. The price moves with how long the run is, how deep the plans go, and what the lot throws at us once we dig, like tight access or old concrete in the way. The schedule mostly turns on plan review and inspections, not the pour itself, and the estimate puts all of it in writing.
The City of Gardena issues building permits for most construction, and footings aren't among the small jobs on its list of exceptions, so we check with the city for your address before anything gets scheduled. If a new footing has to run through an existing patio or slab, we open it up first with concrete cutting. If your house is already sinking on its old footings, that's a foundation raising job instead.
What goes into a concrete footing job
Footings are the part of the job nobody sees once the building's up, so most of the work happens before the concrete truck shows up: plans, review, digging and steel.
Sizes come from your plans
A footing's width, thickness and steel depend on the building's loads, the soil and the building code, so we build what your engineer drew. A calculator only counts the concrete once those sizes exist.
Gardena checks the plans first
The city reviews plans for structural strength and earthquake safety before any grading or building. New construction, or work moving 50 cubic yards or more of combined digging and fill, also needs a grading plan from a California registered civil engineer.
Digging, forms and steel
We dig the trench to the width and depth on the plans, then set forms and rebar, the steel bars that hold the concrete together under load. Loose dirt in the trench bottom gets cleaned out first.
Checked before any concrete
The trench size and any required soil or building inspection get checked before the pour, so the pour date follows the inspection. We won't pour into a trench nobody has looked at.
Questions about footings in Gardena
How much do concrete footings cost per foot?
Across the US, an installed residential strip footing, which is a continuous footing running under a wall, usually costs about $5 to $19 per linear foot, counting concrete, labor, digging and forms. That's a national figure from 2026 cost data, so the number for your lot comes from the estimate after I measure it.
Do I need an engineer for my footings in Gardena?
Usually yes, because Gardena requires a California licensed engineer or architect to design new buildings, remodels and renovations, and that person prepares the plans and calculations. The exception is a single-story home built fully with conventional light-frame methods. Line up the design before you book a concrete crew, since the plans set the sizes we pour.
When does Gardena require a soils report for an addition?
Gardena requires a soils report for new residential projects and for additions larger than 50% of the existing floor area. If you're planning a big addition, allow time and budget for that report, because the footings get designed after it's done.
Who can pull a permit for footing work in Gardena?
In Gardena, only properly licensed contractors or people exempt from the state's contractor license law can take out permits. For this kind of work, California's Contractors State License Board has a concrete contractor license that covers forming, pouring, placing and finishing concrete.
How long does a concrete footing take to cure before building on it?
You build on a footing once the concrete is strong enough to carry the load, and until then the supports stay in place and nobody backfills dirt against the walls. Curing, the wait while concrete gains strength, also means keeping exposed concrete from drying out too fast.
How do I get my plans ready for a footing permit in Gardena?
Gardena takes the application and plans as PDFs, so get digital copies of your engineer's drawings early. Have the soils report and any grading plan ready too, because the footing design depends on them.
Why Gardena homeowners call H&J Gardena Concrete Contractors for footings
You get plain answers about what your footings need from the person who measures the job, and a crew that builds to the plans. We're based in Gardena and work in the cities around it.
I measure it myself
I come out, look at the job and measure it, and I'm on site with our crew when we pour.
In business since 2017
That's nine years of concrete work, learned next to people who'd been doing it for decades.
Fully licensed and insured
Ask to see it at the estimate, before anyone starts digging on your lot.
Bad news at the estimate
If your plans or your lot have a problem, I'd rather tell you now than have you find it later.
Your satisfaction, guaranteed
Call (424) 528-1322 or fill out the estimate form to set up a time for me to walk your lot.
Get your footing plans priced out
Call with your project type, a rough footing length and any plans or soils report you have, so I show up ready to price the real job instead of a guess.
What happens after you call about footings in Gardena?
We plan the pour around your plans and the city's review, so concrete goes in only after the paperwork and the trench are both ready.
You get in touch
Call (424) 528-1322, use the form or email projects@gardenaconcretecontractor.com, and tell us what you're building and roughly how long the footing runs.
I measure the job
I come out, look over your lot and your plans, and measure the footing run myself, so the estimate fits your site.
Estimate and permit
You get a written estimate spelling out the work, and if a permit's needed we pull it and schedule around it. Gardena says first plan check should take about 10 business days, resubmittals about 5, unless special zoning approval is needed.
Pour and walkthrough
Once the trench is checked, we prep, form, pour and finish, and I walk the finished footings with you before we leave.