Stamped concrete services in Gardena CA - a stone look that's easy to care for

Stamped concrete in the Los Angeles area usually runs about $15 to $30 per square foot. That's the going rate for stamped work around here, not our price. Where your job lands depends on the size, how many colors and patterns you pick and whether old concrete has to come out first.

Gardena says most residential construction needs a permit, and it lists open walkways and driveways among the most common exceptions. Changing a curb, gutter, sidewalk or driveway in the public right-of-way along the street needs an encroachment permit from the city's Engineering Division of the Public Works Department. The city also warns that skipping a required permit is illegal, can cause trouble when you sell and may void your fire and homeowner's insurance for that work, so we sort out what your job needs before we pour.

It's time to reseal when the surface stops shedding water and stains the way it used to, or when the color loses its depth. Resealing is the most common upkeep stamped concrete needs, and it's done as needed, not after a set number of years. After we finish, we'll show you what those signs look like, so you're watching the surface instead of the calendar.

Stamped work falls under what California's state licensing board calls a concrete contractor, one who forms, pours, places, finishes and installs flat and other concrete work. The state does let unlicensed people take jobs up to $1,000 that need no permit and no hired help, so for anything bigger it's fair to ask to see a license. In Gardena you can also ask whether the contractor holds a city business license, which the city requires before it issues a Public Works permit.

Have the rough size of the area, a sense of the look you want and an answer to whether the work reaches the curb or the public sidewalk. Size and design drive most of the price, and street-side work brings in the city rules covered above. Photos of patterns you like help too, though I'll measure everything myself when I come out.

Yes, we're based in Gardena and work here and in the cities around it, including Torrance, Carson, Hawthorne and Lawndale. The work is the same from one city to the next, and the permit rules for your address are what we check first.