Concrete contractor in Pomona, CA - slabs that drain and stay put
J&K Pomona Concrete Contractors pours driveways, patios, walks, steps and retaining walls for homes across Pomona, CA. We dig out and pack the ground first, cut the joints on time and set slabs to drain away from your house.
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Services in Pomona, CA
Concrete driveway building
Plenty of Pomona driveways are original and settled after decades of cars. We break them out, rebuild the base and pour a new concrete driveway.
Concrete patio construction
Older backyard slabs here often tip toward the house, sending rain to the back door. We slope the new patio away from your walls.
Concrete retaining walls
Sloped yards on Pomona's hillier streets need the dirt held back. We pour retaining walls on solid footings, drained behind so water doesn't push them over.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks next to street trees get lifted until they're a trip hazard. We cut out the raised sections, fix what's under them and pour a level walk.
Garage floor concrete
Older detached garages often have thin, cracked floors never meant for today's trucks. We tear them out and pour a thicker slab on a packed base.
Concrete steps construction
Porch steps on Pomona's older houses chip and crumble at the edges. We form and pour new concrete steps with even step heights and a finish that grips underfoot.
Pomona, CA properties and local conditions
A lot of Pomona houses are old enough that the driveway and patio are the ones the builder poured, and they show it, settled at the garage, cracked across the middle and tipped back toward the house so rain runs to the foundation. When we replace them, the money goes into the ground first, digging out the soft dirt, packing a new base and setting the slope so water leaves. If a budget has to give somewhere, I'd cut the fancy finish before the base, because nobody sees the base the day we pour and everybody sees it a few years later.
The city looks after about 37,000 public trees along streets, in parks and on other city property, so plenty of front walks and driveway aprons, the strip where the driveway meets the street, sit close to one. Roots lift slabs. When we replace a walk or apron near a tree, I look at where the roots run before we set forms, so we're not pouring a new slab right back onto the old problem.
Pomona permits, schedules and what sets the price
Building permits in Pomona come from the city's Building Safety Division, which also reviews plans and handles inspections. The city's list of work that doesn't need a permit names fences and some short walls and says nothing about driveways or patios, so I check those with the division before we put a pour on the calendar, and if a permit's needed, we pull it and the schedule waits on the city. The city also handles local business licenses, and we're fully licensed and insured.
We're based in Pomona, so the ready-mix truck and the crew aren't fighting traffic across the valley to reach you, which matters because concrete only stays workable so long once it's mixed. We do the same work next door in Ontario and Claremont. Wherever the job is, the price moves with the size, how much old concrete comes out, the ground under it, the thickness and the finish, and the schedule turns on any permit, the tear-out and the curing wait, the days new concrete needs to harden before you put weight on it. The written estimate puts your own figures to all of that.
Your Pomona driveway or patio, priced in writing
We reply to every call and form within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Pomona property myself, look at the ground and measure, then send a free written estimate with no pressure to book.
(909) 729-4086What happens after you call us in Pomona
Call us or send the form
Call (909) 729-4086 or use the form and tell us what's going on, whether it's a sinking driveway, a new patio or a wall. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I check the ground and measure
I look at what's under the old slab, measure and ask how you'll use the space. Then you get a written estimate, so you know the price before anything is booked.
We handle the permit paperwork
If the job needs a permit, we pull it and deal with the city for you. Building and Safety takes walk-ins at City Hall Monday through Thursday, 7:30am to 6:00pm, and City Hall is closed Fridays, so we plan the paperwork around those days.
Pour, cure and walk through
My crew forms and pours while I'm on site checking the work. When it's done, we walk the finished job with you and go over the curing wait before we pack up.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Pomona?
The biggest parts of a Pomona driveway price are its size, breaking out and hauling away the old slab, and the base work the ground needs. Thickness, rebar and the finish move it too, since a plain broom finish, a light texture brushed in for grip, costs less than stamped or colored concrete. I'll give you a written figure once I've measured.
Do I need a permit for a small retaining wall in Pomona?
No, as long as the wall is 2 feet or less from the bottom of its footing to the top and isn't holding back a surcharge or flammable or combustible liquids. A surcharge is extra weight pushing on the wall, like a slope, a driveway or a building behind it, and a block wall no more than 2 feet above the lowest ground beside it is exempt too if there's no surcharge. The city's permit guidance page lays it out, and when a taller wall needs a permit, we pull it.
What causes concrete driveways in Pomona to crack and sink?
Most sinking slabs we break out were poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the concrete settled as the ground did. Cracks that wander across a slab usually mean the control joints, grooves cut so the concrete cracks there instead of wherever it likes, went in late or not at all. Concrete cracks, so we compact the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and cut joints early so the cracks land where we chose.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
Usually about a week for cars, and you can walk on it after a day or two. Driving on it during the cure can crack a slab that looked fine, and heavy trucks or an RV should wait longer. I'll give you the date for your job before we pour.
How thick should a concrete driveway be for a Pomona home?
Most home driveways are poured about 4 inches thick, and we go thicker where trucks, trailers or an RV park. When the load or the ground calls for it, we add rebar, steel bars inside the slab that hold it together if it does crack. Thickness only helps if the base under it is solid, so that's where I start.
What is the best way to keep water from pooling on my patio in Pomona?
Slope the slab away from the house and give the water somewhere to go once it's off the concrete. A lot of older patios we tear out fall back toward the walls, so every rain ends up at the slider. Before we form, I look at where your yard already drains and set the patio to run that way.
About Pomona, CA
Pomona is an older city with a little of everything on the same few blocks, bungalows and postwar ranch houses, newer tracts up in the hills, apartments, churches and small shops, plus historic districts where the houses go back further still. On jobs around Fairplex and the older neighborhoods near the center of the city, we mostly meet narrow driveways, small back patios and front walks that have been patched more than once.
We do the same work in La Verne and Diamond Bar. In Pomona, though, the age of the house usually sets the job, because an original slab on an older lot tends to be in worse shape underneath than it looks on top, and that's the ground we're building on.
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Pomona, CA
Talk to us about your Pomona slab
Concrete remembers everything you did to it, so getting the ground right before the pour costs less than breaking out a slab later, and a call to (909) 729-4086 or a note through the form gets me out to look.