Concrete Contractor in Upland - Driveways and Walks Built for Older Homes

Upland has nine locally designated historic districts and more than 580 properties on its local historic register, so many of the driveways and walks we look at here sit beside original porches, steps and older concrete. On those homes we take extra care with how the new slab meets the old and how its finish looks next to the house, because a patch that doesn't belong is the first thing you notice from the street.

Most of the slabs I'm asked to look at here are cracked, sinking or holding water, and the cause is usually a base that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, or a slab that slopes toward the house. We dig out and pack the base, set the slope so water runs away from your walls, and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a planned place to crack, on the day of the pour.

In Upland, building permits come through the city's Building and Safety Division, and it takes permit requests online only. We check with the city on every job, and where a permit is needed we file the application and set up the inspections, so your start date can depend on that review as much as on our crew's calendar. The city requires contractors working in Upland to hold a current business license, and its permit application asks for the contractor's license and business license. We're fully licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask to see both before you sign. The price moves mostly with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out and how much base work the ground needs, and the schedule turns on any city steps and the curing time before you can use the slab.

We're based in La Verne, and Upland is one of the cities around it where we do the same driveways, patios and walks. Many of these jobs open onto busy residential streets, so we plan where the mixer truck parks, keep the sidewalk passable where we can and clean the street before we leave. We also work in Claremont next door and in Ontario, which Euclid Avenue connects to Upland.

Upland is a city of established neighborhoods, with older homes on quiet residential streets alongside houses built more recently, and shops and offices along its main avenues. Our calls here come from families living in their homes every day, much like the ones we get in Montclair and Rancho Cucamonga.

That mix shapes the job. On older lots we often find thin old slabs, tight side yards and original steps to work around, while newer houses usually need a patio or driveway extension tied neatly into what's already there.