Concrete Contractor in Azusa - Driveways and Patios on Solid Foothill Ground
Custom Duarte Concrete builds and replaces driveways, patios, walkways, steps and other concrete in Azusa, CA. We're based nearby in Duarte, and we dig out and pack the ground under every slab before we pour.
- Service area
- Azusa, CA
- Call
- (626) 416-2143
Foothill homes and businesses in Azusa
Azusa climbs right up to the San Gabriel foothills, so plenty of the yards we work on here aren't flat. We mostly hear from homeowners with a cracked driveway, a sinking patio or a front walk that's chipping apart, with some business owners mixed in. It's the same work we do in Arcadia and Monrovia, a short drive from us in Duarte.
Here, the ground needs more attention than the surface does. Parts of Azusa sit in earthquake fault zones, and other parts sit in zones the city lists as prone to landslides or to liquefaction, where shaken wet soil loses its grip. For a driveway or patio, that's one more reason to dig out and pack the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, instead of raking it level. For footings, foundations or a wall holding back a slope, I want to see what the city has on your lot before we plan anything.
Our services in Azusa, CA
Driveways on sloped lots near the foothills carry runoff along with cars, so I check where the water runs first. We dig out soft dirt, pack the base and set rebar, the steel that keeps cracks tight.
Backyards near the foothills often drain toward the house, so we slope the patio away from it. Our concrete patio construction ends with control joints, cuts that tell cracks where to go.
Sloped Azusa yards often need a wall before there's flat room for a patio. We set the footing on firm ground and give water a way out so it doesn't push on the wall.
On lots that rise from the street, old front steps often settle and pull away from the house. We pour new ones on packed ground with every step the same height.
Front walks in Azusa get lifted by tree roots and soaked by sprinklers. We pull the broken sections, pack the base and give the new walk a broom finish, a light texture that grips when wet.
When only part of an old Azusa slab is failing, there's no reason to tear out the rest. We saw a clean line between the two, so the concrete that stays keeps a straight, solid edge.
Every service we offer
Concrete driveway building
Concrete patio construction
Stamped concrete services
Concrete sidewalk building
Garage floor concrete
Decorative concrete
Concrete retaining walls
Concrete floor installation
Concrete pool decks
Concrete steps construction
Slab foundation building
Foundation installation
Concrete parking lot building
Concrete footings
Foundation raising
Concrete cutting
How it goes when you call us about an Azusa job
Call or send a message
Tell us what's going on, whether it's a sunken driveway, a cracked patio or water pooling against the house. I answer the phone myself, which surprises people more than it should.
I come out and look
I walk the site, ask a lot of questions, check where the water runs and write up the estimate myself, and you're welcome to be there for it. Size, base work, truck access and the finish move the price most, and the schedule turns on the weather and what the city needs.
We check with the city
Before anything is scheduled, we find out whether your address falls under the City of Azusa or the county and what the job needs from that office. Then we tell you what we found and who's handling each piece.
We pour, then walk it
Our crew does the prep, forming, pouring and finishing, and I'm on site checking the work. When it's done, I walk it with you and explain the curing, the wait while the slab hardens, and when you can walk on it and when you can drive on it.
Azusa concrete questions answered
Do I need a permit for a new concrete driveway or patio in Azusa?
Ask the city's Building Division before the pour, because Azusa's list of permit-free work names things like small sheds, low fences and short retaining walls, not driveways or patios. The city requires a building permit whenever a structure is built, altered, repaired or demolished, and it says the first step on a construction project is asking the Planning Division whether it needs Design Review. You can read the exempt list on the city's building permit page, and we sort out the rest before anything goes on the calendar.
Does a concrete retaining wall need a permit in Azusa?
A wall 4 feet tall or less, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, is on the city's exempt list unless it holds back extra weight, like a slope or a driveway above it, or holds back certain flammable liquids. Anything taller, or carrying that extra load, needs a building permit. On a sloped yard that extra weight is easy to have, so I look at what sits above the wall before I call it a small job.
Does a contractor from outside Azusa need a city business license?
Yes. The City of Azusa requires every business located or operating in the city to get a business license before it does business there, including businesses based outside the city limits. That covers us, since we're based in Duarte, and it's a fair question to ask anyone you're thinking of hiring.
How do I know if a concrete contractor needs a California state license?
The state's Contractors State License Board requires a license when a project needs a building permit, when the contractor uses employees, or when labor and materials on one or more contracts add up to $1,000 or more. Most concrete jobs pass that line fast. We're fully licensed and insured.
How do I find out if my Azusa property is in a fire hazard zone?
Check your address with Cal Fire, because that's where the city sends people, and parts of Azusa lie in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. You'll find that pointer on the city's building design requirements page. If your lot is in one, I'd rather know before we plan the job than after.
What affects the cost of a concrete driveway or patio in Azusa?
Size, the dig-out and base work the ground needs, how close a truck can get to the pour and the finish you choose set most of the price. Sloped lots and old concrete that has to be broken out and hauled away add to it, and a stamped or colored finish costs more than a plain broom finish. If the budget's tight, cut the finish, not the base, because nobody sees the base on day one and it's the one part you can't fix later without a jackhammer. Your own figure comes on the estimate after I've seen the job.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Azusa
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Azusa address, look at the job and write up a free estimate myself, with no obligation to go ahead. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
- Call
- (626) 416-2143
- Location
- Duarte, CA 91010
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
Call about your Azusa concrete job
The sooner I see what's under that crack, the sooner you know whether it's a cut-out or a new slab.