Concrete Contractor in Temple City, CA - Driveways, Patios and ADU Footings
Cornerstone Sierra Madre Concrete pours driveways, patios, steps, walkways and footings for homes in Temple City, CA. I come out to look at each job myself, and our crew builds it from the base up.
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Single-family homes across Temple City
Temple City is mostly blocks of single-family houses, each on its own lot, with shops and restaurants along the main streets. Most of the calls we get there are about the concrete right around a house: the driveway, the back patio, the walk to the front door and the steps up to the porch. As a concrete contractor based in Sierra Madre, we come down for this work the same way we head over to Arcadia and out to Monrovia.
The lots here are mostly built out, with garages and yards behind the house, so getting concrete to the back often means a narrow run along the side. I look at that on the first visit, because it decides whether we pour straight off the truck or pump the concrete back, and that changes both the price and the day. Size, how much old concrete comes out and how much base work the ground needs move the rest, and I put all of it in the written estimate once I've seen your place.
Our services in Temple City, CA
- Concrete driveway building
Driveways here often run past the house to a garage in back, and the older ones crack where the base settled. We dig out, pack new base and pour it to drain away from the house.
- Concrete patio construction
Backyards here get a lot of use, so a patio that tips toward the house or holds puddles gets noticed fast. We set the slope away from your walls before anything is poured.
- Concrete steps construction
Porches on older houses often sit on steps that have pulled away from the house or chipped at the edges. We build new concrete steps on a dug-out base with even step heights, so nobody has to watch their feet.
- Concrete footings
A room or a backyard unit going up behind the house needs footings, the wider strip of concrete the walls stand on. We dig and pour them to the approved plans on ground we've checked first.
- Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks here lift and settle along the edges until one panel sticks up enough to trip on. We break out the bad sections and pour new ones that sit flush with the rest.
- Concrete cutting
Making room for an addition often means cutting back an old patio or driveway slab. We saw-cut a straight, clean edge so the concrete that stays doesn't crack back from a rough break.
What Temple City homes ask of their concrete
An earlier city report noted fewer big projects like new homes and apartment buildings, and a big jump in smaller ones like additions and ADUs, the small second homes built in a backyard. That fits what we're asked to pour here, footings and slabs for a room off the back of the house or a unit out by the garage. A slab follows whatever it sits on, the way a fence post leans in soft dirt, so I spend more of that first visit looking at the ground than talking about the concrete.
On driveways and patios, the signs people call about are the usual ones: cracks, a slab that's sunk, water pooling by the garage or the back door. The cause is nearly always underneath, a base that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, or a slab poured to fall toward the house. So when a budget gets tight, I'd rather you skip a fancy finish than cut corners on the subgrade, what the slab sits on, because you can redo a surface later but you can't fix a base without tearing the whole slab out. We also cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a straight line to crack along, while the slab is still fresh, so if it cracks, it cracks where we planned. Does that make sense?
Get a free on-site estimate for your Temple City concrete
We get back to you within one business day, and the estimate is free with no obligation. I come out to your Temple City house myself, look at the ground, the drainage and the access, and write up the estimate so you can decide in your own time.
Driveways, patios and steps
Temple City concrete questions answered
Who issues building permits in Temple City?
The city's Building & Safety office issues permits for all types of construction in Temple City, including work in the public right-of-way, and it also reviews plans and does the inspections. Before we start, we look into what your job needs from the city, and when a permit applies, I handle the application as the licensed contractor and walk you through each step.
How long does plan check and permit approval last in Temple City?
Plan check approval in Temple City is good for one year from when the plans were submitted, an issued permit is good for six months, and the city says both can be extended. If your job needs plans, the city wants Planning Division approval and a filed, paid plan check application before the plans go in for review. You can check plan check status and permit records on the city's Permit & Project Portal.
How do I book a building inspection in Temple City?
Call the city's inspection request line at (626) 656-7327, and plan for Monday through Thursday, since those are the days inspections are available. The city inspects at different stages of construction, so on a permitted job with us, I'll tell you which stage is coming up and walk you through it.
When does a concrete contractor need a California state license?
A project needs a contractor licensed by the state Contractors State License Board when it needs a building permit, uses employee labor, or when one or more contracts on it total $1,000 or more in labor and materials. A bigger job can't be split into pieces under $1,000 to get around that. We're fully licensed and insured, and Temple City's own contractor business license, filed at City Hall, asks for the state license number as well.
How large can a down payment be on a home improvement job in California?
Under the state contractors board's rule, a contractor can't ask for or take a down payment above $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. Every other payment has to be listed in the contract and based on work completed or materials delivered, and the board says that holds for all home improvement projects.
What affects the cost of a concrete driveway in Temple City?
The size of the slab, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, how much base work the ground needs and the access I mentioned above move the price most. After that it's thickness, rebar, the steel bars that keep a crack from opening up, and the finish, since a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps shoes and tires from slipping, costs less than stamped. I measure all of it at your house and put it in a written estimate, so call (626) 828-0332 or use the request form.