Concrete Contractor in Antioch, CA - Driveways and Patios Built on a Packed Base
Driveline Pleasant Hill Concrete pours driveways, patios, walkways, steps and retaining walls for homeowners in Antioch, CA. We're based in Pleasant Hill, and we work around the house you live in, from tearing out the old slab to cleanup.
Antioch as we see it from the driveway
Antioch is a drive east on Highway 4 for us, past Concord and Pittsburg, and most of our calls there come from people at home, not businesses. It's neighborhood after neighborhood of driveways, front walks, side yards and backyards, with shopping and commercial strips along the bigger roads. The calls sound familiar. A driveway has dropped at the garage door, a patio holds a puddle by the back slider, or one panel of the front walk has tipped up just enough to catch a toe.
Most of these are replacements, so the old concrete comes out first. What's under it decides more of the job than the new surface does, and we don't know what that is until the slab is up.
Services in Antioch, CA
Concrete driveway building
Settled driveways here usually failed underneath, not on top. We dig out, pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and pour a new one.
Concrete patio construction
A patio that pools water by the back door is sending that water toward the house. We set the slope away from the house before anything gets poured.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks here crack and tip one panel at a time. Our concrete sidewalk building sets new panels on a packed base, with joints where cracks should go.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck takes hot sun and wet bare feet all summer. We pour early in the day and give it a broom finish, a light texture that grips.
Concrete retaining walls
Sloped yards need a wall to hold the high side back. We pour retaining walls on footings, with drainage behind so water doesn't build up.
Concrete cutting
Sometimes one section of driveway has failed and the rest is fine. We saw-cut a clean edge, pull out the bad part and pour it back.
What to check before concrete work starts in Antioch
In Antioch, building permits come from the city's Building Services Division, which also inspects the work, so when a job needs a permit, the schedule waits on the city. Before you hire anyone, check two things: a California contractor's license from the Contractors State License Board, and a current Antioch business license, which the city requires of everyone doing business there, subcontractors included. We're licensed and fully insured, and I'll tell you which office handles your address.
When a job needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork for our part and point you to the right city or county office for anything outside it. Rules change at the city line, so what applies on a job in Oakland doesn't settle what applies in Antioch. Price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and packing the base needs and how easy it is to get a truck close to the pour. The schedule turns on any permit and on the weather, and the estimate I write up after seeing your place gives you the figure for your own job.
What Antioch's weather does to a new slab
Antioch averages about 13 inches of rain a year, so for most of the year the sun is harder on a fresh pour than the rain is. Concrete that dries too fast on a hot afternoon ends up with a weak, dusty top, so in summer we pour early and keep the slab damp while it cures, which is the stretch of days it spends gaining strength before you use it.
That rain still has to go somewhere when it shows up. A driveway or patio that tips toward the house sends it straight to your foundation, so before we form anything we check where your water runs and set the slope to carry it away.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Antioch
Tell us a little about your Antioch project and we'll reply within one business day, with no obligation. I'll come out, look at the job, ask how you use the space and write up a free estimate on site.
How it goes when you call us about an Antioch job
Call or send the form
Call (707) 750-8660 or use the form and tell us roughly what you want poured or replaced. A couple of photos help me picture it before I come out.
I come out and look
I walk the job myself, look at the old slab and where your water goes, and ask how you use the space. It helps if you know roughly where you want the new slab to start and stop.
You get a written estimate
The estimate spells out what comes out, how we'll build the base and what the finish will be. If the city needs a permit for any of it, that's on there too.
We plan around your house
If you go ahead, we schedule the work around your cars, your household and your neighbors. You'll know ahead of time which days the driveway or patio is out of use.
Pour, finish and clean up
Our own crew pours and finishes, and I'm usually there on pour day. We haul off the old concrete, clean up and tell you when the slab is ready for feet and when it's ready for tires.
Concrete questions from Antioch homeowners
Do I need a permit to replace a concrete driveway or patio in Antioch?
The city lists most residential concrete flatwork, the flat slabs like driveways, patios and walks, as permit-exempt, but "most" leaves room for exceptions, so I check your job against that list when I come out. Work at the street is a separate matter with its own permit. Where there's no permit, nobody from the city looks at your base before the pour, so that part is on us.
How do I get a permit for driveway work at the curb in Antioch?
You apply to the city's Engineering Division for an encroachment permit, which the city requires for any work in the public right-of-way, the public land along the street, including curb cuts and driveway changes. Owners and contractors can apply through the city's online permitting system. When our part of the job reaches the street, we handle that paperwork.
Do I need a permit for a concrete retaining wall in Antioch?
The city lists retaining walls three feet tall or less among its permit-exempt projects, so height is the first thing to settle. A taller wall isn't on that list, so we'd check with the Building Services Division before we plan it.
When does a concrete contractor need a state license in California?
The Contractors State License Board requires a license when the job needs a building permit, uses any other workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. That total counts every contract on the project, so splitting a job into smaller bills doesn't get under it. Ask any contractor for their license, and expect them to hand it over without a fuss.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Antioch?
Your price comes from the size of the driveway, the tear-out, the base work and the finish, and the estimate I write after seeing the job puts a number on all of it. If the budget's tight, the base is the last place I'd cut, because it's buried on day one and it decides whether the slab settles. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or decorative work, and it's the easier thing to give up.
What causes concrete driveways to crack, and will a new one crack too?
Concrete shrinks as it dries, so a new slab will crack too, and the job is to decide where. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the crack a straight line to follow, and set rebar, steel inside the slab that holds the pieces together if one opens up. The cracks people hate usually come from a base that was raked flat instead of packed, or from joints cut late or skipped.
Tell us about your Antioch concrete job
We answer until 10 PM on weekdays and 11 PM on weekends, so you can call (707) 750-8660 after work and ask about the job and its permits.