Concrete footings in Pleasant Hill CA - solid support for what you build
Adding a deck, a wall or a room and need it to stay put? We dig, prep and pour footings that carry the load.
Do I need a concrete footing, and what goes into one?
A concrete footing is the buried block or strip of concrete that carries the weight of a deck, a wall, a column or an addition down into the ground, and in Pleasant Hill we dig, prepare and pour footings so whatever sits on top stays where you put it.
Usually something new is going in, like a deck, a patio cover, a garden wall or a room addition, and someone has told you it needs a footing under it. The price turns on how many footings you need, how big they have to be for what they carry, how hard the spot is to dig and haul from, and whether old concrete has to come out first with some concrete cutting. The schedule turns mostly on the permit, when the job needs one, and on keeping the holes dry until the pour. We'll tell you which office handles your address and take care of the paperwork for our part, and the estimate I write after seeing the spot gives you the number for your job.
What happens when you call about footings in Pleasant Hill?
Call or send the form
Tell us your address and what the footing will hold up, and we get back to you to set a time. A rough idea is plenty, since the details get sorted out on site.
I come out and look
I look at where the footings go, ask what they're carrying and how you use the space, then write up an estimate. It lays out the footing type, the size, the work and the price, so you know the cost before a shovel goes in.
We plan around your house
If you go ahead, we schedule the dig and the pour around your cars, your garden and your neighbors, and handle the permit paperwork for our part when the job needs one. Pleasant Hill lets crews work 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends, so that's the window we plan the pour in.
Dig, pour and clean up
Our own crew digs, preps and pours, and I'm usually there on pour day. When we leave, the extra dirt and debris leave with us.
How we build concrete footings, and the work that comes with them
We start by marking where each footing goes and digging it to the size and depth the load calls for, because a footing under a deck post is a different animal from one under a wall. Then we clear out loose dirt and debris and get any water out of the hole, and we hold the pour until it stays clean and dry, since concrete set into mud or a puddle is weakest right where nobody will see it again. We set the forms and the rebar, the steel bars that keep the concrete together under load, then pour and let it cure, which is the wait while the concrete gains strength before anything gets built on it. Nobody has ever admired a footing, so all the work that matters is in the hole, and that's the part I won't trim to save a few dollars.
Footing jobs often sit next to other work. If a slab, a walk or a garage floor is in the way, we start with concrete cutting so we open only the section we need instead of breaking out the whole thing. If a structure has already settled on support that wasn't up to it, foundation raising may be the place to start, and I'll tell you on site which one you're looking at.
Get a written estimate for your footings
We reply within one business day to set a time, and I come out to look at the spot and write up a free estimate at your property. There's no obligation, so you can take the number and think it over.
Concrete footing questions in Pleasant Hill
How do I know which type of concrete footing my project needs?
The footing type follows what it's holding up. A pad footing is a single block that carries one post or column, strip and trench footings run under a wall, a thickened slab is a footing built into the floor slab itself, and piers and pilings are another option. Tell me what's going on top and I'll say on site which one fits.
How much do concrete footings cost in Pleasant Hill?
We price each footing job after seeing it, because the cost turns on how many footings you need, how big they are and how easy the spot is to reach. One pad for a post and a full run for an addition aren't in the same ballpark, so a phone guess wouldn't help you. Send your address and what the footing will carry, and I'll come out and write it up.
Can I pour my own footings in California, or do I need a licensed contractor?
If you're paying someone for a footing that needs a permit or a crew, they need a state contractor license, whatever the job costs, because the state's small-job exemption covers work up to $1,000 only when it needs no permit and no hired help. Doing it yourself is allowed only on your own main home, where you've lived for the 12 months before the work is finished, with the work done before any sale and the exemption used on no more than two structures in three years. We're licensed and fully insured, so that question is settled before we dig.
Where do I apply for a building permit in Pleasant Hill?
Permit applications and any revised plans go to the City of Pleasant Hill Permitting Office through the city's online service center. The city has been working from the newest California building code since the start of 2026. When your footing job needs a permit, we handle the paperwork for our part and point you to the right city or county office for anything outside it.
What causes a concrete footing to sink or crack?
Most failing footings were too small for what they carried, or were poured onto loose dirt or standing water instead of a clean, firm bottom. The concrete looks fine on day one either way, which is the annoying thing about concrete. If a post or wall of yours has already dropped, it's worth a look before anything new goes on top.
Do you build concrete footings outside Pleasant Hill?
Yes, we're based in Pleasant Hill and pour footings across it and the cities around it, including Concord, Walnut Creek, Lafayette and Alamo. Working around a lived-in house is the same job wherever the house is. Call (707) 750-8660 and tell us where you are.
Related work for footing jobs
Foundation raising
When a porch, wall or room has already sunk on weak support, raising it back into place may make more sense than adding footings beside it.
Concrete cutting
Clean saw cuts let us open a slab, walk or garage floor just where a new footing goes, so the rest of the concrete stays in use.
Tell us what your footing will carry
Call (707) 750-8660 or use the form with your Pleasant Hill address and a line about what's going on top, and I'll show up already knowing which questions to ask.