Concrete contractor in East Palo Alto - slabs built to shed water away from the house

Precision Mountain View Concrete pours driveways, patios, walkways, steps and foundations in East Palo Alto. We dig out and pack the base, plan where the water runs and cut the joints before a crack can choose its own spot.

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Aerial view of a backyard pool and pale concrete deck beside a large patterned patio and landscaped garden.

We work in East Palo Alto. The ground gets checked first.

East Palo Alto sits on the edge of the bay, and it's one of the cities we cover from Mountain View. The calls are the familiar ones: a driveway that's cracked or sinking, a patio where water pools, a walk lifted at a joint. Before we talk about finish, we look at the ground and where the water runs.

We do the same work next door in Menlo Park and down the valley in Saratoga.

What we pour in East Palo Alto. From walkways to foundations.

Concrete driveway building
When a driveway has cracked, sunk or tipped toward the garage, we take it out, rebuild the base and pour fresh.
Concrete patio construction
A new patio poured to fall away from your house, so rain runs off into the yard instead of against your walls.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a stone or brick pattern into the wet surface, for the look of pavers in one solid slab.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walkways and side paths, including a lifted section that's become a trip hazard, poured on a packed base.
Garage floor concrete
If your garage slab is cracked, pitted or uneven, we replace it with a floor sized for the weight of your car.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and custom finishes for a patio, walk or entry where plain gray isn't what you had in mind.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or soil leans on a fence, a poured wall holds the grade and drains behind it.
Concrete floor installation
Interior slabs for additions, shops and finished rooms, poured level and ready for sealer, polish or another floor covering.
Concrete pool decks
Around a pool, the deck needs to shed water and give bare feet some grip, so we plan slope and finish together.
Concrete steps construction
Front and garden steps rebuilt when the old ones crack, settle or pull away from the house, with even step heights.
Slab foundation building
A slab foundation for an addition, garage or backyard unit, with the subgrade, the soil it sits on, dug out and packed first.
Foundation installation
New foundations under additions and rebuilt structures, laid out from the plans and inspected before anything goes on top.
Concrete parking lot building
For a small commercial lot or a shared driveway, we plan the drainage and the joints around the traffic it carries.
Concrete footings
Footings carry the load under walls, posts and additions, so we dig them to the plans and set the steel before pouring.
Foundation raising
If a slab or foundation has sunk and doors stick or floors slope, we look at why before we talk about lifting it.
Concrete cutting
Clean cuts through slabs and walls for a new drain line, a doorway or a section that has to come out.

How a job runs in East Palo Alto. Paperwork before the pour.

Building permits here come from the city's Building Services Division, and when your job needs one, its review sets the start date. We handle that paperwork and the inspections, and check with the city first when it's unclear. Before you hire anyone, get their state license and city business license, since the city checks license status on permitted jobs.

Price moves with the slab's size and thickness, how much old concrete comes out, the base work and the finish. Time turns on the permit and on curing, the days a slab needs to harden before it carries weight. I write your estimate myself.

A smooth concrete sidewalk runs between two houses toward a fenced backyard, bordered by dry grass, stone edging, and flower beds.

Planning concrete work in East Palo Alto? Tell us about the job.

Tell us what you want poured or replaced and roughly how big. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.

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What lasts in East Palo Alto. The work you never see.

When a base is just raked level instead of dug out and packed, the slab settles with the dirt under it. When nobody checks where water runs, a new patio can fall toward the house. Pour in midday heat and the top can go dusty and weak, and joints cut late let cracks pick their own lines.

The base is the last place I'd trim a budget, since nobody sees it on day one and fixing it later means tearing out the slab. We'd sooner go simpler on the finish, pour early in the day and cut control joints, grooves that steer cracks, while the concrete is fresh.

We work past East Palo Alto too. Ask about your city.

From our base in Mountain View we also work in Menlo Park, Palo Alto and the other cities below. If yours isn't listed, call and ask.

Questions about concrete work in East Palo Alto. Straight answers below.

The answers below cover permits, licenses and cracking. If your question isn't here, call us and I'll walk you through it.

Which permits does the City of East Palo Alto issue for home projects?

The city's building office issues building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, solar, re-roof and demolition permits. Grading and work on streets or sidewalks go through the city's Engineering permits, which can matter where a driveway meets the public walk. The Permit Center at 1960 Tate Street is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed from noon to 1.

How long does permit review take in East Palo Alto?

Projects that can't be approved over the counter go through a 30-day review, with two-week rechecks if plans have to be resubmitted. After an application is emailed in, staff reach out with next steps within two business days. We count that time into your start date, so the pour isn't waiting on paperwork.

What happens if concrete work starts without a permit in East Palo Alto?

The city charges a penalty fee for work started without a required building permit and says it reports the contractor to the state license board for investigation. It actively enforces against unpermitted work too, which is why we settle the permit question before anyone digs.

How do I check a concrete contractor's license in East Palo Alto?

Ask for their state contractor license and look it up with the state licensing board. If a contractor is registered with no workers and no workers' comp but shows up with a crew, the city issues a stop-work notice until a workers' comp certificate is provided. We're fully licensed and insured.

Will a new concrete driveway in East Palo Alto crack like my old one?

It can, because concrete does crack, but most of the ugly cracks on old driveways come from a base that settled or joints cut late or not at all. On a new concrete driveway, we pack the base and cut the joints while the slab is fresh, so a crack that does come follows a line we chose.

Call (650) 447-1063 and tell us where water sits after rain and what's cracking, and we'll set a time to come look.