Concrete contractor in Palo Alto - slabs that drain away from your house
Precision Mountain View Concrete pours driveways, patios, walkways, steps and foundations in Palo Alto. We're based nearby in Mountain View, and we start each job with the base and the drainage, the parts you won't see later.
What we build in Palo Alto. Pick the job you have.
Concrete driveway building
When a driveway has sunk, cracked across or pools water by the garage, we tear it out, rebuild the base and pour new.
Concrete patio construction
New patios and replacements for slabs that tilt toward the house. We set the fall so rain runs out to the yard.
Stamped concrete services
Pattern and color pressed into fresh concrete, for a patio or walk that looks like stone or brick without the loose pieces.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks and side paths, rebuilt where tree roots or settling have lifted a panel into a trip edge.
Garage floor concrete
If your garage floor is cracked, pitted or sloping the wrong way, we break it out and pour a fresh slab.
Decorative concrete
Stained finishes and exposed aggregate, where the small stones show at the top, for owners who want more than plain gray.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a slope pushes toward a patio or path, a poured wall holds the soil back and gives water a way out.
Concrete floor installation
Interior slabs for basements, workshops and additions, set level on a packed base so flooring goes down flat later.
Concrete pool decks
The slab around a pool needs grip and a fall away from the water, so splashes drain off instead of puddling.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps with every step the same height, rebuilt when old ones have pulled away from the house or crumbled.
Slab foundation building
A slab foundation for a new home, addition or backyard unit, poured to the approved drawings and ready for the city's inspection.
Foundation installation
Footings and the short foundation walls a house sits on, for additions and rebuilds, set down on firm ground.
Concrete parking lot building
Small commercial lots poured thick enough for delivery trucks, with grades that send rain to the drains, not the doors.
Concrete footings
If you're adding a deck, a fence or a patio cover, we dig and pour the footings that carry its weight.
Foundation raising
When part of a house or slab has dropped, we find out why first, then lift it back toward level.
Concrete cutting
Clean saw cuts for a new drain line, a wider driveway or a doorway, with straight edges on the concrete you're keeping.
How a Palo Alto job runs. Permit first, then the pour.
Building permits here come from the City of Palo Alto's Development Services office. Its list names remodels, new homes and ADUs rather than driveways or patios, so when it's unclear, I check with the city before we schedule anything. If your job needs one, we handle the paperwork and set up the inspections, and that review can add time before the pour.
We're fully licensed and insured, and a contractor with a fixed place of business in Palo Alto has to apply to the city's business registry. Price moves with the slab's size, how much old concrete comes out and the finish, and I write the estimate on site once I've seen all three.
Planning concrete in Palo Alto? Tell us about the job.
Tell us what you're pouring and where water goes now. We reply within one business day, then I come out for a free estimate at your house, with no obligation.
(650) 447-1063Palo Alto slabs fail from below. So we start there.
A slab poured on raked dirt settles as the dirt does, and one that falls toward the house sends rain at your foundation. A midday pour can leave a weak, dusty top, and joints cut late let cracks land wherever they like.
So our crew digs down to firm ground and packs the subgrade, the layer the slab sits on, and I check where water runs before any forms go up. Palo Alto's code has its own chapter on flood risk, so where a lot sits low, I ask the city what applies before we set the grade.
We work beyond Palo Alto. Ask about your city.
From our base in Mountain View we also pour in Sunnyvale and Los Altos. If your city isn't listed below, call and ask.
Hiring for concrete in Palo Alto? Start with these.
Read through the answers below before you call. If your question isn't here, call (650) 447-1063 and I'll walk you through it.
Which building codes apply to a concrete project in Palo Alto?
Projects submitted to the city now follow the 2025 California Building Codes plus the amendments listed by Palo Alto's Building Division. Plans go in as digital files only, and the city reviews them and inspects the work. When your job needs a permit, we build to those codes and send the paperwork in for you.
Is an emailed PDF invoice from the City of Palo Alto real?
Not if it asks you to reply for a separate payment link, because the city's permit page says its staff don't send those, so you can treat it as coming from outside the city. When we're handling your permit, call me at (650) 447-1063 before you do anything with an email like that.
Will a new concrete driveway in Palo Alto crack like my old one?
It can still crack, but good work decides where. On a new driveway we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, and add rebar, the steel that holds the pieces together, where the slab needs it. If the budget's tight, I'd trim the finish before the base, because a cheap base is what lets a slab sink.
How long will I be without my driveway after a concrete pour?
You're off it from tear-out until the concrete has cured, the wait while it hardens enough to carry weight, and you can walk on it well before you can drive on it. I'll tell you both for your slab when I write the estimate, since thickness and the weather that week change them.
Is water pooling on your slab? Call and we'll come look.
Mention how old the concrete is and where water sits after rain, and we'll set a time to come look at it with you.
Mon–Fri: 7 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
