Concrete Contractor in Santa Clara - Slabs Planned for Water and Soil
Precision Mountain View Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Mountain View that builds driveways, patios, sidewalks and foundations in Santa Clara, starting with the base, the drainage and where the joints go.
All sixteen services. Every one available in Santa Clara.
Concrete driveway building
When a driveway has sunk or sends rain toward the garage, we tear it out and repour it on a packed base.
Concrete patio construction
A new patio, or a replacement for one that's tilting toward the house, sloped so water runs off to the yard.
Stamped concrete services
Concrete pressed with a pattern that looks like stone or brick, for a patio or walk where plain gray won't do.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walkways from the driveway to the door or along the side yard, replaced when panels have heaved into trip edges.
Garage floor concrete
If your garage floor is cracked or chipping, we break it out and pour a new slab sloped toward the door.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and special finishes for concrete that's on show, like an entry walk or the patio you see every day.
Concrete retaining walls
Walls that hold soil back where a yard steps down, built with drainage behind them so water doesn't push them over.
Concrete floor installation
Interior slabs for additions, shops and storage rooms, poured level and finished for the flooring that goes on top.
Concrete pool decks
Around a pool, the deck has to drain away from the water and stay grippy when wet, so finish and slope matter.
Concrete steps construction
Front or back steps with every step the same height, rebuilt when the old ones have cracked, settled or pulled away.
Slab foundation building
The concrete base for a new home, addition or backyard cottage, poured to the engineer's plans and the soil report.
Foundation installation
Foundations for new construction or to replace a failing one under an older house, dug, formed and poured to the plans.
Concrete parking lot building
For small commercial lots, we pour parking areas thick enough for daily traffic and pitched so rain reaches the drains.
Concrete footings
Footings, the concrete pads under a wall, post or column, dug and poured to carry the load where the plans call for them.
Foundation raising
If a corner of the house has dropped and doors have started to stick, we lift and support the foundation back toward level.
Concrete cutting
Saw cuts through slabs and walls for a new drain line, a doorway or pulling one bad section without wrecking the rest.
How a Santa Clara job runs. Permit and paperwork first.
In Santa Clara, the City's building division issues building permits through its Permit Center, so when your job needs one, the start date waits on it. Before you hire anyone, check two things: a state contractor license and a Santa Clara business license, which the City requires even of businesses based outside it, like us.
If a permit's needed, we handle the paperwork and inspections. Price moves with size, digging, base work, drainage and finish, and timing turns on the permit, the weather and curing, the wait while concrete hardens. I'll go over both when I come out for the estimate.
Tell us about your Santa Clara job. We'll come out and look.
Send the size, what's there now and a photo or two, or call. We reply within one business day, and I come out for a free estimate with no obligation.
(650) 447-1063Careful work protects a Santa Clara house. Most of it hides.
Most failed slabs I look at didn't fail on top. The base was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so it settled with the dirt, or the slab fell toward the house and sent pooling water at the foundation, or the control joints, shallow saw cuts that tell cracks where to go, came late or never.
That's why I'd trim the finish budget before the base. Nobody sees the subgrade, the packed ground under the slab, after day one, but it decides whether the slab stays flat, so we dig it out properly, set the slope away from the house and pour early, before midday heat weakens the top.
We work beyond Santa Clara. Ask about your city.
We're based in Mountain View and also pour in Sunnyvale and Cupertino, along with many other cities around us. If yours isn't listed, call (650) 447-1063 and ask.
Questions before you hire. Straight answers for Santa Clara.
Read through the answers on permits, licenses and cracking below. If yours isn't covered, call (650) 447-1063 and ask me.
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete patio or driveway in Santa Clara?
The City's permit list doesn't name a plain patio or driveway slab, so I check with the City on your job before we schedule anything. Its building permit rules call for a permit before you build, alter or repair any building or structure, and patio covers are on the list, so adding one over a new patio means a permit for the cover.
Does a concrete retaining wall need a permit in Santa Clara?
Yes, once it's more than 4 feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall. The footing counts, so a wall that looks short from the yard can still be over the line. We handle the paperwork and inspections for concrete retaining walls that need one.
Does a concrete contractor need a California license?
Yes, the Contractors State License Board requires one whenever the job needs a building permit, uses any extra workers, or the contracts add up to $1,000 or more in labor and materials. That covers most real concrete work. We're fully licensed and insured, and I'm glad to show you.
How long does a building permit stay valid in Santa Clara?
A permit stays valid for 365 days from when it's issued or from the last passed inspection. If it lapses before the work is done, work can't start again until there's a new permit, so we book each inspection as soon as that stage is ready.
Do I need a soil report for a new home foundation in Santa Clara?
Yes, the City requires a soil study, called a geotechnical report, for new residential buildings. It can also be required on hillsides, on expansive soil that swells when wet, in fault, liquefaction or landslide zones, or wherever the Building Official asks, and we pour slab foundations to what that report finds.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one?
Concrete shrinks as it dries, so some fine cracking is normal, but it shouldn't break up and sink like a slab poured on loose dirt. On a new driveway, we pack the base, add rebar, steel bars that hold pieces together if a crack opens, and cut joints on time so cracks run where we chose.
Water pooling by your slab? Call us and we'll take a look.
Call (650) 447-1063 or use the form, tell us where the water goes in a hard rain, and we'll set a time to come look.
Mon–Fri: 7 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
