Concrete contractor in Sunnyvale, CA - Slabs that drain away from your house

Precision Mountain View Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Sunnyvale, CA. We pour and replace driveways, patios, walkways, steps and foundations here, starting with the base underneath and where the water will go.

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A raised concrete patio beside a house has a textured gray surface, dark railing, and wicker chairs with patterned cushions.

We work all over Sunnyvale. The base comes first.

We're based in Mountain View and work across Sunnyvale, along with Cupertino, Santa Clara and many of the other cities nearby. Where a driveway has cracked and sunk, or a patio sends water back toward the house, I come out myself to see what the old slab sat on and where the water runs, because that tells us why it failed before we pour anything new.

Here's what we build in Sunnyvale. Pick the job you're facing.

Concrete driveway building
If your driveway has cracked, sunk at the edges or holds water, we dig out, rebuild the base and pour new.
Concrete patio construction
A new patio poured to fall away from the house, for yards where the old one tilts back or has broken up.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped patterns pressed into fresh concrete to look like stone or brick, for a front walk or patio people see.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walkways along the side of the house or out to the street, rebuilt when a section has heaved into a trip edge.
Garage floor concrete
When a garage floor is cracked, stained or sloping wrong, we break it out and pour one that drains to the door.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and custom finishes for concrete you want to look like more than gray slab.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or soil presses against a fence, a poured wall with drainage behind it holds the grade.
Concrete floor installation
Interior concrete floors for additions, workshops and ground-level rooms, placed over a packed base and finished to the look you want.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks finished to grip wet feet and sloped so splash water runs to a drain, not back into the pool.
Concrete steps construction
If your front or back steps have cracked, settled or rise unevenly, we form and pour new ones on a solid footing.
Slab foundation building
Slab foundations for additions, garages and backyard units, with the base, steel and inspections handled in order.
Foundation installation
Foundations under new homes and additions, dug and formed to the engineer's plans so the walls above start level.
Concrete parking lot building
For small commercial lots, we pour parking areas thick enough for the traffic and graded so rain heads to the drains.
Concrete footings
Footings are the buried concrete that carries a wall, post or deck. We dig them to the depth your project calls for.
Foundation raising
When part of a house or slab has dropped, we lift it back toward level and deal with what let it sink.
Concrete cutting
Clean saw cuts for new doorways, plumbing trenches or a damaged section, so the rest of the slab stays intact.

A Sunnyvale job starts with paperwork. Then we plan the pour.

Building permits in Sunnyvale come from the city's One-Stop Permit Center at City Hall, and when a job needs one, that review and the inspections set the start date. If it's unclear whether yours does, we check with the Permit Center before we schedule anything, then handle the paperwork and book the inspections.

You can check two things about any contractor here: a state license and the business license Sunnyvale requires of anyone working in the city. Your price turns on size, tear-out and base work, and the schedule on weather and curing, the wait while new concrete hardens before you use it. I'll give you your figure on site.

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 Sunnyvale? Tell us about the job.

Tell us about the project through the form or at (650) 447-1063. We'll reply within one business day, and then I'll come out for a free, no-obligation estimate.

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Concrete in Sunnyvale has to last. That starts underneath.

Most sinking slabs I look at went down on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the subgrade, the ground under the slab, settled and took the concrete with it. Others were poured sloping toward the house or had their control joints, the grooves that tell a slab where to crack, cut late or skipped.

So we dig out and pack the base, and check where your water runs before the forms go in. If the budget gets tight, I'd keep the base and go simpler on the finish, because a finish can be redone later and a base can't without tearing the slab out.

Sunnyvale isn't the only stop. We work nearby too.

We're based in Mountain View and also work in Los Altos, Milpitas and the other cities below. If yours isn't listed, call (650) 447-1063 and ask.

Got a concrete question in Sunnyvale? Start here.

The answers below cover permits, licenses, flood areas and cracking. If your question isn't here, call (650) 447-1063 and I'll talk it through.

Do I need a city permit for driveway work near the sidewalk in Sunnyvale?

Yes, if the work reaches into the public strip that holds the street and sidewalk, since the city requires an Encroachment Permit for work there. For the part of a new driveway on your side of that line, we confirm with the city before scheduling and handle any permit it calls for.

When does a concrete contractor need a California license?

California requires a contractor's license from the Contractors State License Board when a job needs a building permit, uses any hired workers, or reaches $1,000 or more in labor and materials. That covers most concrete work. We're fully licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask about it when I come out.

Is my Sunnyvale home in a flood hazard area?

It might be, since the city says FEMA has marked certain areas of Sunnyvale as Special Flood Hazard Areas, considered high risk for flooding. Those areas have special requirements for new construction and remodeling, so before a slab foundation or addition, look over the city's flood zone page and tell us what you find.

Will my new concrete patio crack like the old one did?

It might show a hairline crack, because concrete shrinks as it cures, but on a sound base the cracks usually stay tight and sit in the joints we cut for them. We also skip pouring in midday heat, which leaves a weak, dusty top, and add rebar, the steel that keeps a crack from opening, where the slab needs it.

Tell us by phone or the form where water sits after rain, since that tells me more than the cracks, and we'll set a time to look.