Concrete driveway building
We break out cracked, sinking driveways and pour new ones on a dug-out, packed base, with rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, running through it.
Concrete contractor in Arden-Arcade, CA - driveways and patios built for sun and runoff
R&M Woodland Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Woodland that builds driveways, patios, walkways, steps and foundations for homes and small properties in Arden-Arcade, from the dug-out base to the finished surface.
How we handle concrete work in Arden-Arcade
Arden-Arcade is mostly established neighborhoods of single-story houses, with driveways, back patios and front walks that have had years to crack and settle, plus shopping centers and small commercial lots along the main roads. Most of it is unincorporated Sacramento County, though part of the wider area sits inside Sacramento city limits. One of my first questions is which side your address falls on, because that decides whose rules the job follows. We drive over from Woodland, where we're based, and do the same work in Citrus Heights and West Sacramento.
The price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on any permit and on curing, the days new concrete needs to harden before you walk or drive on it. The estimate puts your price in writing. What shapes the job most here is water. Minor flooding can happen along the creeks, like where Winding Way runs beside Arcade Creek or where Strong Ranch Slough bends at Northrup Avenue, so I look at where your yard sends runoff before we set a single form.
The base gets the money first
The dug-out, packed base is hidden the day we pour, and it's the first thing people want to trim. I won't cut it, because settling and cracks start there.
Pours planned around the heat
Arden-Arcade has less tree cover than many neighborhoods around it and gets hard heat, so slabs bake in full sun. We pour early so the top doesn't dry out weak and dusty.
Control joints cut on time
Concrete shrinks as it dries, so we cut control joints, straight grooves that give cracks a place to form, before the slab can crack somewhere nobody chose.
Concrete work we do in Arden-Arcade
Concrete patio construction
New patios, or replacements for old ones that have sunk by the back door, pitched so rain runs out to the yard instead of toward your house.
Stamped concrete services
Concrete pressed to look like stone, brick or tile on patios and walkways, poured on the same packed base as plain concrete, since a pattern can't hide settling.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks and side paths replaced where a panel has lifted or sunk, then given a broom finish, light grooves that give shoes grip when the walk is wet.
Garage floor concrete
Garage floors broken out and repoured when the old slab has cracked, dropped or soaked up years of oil, then finished smooth so the floor sweeps clean.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns on flatwork, the flat pours like walks, patios and driveways, for when plain gray doesn't suit the front of your house.
Concrete retaining walls
Concrete walls that hold back dirt where a yard steps down or a slope leans on a patio, with drainage behind them so water doesn't build up and push.
Concrete floor installation
Interior slabs for shops, additions and converted spaces, with the subgrade, what the slab sits on, dug and packed first so the floor starts flat and solid.
Concrete pool decks
Decks around new or existing pools with a textured top for wet feet and a slope that carries splash water away from both the pool and the house.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps rebuilt when the old ones have cracked, tipped or pulled away from the porch, with even heights so nobody misjudges the last step.
Slab foundation building
Slab foundations for additions, garages and backyard buildings, with the thicker edges under the walls formed to the plans and ready for inspection before we pour.
Foundation installation
New foundations for additions and rebuilt sections under older houses, where my commercial background earns its keep, since plans, inspections and tight measurements decide the job.
Concrete parking lot building
Parking areas for small businesses, offices and apartment buildings, laid out for drainage first so rain leaves the lot instead of standing in the stalls.
Concrete footings
Footings for porches, patio covers, walls and additions, dug to the depth the plans or the inspector call for, because everything above them leans on that footing.
Foundation raising
Lifting sections of a foundation or slab that have dropped, after I've found out why they dropped, since raising one without fixing the cause usually lets it sink again.
Concrete cutting
Clean saw cuts through slabs and foundation walls for new doorways, plumbing runs or removals, the careful cuts plenty of other crews would rather pass on.
Get a written price for your concrete job
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look at the job in person and put the price in writing, free and with no obligation.
I'm there on pour day
Our own crew forms, pours and finishes the concrete, and I'm on site when the truck arrives, so what we agreed on at the estimate is what gets built.
Commercial habits on home jobs
I started this business in Woodland in 2013 after commercial work where an inspector checked each phase, and our crew brings that same care to driveways and patios.
Backed by our satisfaction guarantee
Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee, and I'll walk you through the base, drainage and joints at the estimate, so you know what you're paying for.
Questions before a concrete job in Arden-Arcade
Straight answers on permits, licensing and flood zones, the things worth sorting out before any concrete goes down in Arden-Arcade.
Do I need a permit for concrete work in Arden-Arcade?
Some concrete jobs do, and if I'm unsure about yours, I check before the estimate is final. For unincorporated addresses, the county's building permit office issues permits for work that builds, enlarges or repairs a building, so a foundation for an addition usually needs one. When yours does, we apply and schedule inspections, and we start only once the permit is issued, because county policy doesn't count an application.
Does a concrete contractor in California need a state license?
Yes, whenever the job needs a building permit, uses employees or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials, counting one or more contracts. That's the rule from the Contractors State License Board, and home improvement contractors have to hold the license before they even bid. We're licensed and fully insured, and our own crew does the work.
How do I find out if my Arden-Arcade home is in a flood zone?
Call the county's Flood Zone Hotline at (916) 874-7517, one of four ways the county lists for checking a parcel in its unincorporated area. It's worth knowing before a new slab, patio or foundation goes in, because where water goes on your lot decides how we slope the concrete and handle drainage.
Cities where we pour concrete
We're based in Woodland and work in the cities listed here and others around them. If yours isn't on the list, call or use the form and ask anyway.
Get your Arden-Arcade concrete job priced
Call (530) 309-0224 any day of the week, starting early on weekends, or use the form and tell me what your old slab is doing.