Concrete driveway building
We tear out a sunken or cracked driveway, dig out and pack the base, and slope the new slab so water runs to the street, not toward your garage.
Concrete Contractor in Florin, CA - Slabs Built on a Solid Base
R&M Woodland Concrete Company is a concrete contractor working in Florin, CA. We build driveways, patios, walkways, garage floors and slab foundations for homes and small properties, and we replace slabs that have sunk, cracked or started holding water.
What concrete work in Florin usually involves
We're a concrete contractor based in Woodland, CA, and Florin is one of the Sacramento County communities we drive down to, along with Elk Grove and Arden-Arcade. Most calls here are about a driveway that's sunk at one corner, a patio cracked along the house, a walkway lifted out of line or a garage floor chipping at the door. When I look at those, the cause is usually underneath. Sometimes the base was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, sometimes the slab falls toward the house, and sometimes the joints were never cut.
Your price moves with the size and thickness 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 tear-out, any permit and inspection, and curing, the wait while new concrete gains strength before you walk or drive on it. I'll put both in writing after I see your lot, because the real work on most of these jobs is under the slab, getting the ground packed and the water headed away from your house.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured. California's contractor licensing board only licenses an applicant who passes two exams, one on law and business and one on the trade itself.
The jobs other crews pass on
People call us for a cut through a foundation wall, a slab on an awkward lot or a driveway that has to meet the street just right. I like those, and I work them out before the truck shows up.
Base, drainage and joints first
I spend the most time on what you can't see once it's poured, because the base, the drainage and the joints are where most of the cracking and sinking I've seen starts.
Concrete services for Florin homes and lots
Concrete patio construction
A new patio out back, poured with a slight fall away from the house so rain doesn't sit against your foundation, and with joints cut where cracks should go.
Stamped concrete services
A pattern pressed in while the concrete is still soft, so a patio or walkway looks like stone or brick, poured over the same packed base as a plain slab.
Concrete sidewalk building
We replace front walks and side paths that have heaved or sunk, and give them a broom finish, a brushed texture that gives your shoes grip when it's wet.
Garage floor concrete
When a garage floor is chipping, dusty or cracked across the middle, we break it out and pour a new slab thick enough for the cars that park on it.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and custom borders for a front entry or backyard, laid out with you on site so you know what the finish will look like before we pour.
Concrete retaining walls
Walls that hold back a slope or a raised bed, with a footing under them and drainage behind them, so built-up water doesn't push them over.
Concrete floor installation
Interior concrete floors for shops, additions and outbuildings, poured over a packed base and finished to suit what the room will actually be used for.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks with a textured surface that isn't slick underfoot, sloped to carry splash water away from the pool and the house, with joints planned around the pool's edge.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps rebuilt with even rises so nobody trips, rebar, the steel that holds them together, set inside, and a landing that drains instead of puddling at your door.
Slab foundation building
Slab foundations for additions, garages and outbuildings, with the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, dug out, packed and checked before any forms go up.
Foundation installation
Foundations for new rooms and small buildings, built to the drawings, with forms and steel checked before the pour, the way I learned it on commercial jobs.
Concrete parking lot building
Parking areas for small businesses and rental properties, graded to drain, thick enough for the traffic they'll carry, and with joints laid out ahead of time.
Concrete footings
Footings for porch posts, block walls, sheds and additions, dug to the depth the plans call for and poured so the weight above sits on firm ground.
Foundation raising
When part of a house has settled, we find out why before we lift anything, because raising it without fixing the cause usually means doing it again.
Concrete cutting
Saw cuts through slabs and foundation walls for a new doorway, a drain line or a repair, the kind of careful cut other crews often pass on.
Get a written price for your Florin slab
Send the form or call, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look at the job and put the price in writing, with no obligation.
Free and on site
The estimate is free and I write it at your house, because a slab's real cost hides in the tear-out, the base and where your water runs.
Plenty of questions up front
I'll ask how you use the space and where water sits after it rains, so the price already covers the details that usually cause trouble later.
Our crew, and me on pour day
Our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing, I'm on site on pour days, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Questions about concrete work in Florin
These are the questions Florin homeowners usually ask before a driveway, patio or slab goes in, answered with county and state rules where they apply.
Does a new concrete driveway or patio in Florin need a permit?
It can, and Sacramento County's Division of Building Permits and Inspection is the office that decides, since Florin is a community in the county rather than a city of its own. The county's list of typical permits names work like re-roofs and water heaters, not driveways or patios, so we check with the county before I finalize your estimate. If you need a permit, we handle the application and schedule the inspections.
How much can a concrete contractor ask for up front in California?
No more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. The state licensing board sets that limit for home improvement work, and it requires any other payments to be listed clearly in the contract and based on work done or materials delivered. Read that payment list before you sign, so you know what each payment is for.
How do I find out if my Florin property is in a flood zone?
Call Sacramento County's Flood Zone Hotline at (916) 874-7517, which answers that question for parcels in the unincorporated county. The county's map information service can also give you the base flood elevation for your parcel and a copy of any elevation certificate it has on file. If you're planning a slab foundation or regrading, I'd want that answer before we set heights.
Will my new concrete driveway in Florin crack like the old one?
Concrete can still crack as it shrinks, but on our slabs the cracks should fall where we planned them. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give a crack a straight place to form, and we let the slab cure before anyone drives on it. If the budget is tight, I'd drop the fancy finish before I'd skimp on the base.
Concrete contractor service areas we cover
These are the places with their own page on our site, and they aren't the only ones we work in. If your city isn't listed, call or send the form and ask anyway.
Call about your Florin driveway or slab
We answer seven days a week, from 6 AM on weekends, so call (530) 309-0224 or send the form and I'll come take a look.