Concrete driveway building
Long driveways here often start as old gravel. We dig that out, pack a new base and pour a slab thick enough for what you park on it.
Concrete contractor in Rio Linda, CA - driveways and slabs built on a solid base
R&M Woodland Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Woodland, CA. We pour driveways, patios, shop slabs, footings and retaining walls for homes and small properties in Rio Linda, and our own crew does the forming and finishing.
How concrete work goes in Rio Linda
Rio Linda isn't its own city. It's an unincorporated community, so Sacramento County issues the building permits here, not a city hall. On our jobs there, lots usually have more room than in most of the cities we work in. Driveways run a long way back from the road, there's often a shop or barn out back and sometimes a horse setup, and plenty of those driveways started as gravel that's been driven on for years.
The price here follows the size of the slab, how much old gravel or concrete has to come out, how far the truck has to reach on a long lot, how thick the slab needs to be for what you'll park on it and the finish you pick. The schedule depends on whether a permit is needed. It also depends on curing, the days the concrete needs to gain strength before you walk or drive on it. I put your own price in writing at the estimate. We work the same way in Winters and Dixon. On a Rio Linda lot, that usually means digging past the old gravel to firm subgrade, the ground the slab actually rests on, before we pack a fresh base.
Permits come from the county
Rio Linda has no city building office, so permits go through Sacramento County. When your job needs one, we handle the application and schedule each inspection so you don't have to deal with the county yourself.
No pour before the permit is issued
County inspectors stop work that starts before a permit is issued, even when the application is already in. So we wait for the issued permit rather than risk a job stopped halfway through the forms.
I'm on site on pour day
I come out myself to look at the job and write the estimate. I'm also on site when our own crew pours, because that's when the timing and finish calls get made.
Concrete work we do on Rio Linda properties
Concrete patio construction
We set the patio to slope away from your house so rain runs toward the yard. Then we give it a light broom texture so it isn't slick underfoot.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick. We lay the pattern around the control joints, the shallow cuts that give cracks a place to go.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walks from the driveway to the door, or out to a shop or barn, get the same dug-out base as a driveway so they stay even with what they meet.
Garage floor concrete
Garage and shop floors carry trucks, tractors and jacks. We size the slab thickness and the rebar, the steel inside that keeps a crack from opening up, to that load.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and borders around a plain slab add finish without a full stamped job. We'll talk through which ones suit the traffic your slab gets.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or a driveway cuts into a slope, a concrete wall holds the dirt back. Its footing and the drainage behind it matter more than its face.
Concrete floor installation
Interior slabs for a shop, workroom or barn go on a packed base. We finish the floor smooth or textured depending on what you'll do in there.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck has to shed water away from both the pool and the house. It also needs a finish that grips wet feet without being rough to stand on.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps need even risers so nobody catches a toe. We tie them into the slab or walk below so the two don't pull apart over time.
Slab foundation building
A slab for an addition, shop or garage starts with a level, packed base and careful forming. Everything built on it inherits any mistake underneath.
Foundation installation
For new buildings and additions, we form and pour the foundation to the plans. When an engineer has drawn it, we build exactly what they drew.
Concrete parking lot building
Small lots for a business or a shared shop need a thicker slab where trucks turn. They also need a plan for the water, since a lot is one wide surface.
Concrete footings
Footings for a carport, barn post, wall or addition carry weight into firm ground. We dig them to the plans and clean out the holes before we pour.
Foundation raising
When part of a slab or foundation has dropped, we find out why first. Raising it without fixing the cause usually means it settles again.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings, trenches and doorways in slabs and foundation walls, the jobs other crews pass on. We plan each cut so the concrete around it stays sound.
Get a written estimate for your Rio Linda job
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to look at the job in person and put the price in writing. It's free and there's no obligation.
A price written after seeing it
I look at the job myself before I price it. That way the number reflects your lot, your access and the base work it really needs, not a guess over the phone.
Questions before the truck comes
Expect questions about what you'll park on it, where water runs now and what's under the old slab. Those answers decide the base and the joints.
Licensed, insured, our own crew
We're licensed and fully insured, and our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing. Every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Rio Linda concrete questions we hear
These are the questions Rio Linda homeowners ask most before a driveway, patio or wall goes in, with the answers we give at the estimate.
Do I need a permit for a concrete driveway or retaining wall in Rio Linda?
Sacramento County's list of permit-exempt work names driveways, sidewalks and retaining walls up to 4 feet from footing bottom to wall top, unless the wall holds up a load like a slope or driveway. A slab or footing for a building or addition goes through the county's building permits office. If your job is a close call, I check with the county before finalizing the estimate.
Does a concrete contractor in Rio Linda need a California license?
Yes, in most cases. California requires a license from the Contractors State License Board whenever a project needs a building permit, uses employees, or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The small-job exemption rose from $500 to $1,000, but it only covers work with no permit and no employees. We're licensed and fully insured either way.
Will a new concrete patio in Rio Linda crack like my old one?
It will likely crack somewhere, because concrete shrinks as it cures, but the base and the joints decide where and how much. We dig out to firm subgrade, pack the base and cut control joints on time so cracks follow lines we chose. If the budget's tight, I'd keep the base work and go plainer on the finish, since no finish fixes ground that moves.
Concrete contractor service areas
These are the cities with their own page on our site, not the only places we work. If yours isn't listed, call (530) 309-0224 and ask us anyway.
Call about your Rio Linda concrete job
We answer (530) 309-0224 until 9 PM every day, so call after work or send the form tonight.