Concrete driveway building
We dig out the old driveway, pack a fresh base and set the slope so water runs to the street, not back toward your garage door.
Concrete contractor in West Sacramento, CA - driveways and slabs on a solid base
R&M Woodland Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Woodland that builds driveways, patios, walkways, footings and foundations for homes and small properties in West Sacramento, with our own crew doing the forming, pouring and finishing.
Concrete work on West Sacramento houses and lots
We're based in Woodland and work in the cities around it, from Davis to Citrus Heights, and West Sacramento sends us a real mix of calls. Older homes have driveways and walks that have cracked or sunk over the years, newer houses often came with a patio that's too small, and small property owners need a slab for a shop or a place to park.
Most of what we pour here is flatwork, the driveways, patios and walks that lie on the ground, and the price moves with the size, how much old concrete has to come out, how much digging and base work the ground needs, and the finish you pick. A plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps a slab from getting slick, costs less than stamped or colored work, and if the budget gets tight I'd trim the finish before the base, because nobody sees the subgrade, the packed ground under the slab, on day one, but it decides whether the slab settles. The schedule turns on the weather and on curing, the days concrete needs to gain strength before it takes feet or a car, so you'll be off a new driveway longer than a patio. I'll put your own price in writing after I've walked the job. On deeper work like footings and walls I also ask about water, because groundwater around here rises and falls with the region, somewhere between six and sixteen feet below ground.
I'm on site for the pour
Our own crew forms, pours and finishes, and I'm there on pour days, watching the heat and the timing so the top doesn't come out weak and dusty later.
Water runs away from the house
Before we set a form, I check where your water runs today, because a slab that falls even slightly toward the house sends rain to your foundation instead of the yard.
Cracks go where we plan them
Concrete shrinks as it cures, so we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack, in time instead of letting it pick its own spot.
Concrete work we do in West Sacramento
Concrete patio construction
Backyard patios that fall gently away from the house, with joints laid out around your doors and planters so any cracking stays in lines we picked.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped patterns pressed into concrete to look like stone or brick, worth it on a patio you look at every day, built on the same packed base as plain work.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks and side paths replaced where roots or settling have lifted a panel into a trip edge, poured with a broom finish that grips when it's wet.
Garage floor concrete
New or replaced garage slabs with a gentle pitch toward the door, so water off the car drains out instead of pooling where you walk.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and border bands that dress up a walk or entry, and we'll tell you honestly where plain concrete would serve you just as well.
Concrete retaining walls
Walls that hold back a yard where the ground drops, with drainage behind them so water doesn't build up pressure and push the wall out over time.
Concrete floor installation
Interior slabs for shops, sheds, additions and converted spaces, poured flat and finished smooth or textured depending on what the floor will carry and what goes over it.
Concrete pool decks
Decks around pools with a finish that stays grippy for bare feet, sloped so splash water heads to drains instead of back into the pool.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps built with every step the same height, so nobody catches a toe, and tied properly into the landing or porch they meet.
Slab foundation building
Slabs for additions, garages and backyard buildings, with the ground prepared, steel placed and edges thickened to the plans before anything is poured.
Foundation installation
Foundations for new structures and additions, formed and poured to the engineer's plans, with each stage ready for the inspector before we move on.
Concrete parking lot building
Parking areas for small businesses and rental properties, laid out so cars and water both move the right way, with a base built for daily traffic.
Concrete footings
Footings for posts, walls, patio covers and additions, dug to the depth and width the plans call for so the weight above has solid ground under it.
Foundation raising
Lifting and leveling a settled slab or foundation, after we find out why it sank, because raising it without fixing the cause just buys time.
Concrete cutting
Clean saw cuts through slabs and foundation walls for new doors, drain lines or repairs, the kind of careful cut other crews often pass on.
Get a written concrete estimate in West Sacramento
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look at the job with you and put the price in writing, free and with no obligation.
The owner does the walk-through
I come out myself, and I'll ask a lot of questions about how you use the space, where the water goes and what's under the old slab.
Tricky details sorted first
If your lot is awkward or the driveway has to meet the street just right, I'd rather work that out at the estimate than leave you guessing once the truck is coming.
Licensed and fully insured
We've been in business since 2013, we're licensed and fully insured, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee, so you know who stands behind the job.
Permit and license questions for West Sacramento
Here's what homeowners in West Sacramento usually want settled before a concrete job, from city permits and retaining walls to licenses.
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway or patio in West Sacramento?
The city's published lists don't name driveways or patios either way, so I ask the Building Division before I finalize your estimate. Its permit list does include patio covers and pools, and the city can fine an owner who skips a required permit. If your job needs one, we handle the application and schedule the inspections.
Does a concrete retaining wall need a permit in West Sacramento?
Not if it's four feet or less from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, so the buried part counts, according to the city's list of work that needs no permit. Masonry walls over four feet do need one. On anything taller, I check with the city, and an engineer may have to make the call.
How long is a building permit good for in West Sacramento?
A permit in West Sacramento expires 12 months after it's issued, and it also lapses if 12 months pass without an inspection. The city does the inspections for building work, so we book each one as soon as that stage of the job is ready, which keeps a project from sitting idle and losing its permit partway through.
Does a concrete contractor from outside West Sacramento need a city business license?
Yes, the city requires every business operating inside its limits to have a city business license, including businesses based elsewhere that work in the city, which covers us coming down from Woodland. The city also recommends hiring a state-licensed contractor, and a homeowner, their agent or a state-licensed contractor can apply for the building permit.
Cities where we pour concrete
We're based in Woodland and work in the cities listed here as well as others around them. If yours isn't on the list, call or use the form and ask anyway.
Ask about your concrete job and its permit
We're open seven days until 9 PM, so call (530) 309-0224 after work or use the form and describe your project.