Concrete Contractor in Santa Rosa, CA - Driveways and Slabs Built on Solid Ground
Allied Petaluma Concrete builds concrete driveways, patios, walkways, steps, retaining walls and foundations for homes and businesses in Santa Rosa, CA, with our own crew digging out the base, forming, pouring and finishing each job.
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Santa Rosa driveways, patios and slabs we work on
We're a concrete contractor in Petaluma, CA, and Santa Rosa is a short drive up Highway 101, so I come out to look at jobs here the same way I do at home. Most of the work is flatwork, meaning the driveways, patios, walks and garage floors around a house. We also pour foundations for homes and additions and parking areas for shops and small businesses. The neighborhoods range from established streets, where driveways have cracked and settled over the years, to newer tracts, and the calls look a lot like the ones we get from Rohnert Park and Windsor.
On an older lot the first question is what's under the slab, because a driveway poured on raked dirt usually settles and cracks along with it. So most jobs here start with digging out and packing the subgrade, the layer the slab sits on, before we set a single form.
Concrete services for Santa Rosa homes and businesses
Concrete driveway building
When an older Santa Rosa driveway has sunk, cracked or started pooling water by the garage, we break it out, rebuild the base and pour a new slab.
Concrete patio construction
A new backyard patio in Santa Rosa starts with sloping the slab away from the house, so water runs to the yard instead of toward your foundation.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or front walk the look of stone or brick, and we press the pattern over the same dug-out, packed base as any slab.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walks lifted by roots or settling turn into a trip hazard, so we replace the bad sections and pour new ones flush with the slabs beside them.
Garage floor concrete
We often find cracked, uneven garage floors in older Santa Rosa houses, and we tear them out, pack the base and pour a flat, solid slab.
Decorative concrete
Colored, exposed-aggregate or scored finishes dress up an entry or patio, and we'll tell you plainly which suit a driveway and which are better kept for walks.
Concrete retaining walls
On sloped Santa Rosa lots, a concrete retaining wall holds back the yard so you get flat ground for a patio, path or parking.
Concrete floor installation
For shops, studios and additions around Santa Rosa, we pour interior concrete floors flat and level on a packed base, ready for sealing or the flooring you choose.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck needs a finish that stays grippy when it's wet and a slope that sends splash water away from the pool and the house.
Concrete steps construction
Steps that have settled, chipped or pulled away from the porch are worth replacing, so we form and pour new ones with even heights and a solid footing.
Slab foundation building
For a new home, garage or backyard cottage in Santa Rosa, we prepare the ground, set the steel and pour the slab foundation to the approved plans.
Foundation installation
When a house or addition needs a perimeter foundation instead of a slab, we dig the footings, form the walls and pour to the plans.
Concrete parking lot building
We pour parking areas for Santa Rosa businesses and apartment buildings. They're thick enough for daily traffic and sloped so water runs to the drains.
Concrete footings
Decks, fences, posts and small additions need footings sized for the load, and we dig, form and pour them so the work above stays plumb and level.
Foundation raising
If a house has settled and the doors stick or the floors slope, we look at the foundation first and tell you plainly whether raising it makes sense.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut old slabs for new drain lines, doorways or a clean edge where a patch meets sound concrete, so the break comes out neat instead of ragged.
Get a written estimate for your Santa Rosa concrete job
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time for your free on-site estimate. There's no pressure to book, and nothing gets scheduled until you say so.
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What Santa Rosa jobs involve before we pour
When a Santa Rosa job needs a permit, the city's Building Division reviews the application against state and local codes and inspects the construction, so its approval and inspections set our start date and the day we pour. We help with the application and plan our work around those steps. Before you hire anyone, check that they hold a state contractor's license from the Contractors State License Board and an active City of Santa Rosa business license, which every contractor working inside the city limits needs. We're licensed and fully insured, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
We drive up from Petaluma for jobs here the same way we head south to Novato, and the price turns on the same things in both places. The main factors are the size of the slab, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled away, how much base needs digging out and packing, how easily a truck can reach the forms, and the finish you choose. Finishes run from a broom finish, a light brushed texture that keeps a slab from getting slick, to stamped or colored work. The schedule depends on the city's permit steps when your job has them, and on curing, which is the wait while the concrete hardens enough to take foot traffic and later a car. My written estimate spells out what's included, so you can see where your money goes before you decide.
Santa Rosa rebuilds and older slabs that need replacing
For homes being rebuilt after the fires, the city's guidance says every building has to meet the current state residential code as the city has amended and adopted it. On a rebuild that usually means new concrete from the ground up, starting with a foundation built to the approved plans and followed by the garage floor, driveway and walks. We schedule those pours around the city's inspections.
On older lots we mostly see driveways and patios that have sunk, cracked or started pooling water. The cause is usually underneath. Either the base was raked level instead of dug out and packed, or the slab falls toward the house and sends water back to the foundation. We fix both before we pour by rebuilding the base and setting the slope away from the house. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather you skip the stamped pattern than cut the base. Nobody sees the base on day one, but it's the part you can't fix later without tearing the slab out.
How a concrete job runs when you call us in Santa Rosa
Here's what happens from your first call to the final walk-through, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call us or send the form
Call (707) 283-3110 or send the form and tell us what you want poured or replaced. We'll get back to you to set a time for me to come see it.
I visit and look things over
I come out myself, look at the old concrete and the ground, and ask how you'll use the space, so it helps if you're home for that visit. Then I send a written estimate that lists what's included, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
We handle permits and the pour
Once you're ready, we sort out any city steps and set a start date around the city's approval and inspections. Our own crew digs out and packs the base, sets the forms, pours and finishes, and you don't need to be home while we work.
We walk the finished job
Before we pack up and haul off the old concrete, I walk the job with you. I'll also tell you when the slab is ready for feet and when it's ready for a car, since curing decides both.
Questions about concrete work in Santa Rosa
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway or patio in Santa Rosa?
Santa Rosa requires a building permit unless the state building code expressly exempts the work, so check before anyone breaks ground. The city asks owners to learn their permit obligations before starting a project, and I'll bring it up at the estimate visit. When your job needs a permit, we help with the application.
When does a concrete contractor need a California state license?
A contractor needs a Contractors State License Board license when the job needs a building permit, when they use employees, or when labor and materials add up to $1,000 or more. A larger job can't be split into contracts under $1,000 to get around that rule. In Santa Rosa only licensed contractors or owner-builders can pull a building permit, so ask to see the license before you sign.
How do I check if my Santa Rosa address is in the wildfire area?
Use the city's wildfire area address lookup, which shows the updated boundary of the wildland-urban interface, the zone where houses meet open land. If you live in the county but inside the city's wildfire area, contact the County of Sonoma for your specific requirements. These rules cover venting, roofing, siding and other fire-resistant construction on new buildings, so they matter most when a slab is part of a new house.
Can I build a new slab foundation in a Santa Rosa flood zone?
You can't build in a floodway, because the city issues no permits for structures in the drainage areas that carry a 100-year flood. In the wider floodplain a house can go up, but it has to meet the city's flood control ordinance, and its building pad or finished floor has to sit above the 100-year flood level. We form the foundation to the height on the approved plans.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Santa Rosa?
I can't give you a fair number until I've seen the driveway, because the price depends on its size, the tear-out and the ground under it, and you'll get it in a written estimate after the visit. The cost goes up with a thick old slab to break out and haul, a base that needs deep digging, a permit and inspections, or a long or tight path for the truck. Choosing a broom finish over stamped or colored concrete is the simplest way to bring the cost down without touching the base.
What causes a concrete driveway to crack, and will a new one crack too?
Concrete shrinks as it cures and moves with the ground, so any slab can crack, and the honest goal is to control where the cracks go. We cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack, while the concrete is fresh. We also set rebar, steel bars that hold the pieces together if a crack opens, and we avoid pouring in midday heat, which leaves a weak, dusty top. With a dug-out, packed base under it, a new slab usually holds up far better than the one it replaces.
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Tell us about your Santa Rosa concrete job
Call (707) 283-3110 or send the form with a few photos of the slab you have now, so I know what to look for before I come out.