Concrete Patios
We pour new concrete patios and replace old ones that have cracked or sunk. We also extend patios and pour pads for a spa or an outdoor kitchen.
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BGC Construction pours concrete driveways for homes in Homeland and across western Riverside County. We pour new driveways, and we break out and re-pour old ones that have cracked or settled. That second job is driveway replacement, and we haul off the old concrete. As a concrete contractor in Homeland, we work for homeowners.
We also widen and extend driveways, and we add turnarounds and RV or boat pads beside them. The approach at the garage and the apron on your side of the property line are part of the job. A driveway can also be stamped and colored for the look of stone or brick. Call or text (951) 483-4138, and we look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the driveway, patio, slab or walkway and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
A driveway replacement starts with the old slab, which is broken out and hauled off. The ground under it then has to be firm and even before new forms go up. The USDA soil survey maps most of Homeland as sandy loam that drains well, with rocky ground on the hills.
California law requires whoever digs to contact DigAlert at least two working days before the dig. When you hire a contractor, that call is the contractor's legal duty. The utilities mark only the lines they own, usually up to the meters. Private lines, such as a sprinkler line or a gas line to a grill, are yours to point out.
Where the driveway meets the garage slab, industry guidance calls for an isolation joint. The same goes for walkways and steps that touch the driveway. That joint lets each slab move on its own and helps hold down cracking.
Summers here run long and hot. NOAA's normals for nearby Hemet put the average high at 95.6 degrees in July and 96.7 in August. Heat makes concrete set faster, so finishing has to move faster too.
Hot-weather guidance from the concrete industry says to place and finish outside the hottest part of the day when possible. On hot, dry days it calls for dampening the ground and the forms first. It also says never to sprinkle water on the surface to make finishing easier.
Heat also makes fresh concrete stiffen sooner. Adding water loosens it, but the same guidance says extra water lowers strength and durability. It says to limit water added at the site, and to add none to concrete over 1.5 hours old.
A driveway extension adds concrete along the side of the drive or past its end. Widening a drive or adding a parking pad often makes an L-shaped slab. Industry guidance says to avoid L-shaped panels and keep each panel close to square. A panel's length should not run past 1.5 times its width.
A turnaround gives you room to pull out nose first instead of backing into the road. A pad for a motorhome or a loaded trailer carries more weight than a car. That load sets how thick the slab and its base need to be.
The apron is the last stretch of the driveway, up to your property line. Past that line, any curb and gutter or public sidewalk belongs to another trade, under the road owner's permit. Nearly three quarters of the year's rain falls from December through March, per NOAA's normals for Hemet. A driveway should shed that water toward the street and away from the garage.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Homeland across the Inland Empire.
(951) 483-4138From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (951) 483-4138. Tell us what you want poured and the town the house is in, and text photos if you have them.
We come out and measure the area. We also check the slope of the ground and how the ready-mix truck will reach the pour.
The quote lists the work and the price. Once you say yes, we set a date for the job.
California law requires whoever digs to contact DigAlert at least two working days before the dig. On a replacement, the old slab comes out first. Then the ground is graded and the forms go in.
The ready-mix truck arrives, and we pour and finish the concrete. We clean up when the work is done. Then we tell you when you can walk on the new concrete and when you can drive on it.
Common questions about concrete driveways around Homeland and the Inland Empire. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We pour new concrete patios and replace old ones that have cracked or sunk. We also extend patios and pour pads for a spa or an outdoor kitchen.
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Stamped and colored concrete gives a patio or a walkway the look of stone or brick. You pick the pattern and the color, and we put the quote in writing.
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Garage slabs, shed slabs, ADU slabs and RV pads for homes around Homeland. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Learn MoreWe pour concrete for homeowners, out front and out back. That covers the driveway, the patio, the garage floor and the footings for a new room.
A badly cracked driveway or patio gets a break out and re-pour. The old concrete is hauled off, and new concrete goes in its place.
We look at the job before we price it. Then the quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out.
We work across the Inland Empire, about 50 miles around Homeland. That takes in Riverside, San Bernardino, Hemet and Temecula, plus the towns between them.
Concrete driveway cost in Southern California: per square foot ranges, two-car and RV pad totals, tear-out, permits and how a written quote works.
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What does stamped concrete cost in California? Around the Inland Empire it runs about $12 to $42 a square foot. See how pattern and color move the price.
Read more →Send the form with the job you have in mind and the town it is in. You can also call or text (951) 483-4138.
Tell us about the driveway, patio, slab or walkway and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.