Concrete Driveways
We pour new concrete driveways and break out and re-pour old ones. We also widen drives and add turnarounds and RV pads.
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BGC Construction pours concrete foundations for homes in Homeland and across western Riverside County. That covers the footings and stem walls under room additions, garages, workshops and sheds. We also pour slab foundations for an ADU or a casita, and footings for patio cover posts.
Your designer or engineer draws the plans, and we pour the foundation they show. We can also pour the garage slab or the addition floor that sits inside the footings. 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 footing is the wide strip of concrete at the bottom of a wall. It spreads the weight of the building into the soil. A stem wall is the short concrete wall that rises from the footing. It holds the wood framing up off the ground.
The California Residential Code sets the smallest footing allowed: 12 inches wide and 6 inches thick. Footing width also depends on how much weight the soil can carry. Your plans set the final size for your lot and your building.
Anchor bolts set in the wet concrete tie the wood sill plate down to the foundation. The code calls for bolts at least half an inch across, set 7 inches or more into the concrete. On a one-story or two-story building, the bolts sit no more than 6 feet apart.
Homeland is unincorporated, so Riverside County Building and Safety issues its building permits. Inside a city such as Menifee or Hemet, the city's own building office does. For an addition or a garage, the county asks for a foundation plan with a cross section of the footing. A lot in a mapped flood zone may also need a floodplain review.
The county's inspection guide lists what gets checked before a footing pour. The trenches must be clean and match the approved plans. The steel must sit at least 3 inches off the dirt, on chairs or blocks. The finished floor must end up at least 6 inches above the ground beside it.
Around Homeland, the federal soil survey maps sandy, granite-based soil that drains well. On the rocky hills, the survey shows rock within 20 inches of the surface at many spots. Clay that swells when it gets wet shows up in parts of Menifee and Perris. Where expansive soil is likely, the state code lets the building official ask for a soil test.
Foundations are one part of our work as a concrete contractor in Homeland and the towns around it. Start with the plans for your permit, or the set you are about to submit. You or your builder holds the permit, and we pour to the approved plans. Call or text, and we look at the plans and the site, then put the quote in writing.
California law requires whoever digs to contact DigAlert at least two working days before the dig. The 811 call costs nothing, and the utilities mark their own lines, usually up to the meter. Private lines, like a gas line to a grill or a sprinkler line, are yours to point out.
July and August highs at the valley weather stations around Homeland average in the mid to upper 90s. The ready-mixed concrete industry's guidance says to pour outside the hottest part of the day when possible. It also calls for curing new concrete for 3 to 7 days after the pour.
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 foundations around Homeland and the Inland Empire. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We pour new concrete driveways and break out and re-pour old ones. We also widen drives and add turnarounds and RV pads.
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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.
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.
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.