Concrete Contractor in Lathrop, CA - Driveways and Patios on a Packed Base

The price comes from the slab's size, whether an old slab has to come out, how much digging and base it needs, and the finish you pick. A broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives grip, costs less than stamped work. I'll measure on site and walk you through the options before you decide.

It may get hairline cracks, and I'll tell you that up front, but a packed base and well-placed joints keep it from cracking where nobody chose. We cut control joints on time. They're shallow grooves that give the concrete a straight line to crack along. We also add rebar, steel that holds the pieces together, where the slab calls for it.

You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength while it cures. Curing is the wait after the pour while it hardens. I'll give you the wait for your slab on pour day. Until then, the schedule turns mostly on tearout, base work and a pour time that misses the midday heat.

Ask the City of Lathrop Building Department. It issues permits for new construction, alterations and renovation, and its list names additions, pools and spas rather than driveways. Where a permit is needed, work starts only after it's issued and kept on site. We look into what the city asks for and help with the paperwork first.

The city says an issued permit is good for 12 months, and it expires if no inspection happens in that time. Each inspection keeps it valid for another 6 months from that date. After that it lapses as abandoned, so it pays to start soon after it's issued.

Two: a state contractor license and an active City of Lathrop business license. The state requires its license when the job needs a building permit, uses employees, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The city asks for that license number when a contractor applies. We're fully licensed and insured.