Concrete contractor in Florence-Graham - driveways and patios on packed ground
Allied South Gate Concrete Company is a concrete contractor in South Gate, CA, pouring driveways, patios, walks, slabs and footings for homes and small businesses in Florence-Graham, just west of us.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Florence-Graham's close-set houses and small yards
Florence-Graham, which county pages call Florence-Firestone, sits just west of us in South Gate. Huntington Park and Walnut Park run along its east side, and the City of Los Angeles wraps around the rest. It's one of the county's densest communities, and you can see that from the driveway. Most blocks are single-family houses and smaller multi-unit buildings, with the bigger apartment buildings along the main streets and at the major intersections.
The lots are narrow and the yards are small, so the driveway, the side walk and the back patio often cover most of the ground around the house. A new slab usually meets the house, a fence or a neighbor's wall on every side, so the forms and the slope have to be right before the truck shows up.
Concrete services for Florence-Graham homes and shops
Concrete driveway building
Driveways here usually run tight along the house, so we tear out the cracked slab, rebuild the base and pour it to drain toward the street.
Concrete patio construction
On a small backyard the patio is often the whole yard, so we set its slope away from the house and the neighbor's fence before we pour.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a front patio or walk the look of stone or brick, which dresses up a small front yard without pavers that need resetting.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks and the narrow side walk by the house carry feet and trash bins every day, so we pour them even and sloped toward the street.
Garage floor concrete
Detached garages here often have a cracked, uneven floor, and a new slab over a packed base gives you a level surface for parking, storage or a workbench.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns let a plain slab match the house, a good fit for front yards where the concrete is most of what people see.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down to the alley or the lot next door, a concrete retaining wall holds the soil back and keeps it off your slab.
Concrete floor installation
We pour interior slabs for additions, rear units and shop spaces, set level and smooth so flooring goes down flat on top.
Concrete pool decks
On a tight yard a pool deck has to grip wet feet and send water away from the house, so we set the slope and finish for traction.
Concrete steps construction
Porch steps here often chip and crumble at the edges, so we rebuild them with every step the same height and steel inside to hold them together.
Slab foundation building
For a new rear unit, addition or garage on a crowded lot, we pour the slab foundation, with the base packed and the steel set before concrete arrives.
Foundation installation
When a house or rear building needs foundation work, we dig, form and pour it to the plans, working around the fences and buildings that sit close here.
Concrete parking lot building
Shops and apartment buildings along the main streets need lots that drain to the street and hold up under daily cars and delivery trucks.
Concrete footings
Footings carry the block walls between lots here, plus posts and patio covers, so we dig them to the depth on the plans before anything goes on top.
Foundation raising
On older houses here, if a corner of the house or garage has dropped and doors stick, we lift it back toward level and support it from below.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut trenches, openings and clean edges when only part of a slab has to go, so you aren't tearing out the whole driveway.
Get a free estimate for your Florence-Graham concrete job
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free, done at your property, and there's no obligation to book the work.
Call (213) 329-1420- Based in
- South Gate, CA 90280
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 7 AM–10 PM
Permits and licenses for concrete work in Florence-Graham
Florence-Graham is unincorporated, so Los Angeles County acts as its city government, and permits come from LA County Public Works instead of a city hall. The City of Los Angeles wraps around three sides, though, and another office may handle the permit for an address outside county lines, so the first thing I check is which side of that line your house is on. When the job needs a permit, we pull it, set up the inspections and deal with the county for you, and the start date waits on the county, not on our crew. Before you hire anyone, ask to see their state contractor license, and know that the county Treasurer and Tax Collector requires a County Business License for certain kinds of work in unincorporated areas. We're fully licensed and insured.
Price comes down to the size of the job, how much old concrete comes out, how much base work the ground needs, the finish and how close a truck can get, and here that last one counts. With houses close together and cars along both curbs, some pours mean pumping concrete over a fence or wheeling it down a side yard, which takes more hands and more time. We plan jobs the same way in South Gate and over in Downey, and the written estimate puts a number on your own job.
Why driveways here crack, sink and hold water
When most of a lot is paved, rain has nowhere to soak in, and a slab that tips toward the house sends it straight to your foundation or under the back door. We check where your water runs before we set a form, then slope the new concrete toward the street or a drain.
A lot of the cracked, sunken driveways we tear out here were poured on dirt that was raked level and never dug out and packed, so they settled right along with it. The base is the layer of packed rock the slab sits on, it's hidden on day one, and it's usually the first thing a tight budget wants to cut. I'd spend your money there before I'd spend it on a fancier finish, because a stamped pattern on a sinking slab is still a sinking slab. We dig down to firm ground, bring in rock and pack it before anything gets poured.
What happens when you call us about a Florence-Graham job
Here's how a job runs from your first call to the final walk-through, who does what, and where you come in.
Call or send the form
Tell us what you have in mind, whether that's a driveway, a patio, a slab or a wall, and we'll set a day for me to come out. You don't need sizes or a finish picked yet.
I measure and check the ground
I come out myself to measure and look at the ground, where your water runs and anything in the way, like a tree root or an old slab. Then I send you a written estimate, so you know the number before anyone picks up a shovel.
We handle permits and inspections
If the job needs a permit, we pull it from the county and set up the inspections. When the county reviews the drawings first, the pour date waits on that review, and I'll keep you posted on where it stands.
Prep, pour and final walk
Our crew digs out, packs the base, sets the forms and the steel and pours, and I'm usually there on pour days. You don't need to be home for the pour, but be there at the end, because I walk the finished job with you before we pack up.
Questions about concrete work in Florence-Graham
Call (213) 329-1420Do I need a permit for a concrete patio or retaining wall in Florence-Graham?
Most likely, because patios and retaining walls are both on the county's permit list for unincorporated areas like Florence-Graham. That list doesn't spell out every driveway or walk replacement, so I check those with the county office for your address before we set a date. If it needs a permit, we pull it.
When does a concrete contractor need a California state license?
A contractor needs a state license whenever the job needs a building permit, uses workers besides the contractor, or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials. That small-job cutoff used to be $500, and it only covers work that needs no permit and no employees, so ask any contractor for their license number before they pour.
How long do I have to schedule the first inspection on a county permit?
The county's guidance is to request the first inspection within 12 months of getting the permit, and follow-up inspections every 6 months keep it active. We book the inspections as the work moves along, so on our jobs that clock isn't yours to watch.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Florence-Graham?
There's no honest number until I've seen it, because the size, the tear-out and the base work we covered above swing a driveway's price the most. A driveway also needs more thickness and steel than a patio since it carries cars, and a broom finish, a brushed texture that gives tires grip, costs less than stamped. Call (213) 329-1420 and I'll come measure.
How long does a new concrete driveway need to cure before I can drive on it?
Usually a few days before you walk on it and about a week before you park on it. Curing is the slow hardening concrete keeps doing after the pour, and a car on it too soon is how a new driveway gets its first crack. I'll tell you on the final walk when it's ready for what.
Will my new driveway in Florence-Graham crack like the old one?
It can still get fine cracks, since concrete cracks the way grass grows, but we set it up so they land where we planned. Control joints are grooves we cut to give the slab a straight line to crack along, rebar is steel inside that holds the pieces together, and both work best on the packed base we talked about above.
South Gate, CA
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