Concrete Contractor in Lynwood, CA - Driveways and Patios That Drain Right
Allied South Gate Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, walks, slabs and footings for homeowners, landlords and small businesses in Lynwood, CA, with the ground dug out, packed and sloped so water runs away from your house.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Lynwood houses, driveways and what sits under them
We're a concrete contractor based in South Gate, right next door, and most of our Lynwood calls come from homeowners with an older single-story house on a narrow lot. There's usually a long driveway running past the house to a garage in back, and a patio or front walk that has seen better decades. Landlords call about the duplexes and back units on a lot of these streets, and small business owners call about slabs and parking. It's the same mix we see up in Huntington Park, so very little here surprises us.
The lots shape the job as much as the concrete does. A narrow driveway with the house on one side and a block wall on the other leaves no room for the truck to reach the back, so a backyard patio here often means pumping or wheeling the concrete in.
Concrete work we do on Lynwood properties
Concrete driveway building
Long, narrow driveways back to a detached garage are common here, and when yours has sunk or split, we tear it out and pour new.
Concrete patio construction
Backyards here are small, so a patio has to work hard. We pour it to fall away from the house so rain doesn't pool against your back wall.
Stamped concrete services
When you want a patio or front walk that looks like stone or brick without the loose pieces, we press a pattern and color into the fresh concrete.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks on older houses here tend to lift and crack where roots and settling get to them. We replace the bad sections before someone trips.
Garage floor concrete
Detached garages behind older houses often have cracked, uneven floors that hold oil and water. We break out the old slab and pour a flat new one.
Decorative concrete
Color, texture and a contrasting border give a plain front yard some character, which counts on the smaller lots here where every square foot shows.
Concrete retaining walls
Lynwood is mostly flat, so our walls here usually hold back a raised planter or the step where two yards sit at different heights.
Concrete floor installation
For a room addition, a converted garage or a shop space, we pour an interior floor that's level and ready for whatever goes on top.
Concrete pool decks
Around a backyard pool, the deck has to shed splash water away from the house and give wet feet grip, so we slope and texture it for both.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps on older houses here often crumble at the edges or pull away from the porch. We rebuild them square, with steel inside.
Slab foundation building
When an owner adds a back unit or a room on a Lynwood lot, the slab under it comes first, and we pour it to the approved plans.
Foundation installation
For a new garage, an addition or a rebuild on an older lot, we dig, form and pour the foundation everything above it depends on.
Concrete parking lot building
Small businesses and apartment owners here call us for lots and drive aisles that have broken up under daily traffic, and we pour them thick enough for it.
Concrete footings
The block walls along property lines here, carports and patio covers all need a solid footing under them, and we dig and pour them for the load.
Foundation raising
When part of an older house has settled and doors stick or floors slope, we lift the low section back toward level and support it underneath.
Concrete cutting
On tight lots here, sawing a clean opening for a new drain, a wider driveway gate or a tie-in saves tearing out a whole slab that's otherwise fine.
Get a free estimate for your Lynwood concrete job
We reply within one business day to set up a visit. I look at the job myself, the estimate is free and done on site, and there's no obligation.
Call (213) 329-1420- Based in
- South Gate, CA 90280
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 7 AM–10 PM
Working in Lynwood: permits, licenses and price
In Lynwood, building permits come from the city's Building and Safety Division, and whether your job needs one is the division's call, so that's the office to ask. It reviews plans for building, repairing or altering any structure in the city and inspects the work, while anything in the public right-of-way, the strip along the street, falls outside that review. When a job needs a permit, we pull it, set up the inspections and deal with the city, and the pour waits until it's issued, which can push the start date back. On permitted work the state also requires your contractor to hold a current license, and we're fully licensed and insured. A commercial tenant improvement adds one more item, since the city's plan checklist asks for Lynwood business license approval.
What you pay comes down to the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, how much the base needs, how far the concrete has to travel from the curb where the truck parks, and the finish, since stamped or colored work costs more than plain. The schedule turns on the permit, our calendar and curing, the days a new slab sits untouched while it hardens enough to take weight. Your written estimate gives you the number for your own job. We work the same kind of streets and houses in Cudahy and Downey, so a tight pour off a narrow driveway is routine for our crew.
Why older Lynwood slabs crack, sink and pool
Most of the cracked and sunken driveways we see here weren't ruined by age alone. Somebody raked the dirt level and poured, so the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, kept settling and took the concrete down with it. We dig out the soft stuff and pack a proper base before any forms go up. If the budget gets tight, I'll talk you out of a fancy finish before I'll let anyone skimp underneath, because the base is the part nobody gets a second look at, and a nice surface on a bad base just cracks prettier.
The other thing we see is water. A lot of older patios and walks here have settled toward the house, so rain runs to the foundation and sits there, and we check where the water goes before we set the forms so the new slab pitches away from your walls.
What happens when you call us about a Lynwood job
From your first call to the final walk-through, here's how a Lynwood concrete job runs with us and what you'll be doing at each step.
Call or send the form
Call (213) 329-1420 or send the form and tell us roughly what you have in mind. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I measure and write it up
I measure and look at the ground, where the water goes and anything in the way, then send you a written estimate so you know the number before you decide anything. It helps if you're home to show me the trouble spots.
Our crew preps and pours
Once any permit is in hand, our crew digs out, packs the base, sets the forms and rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, and pours, and I'm usually there on pour day. We give it a broom finish, the light texture that gives shoes and tires grip, and you stay off it while it cures.
We walk it together
Before we pack up and clean up, I walk the finished job with you and go over the drainage and the joints. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Questions about concrete work in Lynwood
Call (213) 329-1420How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Lynwood?
The cost of a Lynwood driveway mostly comes down to its size, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, and how much work the ground under it needs. Long, narrow driveways run up the tear-out and hauling, and if the truck can't reach the forms, pumping the concrete in adds to the bill. A stamped or colored surface costs more than a plain broom finish, so call (213) 329-1420 and I'll come measure yours.
Does a concrete contractor in Lynwood need a California state license?
Yes, in most cases. The state contractor board requires a current license from anyone contracting on a project that needs a building permit, using employee labor, or taking on work worth $1,000 or more in combined labor and materials. The exception covers only jobs where all of that is absent, the combined cost stays under $1,000 and the person doesn't advertise as licensed, so ask anyone you're comparing for their license.
When do I need a grading permit for a concrete job in Lynwood?
You need a separate grading permit, on top of any building permit, when a job disturbs enough soil to pass the threshold in an undated city submittal document. Most of the soil we move is the dig-out for the base, so I measure how much comes out on the estimate visit and check the current rule with Building and Safety before we dig.
Do I need a separate permit to redo the sidewalk in front of my Lynwood house?
You need a separate encroachment permit for any part of the job in the city's right-of-way, according to that same undated city document. The public sidewalk and the driveway apron at the curb usually sit in that strip, so we sort out where your property ends before we price the job.
How do I check if my Lynwood home is in an earthquake hazard zone?
Type your address into EQ Zapp, the state geological survey's map tool, and it shows whether your property lies within any of the state's mapped earthquake hazard zones. It's worth a look before a foundation, a slab for a back unit or a retaining wall, so tell me what it shows when I come out.
What causes concrete driveways to crack in Lynwood?
Most driveway cracks here come from a base that was raked instead of packed, control joints cut late or skipped, or a pour that baked in the midday heat and left a weak, dusty top. Control joints are shallow cuts that give the slab a planned line to crack along, so we cut them on time and start pours early in the day. Concrete cracks, it's the one thing it does without being asked, so the trick is deciding where.
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Tell us about your Lynwood concrete job
Call (213) 329-1420 any day from 7 AM to 10 PM, so you can ring us after work while you're standing on the driveway in question.