Concrete Contractor in Vacaville, CA - Driveways and Patios Built Right Underneath
Custom Vacaville Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Vacaville, CA. We dig out, pack and pour driveways, patios, walks, footings and foundations for Vacaville homes, with the base and joints done right before anyone sees the finish.
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Concrete work on Vacaville homes, old and new
The short answer: Custom Vacaville Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Vacaville and in business since 2013. Most of our calls come from homeowners who need a driveway, patio, walk, footing or foundation. We're best known for driveways, patios and walks, the flat slabs the trade calls flatwork, built right underneath.
Our Vacaville jobs split two ways. Older houses often still have the original driveway and back patio, now cracked, sunk or tipped toward the house. In newer tracts the builder's concrete is usually holding up, but owners want a wider drive, a bigger patio or a slab down the side yard.
We do the same work in Dixon and Winters, and the calls look a lot alike. Each kind of house changes the job. On an older lot we break out the old concrete first and find out what's under it before we plan anything new. On a newer one we're usually building next to existing slabs, so we tie the new concrete in cleanly and make sure the yard still drains away from the house.
Why slabs on Vacaville lots crack, sink and pool water
The call we get most is a slab that's dropped at one end or broken into pieces. When we break it out, the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, was usually raked level and never packed. Loose dirt settles over the years and the concrete goes down with it, so we dig to firm ground, bring in base rock and compact it in layers before a form goes up. We also check where the water runs off the roof and the yard, because a slab that slopes toward the house sends every storm against your foundation.
Summers here get hot, and concrete poured in an afternoon's heat can dry too fast on top and leave a weak, dusty surface that wears away. In the hot months we pour early in the day and cut the joints on time. That lets the slab cure, the slow hardening it needs before you use it, so any crack follows the lines we planned.
Concrete services we offer in Vacaville
Concrete driveway building
When your driveway has cracked, sunk at the garage or pools water, we tear it out, pack a new base and pour a driveway built for your cars.
Concrete patio construction
If your back patio tips toward the house or has broken up, we dig it out and pour a new one with a slight fall that carries water toward the yard.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a stone, brick or slate pattern into the fresh slab. It's a good fit for a patio or entry walk you look at every day.
Concrete sidewalk building
A walk with a trip edge gets replaced on a packed base and broom finished, brushed with a light texture so shoes grip when it's wet.
Garage floor concrete
We break out a cracked or sunken garage floor and pour it back with rebar, steel bars inside the slab that hold any crack tight, for cars and shelving.
Decorative concrete
Decorative concrete covers color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns. It's for homeowners who want a front entry or side yard slab that looks finished without pavers.
Concrete retaining walls
A poured retaining wall holds back a sloped yard. We set it on a real footing with drainage, so the water behind it has somewhere to go.
Concrete floor installation
Concrete floors for a shop, an addition or a converted garage go down flat and level over a well-packed base that won't let the floor drift.
Concrete pool decks
When a pool deck is lifting, cracking or slick when wet, we replace it with a textured surface and joints laid out to steer cracks along straight lines.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps that rock or crumble at the edges get formed and poured as one piece, with the same step height from the top to the bottom.
Slab foundation building
For an addition, a backyard unit or a detached garage, we form and pour the slab foundation your plans call for, steel and all.
Foundation installation
When a new structure needs a perimeter foundation instead of a slab, we dig the trenches, set forms and steel to the plans and pour it ready for framing.
Concrete parking lot building
For a church, shop or small office lot, concrete paving stands up to daily traffic. The base and drainage matter even more than on a home driveway.
Concrete footings
Footings carry posts, patio covers, walls and additions. We dig them to the size the plans or the city call for before we pour.
Foundation raising
When a slab or foundation has settled and doors stick or floors slope, we find out why it sank first, then talk through raising it back toward level.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut concrete for a new drain line, a wider driveway or a clean edge where old meets new, so the break runs straight instead of wandering.
Get a free written estimate for your Vacaville concrete job
We reply within one business day, then I set a time to come out to your Vacaville property myself and walk it with you. The estimate is free and on site, and there's no obligation and no pressure to book.
Working in Vacaville means sorting permits and licenses first
In Vacaville, building permits come from the city's Building Division, which reviews and inspects new construction and improvements to existing structures inside city limits. We find out what the city wants for the work at your address. When a permit is needed, we pull it, keep the papers on site and meet the inspector, and we set the pour date around that review. The state licensing board says a license is required when a project needs a building permit, uses any additional workers or has contracts totaling $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The city also requires a city business license for anyone charging for work inside city limits. We're fully licensed and insured, and you should ask any contractor for both before you sign.
City rules apply inside Vacaville's limits, so we confirm whether your address answers to the city or the county before we plan anything. Next door in Fairfield the permit comes from that city instead, which is why we check every address on its own. The price mostly moves with the slab's size, the tear-out and base work under it and the finish on top. The schedule turns on the permit, a pour day that isn't too hot and the cure, and your written estimate spells out what's included.
How a concrete job goes when you call us in Vacaville
Here's how a job runs from your first call to the final walk-through. I look at the job myself, and my crew does the digging, forming, pouring and finishing with me running the work.
- Step 01
Call or send a request
Call (707) 898-1384 or fill out the form with the job and your address, and we'll call back to set a visit. We pick up the phone seven days a week.
- Step 02
I walk the site with you
I come out myself, look at the ground and where the water runs, and ask what the concrete has to carry. You get a written estimate that lists what's in the job and what isn't, so you know what you're paying for before anything starts.
- Step 03
We handle permits, prep and pour
If you go ahead, we sort out what the city wants first, and when a permit is needed, its review comes before we set a pour date. Then we dig out and pack the base, set the forms, plan the joints, pour, finish and cure the slab.
- Step 04
We walk the finished job
Once it's cured, I walk the job with you and show you the joints and how the water drains off. I'll tell you when it's ready for foot traffic and when it's ready for the car.
Concrete questions Vacaville homeowners ask us
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Vacaville?
A Vacaville driveway is priced on its size, its thickness, the tear-out and base work under it and the finish on top, so the real number comes from a site visit. Stamped or colored work costs more than a broom finish, and steel, extra thickness for an RV or a big haul-off add to it. If the budget's tight, I'd cut the finish before the base, because the base is what keeps the slab from settling, and you can't fix it later without tearing the slab out.
How do I keep a new concrete patio from cracking in Vacaville?
You can't promise concrete won't crack, but you can control where it cracks. Control joints, the lines cut or tooled into the slab, give it a planned weak spot so cracks run along them instead of across the middle. A packed base, steel where the load calls for it and a pour that isn't cooked by the afternoon heat keep those pieces from shifting apart.
How do I check that a concrete contractor in Vacaville is licensed?
Ask for the contractor's state license number and look it up with the state board before you sign anything. When a permit is required, the city also needs a written, signed statement from a licensed contractor that gives the license number and says the license is in full force and effect. A contractor who dodges that question is telling you something.
Does a concrete contractor need a Vacaville business license?
Yes. Any business that charges for a product or service inside Vacaville city limits needs a city business license, and every license expires April 30, so ask whether theirs is current. The city treats it as a business registration, not a check on the work, so it doesn't replace the state contractor license.
Which building code does the City of Vacaville enforce?
Vacaville's Building Division enforces Title 24, California's building standards code, along with the city's own local amendments. It applies inside city limits, and when your job needs a permit, the division's review and inspections check the work against it.
Do I need a city permit for concrete work at the street in front of my Vacaville house?
Work in the public right-of-way needs one of the city's encroachment permits, and that often takes in the sidewalk and the part of a driveway that meets the street. The same permit type covers larger grading projects too. If your new driveway reaches the street, we plan for that permit before we set a pour date.
Tell us about your Vacaville concrete job
Call (707) 898-1384 or use the request form and tell us what the slab has to carry, because a driveway for an RV gets built differently than a walk to the side gate.