Concrete Contractor in Santa Ana - Driveways and Patios Built on a Solid Base
Custom Tustin Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Tustin, CA, building and replacing driveways, patios, front walks, steps and garage floors for Santa Ana homeowners, property managers and small building owners.
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Concrete work on Santa Ana properties
Santa Ana borders Tustin and Orange, and our calls here come from older single-family streets, duplexes, apartment buildings and small shops. Many of the driveways and walks I look at have been patched more than once and have dropped at the street or by the garage.
What moves your price is how much old concrete comes out, how much base work the ground needs, the size and finish you choose, and how easily a truck can reach the work. The schedule turns on any permit steps and on good weather for the pour, and the written estimate I send spells out what's included for your job. On most older Santa Ana properties, the work starts with breaking out tired concrete and finding out what it was sitting on.
- A base dug out and packed
- Water steered away from your house
- Joints cut where cracks belong
- A written estimate before any work
Concrete work we do in Santa Ana
In Santa Ana we take on everything from a single front walk to a full parking lot, and we bring the same care to each.
Concrete driveway building
Plenty of Santa Ana driveways are cracked and sunk at the street after decades of use. We tear them out, dig to firm ground, pack a new base and pour.
Explore Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
Backyards here are often snug, so we slope each new patio to carry rain out toward the yard instead of back against your walls.
Explore Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
If you'd like a front courtyard or patio that looks like stone or brick, we press a pattern into the fresh concrete and seal it once it has hardened.
Explore Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Front walks on older lots tend to heave or sink where roots and water got underneath. We replace the bad sections so nobody catches a toe on the edge.
Explore Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
Older garages here often have floors that are pitted, stained or cracked across the middle, and we break those out and pour a new floor sloped toward the door.
Explore Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
Color, exposed stone or a smooth border can dress up a plain Santa Ana entry, and we keep the surface practical enough to walk on safely when it's wet.
Explore Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down to a neighbor or the street, we build walls with rebar, the steel bars that hold concrete together, and drainage behind them.
Explore Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
Room additions, workshops and small commercial spaces get interior floors poured level and finished smooth, over ground packed firm so the floor stays flat.
Explore Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
Decks around older pools here often lift and crack along the water's edge. We pour a new deck with a textured finish that grips bare, wet feet.
Explore Concrete pool decksConcrete steps construction
When front steps on an older house have pulled away from the porch, we rebuild them with even step heights and a finish that gives good footing.
Explore Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
For an addition, garage or backyard unit, we pour the slab on a dug and packed subgrade, the ground the slab rests on, with steel set throughout.
Explore Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
On a tight Santa Ana lot, we lay out, dig and pour the foundation to the plans and keep the site tidy for the neighbors on either side.
Explore Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
Apartment buildings and small shops across the city see cars all day, so we pour their lots for that load and slope them to shed water.
Explore Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Patio covers, block walls and posts all need footings, the concrete pads that carry their weight into the ground, dug to the depth the plans call for.
Explore Concrete footingsFoundation raising
If part of an older house has settled, we first find out why, then raise and support the low section so floors and doors sit truer.
Explore Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
On crowded lots where there's no room to break up a whole slab, we saw-cut clean openings for drains, walks or utility lines and leave the rest intact.
Explore Concrete cutting
Request your on-site estimate
Tell us your address and what you'd like poured or replaced. We reply within 1 business day to set a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
What Santa Ana properties ask of concrete
Older homes and busy lots here ask the most of the parts nobody sees after the pour, the ground, the drainage and the joints, so that's where we start.
Loose dirt under old slabs
When we break out an old driveway here, the dirt underneath is often loose fill that was only raked flat. We dig to firm ground and pack a new base.
Slabs that tip toward walls
Many older slabs here have settled toward the house, so rain pools by the walls. I check where the water runs, and we pitch the new slab away.
Tight lots, busy streets
Plenty of Santa Ana lots leave little room for a concrete truck, so I look at access during my visit and we plan the pour around your neighbors' driveways.
Don't see your city? Please call
We're based in Tustin and work in the cities around it across Orange County and nearby. If your property is in one of the cities listed here, choose it to read about the work we do there.
If your city isn't on the list, please call (714) 361-0137 anyway. The cities with their own page are only some of the places we work, and I'm glad to tell you whether we can help.
From your call to the finished pour
I keep the estimate simple because you should know what you're paying for before anyone digs, so I come out myself, measure and put it all in writing.
Call or send the form
Thank you for getting in touch. We set a time for me to come out to your property and hear what you have in mind.
I look at the site
I measure, look over the ground, the slope and the old concrete, and listen to what you'd like, because a good plan needs both.
Written estimate and permits
Your written estimate spells out what's included. If a permit applies, we help with it, and the city issues some the same day and others after plan review.
We pour and walk it
Our crew digs out and packs the base, forms, pours and cuts the joints, then I walk the finished job with you, and we keep you posted throughout.
Questions Santa Ana homeowners ask us
Do I need a permit for a new concrete driveway in Santa Ana?
Santa Ana requires a permit to build, alter, repair or demolish a building, but the city's list doesn't name driveways or patios either way, so I check with the Building Safety Division before we start. That division issues building permits, reviews plans and inspects the work done under them, and the city says Planning Division approval comes first for most building permit applications. Where a permit applies, we help you with the application.
Is a retaining wall exempt from a permit in Santa Ana?
A retaining wall up to 4 feet tall, measured from the bottom of its footing to the top, is exempt from a building permit unless it holds up extra weight above it, which builders call a surcharge, or holds back flammable or combustible liquids. A 2022 city handout also says fences and walls, retaining walls included, need Planning Division review, so even a short wall may need a look there. The city's permit FAQ lists the exemptions, and I check what applies to your wall before we dig.
How long does a building permit stay valid in Santa Ana?
A Santa Ana permit becomes invalid if work doesn't start within 180 days after it's issued, and it also lapses if the work stops for 180 days once it has started. That's why we schedule your pour soon after a permit is in hand, so it doesn't run out on you.
How do I know a concrete contractor can work in Santa Ana?
Ask whether they hold a current City of Santa Ana business license, because the city requires one for every business operating within its limits, and its permit FAQ says contractors must have one. Our business is fully licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask me about it when I come out.
How much does it cost to replace a concrete driveway in Santa Ana?
The price of a new driveway in Santa Ana comes down to its size, how much old concrete has to come out and be hauled away, how much base work the ground needs, how easily a truck can reach it and the finish you choose. Stamped or colored work costs more than a broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives shoes and tires grip. If the budget is tight, I'd keep the base work and simplify the finish, because the base is the one part you can't fix later without starting over.
What causes concrete driveways in Santa Ana to crack and sink?
Most of the cracking and sinking we see in Santa Ana comes from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settles along with the dirt. Water running underneath makes it worse, and so do control joints, the shallow cuts that give concrete a planned place to crack, that were cut late or skipped. We pack the base, check where the water runs and cut the joints on time, so any cracks usually follow the joints instead of wandering across the slab.
Ask about your Santa Ana concrete job
Tell us in the form what's wrong with the old slab, and I'll arrive for the estimate already knowing what to look at first.