We're A&M Azusa Concrete, based right here in Azusa, and we replace driveways, patios and walks at homes people already live in. Our own crew does the work, and the yard looks the way we found it, minus the cracked slab.
(626) 540-1248
Azusa backs up against the San Gabriel foothills, and plenty of the yards we work in slope toward the street, or toward the house if someone poured it wrong years ago. Most calls here are for old driveways, patios and walks that have cracked, sunk or started pooling water, on lots with big trees, sprinkler lines and neighbors close on both sides.
I learned concrete pouring footings and slabs on empty lots, and I started this business in 2013 to work on homes with people in them. When we break out an old slab here, the first thing I look at is what it was sitting on, because that's usually where the trouble started.
Send the form or call (626) 540-1248, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Azusa address myself, look at the slab and the ground around it, and write the estimate on site. It's free, and there's no obligation to book.
(626) 540-1248Most Azusa calls are for concrete driveway building and replacement, where the old slab has cracked or sunk and the new one has to shed water toward the street. We also pour patios, walks and steps, the flat jobs the trade calls flatwork, plus garage floors and retaining walls for yards that drop off. When plain gray won't do, we pour stamped and decorative finishes. For structural work we do footings, slab foundations and foundation raising, and we cut concrete when only part of a slab has to go.
In Azusa, permits come from the city's Building Official, and the city wants a building permit any time a structure is built, altered, repaired or torn down, with only a short list of exemptions. When your job needs one, the permit sets the start date, because we don't pour until it's issued. Before work starts, we check with the city or county office that covers your address, and when a permit is needed, we pull it and handle the paperwork. On your end, it's worth confirming that whoever you hire holds a California contractor license and a City of Azusa business license.
The price mostly turns on things you can't see from the curb: how much old concrete comes out, how far we haul from the truck to the backyard, whether the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, has to be dug out and rebuilt, and how fancy the finish gets. The schedule turns on the permit, the weather on pour day and the curing time before you can use the slab, and I'll give you your own number and timeline when I write the estimate. We do the same work up the hill in Glendora and out in Covina, Pasadena and Pomona, so if your yard sits on a slope, we've dealt with it before.
I come out to look at the job and write the estimate myself, and I'm on site running it when our own crew does the work. The person who measured your driveway is the one standing there on pour day, so nothing gets lost along the way.
On day one nobody sees the base, which is why it's the first thing people want to cut. I won't cut it. We dig out soft dirt and pack the ground before we pour, because a slab on raked dirt settles right along with the dirt.
Concrete cracks. It's sort of its hobby. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, while the concrete is still fresh, so a crack follows a line we chose instead of wandering across the middle of your patio.
Lived-in yards come with trees, sprinklers, neighbors and usually a dog with opinions. We protect what's around the work and clean up before we leave. We're fully licensed and insured and backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Call (626) 540-1248 to set up a visit.
There's no single price, because the size, the tear-out, the base and the finish set it, so I give you a written number after I see the job. Tear-out and base work usually separate one quote from another. Stamped or colored finishes cost more than a broom finish, the light dragged texture that keeps feet and tires from slipping.
You'll be off the driveway longer than you'd be off a patio, because concrete keeps curing, slowly hardening, for days after the pour, and a car asks more of it than feet do. Weather and the slab itself move those dates, so I'll give you your walk-on and drive-on days at the estimate. We plan pours to stay out of the midday heat, which can leave a weak, dusty top.
Most cracking and sinking starts under the slab, with a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the concrete settled with the dirt. Late or missing joints add cracks in random places, and water running toward the house softens the ground further. Parts of Azusa also sit in earthquake fault zones and in areas prone to liquefaction or landslides, so the ground under a slab matters here.
Call or send the form, and I'll come out to look at the slab, the drainage and the ground, then write the estimate on site. Once you book, we check permits, break out the old concrete, dig out and pack the base, and set forms so the new slab falls away from the house. Then we pour, finish, cut joints and clean up.
Not for a short one in most cases, because the city's building permit page exempts retaining walls up to 4 feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall. That exemption doesn't apply when the wall holds up extra weight, like a slope or driveway above it, or holds back certain liquids. We check with the city before we build and pull the permit when one is needed.
The shed itself may not, since the city exempts one-story detached sheds and playhouses with no more than 120 square feet of floor area from a building permit. Running power or water to it can still need its own electrical or plumbing permit. The list doesn't spell out the pad, so we check with the city before we pour it.
Yes. The City of Azusa requires every business working inside the city to get a business license before doing the work, including businesses based outside the city limits. Ask any contractor you're considering whether they have one.
A contractor needs a state contractor license when the job needs a building permit, uses employees, or adds up to $1,000 or more in labor and materials across one or more contracts. Most driveway and patio jobs clear that $1,000 line easily. We're fully licensed and insured.
