We're A&M Azusa Concrete, a concrete contractor based in Azusa, CA, and we replace driveways, patios and walks at Covina homes without tearing up the rest of the yard. I come out to look at your job myself, and our own crew does the pour.
(626) 540-1248
Most of our Covina calls come from homes that have been lived in a long time. The driveway has a crack running across it, the back patio has dropped toward the house and holds water after the sprinklers run, or a mature tree has pushed up the front walk. These are yards with lawns, planters and neighbors a few feet away, so getting the old slab out cleanly matters as much as pouring the new one. The concrete is the easy part. The trees, the sprinkler lines and the dog take the planning.
Send your address and what you want done through the form, or call (626) 540-1248, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I come out to Covina, look at the job and the ground under it, and write the estimate myself. It's free and there's no obligation, so you can take it, think it over or say no.
(626) 540-1248Most Covina work is replacement. We break out cracked driveways, sunken patios and walks that roots have lifted, then pour them again so they sit flat. We also pour garage floors, steps and concrete retaining walls for yards that slope. For a patio that should look like more than a gray slab, our stamped concrete work presses a stone or brick pattern into the surface.
Before anything else, I check who covers your address, because a Covina address isn't always the City of Covina. The city's Building & Safety Division issues permits only for addresses inside city limits, and if your house sits in one of the county pockets inside Covina, LA County Public Works issues the permit instead. Covina's permit handout lists flat work, our word for driveways, patios and walks, as needing Planning Division approval, and anything the city can't approve over the counter will likely go to a plan check, so the approval path sets the start date more than our calendar does. Any contractor pulling a Covina permit has to show a current state contractor's license card, a City of Covina business license and proof of workers' comp insurance, and it's fair to ask us for the same.
We're fully licensed and insured. 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. The price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much soft dirt has to be dug out underneath, and how thick the slab is and how much rebar goes in, which is the steel grid that keeps one crack from turning into two slabs. The schedule turns on the approvals and on the wait after the pour, and I'll give you your own numbers when I write the estimate. We do the same work in El Monte and Glendora, but Covina is where I ask for the address first.
The person who looks at your driveway is the person on site the day we pour, so nothing gets lost between a salesman and a crew. I've run this business since 2013, and our own crew does the work, not someone hired that morning.
The subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, is buried by lunch on pour day, so it's the first thing people want to cut. I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because a fancy top on loose dirt cracks just as fancy as a plain one.
We cover planters, mark sprinkler lines and work around trees, because your yard should still be there after the concrete is. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Call (626) 540-1248 or use the form to set up a visit.
Put your address into the city's address jurisdiction lookup, because some Covina addresses sit in county pockets where Los Angeles County handles building, planning and public works. A house can get Covina Water and still have its building permits handled by the county. If you'd rather skip the lookup, send us the address and we'll check it before any work starts.
Yes, the city requires a Planning Wall and Fence approval for every wall and fence, whatever the height or location. After that approval, the city's building official issues the building permit, and retaining walls need structural plans to get there. We build that into the schedule from the start, because the wall can't go in before the paperwork does.
I give you a written number after I see the job, because the price comes from your driveway, not a chart. Tearing out and hauling the old slab adds cost, and so does a tight spot where equipment can't get in. A broom finish, the light brushed texture that keeps shoes and tires from slipping, is the plain choice, while stamped or colored work costs more.
Longer than you can walk on it, because concrete keeps curing, slowly hardening and gaining strength, well after it looks dry. I'll tell you both dates for your pour when we set the schedule. Parking on the street for a while is cheaper than a new driveway with your tire prints in it.
Concrete cracks as it shrinks, so the goal is to choose where, and most bad cracks come from a base that was raked flat instead of packed, joints cut late or skipped, or a pour in the midday heat. We cut control joints on time, which are shallow grooves that give the slab a straight line to crack along, and we slope the slab so water runs off instead of soaking the dirt under it. That gives your new slab its best chance of not repeating the old one's mistakes.
The state licensing board says a down payment on a home improvement job can be no more than $1,000, and less on a small contract where a share of the price comes out lower. After that, payments are listed in the contract and tied to work done or materials delivered. If someone wants a big check before the truck shows up, that tells you something.
