A&M Azusa Concrete replaces cracked, sinking driveways, patios and walks across El Monte, and we do it without tearing up the rest of your yard. Call (626) 540-1248 to set up a time.
(626) 540-1248
Most of what we pour in El Monte replaces concrete that's been there a long time. Driveways run long and narrow beside the house, patios got added by whoever owned the place back then, and the ground is mostly flat, so water doesn't go anywhere unless the slab sends it there. Cracks get the attention, but pooling water and a base nobody packed are usually what put them there.
Lots here tend to be tight, with a fence or the neighbor's driveway right at the edge of our forms. So we plan the tear-out, the haul-off and where the truck sits before anyone swings a hammer.
Send the form or call (626) 540-1248, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I come out to your El Monte address, look at the job and write the estimate myself. It's free, and there's no obligation.
(626) 540-1248Most calls here are for flatwork, which is the driveways, patios and walks that lie on the ground, because that's the concrete that cracks, sinks and holds water on older lots. We also do concrete sidewalk building from the front door out to the street, garage floors, steps, footings and slab foundations for additions, and concrete cutting when only one bad section needs to come out.
The permit call for most jobs here sits with the city's Building and Safety counter, which handles plan review, permits and inspections and tells you which other departments your job touches. That review comes first, so a permit job starts after the city signs off, not before. When a contractor pulls a city permit for work on public property, El Monte wants proof of a valid contractor license, a City of El Monte business license, and liability and workers compensation insurance that names the city, so ask whoever you hire about all three. We check with the city about your address before we start, and if a permit is needed, we pull it and handle the paperwork. Past that, your price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much the base needs and the finish you pick, and the estimate is where you get your own number.
El Monte is a short drive from Azusa, so our crew and the concrete truck can start early, before the afternoon heat, because a slab poured in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top. Most driveways here end at a city sidewalk and curb, so we keep the walk open for neighbors and plan the truck around street parking. It's the same work we do next door in Baldwin Park and a little farther east in West Covina.
I come out, look at the job and write the estimate myself, so the person who priced it is the one standing there when the truck shows up. Our own crew does the work. I learned on new construction crews and have run this business since 2013.
If a budget has to give, I'd cut the fancy finish before the subgrade, the dirt and gravel a slab sits on. We dig it out and pack it, set rebar, the steel that holds a slab together, and cut control joints, grooves that tell cracks where to go.
Old concrete comes out from between trees, sprinklers, fences and the occasional dog who wants to help. We protect what's staying, haul off what's going and sweep up before we leave. Most driveways get a broom finish anyway, a light texture that gives tires and shoes some grip.
We're fully licensed and insured, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. If your El Monte driveway, patio or walk is cracked, sinking or holding water, call (626) 540-1248 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come look.
The price of a driveway here comes down mostly to its size, the tear-out and the base work, and less to the finish. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and a job that reaches the city sidewalk adds a permit and its fees. I'll give you your own number at a free estimate on site.
Yes, if the work is on public property, and the sidewalk and driveway approach along the street usually are. The city says no work happens there until Public Works issues a permit, and its fees depend on the kind of work and the staff hours to review and inspect it. We check your address with the city and pull the permit when one is needed.
No, the city's online portal only takes residential electrical panel upgrades and water heater change outs. Concrete applications go in person at the counter, and you don't need an appointment. The city's permit applications page also lets you check whether your address is inside the city.
Projects submitted for a permit now have to be designed to the 2025 California building code. An application filed before 2026 can stay on the older code while its plan check is still good, but once that expires it starts over under the new one. For footings and foundations, the city's design criteria put El Monte in a high seismic category, D or D2 depending on the code, unless a soils report for your lot sets another.
You'll walk on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength after it looks hard. That wait is curing, and cutting it short is how a good slab picks up tire marks and cracks it didn't need. We give you both dates on pour day, since that week's weather moves them.
Most cracking and sinking starts in the ground, because a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed settles and takes the slab down with it. Water running under the slab and control joints cut late or skipped do the rest. Concrete cracks some no matter what, so we pack the base and cut joints on time, and the cracks it does make usually land in the joints.
Slope the patio away from the house, and check where the water goes after it leaves the slab. El Monte lots don't have much natural fall, so we look at downspouts, the lawn and the neighbor's side before we set the forms. A patio that tips toward your wall just parks the rain against it.
