We're A&M Azusa Concrete, a concrete contractor based in Azusa, CA, and Pomona is one of the cities around it where we replace driveways, patios, walks and steps. I've run this business since 2013, and our own crew does the work.
(626) 540-1248
A lot of Pomona's neighborhoods are older, and the concrete usually shows its age the same way. The driveway has cracked into a few big pieces, the walk has lifted where a root got under it, and the patio holds water by the back door. Most of what we do here is take that out and pour it again so it sits flat and sends water toward the street instead of the house.
The city looks after the trees along its streets, so the tree in your parkway is usually one we work around, not one we touch. That means digging by hand near the roots, keeping equipment off them and shaping the new slab to fit. It's the same kind of planning we do in West Covina, and we sort it out at the estimate so nobody's surprised on pour day.
We get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Pomona house, look at the job and write the estimate myself, and it's free with no obligation. If you'd rather call, the number is (626) 540-1248.
(626) 540-1248Most Pomona calls are for flatwork, the trade's word for driveways, patios and walks, along with steps and the occasional garage floor. We also pour retaining walls where a yard steps down, and decorative concrete when you'd rather your patio didn't look like a parking lot.
Building permits in Pomona come from the city's Building and Safety Division, which also reviews plans and does inspections, so on a job that needs a permit, the review and inspections set the calendar more than our pour does. Before work starts, we check with the city about your address, and when a permit is needed, we pull it and handle the paperwork. Local business licenses also go through the City of Pomona, and we're fully licensed and insured.
Your price moves with the size of the job, how much old concrete comes out, how much soft dirt goes with it, how far we have to wheel everything to reach the back yard and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit, if there is one, and on curing, the wait while new concrete gains strength before you use it. Your own number comes from the estimate I write on site, the same way we do it in Pasadena and Glendora.
I come out to your Pomona house, look at the ground and where the water goes, and write the estimate myself. Our own crew does the work, and I'm on site to run it from tear-out to cleanup, so the person who priced it is the one watching it.
The subgrade, the dirt your slab sits on, gets dug out to firm ground and packed before anything is poured. Nobody sees it on day one, and it's the first place people cut budget, but a raked-flat base settles with the dirt and takes your driveway with it.
We check where the water runs so the slab falls away from your house. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a straight line to crack along, on the day it's poured. Concrete cracks. We just get to pick where.
We cover what's near the work and keep sprinklers, plants and the neighbor's car out of it, then haul off the old concrete and sweep up. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Call (626) 540-1248 or use the form to set up a visit.
The city's Building and Safety Division issues building permits in Pomona, and it also reviews plans and does the inspections. If you want to look before you call, the city has permit guidance on its forms page. We check with the city for your address before work starts and pull the permit when one is needed.
Under the city's code, a retaining wall no more than 2 feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, is exempt from a permit. That holds only if it isn't holding back flammable liquids or carrying a surcharge, which is extra weight above the wall like a slope, a driveway or a shed. A block wall is exempt if it's no more than 2 feet above the lowest ground next to it and carries no surcharge. Walls outside those limits aren't covered by the exemption, so we check with the city and pull the permit when one is needed.
Building and Safety takes walk-ins Monday through Thursday, 7:30am to 6:00pm, at City Hall, 505 South Garey Avenue. City Hall is closed on Fridays, so skip the Friday trip, and the division's phone is 909-620-2371. If we're pulling your permit, that trip is ours.
It depends on your driveway, so I give you a real number at the estimate after I've seen it. A thicker slab and rebar, the steel inside that holds the pieces together if it cracks, add cost but earn it under a car. A plain broom finish, the brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or colored concrete.
You can walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, and I'll tell you when you can do each for your pour before we leave. The wait is curing, and parking on it early is a good way to get tire-shaped cracks.
Usually the ground under it was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settled as the dirt did. Water running under the edges, and control joints cut late or skipped, make it worse. New concrete still cracks, but with a packed base and joints cut on time, the cracks usually stay in the joints.
