Plain gray slab that looks tired? We add color and texture with a new pour or an overlay, after checking what's underneath.
Decorative concrete in Azusa gives your driveway, patio or walk color and texture, either with a new pour or with an overlay, a bonded layer laid over the slab you already have. Which one you need depends on whether the old slab is sound.
Most calls start with a slab that's solid but plain, or a patio that's cracked, chipping or pooling water and needs more than a new coat of anything. The price moves with the size of the area, how much prep the old concrete needs, whether it comes out or stays under an overlay, and how many colors and patterns you want. The schedule turns on that prep and on curing, the wait while concrete gains strength before you use it, plus time for the sealer. If you want a pattern pressed into the surface, that's our stamped concrete work, and it plays by the same rules. The estimate gives you the figure for your own job.
I come out to look at your slab and write the estimate myself, so the person who gave you the price is the one standing there on pour day. Our own crew does the work, and I'm on site to run it from start to finish.
I learned on new construction crews, pouring footings and slabs on empty lots, then started this business in 2013 to work on homes people already live in. That's 13 years of driveways, patios and walks built to come out flat and shed water where they should.
In California, the state licensing board licenses concrete contractors to form, pour, place and finish flat and other concrete work. We're fully licensed and insured, so the crew working on your patio isn't something you have to take on faith.
Home jobs come with trees, sprinklers, neighbors and a dog that wants to help. We protect what's around the work, clean up before we leave, and the job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Call (626) 540-1248 or use the form to get started.
Tell us roughly how many square feet you're working with and whether it's a new slab or an existing one, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll come out, check the concrete and write you a free estimate on site, with no pressure and no obligation.
In Azusa, the city's Building and Safety Division issues building permits, and its list says walks and driveways no more than 30 inches above grade don't need one. That list doesn't settle every decorative job, patios and overlays included, so 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. If the work ties into the sidewalk or street, or reshapes the ground, the city's Public Works Engineering Division handles encroachment and grading permits, which are separate from building permits.
We're based in Azusa and work in the cities around it, from Glendora and Covina to Pasadena and Pomona. Most decorative calls here are older driveways and back patios that still sit flat but look their age, plus a fair number that look fine and sink a little more every year. The first kind is usually overlay or stain territory. The second gets dug out.
Stamped and decorative concrete patios in Los Angeles usually cost about $15 to $30 per square foot, installed, according to one Los Angeles cost guide. That's the going rate in the area, not our price, and where your job lands depends on the prep, whether the old slab comes out, and how many colors and patterns you pick. The estimate I write on site gives you the number for your own job.
About as long, since one Los Angeles cost guide puts both at an average of 30 to 50 years. The same guide shows decorative costing more per square foot, so the choice comes down to looks and budget, not lifespan. What cuts either one short is a poor base, which is why we spend our time there.
Reseal it when the surface stops shedding water and stains or the color starts to look flat, not after a set number of years. Trade guidance warns that resealing every year just to keep a high gloss can cause problems, so plan reseals around how your slab actually wears.
Stamped concrete usually gets a topical film-forming sealer because it brings out the color, but too many coats or a coat put on too early can spoil the look. Penetrating sealers generally need fully cured concrete and mostly leave the color as it is. Trade guidance says to apply sealer out of direct sun, which can cause bubbles that weaken the bond, and when the slab will keep cooling for 3 to 4 hours afterward, which can mean an evening coat. Keeping the sun off a freshly sealed slab as long as you can helps too.
The city's building division issues building permits in Azusa. It also gives out basic construction information and works out fees, so you can ask it what a permit would cost before work starts. We check what your address needs before we begin.
