A new concrete driveway, dug out and packed down to firm ground first, for the long approaches and wide parking areas common on properties out here.
Concrete Contractor in Lucerne Valley - Slabs Built for High Desert Ground
C&L Hesperia Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Hesperia, CA, building driveways, patios, slabs and foundations for homes and properties in Lucerne Valley, and repairing or cutting old concrete that has cracked or settled.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Concrete work we do in Lucerne Valley
Most of our calls out here are for driveways, shop and garage slabs and patios, the work that comes with bigger lots and buildings set apart from the house.
A poured concrete patio off the back of the house, sloped so storm water runs away from your walls instead of toward them.
Stamped concrete pressed with a pattern and color while it's still wet, for homeowners who want the look of stone or brick on a patio or walk.
Concrete walkways from the driveway to the door or out to a shop, laid with a broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives shoes grip.
A new or replacement garage floor poured over a packed base, for attached garages and the detached garages and shops many lots here have.
Colored, stained or exposed-aggregate finishes for homeowners who want their patio, entry or pool area to look like more than plain gray concrete.
Concrete walls that hold back soil where a lot slopes or a yard has been cut into, built with drainage behind them so water doesn't push on them.
Interior concrete floors for workshops, barns, storage buildings and additions, poured level and finished smooth or textured for how you'll use the space.
Concrete decking around an in-ground pool, finished with enough texture for grip when it's wet and sloped to drain away from the pool.
Poured concrete steps at the front door, the back patio or where the yard drops, reinforced with rebar, the steel bars that hold the concrete together.
A concrete slab that a new house, addition, shop or garage sits on, poured over a dug-out, packed subgrade, the soil the slab rests on.
Foundations for new buildings and additions, from the digging and footings through the forms and the pour, for owners building on their land.
Concrete parking areas for small businesses, shops and community buildings, laid out so storm water drains off and built for the trucks that use them.
Concrete footings, the wider base under a wall, post or building, dug to firm soil so the weight above spreads out and stays put.
Lifting and leveling a slab or foundation that has sunk or tilted, for owners seeing cracks, sticking doors or a floor that's no longer level.
Saw-cutting old concrete to remove a broken section, open a slab for plumbing or a new doorway, or cut joints in a slab that never got them.
Why Lucerne Valley homeowners call us
Lucerne Valley is a longer drive from our base in Hesperia than Apple Valley, and the work out here looks different too. Properties are bigger and spread farther apart, so we get a lot of calls for long driveways, slabs for shops and sheds, and patios on houses set well back from the road.
We also work in the mountains at Wrightwood, but the ground here is open desert, and loose dirt settles under a slab unless it's dug out and packed, so most of a Lucerne Valley job is done before the truck shows up.
- I write your estimate in person
- Our own crew, with me on site
- The why behind each step, before the pour
How we handle a Lucerne Valley job
I price it on site
I come out and write the estimate myself, because your price turns on the slab's size, the dirt under it, the finish and whether old concrete comes out.
Weather sets the schedule
Your pour date follows the weather, and how long you're off the slab depends on curing, the days fresh concrete needs to gain strength before it takes weight.
Licensed with the state
San Bernardino County doesn't issue a business license covering the whole county, so the license that counts is the state contractor license, and we're fully licensed and insured.
Permits pulled for you
When a job needs a permit, we pull it as your licensed contractor and book the inspections, and if we're unsure, we ask the county's Building and Safety first.
- Dig out soft dirt to firm ground
- Pack the base before forms go up
- Check where the water runs first
- Set rebar where the slab needs it
- Cut control joints where cracks should go
- Keep fresh concrete damp while it cures
- Owner on site running the crew
- Clean up the site before we leave
If the budget's tight, I'd trim the finish before the base, because nobody sees the base on pour day but your slab rests on it for years.
Is your Lucerne Valley concrete showing these signs?
Big storms here are rare but heavy, so water finds the low spots and the soft dirt under a slab, and cracks or sinking often show up after one.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One side of the slab sinking
- Water pooling after a storm
- Slab tilting toward the house
- Dusty, flaking top surface
- Chipped or crumbling edges
- Raised lip where slabs meet
- Gap opening along the foundation
Reaching us from Lucerne Valley
Call (442) 267-8610 or send the form below to ask for a free estimate at your property, and we'll reply within one business day.
- Phone
- (442) 267-8610
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
- Location
- Hesperia, CA 92345
Lucerne Valley concrete questions
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway or patio in Lucerne Valley?
You might, and since the county doesn't list driveways or patios by name, we check before we pour. Its permit list names work like additions, alterations and structural repairs, and says work that isn't listed "may require a permit." You can ask the county's Building and Safety at (909) 387-8311, or (760) 995-8140 for the desert area.
Does a small shed slab need a permit in Lucerne Valley?
The county lets a shed of 120 square feet or less go without a building permit if it's one story, detached, under 14 feet tall, set back as the county requires and has no utilities. It also needs a house or other legally established main use on the lot with the same owner, and on an empty lot it takes a Temporary Use Permit. We ask the county about the slab itself when that's unclear.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Lucerne Valley?
Your price comes from your property, so the honest number is the one I write after seeing it. The big movers are the driveway's size and thickness, how much digging and base work the ground needs, any old concrete coming out, and the finish, with a plain broom finish costing less than stamped or colored. The drive out from Hesperia for trucks and crew plays in too. Estimates are free and done at your property.
How long does a new concrete driveway take before I can drive on it?
You can walk on a new driveway well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength for days after the pour while it cures. How long you wait turns on the slab and the weather, and cold weeks stretch it out. I'll give you both days, walking and driving, so you can plan where the cars go.
What is the best way to keep a new concrete slab from cracking in the desert?
Build the base right and decide where the cracks go, because concrete shrinks as it dries and almost every slab cracks somewhere. A packed base keeps the slab from settling with the dirt, and control joints, straight grooves we cut into the surface, give the cracks a line to follow instead of wandering across the middle.
How large a down payment can a contractor ask for in California?
A contractor can't ask for or take more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less, as a down payment. The Contractors State License Board applies that rule to all home improvement projects, and any other payments have to be listed in the contract and tied to work done or materials delivered. It's worth checking on any contract before you sign.
Nearby cities, or call about yours
Look for your city in the list below, and if it isn't there, call (442) 267-8610 and ask, because we take jobs beyond the cities on this site.
Start your Lucerne Valley quote with C&L
Call (442) 267-8610 or send the form for a free estimate at your property, with no obligation.