A new concrete driveway poured on a dug-out, packed base, for homeowners replacing a dirt or gravel drive or a cracked slab that's sinking.
Concrete contractor in Piñon Hills, CA - slabs set for hard freezes and summer heat
C&L Hesperia Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Hesperia that pours driveways, patios, slabs and footings for homes in Piñon Hills, CA, and lifts or cuts old concrete that has settled or cracked.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Concrete work we do in Piñon Hills
Most Piñon Hills calls are for driveways, patios and garage slabs on big, open lots, plus foundations and footings for new homes, garages and shops.
A plain concrete patio off the back door, sloped away from the house so rain and snowmelt run off, for families who want somewhere flat to sit outside.
Concrete pressed with a pattern and colored to look like stone, slate or brick, for patios and walks where you want more than a plain gray slab.
Walkways from the driveway to the door or around the house, broomed to a light texture that grips when it's wet or frosty.
A new or replacement garage slab, thick enough for vehicles and set on a packed base, for garages with cracked, sunken or stained floors.
Colored, scored or textured finishes on new concrete, for homeowners who want a patio, entry or walk that matches the look of the house.
Poured concrete walls that hold back soil where the yard changes level, for sloped lots where dirt is washing onto a patio, drive or pad.
Interior concrete floors for workshops, barns, sheds and additions, poured flat and finished smooth or broomed depending on how the space gets used.
The concrete around an in-ground pool, finished for grip underfoot and sloped so splash water drains away from the pool and house, for owners replacing a cracked deck.
Concrete steps to a front door, porch or back patio, formed so every step is the same height, for homes with crumbling or uneven steps.
The concrete slab a new home, garage, casita or shop sits on, laid over a packed base with steel rebar inside to help hold it together.
Foundations for new buildings and additions, dug, formed and poured to the approved plans, for owners building on their own land or adding on to a house.
Concrete parking areas and wide aprons for small businesses, churches, ranch properties and shared drives, built thicker where trucks and trailers turn.
The concrete pads and trenches under posts, walls, decks and patio covers that carry the weight down into firm ground, for anything built on top.
Lifting and leveling a slab or foundation that has sunk, for homes with sloping floors, doors that stick or a patio tipping toward the house.
Saw-cutting old concrete to take out a broken section, open a slab for a plumbing line or widen a drive, with clean edges so the rest stays intact.
Why Piñon Hills homeowners call us for concrete
Piñon Hills is open, spread-out country at the foot of the San Gabriels, much like neighboring Phelan. Most homes we see here sit on big lots with long drives, and over the years plenty of owners add a detached garage, a shop or a covered patio, so a lot of our calls are for driveways and slabs that tie all of that together. Others come from people building new, who need a slab foundation and footings poured before anything goes up.
The ground here stays dry most of the year and shifts when water finally gets under a slab, the same thing we deal with out in Lucerne Valley. That's why most of our time on a Piñon Hills job goes into digging out, packing the base and working out where the water will run.
- I write every estimate on site
- Our own crew, with me running it
- Questions answered before the pour
How we run a Piñon Hills job
I see it before I price it
I come out, walk the spot with you and write the estimate myself, because slope, soil and truck access on a big lot change the job.
What sets price and timing
Size, thickness, how deep we dig and how far the truck reaches set the price, and weather and any permit decide when we pour. I go over both on site.
Our crew, with me there
Our own crew does the work and I'm on site running it, so the person who wrote your estimate is there when the base goes in and the truck arrives.
Questions before the pour
I'd rather answer every question before the truck shows up, because concrete is hard to undo once it sets and nobody should be surprised after.
- Dig out soft dirt before the base
- Pack the base in layers
- Check where the water runs first
- Slope every slab away from the house
- Pour early on hot days
- Cut control joints the day we pour
- Keep traffic off until it's cured
- Clean up and haul off debris
If the budget gets tight, I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because the base is buried on day one and helps keep the slab from settling.
What signs mean your Piñon Hills concrete needs work?
Freezing nights, hot afternoons and the occasional hard storm all work on old concrete in Piñon Hills, so these signs are worth a look before a small crack becomes a sunken slab.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One side of a crack higher
- Slab sinking at the edges
- Water pooling after a storm
- Patio tilting toward the house
- Chipping or flaking on the surface
- Dirt washing out under the edge
- Gap between slab and foundation
Office serving Piñon Hills
Call (442) 267-8610 or use the form to tell us about your project, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free estimate at your place.
- Phone
- (442) 267-8610
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
- Location
- Hesperia, CA 92345
Piñon Hills concrete questions
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway or patio in Piñon Hills?
It might, and the county's permit list doesn't settle it for a plain driveway or patio. Piñon Hills is unincorporated, so San Bernardino County's Building and Safety office issues permits here, and its list names additions, pools, structural repairs and block walls over 6 feet, noting other work may need one too. When a job does, we pull the permit as your licensed contractor and schedule the inspections, and if we're unsure, we ask the county first.
Does a concrete contractor in Piñon Hills need a California license?
Yes, for most jobs. The California Contractors State License Board requires a license when the work needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or labor and materials total $1,000 or more, and a bigger job can't be split into smaller bills to get under that. The county issues no business license for unincorporated areas like Piñon Hills, so the state license is the one to ask about. We're fully licensed and insured.
How do I find out which agencies serve my property in Piñon Hills?
Look up your parcel with the Parcel Map tool on the county's EZ Online Permitting site, which shows the agencies that provide services to a property. The county calls knowing your jurisdiction an important first step for any project. If you're building new on a slab, the county also wants a water will-serve letter or an approved well tag, plus an approved septic system and percolation rate, from Environmental Health Services before it approves plans.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Piñon Hills?
I can't give an honest number until I've seen the spot, because length, thickness, digging and how far the truck reaches set most of the price. Sloped lots can add more, since the county's development guide asks for approved grading plans when a job moves 100 cubic yards or more of dirt or disturbs a steep slope, and most projects need some erosion control first. I come out and write your estimate for free.
How long does new concrete need to cure before I can use my driveway in Piñon Hills?
You can walk on a new slab well before you can drive on it, and I'll give you both dates for your pour before we start. Curing, the time concrete needs to harden and gain strength, slows in cold weather and runs too fast in summer heat, so we time pours for mild mornings and keep the slab covered or damp as needed, which helps keep the surface from going weak and dusty.
What causes new concrete to crack, and will mine crack like the old slab?
Most cracks start under the slab, from a base that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, or from water getting underneath. We pack the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, slope the slab so water runs off, and cut control joints, grooves that give a crack a straight line to follow, the day we pour. No slab is crack-proof, but those steps usually keep cracks small and where we chose.
Not on the list? Give us a call
If your city has its own page below, start there. If it isn't listed, call (442) 267-8610 and ask, because we take jobs beyond the cities on this site.
Get your Piñon Hills quote from C&L
Call or send the form, and we'll reply within one business day to set up your free estimate on site.