A new concrete driveway poured over a dug-out, packed base, for homeowners replacing a cracked or sunken drive or adding parking beside the garage.
Concrete contractor in Victorville - slabs built for desert heat and sand
We're C&L Hesperia Concrete Company, a concrete contractor based in Hesperia, CA. In Victorville we pour driveways, patios, sidewalks and slabs, and we repair or replace concrete that's cracked, settled or needs to be cut out.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Concrete work we do in Victorville
Most calls from Victorville are for driveways, patios and walkways around tract homes, plus older slabs that have cracked or settled and need to be cut out and replaced.
A backyard concrete slab for a table, a grill or a shade cover, sloped so water runs away from your house instead of pooling at the door.
Concrete pressed with a pattern and colored to look like stone, brick or tile, for a patio or front walk you want dressed up a little.
Front walks and side-yard paths, with control joints, shallow grooves we cut so the slab cracks along a line instead of wherever it wants.
A new garage slab or a replacement for a cracked, stained one, finished smooth and sloped toward the door so water and drips run out.
Colored, exposed-aggregate or scored finishes for homeowners who want a patio, walk or entry that looks different from the plain gray slab next door.
Concrete walls that hold back soil on sloped lots or between yard levels, built on footings with drainage behind them so water doesn't push them over.
Interior concrete floors for workshops, additions and casitas, poured level and troweled smooth so they're ready for a sealer, tile or everyday use.
The concrete around a backyard pool, finished with a texture that grips wet feet and laid out so splash water drains away from the house.
Front porch and back door steps formed and poured with even rises, for houses where the old steps have cracked, settled or pulled away.
The flat concrete base under a new garage, workshop, casita or addition, poured with rebar, steel bars that hold the slab together if it cracks.
Footings and foundations for additions, detached garages and outbuildings, set to the plans and ready for inspection before we pour.
Concrete parking areas for small businesses, churches and rental properties, graded so runoff leaves the lot and built for the traffic it carries.
Concrete footings for block walls, patio covers, carports and posts, the buried pads that carry the weight and keep what's above from sinking.
For homes and slabs that have settled unevenly, we find out why they sank, then lift or level what we can before anything new gets poured.
Saw-cutting old slabs for a new walkway, a plumbing repair or a wider driveway, with clean, straight edges so the new pour ties in neatly.
Why Victorville homeowners call us out
Victorville is a short drive from us in Hesperia, and a lot of its streets look like the ones we work on there and in Apple Valley: stucco tract homes with wide two-car driveways, side yards that never got a path, and backyards where the patio is still the small pad the builder left by the slider. Many of those slabs are old enough now that we find them cracked across the middle or sunk at one corner, and plenty of owners want them out and redone bigger.
What moves the price is mostly the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out and the finish you pick, and you'll get your own number when I come out for the estimate. The schedule turns on the weather and on curing, the days fresh concrete needs to harden before it takes weight. Underneath it all is loose, sandy ground, so on most jobs here the real work is the base nobody sees once the slab is down.
- Estimate written on site by the owner
- Our own crew, with the owner running it
- Questions answered before the truck arrives
How we handle a Victorville job
We look before we price
I come out, look at the ground, the drainage and the old concrete, and write the estimate myself, since a price from a photo can't see what's underneath.
Base before finish
When the budget's tight, we'd keep the packed subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and drop the fancy finish, because a nice top over a soft base usually cracks anyway.
Pours timed for the heat
In summer we start early so the concrete isn't setting in midday sun, which can leave a weak, dusty top that wears off later.
Permits handled for you
When a job needs a permit, we pull it as your licensed contractor and schedule the inspections, and if we're unsure, we ask the city's building office first.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Satisfaction guaranteed on every job
- Base dug out and packed
- Drainage checked before forms go in
- Slabs sloped away from the house
- Control joints cut on time
- Steel set where the slab needs it
- Broom texture so outdoor slabs aren't slick
- Curing time explained before we leave
- Old concrete hauled off, site cleaned up
Concrete is hard to undo once it sets, so I'd rather spend the extra time on your questions before the pour than have you surprised after.
What signs mean your Victorville concrete needs work?
Heat, cold snaps and storm runoff work on concrete every year here, so small changes in a driveway or patio are worth a look before they spread.
- Cracks wider than a hairline
- One section sunk below the next
- Water pooling after a storm
- Patio sloping toward the house
- Top surface chipping or flaking
- Dusty powder coming off the surface
- Gap opening between slab and house
- Steps pulling away from the porch
Office serving Victorville
Call (442) 267-8610 or send the form with a few lines about your slab, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free estimate at your property.
- Phone
- (442) 267-8610
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
- Location
- Hesperia, CA 92345
Victorville concrete questions
Do I need a permit for concrete work in Victorville?
The City of Victorville's Building Division issues building permits, and its list of home projects that need one includes garage conversions and guest houses, so concrete that's part of a project like that is permit work. For anything not on the list, the city says to call the Building Division at (760) 955-5100, and curb cuts or driveway approaches go to its Engineering Division. If yours is unclear, we'll ask them before we start.
Does a concrete contractor in Victorville need a license?
Yes, two of them. California requires a current license from CSLB, the state contractor board, for anyone contracting for work that needs a building permit, uses employees, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. Victorville also requires a city business license to work inside city limits, and a company based outside the city, like ours in Hesperia, needs the city's Out-of-City Victorville Business License first. We're fully licensed and insured, and it's fair to ask any contractor about both.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Victorville?
The price comes down to size, tear-out, base work and finish, and I'll give you your own figure at a free estimate at your property, with no obligation. Breaking out and hauling off an old slab adds labor, loose ground can mean digging deeper for the base, and a driveway that has to carry an RV or work truck needs to be thicker. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete.
How long does new concrete need before I can drive on it?
Usually a few days before you walk on it and longer before you park on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength as it cures. Victorville's heat and cold both change that timing, so before we leave I'll tell you when your slab is ready for feet and when it's ready for the car. Plan on parking on the street for that stretch.
What causes concrete driveways to crack in Victorville?
Most cracks we see here come from a base that settled, water getting under the slab, joints cut late or skipped, or concrete that set too fast on a hot afternoon. Some fine cracking happens in any slab, which is why we cut control joints, so it shows up in straight lines. A wide crack or a sunken section usually means the ground moved, and we look at why before pouring new.
Do I have to be home for a concrete inspection in Victorville?
Usually not for outdoor work. The city says minor home projects such as patio covers can be inspected with nobody on site, as long as the inspector doesn't need to get into the lived-in part of the house or the garage. If the inspector does need to come inside, an adult has to be there. We schedule the inspections on permitted jobs, so we'll tell you which kind yours is.
Other cities we serve, and beyond
If your city is listed below, pick it to see what we do there, and if it isn't, call (442) 267-8610 and ask, because we take jobs beyond these too.
Your Victorville quote from C&L Hesperia Concrete Company
Tell us about your slab by phone or form, and I'll come out for a free, no-obligation estimate.