Concrete Contractor in Santa Clara, CA - Driveways and Slabs Poured on a Packed Base
D&L Santa Clara Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor based in Santa Clara. We pour driveways, patios, walks and slabs for homeowners and small business owners here, digging out and packing the base before the truck arrives.
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I come out, measure the job and check where your water runs before we price it.
Santa Clara: flat lots and tired driveways
Santa Clara is mostly flat ground and single-story houses, and a lot of them still have the original driveway and patio, cracked and sunk after decades of use. Newer townhomes and small business lots are mixed in, and those take more traffic and more weight. The lots and the calls look a lot like the ones we get next door in Sunnyvale, and most start the same way, with a homeowner pointing at a crack or a puddle by the garage.
Flat lots don't drain on their own, so the slope we build into a slab decides where the water goes, and we set it to run away from the house. Concrete also cracks as it shrinks, so I'll tell you up front where yours is likely to crack and how we keep it in line.
How concrete jobs run in Santa Clara
Building permits here come from the city's building division through its Permit Center, every application goes in electronically, and work can't start until the permit is issued, so it often sets the earliest pour date. We look into the permit while we put your estimate together and check with the city for your address, and when we're the ones pulling it, we handle the paperwork and the inspections. Before you hire anyone, ask for their California contractor license and their City of Santa Clara business license, which the city requires even of contractors based outside it.
The price mostly comes down to what's under the old slab, because how much concrete comes out and how deep we dig to reach firm ground cost more than the finish on top. If the budget has to give, I'd trim the finish before the base, since a fancy surface on soft dirt sinks and cracks like any other. The schedule turns on the permit, the weather on pour day and curing, the days the slab sits and gains strength before you walk on it, and longer before you drive on it. When a tear-out needs a bin on the street, the city issues a minor encroachment permit for that. We do the same work in Milpitas and Cupertino, and the calls from there sound a lot like the ones from here.
Services in Santa Clara, CA
Concrete driveway building
Old driveways here crack and sink where the base was only raked flat. We dig out, pack fresh base and build your new concrete driveway with control joints, grooves that steer cracks.
Concrete patio construction
Backyard patios here often tip toward the house after years of settling, so water pools by the back door. We regrade so the new patio falls away from the house.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks on older lots lift and chip until they become a trip hazard. We repour them level with a broom finish, a brushed texture that grips when wet.
Garage floor concrete
Garage floors in older houses here are often cracked and sloped the wrong way. We break out the old slab, pack the subgrade, the soil it sits on, and pour fresh.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard changes level along a fence line, the soil needs a wall to hold it. We set the footing, run rebar, the steel that ties the wall together, and leave drainage behind it.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older homes here settle and open a gap at the porch. We form new steps with even risers and tie them in so they sit tight against the house.
Get a written concrete estimate for your Santa Clara home
Tell us about your Santa Clara project, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out and measure. The estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation. It lists exactly what's included, so you can see what you'd be paying for.
- Phone
- (669) 281-0773
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA 95050
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and fully insured.
What you get in Santa Clara
We're based in Santa Clara, CA, and offer 16 concrete services across 12 service areas. Estimates are free and done on site.
- Based in
- CA
- Santa Clara
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a permit for a concrete retaining wall in Santa Clara?
You do if the wall is more than 4 feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, according to the city's building permit list. The list doesn't spell out shorter walls, driveways or patios, so we check with the city for your address while we put the estimate together.
Does a concrete contractor in Santa Clara need a California license?
Yes, whenever the job needs a building permit, uses any hired workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials across one or more contracts. Most driveway and patio jobs cost more than that, so ask any contractor for their license from the California Contractors State License Board before you sign.
How long does a building permit stay valid in Santa Clara?
A permit is good for 365 days from the day it's issued or from the last passed inspection. If it runs out before the work is done, work can only start again under a new permit, so we plan the pour and the inspections well inside that window.
How do I know if my Santa Clara lot needs a soil report before a new slab?
The city requires a geotechnical report, a soil study, for any new residential building. It also asks for one on hillsides, on questionable or expansive soil, in earthquake fault, liquefaction or landslide zones, or whenever the building official requires it. When a job needs one, we bring in the engineer and pour from their plans.
Does a flood zone change how a concrete slab is built in Santa Clara?
It can, because new construction or a substantial improvement inside the city's mapped flood hazard area has to meet Santa Clara's flood damage prevention codes. Less than a tenth of the city sits in that area, but the city notes that about a third is protected by levees, so homes outside it can still flood. That's one more reason we check where the water runs before we set the slope.
What affects the cost of a concrete driveway in Santa Clara?
The size, the tear-out, the base depth and the finish set most of the price, along with a permit if the city needs one. I measure on site and write out what's included, so you see each part before you decide.
Tell us about your Santa Clara concrete project
Call (669) 281-0773 or use the form, because an early visit leaves room for a permit before pour day.