Concrete Contractor in Duarte, CA - Driveways and Patios on a Solid Base
All Star Baldwin Park Concrete pours driveways, patios, walkways, steps and slabs for homes in Duarte, CA, and replaces the cracked, sunken and uneven concrete that years of use leave behind.
Concrete work for Duarte homes, from Baldwin Park
We're based in Baldwin Park and work in the cities around it, Duarte among them, and we do the same work in Azusa and Valinda. I started the business in 2023 after a few years pouring slabs on new construction. Most of our calls are about driveways, patios and the repairs a house needs after years of use.
Price mostly follows the size of the job, how much old concrete has to come out, how much digging and packing the base needs, and how fancy the finish gets. The schedule turns on the tear-out, any permit and the wait while new concrete cures. When I come out, I walk the job with you and put in writing what's included and what isn't.
We're licensed and fully insured. When a job needs a permit, we find out which office covers your address, whether that's the City of Duarte or the County, and take care of the permit as part of the job. The questions further down cover how that works here.
Concrete services we offer in Duarte
Every project we take on in Duarte starts with one of these services. Follow the links to see what each one involves and how we go about it.
Concrete driveway building
When a driveway has cracked across, sunk by the garage or started holding water, we tear it out, pack a firm base and pour it new.
Learn more about Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
A new patio out back, or a replacement for one that's chipped and uneven. We set the slope so rain runs away from your house.
Learn more about Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
If you want the look of stone or brick without the loose pieces, stamped concrete presses a pattern and color into the slab while it's still wet.
Learn more about Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Walkways from the driveway to the front door or along the side yard, cut with control joints, shallow grooves that give cracks a straight place to form.
Learn more about Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
Where a garage slab has cracked, heaved or worn rough, we break it out and pour a new floor made to carry your car and everything else.
Learn more about Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and borders for concrete that sits where people see it, like a front walk or entry, and still has to wear like a plain slab.
Learn more about Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
When the yard slopes and soil keeps sliding onto a patio or path, a retaining wall holds it back, with drainage so water doesn't build up behind it.
Learn more about Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
Interior slabs for an addition, a converted space or a room that needs a new floor, poured flat and level so tile or wood can go on top.
Learn more about Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
Around a pool, the deck needs a surface that grips wet feet and a slope that carries splash water away from the pool and house.
Learn more about Concrete pool decksConcrete steps construction
If front or back steps have cracked, crumbled at the edges or pulled away from the house, we form and pour new ones with even rises.
Learn more about Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
For an addition, garage or backyard building, a slab foundation gives you floor and footing in one pour, so the ground under it has to be right.
Learn more about Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
Foundations for new rooms and structures, dug and poured to the plans so the walls above have something solid and square to sit on.
Learn more about Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
Where a small lot or shared drive has broken up under traffic, we replace it with thicker flatwork, our word for slabs at ground level, sloped to drain.
Learn more about Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Footings are the concrete under posts, walls and patio covers. If you're adding a shade structure or a block wall, we dig and pour them first.
Learn more about Concrete footingsFoundation raising
When part of a house or slab has settled and doors stick or floors slope, we find out why it sank before we talk about lifting it.
Learn more about Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
Clean saw cuts for a new doorway, a plumbing trench or taking out one bad section of a slab without cracking the rest.
Learn more about Concrete cutting
When old concrete needs replacing, not patching
A hairline crack in a slab that's still flat is usually just concrete shrinking, and it can often be sealed and left. When pieces have sunk, tipped or started holding water, the trouble is usually in the subgrade, the packed ground the slab sits on, and a patch on top won't reach it.
That's when we talk about replacing a driveway or patio and starting over. If the budget's tight, I'd rather keep the finish plain and put the money into digging out and packing the base, because a fancy surface on bad ground cracks all the same, and the base can't be fixed later without breaking the slab out.
The concrete Duarte homeowners ask us about
Most calls start with a driveway, usually one that's cracked through, dropped where it meets the garage or puddles after rain. Where a slab falls toward the house, it sends water at the foundation instead of out to the street, so we check where water runs before we set a single form.
Out back it's usually a patio that's chipped and uneven, a walk down the side yard, or steps that have cracked at the edges. Some people want a broom finish, the light brushed texture that keeps wet feet from slipping, and others ask for stamped or colored work, so I price both.
What to sort out before your Duarte estimate
Watch where the water goes
Next time it rains or the sprinklers run, look at where water sits on your driveway or patio and which way it runs. That tells me more about the base and the slope than anything I'll see on a dry afternoon.
Think about what it carries
Tell me what parks on the driveway, whether that's a work truck, a trailer or two small cars, and what sits on the patio. Heavier loads change how thick we pour and how deep we build the base, so it helps to know up front.
Tell me what's buried there
If you know of sprinkler lines, a gas line or old rebar, the steel bars that strengthen a slab, under the work area, mention it. Anything buried changes how we break out and dig, and I'd rather know before the saw comes out.
Questions Duarte homeowners ask about concrete
Do I need a permit for a concrete driveway or patio in Duarte?
Duarte's permit examples don't name driveways or patios, so we ask the city's Building & Safety Division before we start. Grading and drainage work take separate permits, and work in the city right-of-way, usually the strip along the street, takes a Right of Way Permit pulled by a licensed contractor from Public Works.
Is my Duarte address under City or County building rules?
Some homes with a Duarte mailing address fall under L.A. County instead of the city, generally those west of Mountain Avenue and south of Duarte Road. The city's Community Development FAQs send those owners to the L.A. County Department of Building and Safety at 626-574-0941.
Does a concrete contractor in Duarte need a California license?
Yes, in almost every case. The state's Contractors State License Board requires one when a project needs a building permit, uses employees or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and a bigger job can't be split to dodge that. We're licensed and fully insured, and Duarte requires a city business license of anyone working there too.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
Usually about a week, and you can walk on it after a day or two. New concrete has to cure, which means it holds its moisture while it hardens, so we keep cars off and, on hot days, pour early so the top doesn't dry too fast and turn weak and dusty.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one?
It can still crack, since all concrete shrinks, but a solid base and well-placed joints help keep cracks thin and in lines we chose. Most of the bad cracking we tear out comes from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, or joints cut late or skipped, so that's where we spend our time.
Tell us about your Duarte concrete job
Tell us what you want poured or replaced and how big it is. We reply within one business day, and I come out for a free estimate with no obligation.
(626) 412-8829Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM