Concrete contractor in Rosemead, CA - driveways and patios built on a solid base
All Star Baldwin Park Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Baldwin Park that pours driveways, patios, walkways, steps and slabs for homes in Rosemead, and replaces the cracked, sinking concrete a house wears out over the years.
How we pour and repair concrete in Rosemead
We're based in Baldwin Park, where I started this business in 2023, and Rosemead is one of the cities around it that we work in. Here we pour new driveways, patios, walks and steps, and we replace concrete that has cracked, sunk or started holding water. We do the same work in El Monte and other nearby cities.
City paperwork for a home project in Rosemead runs through City Hall, which handles permits, planning, housing and business licensing in one building. The questions further down cover what its Building Department checks on a concrete job.
What moves the price is the size of the slab, how much old concrete we break out and haul, how much work the ground needs and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit, if your job needs one, and on curing, the wait while concrete hardens before you use it. Your estimate puts in writing what's included and what isn't.
Concrete work we do for Rosemead homes
Every job we do in Rosemead starts with one of these services, so follow the links for what each one involves and what we'll ask at the estimate.
Concrete driveway building
If your driveway has cracked across, sunk at the garage or holds water after a rain, we break it out, rebuild the base and pour a new one.
Learn more about Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
A new patio out back, or a replacement for one that's tilted toward the house. We slope it so rain runs into the yard instead.
Learn more about Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
Stamped concrete is pressed with a pattern and colored while it's still wet, so a patio or walk can look like stone or brick without setting each piece.
Learn more about Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Walkways from the driveway to the front door or along the side yard, replaced when sections have lifted or broken enough to trip someone.
Learn more about Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
When a garage slab is cracked, stained through or uneven, we can break it out and pour a new floor that's flat and easy to sweep.
Learn more about Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
Color, exposed stone, borders and scored patterns for concrete that has to look good as well as hold up, like a front walk or an entry.
Learn more about Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
Where soil is pushing against a fence or a yard steps down, a poured wall holds the ground back, with drainage behind it so water doesn't build up.
Learn more about Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
Interior slabs for additions, workshops and converted spaces, poured level so flooring goes down flat or the concrete can be finished as the floor itself.
Learn more about Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
The concrete around a pool needs a surface that grips wet feet and a slope that carries splash water away from the pool and the house.
Learn more about Concrete pool decksConcrete steps construction
If your front or back steps have cracked, pulled away from the house or rise unevenly so people trip, we form and pour new ones.
Learn more about Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
A slab foundation is the concrete base a garage, addition or shed sits on, poured over packed ground with steel inside to hold it together.
Learn more about Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
For a new structure on your lot, we dig, form and pour the foundation the plans call for, and take care of the permit when it's needed.
Learn more about Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
Larger paved areas for apartment buildings, churches or small businesses, where heavier traffic means a thicker slab and a base built to carry it.
Learn more about Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Footings are the concrete under a wall, post or patio cover that spreads its weight into the ground. We pour them when something new needs to stand straight.
Learn more about Concrete footingsFoundation raising
When a slab or part of a house has settled, leaving doors sticking or floors sloping, raising it can bring it back to level without a full replacement.
Learn more about Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
We saw-cut openings, trenches and clean edges in existing concrete, so a plumber can reach a line or a damaged section comes out without wrecking the rest.
Learn more about Concrete cutting
When old concrete needs more than a patch
A hairline crack in a slab that's still flat is usually just the concrete shrinking, and it can be sealed or left alone. When a section has sunk, tilted toward the house or broken into pieces that rock underfoot, the trouble is usually the ground under it, and patching the top won't hold.
If it's one bad section, we can saw-cut it out and pour that piece again, or raise a settled slab that's still in one piece. When cracks run across most of a driveway, I'll usually tell you a new driveway on a properly packed base makes more sense than chasing repairs year after year.
The concrete jobs Rosemead homeowners ask about
Most calls start with a driveway or a patio. Where a driveway has cracked into pieces that tip when you drive on them, or a patio holds a puddle against the back wall, we're usually looking at a base that was raked level and never packed, or a slope that runs the wrong way.
When the budget gets tight, people want to cut the base, because nobody sees it once the slab is down. I'd rather you skip the stamped pattern than skip the base, since the subgrade, the packed ground the slab sits on, decides whether it stays flat. A plain broom finish, a light texture that keeps it from getting slick, still wears well.
We also get asked about steps, walks and the concrete out by the street. Where a new driveway or walk meets the public sidewalk, or a city tree stands near the work, that's land the city operates, so I'll point out at the estimate where your part ends and the city's begins.
What to have ready before we come out
How you'll use the slab
Tell us what parks on the driveway or sits on the patio, like a truck, a trailer, a hot tub or a grill. That decides how thick we pour it and whether it needs rebar, steel bars inside that hold the slab together if it cracks.
Where the water goes now
After the next rain, look at where water sits and which way it runs across your yard. A photo of a puddle against the house or the garage helps me plan the slope so the new slab carries water away.
Everything that has to go
Point out every slab, step or walk you want broken out, and anything near it like sprinkler lines, a gas meter or a gate. Removal and hauling move the price, so knowing all of it up front keeps the written estimate accurate.
Questions about concrete work in Rosemead
Who issues permits for concrete work in Rosemead?
The city's Building Department issues construction permits, and you can bring permit questions to its office at Rosemead City Hall in person. When your job needs a permit, we find out what your address requires and take care of it as part of the job.
What does Rosemead check before a concrete job can start?
When a job needs a permit, the city reviews the plans before construction starts to make sure the project meets code and is safe, including structural and grading work. Inspectors then check the work on site. That review comes before we break ground, so I factor it into the start date we talk about.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one?
It shouldn't crack the way the old one did, since most of that comes from a base that settled or joints cut late. We dig out and pack the base, and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack as it shrinks. Pouring early, not in midday heat, keeps the top from going weak and dusty.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
Not right away, because the concrete has to cure first. You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, and I'll tell you when each is safe for your slab, since the mix and the conditions on pour day change it. Plan where you'll park until then.
Who comes out to look at my concrete job in Rosemead?
I do. I come out myself to walk the job and write the estimate, and I'm on site running our crew when we pour. We're licensed and fully insured, and since concrete is hard to undo, I'd rather answer your questions before we start than leave you with a surprise.
Tell us about your Rosemead concrete job
Tell us what you want poured or fixed through the form or by phone. You'll hear back within one business day to set up a free, no-obligation estimate on site.
(626) 412-8829Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM