Concrete Patios · Los Angeles, CA
Professional concrete patios in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA at a glance
Los Angeles concrete lives on top of the basin's expansive clay soils, which swell through the winter rains and shrink across the long dry summer - the yearly movement that cracks driveways and lifts slabs poured on a thin base. From the flats of the Westside to the hillside lots of Silver Lake, Echo Park, and the Hollywood Hills, the right pour here starts with the ground: proper base compaction, the correct steel, control joints on a real grid, and a cure that respects the LA sun. New foundations, driveway aprons in the public right-of-way, and taller retaining walls all run through City permitting, which we handle.
Foundations, structural slabs, and retaining walls inside the city are permitted and inspected through the LA Department of Building and Safety.
A new driveway apron sits in the public right-of-way and needs a curb-and-driveway permit from the LA Bureau of Engineering.
The expansive-clay and seismic-hazard reality that drives our foundation details across the basin is mapped by the California Geological Survey.
How we get concrete patios right
A patio is the one slab you actually live on, so it has to drain away from the house and stay comfortable underfoot in the LA heat. We set the pad with a slight fall so winter rain runs off instead of pooling at your back door, reinforce it, and finish it the way you want - a light broom for grip, a smooth trowel for a modern look, or a stamped and colored finish that reads like flagstone. We tie new patios into existing hardscape and set the elevation so there is no lip at the slider. Every patio is formed for the specific corner of the yard it lives in.
Every Los Angeles job starts with an upfront, flat quote and finishes with workmanship you can count on.
