Concrete Contractor in Redondo Beach - Driveways, Patios and Slabs Built on a Solid Base

That depends on what your job involves, so we go over it at the estimate and tell you which office it falls under. Permits for work on private property come from the city's Building Division at (310) 318-0636, while work out in the public way goes through the Engineering Division. Some projects also need a Planning permit, and the city has a page where you can check whether yours does.

Not if the project is valued at more than $50,000 or involves two or more units, because the city doesn't let homeowners pull the permit on those. On smaller work at the home you live in, the state only lets you act as your own builder when every one of its conditions is met, including how long you've lived there and how often you've used that exemption. If you hire us, I'll explain at the estimate who handles each step.

Yes, the city requires every business working in Redondo Beach to hold a city business license, and it won't issue a permit until each contractor on the job has a valid one. That covers subcontractors too, and contractors based outside the city can apply for the city's out-of-city contractor business license. It's a fair thing to ask anyone before you sign.

Under state rules, a contractor needs a license from the Contractors State License Board when the job needs a building permit, uses employees, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. A bigger job can't be split into smaller contracts under $1,000 to get around that. We're fully licensed and insured, and I'm glad to go over it when I come out.

Your price comes down to the size of the slab, how much old concrete has to come out and how much base work the job needs before we pour. Access matters on tight lots because hauling by hand takes longer, and the finish moves it too, since a broom finish, the light texture that keeps it from getting slick, costs less than stamped or decorative work. If you need to trim the budget, I'll tell you to cut the finish before the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it's what keeps the slab from settling.

Start with the base, because a lot of the cracked and sinking slabs we tear out were poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed. After that, the slab needs rebar, control joints cut on time and an undisturbed cure before anyone walks or drives on it. No slab is crack-proof, but one built this way usually cracks in its joints instead of across the middle.