Concrete Contractor in Campbell, CA - Solid Base Under Every Driveway and Patio
Premium Gilroy Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Gilroy that pours driveways, patios, walls and foundations for homes in Campbell, with the base dug out, packed and checked for drainage before any concrete arrives.
Concrete work for Campbell homes
Campbell is a city of settled residential streets, with single-family houses on most blocks and apartments and small businesses along the main roads, so most of our calls there are about the slabs around a house. We're based in Gilroy and do the same work in Saratoga and other cities around Campbell.
Your price depends on the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much work the subgrade needs and the finish you pick. The subgrade is the ground the slab sits on. Your own figure comes from my line-by-line estimate. The schedule turns mostly on whether the city has to review the job and on the cure time before you can use the new slab. On yards that have been around a while, the old slab often went down on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed. When we break it out, that's usually why it sank.
What happens after you call us in Campbell
Call us or send the form
Call (408) 427-8265 or send the form with what you have in mind, and I'll set a time to come look. It helps if you can be there so we can walk the area together.
I measure and check underneath
I measure the job myself and look at what's under and around it, like the base, the slope and where the water goes. Then I write the estimate line by line, so you can see what's in the price and what isn't before you decide anything.
We get the permit sorted
When your job needs a permit, we pull it and line up the inspections. The city asks you to allow at least 4 to 6 weeks for the first plan check and 2 to 4 weeks for each later review, so that wait usually sets the start date more than the pour does.
We pour, cure and protect
Before pour day we go over the layout with you, including where the control joints go and how water will drain. Control joints are the cuts that decide where the slab cracks. Our crew pours to that plan within the city's work hours, which run 8 AM to 5 PM on weekdays and 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturdays, with no work on Sundays or holidays. We then cure the concrete, keeping it damp and covered while it gains strength, and protect it before we hand it over.
Concrete services we offer in Campbell
In Campbell we mostly get called to replace driveways and patios that have settled or cracked, add walkways and steps, and build short retaining walls along yards. We also do foundation installation and footings for additions and garages, where the layout has to be exact before anything is poured.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
How do you know your Campbell concrete needs work?
Many of Campbell's driveways and patios have been in place a long time. These are the signs that the base or the drainage under one has started to give out.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One section sitting lower than another
- Water pooling after you hose it
- Slab sloping toward the house
- Chipping or a dusty, flaking top
- Trip edges at joints and seams
Should you repair or replace concrete in Campbell?
If a crack is narrow and both sides still sit level, a repair is usually the better use of your money, because the slab and the base under it are still doing their job. Sealing those cracks keeps water out of the base, so they don't grow.
When a section has dropped, tipped toward the house or breaks up when you tap it, the problem is underneath, and patching the top won't hold. That's when we cut out the bad section or the whole slab, dig out the soft base, pack new material and pour again. I'd rather tell you a section can stay than replace good concrete you don't need to replace.
Hiring a concrete crew that comes to Campbell
Concrete doesn't wait once the truck shows up, so the person who measured your job should be standing at the forms on pour day. I come out and take the measurements myself. Our own crew does the work, and I'm on site for the layout and the pour, so nothing gets lost between the estimate and the concrete.
We take work in many of the cities around our home base, Campbell among them. If you're not sure we cover your street, just ask. We're licensed and insured. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. Call (408) 427-8265 or send the form to set up a time for me to come look.
Plain answers on every Campbell job
I'd rather settle questions on paper before the truck shows up than fix them afterward, because fixing concrete usually means breaking it out. So we go through the plan with you until you know what goes under the slab, why it's there and what you're paying for.
On your property we keep the work to the area we marked out and protect what's next to it. We clean up before we leave. If something changes once the old slab is out, we tell you and talk it through before we keep going.
You'll know what's under your slab, what you're paying for, and that the person who measured it is there for the pour.
Get your Campbell concrete job measured
Call (408) 427-8265 any day of the week to set up a free in-person estimate for your driveway, patio or wall.
Get a line-by-line concrete estimate in Campbell
Tell us what you want poured or fixed and roughly how big it is. We'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site visit, with no pressure to book.
Campbell concrete questions, answered
Do I need a permit to replace a concrete driveway or patio in Campbell?
Check with the city before any work starts, because Campbell's building department issues permits for all construction in the city. You can reach it at (408) 866-2130 or building@campbellca.gov. Before we start, I check with the city for your address. If the job needs a permit, we pull it and handle the inspections.
Does a concrete retaining wall need a permit in Campbell?
Yes, a wall taller than 3 feet needs a building permit from the city. A wall over 6 feet, or one that doesn't fit the city's wall standards, also needs a Fence Exception approved by the Planning Division before it's built. We plan the height with those limits in mind.
How long is a Campbell building permit good for?
An application expires without a refund of fees if the permit isn't issued within 180 days of submittal. An issued permit expires the same way unless the work passes an inspection every 180 days. The Building Official can grant an extension before those dates, case by case, but we schedule inspections so it doesn't come to that.
How do I check that a contractor can work under a Campbell building permit?
Ask them to show you two things. The first is that their license and bond are in good standing with the Contractors State License Board. The second is that they hold a current City of Campbell business license, since the city requires both for the whole time work runs under its permit. If you plan to be the owner-builder yourself, you sign disclosure forms with the application. The city's guide also says an LLC can't be an owner-builder.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Campbell?
Your price depends on how big the slab is, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled away, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick, so I give you a figure after I've measured. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and it's a brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip. A permit adds the city's fees and some waiting time. The base is the part you can't see on day one, so it's often the first thing people want to cut. I won't cut it, because the base decides whether the slab settles.
What causes new concrete to crack, and how do you prevent it?
Most bad cracks come from a base that wasn't dug out and packed, water running under the slab, or joints cut late or skipped, so we settle all three before the pour. Rebar is steel set inside the slab to hold the pieces together if it cracks. We also avoid pouring in the worst midday heat, which can leave a weak, dusty top. Before we leave, you'll know how long to wait before you walk and drive on the new slab.
Other cities we work in
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