I run True North Malibu Concrete. We're based in Malibu and pour driveways, patios, pool decks and steps for homeowners in Camarillo, starting with the ground underneath.
(424) 388-5404
Camarillo jobs for us are mostly family homes, with a driveway out front, a patio or pool deck out back, and a garage slab and front walk tying them together. On these properties we look at the ground first, because most of the trouble homeowners call about started under the concrete, with a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed.
Camarillo is dry most of the year and gets nearly all its rain in winter, with January and February the wettest months. That's why we check where the water runs before we set a single form and slope the slab away from the house. In the hot, dry months we plan pours for the cooler part of the day, because concrete finished in midday heat can dry too fast and leave a weak, dusty top. It's the same planning we bring to jobs in nearby Thousand Oaks.
Send the form or call, and we'll reply within one business day by phone or message. I'll come out to your Camarillo property, measure the area and look at access and any existing concrete. Then I'll send a written scope with a price you can compare line by line. The estimate is free, and there's no obligation.
(424) 388-5404Most Camarillo calls are about flatwork, our word for driveways, patios, walks and other slabs laid on the ground. Homeowners call about driveways that have cracked or sunk at the garage edge, patios and pool decks that hold water by the back door, and front concrete steps that have gone uneven or pulled away from the house. We also pour garage floors, sidewalks and retaining walls. For owners working through a rebuild with their architect or engineer, we build footings and slab foundations.
For a Camarillo address, the City of Camarillo is the permit office we deal with, and grading permits come from it, so when a job moves dirt, the start date waits on that approval. Before I price the job, I look into what the city asks for at your address and tell you what I found. Where approvals are needed, we plan the start around them and can handle the concrete side of the paperwork or work alongside your architect or engineer. Two things are worth checking on any contractor. The first is a California contractor's license. The second is the yearly Camarillo business tax, which anyone doing business in the city has to pay, even with a license from another city. We're fully licensed and insured.
We're based in Malibu and come up to Camarillo the same way we head inland to Moorpark, so each pour date is planned around the drive and the concrete delivery. The price moves most with the size of the area and how much digging and base work the ground needs. Access matters too, because a backyard the truck can't reach means a pump or wheelbarrows. Breaking out and hauling away old concrete adds to it, and so does the finish you pick. The schedule turns mostly on permits and the weather, and your written estimate lays out the scope and price line by line.
Before concrete, I ran a sign shop for years, and a job there was only right if every measurement was right. I bring that same care to your driveway or patio, from the slope to the forms. Call (424) 388-5404 or use the form to set up a visit.
When a budget gets tight, the base is the first thing people want to trim, because nobody sees it on day one. We'd rather simplify the finish. A fancy surface over a poorly packed subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, cracks and sinks anyway.
Your scope lists the base, the steel, the joints and the finish, so you know what you're paying for before work starts. Our crew does the work with me on site, and we work alongside your engineer, architect or soil consultant when the project has one.
I can't give you an honest number until I've measured, because the ground, the access and the old slab change it a lot, but your choices move it too. A broom finish, the light texture that keeps tires and shoes from slipping, costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and a simple shape costs less than curves. The written scope shows each of those as its own line, so you can see what a change saves.
If the work moves dirt, plan on it, because Camarillo's grading permits cover any grading, with a separate permit for each site. One permit can cover both the digging out and the fill, and the application lists the estimated amount of work. Home driveways and patios usually fall well below the size where the city wants a civil engineer's grading plan. The rules are on the city's plan check and permits page.
No. Since July 1, 2025, the city takes plan submissions only through its online permitting system. If you have questions, the public counter at City Hall answers at (805) 388-5340.
Usually, yes. The state requires a license when a project needs a building permit, uses employee labor or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and home improvement contractors have to be licensed before they bid. Most driveways and patios come in well over that amount. The Contractors State License Board's page lists the rules and the few exemptions.
You'll be off it from tear-out until the new slab has cured enough to carry a car, and that's the longest stretch of the job. Curing is the wait while the concrete hardens and gains strength. Walking on it comes back well before driving, and the exact wait depends on the mix and the weather, so I'll tell you your dates before we pour.
Most cracks start under the slab, with a base that wasn't dug out and packed, or with joints cut late or skipped. We pack the subgrade and place rebar, the steel that holds the slab together if it does crack. We also cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a straight place to crack instead of a random one. Concrete can still get hairline cracks, but they usually show up along those lines rather than across the middle.
It can. Under the city's grading rules, the City Engineer may require a geotechnical investigation into liquefaction, the ground going soft in an earthquake. That applies when shallow ground water, loose sandy soil laid down by water and a seismic design category of D or E all occur at the same site. When a project has a soil consultant, we work alongside them and build to their report.
