True North Malibu Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Malibu, CA, and we pour driveways, patios, pool decks and foundations for homeowners across Simi Valley. I put the most care into the part you won't see once it's done, the ground under the slab.
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A lot of the Simi Valley homes we're called to are tract houses that still have the driveway, front walk and back patio poured when the neighborhood went in. The signs are usually the same: a crack running across the driveway, a panel that's dropped at the garage door, water standing where it should run off, or a top that chips and dusts.
Under that, we usually find a subgrade, the dirt and gravel the slab sits on, that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, along with joints that were cut late or not at all. We also pour for owners working through a rebuild or an addition with their architect or engineer, where the footings and slab follow their drawings.
Send the form or call (424) 388-5404, and we'll reply within one business day by phone or message. I come out to your Simi Valley property, measure the area, look at access and any old concrete, and send a written scope with a price you can compare line by line. The estimate is free, and there's no obligation.
(424) 388-5404Much of our Simi Valley work is flatwork, the flat pours like driveways, patios, walks and pool decks, and a lot of it replaces original slabs that have cracked or sunk. We also pour garage floors, steps, retaining walls, and the footings and slab foundations for additions and rebuilds, plus interior slabs through our concrete floor installation service. Driveways and walks usually get a broom finish, a lightly brushed texture that gives shoes and tires some grip, and patios and pool decks are where stamped and decorative finishes come in.
Construction permits here come from the city's Building and Safety Division, which takes home improvement questions about permits and plan review at (805) 583-6723. When a job needs approval, the start date follows the city's review and inspections, so before I price anything I look into what the division asks for at your address, tell you what I found and plan the start around it. Two things are worth checking on any contractor you hire here: a California license from the Contractors State License Board, and the City Business Tax Certificate every business needs before working in Simi Valley. We're fully licensed and insured, and we can handle the concrete side of the paperwork or work alongside your architect or engineer.
The price moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled away, how deep the base has to go, how far the concrete travels from the street, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on approvals, the dig-out and the days the slab needs to cure before you use it, and my written scope puts each of those on its own line. Neighborhood streets here usually leave room to park a truck at the curb, so access mostly comes down to the side yard and how far back the patio sits. We drive in from Malibu for this work, and it's the same crew and the same base prep we bring to jobs in Santa Monica and the other cities around Malibu.
I come out to look at the job and take the measurements myself, so the person pricing your driveway is the one on site when it's poured. Our crew does the work with me there, and we're fully licensed and insured for every job.
The base gets dug out and packed before any concrete goes in, because a raked base settles with the dirt and takes the slab down with it. Your written scope lists the base, the steel and the thickness, so you know what's under the concrete.
Every estimate comes as a written scope with each part priced on its own line, so you can set it beside another bid and see where they differ. Satisfaction guaranteed. To get yours, call (424) 388-5404 or send the form above.
The city requires a permit before any new building, remodel or addition, so the footings or slab for a new home, garage or addition fall under one. Its permit list for homes names roofing, solar, electrical and plumbing work and doesn't spell out a driveway or patio, so I check with the city for your address before we price it. For a structurally complex or steep hillside home, state law has the plans come from a licensed architect or engineer, and we pour to their drawings.
I'll only know your number once I've measured it, because two driveways the same size can price very differently once you count what has to come out and what has to go under. A plain broom finish keeps the cost down, and stamped or colored concrete adds to it. Call (424) 388-5404 and I'll come out, measure it and send you a written scope priced line by line.
You can usually walk on it within a few days, but cars have to wait longer, because concrete keeps gaining strength while it cures, the slow hardening that goes on well after the pour. I'll tell you the walk-on and drive-on dates for your job before we pour, so you can plan where the cars go.
Most bad cracks come from a base that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, joints cut late or skipped, and pours that dried too fast in the midday heat and left a weak, dusty top. Concrete shrinks as it cures, so we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give any crack a straight line we chose, and set rebar, the steel that holds the slab together if it does crack. We also check where the water runs so the slab falls away from the house. If the budget gets tight, trim the finish and keep the base, because a fancy surface over a thin base cracks just the same.
In California, a contractor needs a license from the state license board to build or alter a structure when the project needs a building permit, uses employee labor, or has contracts totaling $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The license has to be in place before the contractor bids, so ask for it at the estimate, before you compare prices.
The city inspects the next workday when the request comes in by 4 p.m., and a request made after 4 p.m. on a Friday waits until the following Tuesday. On a permitted job we plan the pour around that, and we keep a copy of the stamped approved plans on site, which the city puts on the contractor or owner-builder.
