Cracked, lifting or slick walk out front? We build a new one on a packed base with a texture that grips when it's wet.
Building a concrete sidewalk in Malibu means preparing the ground under the walk, then forming, pouring and finishing the concrete, so you end up with a path that stays flat and is safe to walk on when it's wet.
Most calls start with a walk that has cracked, lifted over a root or holds water by the front door, and a new one only fixes that if the ground underneath is done right. The price moves with the length and width of the walk, how much digging out and base work it needs, whether it crosses a driveway, how hard it is to get concrete to the spot, and the finish you choose. The schedule turns mostly on any approvals your address needs, the weather and the curing wait, which is the time the concrete needs to gain strength before you use it. After I measure, you get a written scope listing what goes under and into the concrete, with a price you can compare line by line.
I started this business in 2023 after years running a small sign shop, where a job was only right if every measurement was right. I learned concrete working next to experienced finishers and foundation crews, and I check the grade and fall of a walk the same way.
True North Malibu Concrete is fully licensed and insured. That's the baseline before anyone pours concrete at your house, and you're welcome to ask me about it when I come out to measure, before you decide anything.
I come out to look at the job and take the measurements myself, and our crew does the work with me on site. If your project has an engineer, architect or soil consultant, we work alongside them. Call (424) 388-5404 to set up a visit.
We reply within one business day by phone or message, and the estimate is free, done at your property and comes with no obligation. Tell us the address, whether the walk meets the street or PCH, and any driveway it crosses, and I'll come out to measure, look at access and any existing concrete, and send you the written scope.
If any part of your walk sits in the public right of way, such as where it meets the street, the City of Malibu requires an encroachment permit for that use. All of Malibu also lies within the California coastal zone, so development in the city falls under the city's Local Coastal Program unless it's exempt, and the city asks owners to contact a city planner to find out whether a project needs a Coastal Development Permit. A walk that fronts Pacific Coast Highway brings in another office, because PCH is a state highway under Caltrans and work along it may need a permit of its own. Before we price a job, I look into what the city or county office for your address asks for and tell you what I found, and 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. For questions about your own lot, the office that serves your address has the final word.
Around Malibu, many of the walks we see run from a steep driveway down to the front door or squeeze along a narrow side yard, so part of my visit is working out how the concrete gets from the truck to the forms. We're based in Malibu and take jobs in many of the cities around it, including Calabasas and Topanga. If you're not sure we cover your address, just ask when you call.
A concrete sidewalk in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $3.50 to $8.50 per square foot. That's the going rate around the region, not our price, and where your walk lands depends on the base work, any driveway crossing and the finish. Our written estimate gives you the figure for your own walk.
A contractor licensed by the California Contractors State License Board can build it, and the board's C-8 Concrete Contractor class covers forming, pouring, placing and finishing flat concrete like a walk. The state requires that license when a project needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials.
Choose the route as carefully as the concrete, because tree roots and expansive soils can keep moving a sidewalk for years. Where the walk runs and how the ground under it is prepared can matter more than adding strength, so I'd rather bend a path away from a big tree than just pour it thicker.
Give it a slip-resistant exterior finish suited to how the walk gets used, because overly smooth troweled finishes can be hazardous when wet. Treat the texture as a safety choice as much as a look, and if you want a decorative surface, ask how it will feel underfoot after the sprinklers run.
Work under the city's encroachment permit takes place between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The permit holder also has to contact Dig Alert, the underground service alert line, and the city charges a double fee if work starts before the permit is obtained, so we wait for it and plan the crew's days inside those hours.
