Cracked, settling or uneven steps up to your door? We build poured or precast steps that sit solid and climb evenly, every step the same height.
Concrete steps construction in Malibu means building a new set of steps up to your door, deck or patio, either formed and poured in place or set as a precast unit, on a base packed firm enough that the steps don't sink or pull away from the house.
Most people call True North Malibu Concrete when the old steps have cracked, settled away from the house, or turned into a trip hazard because one step is taller than the rest. The price mostly moves with the height of the rise and the number of steps, whether we're tearing out old concrete, whether the new steps tie into a landing or slab, and how easily a crew and materials can reach the spot. The schedule turns on what the city asks for before work starts and on curing, the wait while fresh concrete gains strength before anyone walks on it. After I measure, you get a written scope with a price you can compare line by line, and if the steps lead down to a tired patio, we can look at a new concrete patio on the same visit.
I come out to look at your steps and take every measurement myself, so the person who prices the rise is the one who lays it out. Our crew does the work with me on site, so the layout we agreed on is the one that gets poured.
We're known for writing down exactly what goes under and into the concrete, from how deep we dig to how the base is packed and where the steel sits. You know what you're paying for before any work begins, and nothing about the hidden part is left vague.
We're fully licensed and insured. Poured steps take forming, placing, pouring and finishing, which is concrete contractor work under California's licensing, and it's the trade this business was built around rather than a sideline to some other kind of work.
Before starting this business in 2023, I ran a sign shop for years, where a job was only right if every measurement was right, then learned concrete next to experienced finishers and foundation crews. Call (424) 388-5404 or use the form below to have me measure your steps.
Send a few photos of your current steps, the height of the rise if you know it and a note about access, and we'll reply within one business day by phone or message. The estimate is free, done at your property and comes with no obligation. I come out, measure the rise, look at access and the old concrete, then send a written scope with a price you can compare line by line.
Malibu's building permit exemptions cover platforms and walks no more than 30 inches above the ground, but the city's list names platforms, walks and driveways and says nothing about steps, so it doesn't settle whether your steps need a building permit. The whole city sits in the California coastal zone, which puts work that isn't exempt under the city's Local Coastal Program, and work that needs no building permit can still need Planning and other agency approvals. A project gets the Planning Division's approval first, then moves to Building Safety for plan check, and those offices have the final word on your own steps. Before we price your job, I look into what they ask for at your address 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 with your architect or engineer.
Around here we mostly build entry steps from a driveway or parking pad up to the front door, steps off patios and decks, and replacements for older steps that have settled away from the house. We're based in Malibu and take jobs in many of the cities around it, including Topanga and Calabasas, so if you're not sure we cover your address, just ask when you call.
Precast steps can cost less when a standard size fits your rise, while poured steps cost more because of the labor to build the forms. Poured makes sense when your rise is an unusual height or the steps need to tie into an existing slab. Once I've measured, I'll tell you which suits your steps, and the written price shows what each part costs.
One guide says reinforced steps on an adequate footing, the buried base that carries the weight, typically last 30 to 50 years with occasional resealing. The same guide says steps built without reinforcement, enough footing depth or expansion joints, the gaps that let concrete move, often crack within 5 to 10 years. Ask any contractor you're comparing how they handle each of those, and you'll find ours written into the scope.
Usually it's what's underneath. Steps can rest on the ground, connect to a landing or foundation, or span as a stair, and the steel and footing have to match that choice. Decorative steps in particular may need more than loose, uncompacted fill below them, so we settle the support in the plan before anything is formed.
The building and accessibility codes that apply to your house may set riser height, tread depth, landings, width, handrails and guards, and those rules shape how tall each step and how deep each tread can be. Laying out the whole rise first keeps small errors from piling up on the top or bottom step, which is why we do it before any forms go up.
Ask for a broom finish, a light texture dragged across the fresh concrete, because a smooth troweled surface can be slippery when wet. It's a good choice for steps off a pool deck, a patio or anywhere the sprinklers reach.
In Malibu, the property owner or a licensed contractor can pull the building permit, and an agent can with a notarized letter from either one. It's worth settling early who will apply, and we'll sort that out with you when I report what the city asks for at your address.
Malibu allows construction from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on weekdays and from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturdays, with no work on Sundays or city holidays. We set pour days inside those windows so there's time to finish the surface before the cutoff.
