Concrete Contractor in East Los Angeles - Driveways, Patios and Walks Done Right

Quickset Downey Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Downey, CA. In East Los Angeles we pour driveways, patios, walks, steps and foundations on lived-in homes, working around your family and your yard.

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Why East Los Angeles homeowners redo their concrete

Most calls start with something you can see: a driveway cracked across, a patio that's sunk toward the house, or water pooling by the back step. The concrete usually isn't the problem on its own. The subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, settled or washed out, and the slab followed it down.

The base is the first thing people want to trim from a budget, because nobody sees it once the pour is done. I'd rather trim the finish. We dig down to firm ground, pack the base, set steel where the slab needs it and check where the water runs, so the new slab drains away from your house instead of settling with loose dirt.

What moves the price is the size, the old concrete we break out and haul away, the base work the ground needs and the finish, since decorative concrete with stamping or color takes more labor than a broom finish, the light texture that gives shoes grip. The schedule turns on any permit and on curing, the wait while new concrete gains strength. Your written estimate spells out the work.

Concrete work we do in East Los Angeles

How a job runs in East Los Angeles

Call or send a message
Call (562) 414-1029 or send a message through the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time for me to come out.
I measure and write it up
I come out myself, measure, look at the old concrete and where the water runs, and write an estimate that spells out the work so you see what's included.
Permit, prep and pour
Once you say yes, we pull any permit through the county as the licensed contractor, finish the base and forms, get them inspected, then pour, finish and clean up.

What shapes a concrete job in East Los Angeles

East Los Angeles isn't an incorporated city. It's unincorporated Los Angeles County, so county departments handle permits and inspections here instead of a city hall, and before we set a single form, I confirm which county office covers your address.

LA County Planning also keeps a community plan and a community standards district for East Los Angeles, so I check whether either one bears on your lot when I look into the permit. Where there's old concrete, we break it out, look at what it sat on and see where the water runs before we plan the new slab.

We do the same work close by in Bell Gardens and Pico Rivera, and out into north Orange County in Fullerton. When you're ready, call (562) 414-1029 or use the form to ask for an estimate.

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Tell us about your East Los Angeles job

Send the address and what you want poured or replaced, and we'll reply within one business day to set up your free on-site estimate, with no obligation.

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What East Los Angeles homeowners ask us to pour

Driveways replaced after cracking or sinking
Patios that drain away from the house
Front walks and steps with clean, straight edges
Stamped or colored decorative finishes
Retaining walls where a yard steps down
Garage floors and slab foundations

Cities where we pour concrete

Why East Los Angeles homeowners call Quickset

I come out to every job myself to measure and write the estimate, and I'm on site with our crew when we do the work, so the person who planned your slab is the one watching the forms go in. If there's something I can't know until the old concrete is out, I'll tell you that instead of guessing.

You're living at home while we work, so we protect the yard, keep our tools and materials out of your way where we can, and clean up when the pour is done. Call (562) 414-1029 or use the form when you're ready to talk through your job.

Questions about concrete work in East Los Angeles

Who issues permits for concrete work in East Los Angeles?

LA County Public Works issues building permits in East Los Angeles, and it runs an East Los Angeles Building and Safety Office. When we apply, that office tells us whether your job needs a plan check and the steps to get it approved. We pull the permit as the licensed contractor.

Does a new concrete patio in East Los Angeles need a permit?

Usually, because the county's permit list names patios and retaining walls, and grading work is on it too. Driveways aren't named on that list, so I ask the county office before we start rather than guess. Even work that needs no permit still has to meet the building code.

When is the first inspection due after getting a permit in LA County?

The county wants the first inspection requested within 12 months of getting the permit, then follow-up inspections every 6 months to keep the permit active. On our jobs the inspection comes after the base, forms and steel are set and before the pour, and we set up each one as the job moves.

Does a concrete contractor in California need a state license?

Yes. The state licensing board requires one when a job needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The contractor has to be licensed before giving you a bid. We're licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask about it at the estimate.

Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one did?

Concrete can still crack, but a packed base and control joints, the grooves we cut so a crack runs along a line we picked, usually keep it from breaking up the way a slab on loose dirt does. Where the slab needs it, we set rebar, steel bars that hold the pieces tight if a crack opens.