Concrete Sidewalk Building in Downey CA - a walk that drains and isn't slick in the rain
Worn path across the lawn or a cracked, uneven walk? We dig, pack and form the ground first, then pour a walk that sheds water.
What a new concrete sidewalk does for your home
Concrete sidewalk building in Downey, CA covers the walks around a house, like the path from the driveway to the front door, a side run to the trash cans or a walk out to the street. Most people call when a dirt path turns to mud every time it rains, or an old walk has sunk, cracked and gone uneven enough to catch a toe.
The price moves with the size of the walk, whether old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, how much the ground has to be dug down or built up, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on whether a permit is needed and on curing, the time fresh concrete needs before it can take your weight. The estimate I write spells out what's included.
The parts you can't see once it's poured matter most to me. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, instead of raking it level, because a walk on loose dirt settles right along with it. We slope it away from the house and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give any crack a straight line to follow. If the walk ends at a tired garage, we also do garage floor concrete.
Sidewalks built from the base up
You get a walk built on ground we've dug and packed ourselves, by a crew that works around your family coming and going while the job is underway.
- I look at every job myself before writing a number
- My own crew does the work, with me on site
- In business since 2017, working on lived-in homes
- Licensed and insured for every walk we pour
- Concrete ordered only once the forms are set and checked
How your sidewalk job runs
Call or send the form
Call (562) 414-1029 or send a message through the form, telling us your address and where the walk should go, and we'll set a time for me to come out.
I come out and measure
I measure the route, look at the old concrete, where water runs and which office covers your address, then write an estimate that spells out the work.
We prep, pour and cure
Once you say yes, we sort out any permit, finish the prep and forms and get them checked, then pour, broom, start curing right away and clean up.
Describe your sidewalk and where it runs
Send your address, rough size and whether the walk meets the street, and we'll reply within one business day to book a free on-site estimate with no obligation.
Sidewalk questions we hear in Downey
How much does a concrete sidewalk cost in Downey?
A concrete sidewalk in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $5.50 to $11 per square foot installed, including materials, labor and site prep. That's the going rate around here, not our price, and the tear-out, digging and finish on your walk decide where yours lands. I'll write out the figure after I measure.
Do I need a permit for a new sidewalk in Downey?
Most likely. The city says generally any new construction, hardscapes included, needs a permit, and a walk that reaches into the public right-of-way, the city's land along the street, needs a Sidewalk permit. Ask at the Building counter in Downey City Hall which one fits your walk, and when one's needed we pull it as the licensed contractor.
Who can pull a sidewalk permit or do the work in Downey?
In Downey, a building permit can go to a California licensed contractor or to an owner-builder living in the single-family home it covers. For work in the right-of-way, the city's permits page asks for a Class A or C-8 license, a City Business License and insurance lasting at least 30 days past completion, $2,000,000 per occurrence for contractors or $200,000 for homeowners.
How do you keep a new concrete sidewalk from getting slippery?
We give it a broom finish, dragging a stiff push broom across the fresh surface so it sets with fine ridges that grip shoes when it's wet. Exposed aggregate, color and stamped patterns take extra steps and a crew that's done them, so ask to see past work and look at our decorative concrete page.
Other concrete work we do
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
Call Quickset Downey Concrete Company
Call (562) 414-1029 any day until 10 PM, or send the form with your address and the walk you have in mind, and I'll come out to measure.
