Driveways
We pour new concrete driveways and replace old ones that have cracked or broken up, from Salinas across the Monterey Bay area. Base, steel, thickness and joints get built for the vehicles that will actually park on it.
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Aguilar and Sons Construction is a concrete contractor in Salinas, California. We pour concrete walkways and sidewalks, steps and landings, curbs and mow strips, pads and low site walls. Our crew does the forming, the steel, the pour and the finish. The work goes in at houses and at apartment and commercial properties across the Monterey Bay area.
Most concrete problems start under the slab. Flatwork cracks and settles because of the ground below it and the steel inside it. We dig to firm ground, compact the base and set the steel before the pour. A backyard concrete patio and a new concrete driveway each have their own page here.
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A concrete walkway is a small slab and gets built like one. We set the line and width, cut the subgrade to depth and compact a base. Steel goes in where the walk crosses soft ground or ties into a step. Control joints get cut to suit the width, so the walk cracks on the lines we pick.
Old flatwork that has lifted or broken up gets replaced rather than patched. Tree roots, settled fill and years of water do most of that damage. We saw-cut clean edges, fix what is under the bad sections and pour back to match the joint lines.
Concrete steps and stairs take more forming time than flatwork. The forms hold the same rise on every step, and a footing carries the bottom of the run. We dowel steel between the steps and the landing so the two stay tied. A broom finish gives the tread grip, which matters where mornings stay damp.
Curbs and mow strips are the smallest concrete we pour. A mow strip keeps lawn out of a bed and gives a mower a clean edge. A curb holds back base rock at a parking area or keeps cars off a planted bed. Pads do the same job under sheds, generators, air conditioners and trash enclosures, sized and reinforced for the load.
A curb wall is a low formed wall along a walk, a driveway edge or a parking area. We pour them at apartment and commercial properties to hold a small grade change. A wall that carries real soil load is a different structure, and it sits on the retaining wall page. Structural slabs and footings for an addition or a garage are on the foundations and slabs page.
The ground changes fast around here, so the base under a slab changes with it. USDA soil records put the Salinas Valley floor at loam to silty clay loam, 18 to 30 percent clay. Out toward Marina the ground is old dune sand, which drains fast and has little strength until it is compacted.
Plenty of back yards here have no way in for a ready-mix truck. Tight new-construction lots and fenced yards behind a garage stop the truck at the street. We pump the concrete over the house or down the side yard and place it where it goes.
Freezing is rare here, so freeze and thaw damage is not the local problem. USDA records give the Salinas Valley 233 to 300 frost-free days a year, and the coastal dune belt 250 to 350. Cool, damp air is what changes a pour, because concrete gains strength more slowly. Salt air is the other coastal factor, so near the water we keep steel well inside the slab and use coated hardware.
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(831) 262-9943From the first call or text to the final walkthrough, here is how it goes.
Call or text (831) 262-9943, or send the form. Tell us what you want built and where it goes.
We come out, measure the area and look at grades, drainage and access. The visit and the estimate are free.
You get the scope, the materials and the price in writing. If the job needs a permit or an engineer, we say so up front and build that into the plan.
Excavation and base first, then forming, steel and the pour. Masonry, carpentry and iron work follow in the order the build needs.
We go over the finished work with you on site. You get plain instructions for sealing, joint sand and keeping iron and wood coated.
Common questions about concrete across Salinas and the Monterey Bay area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We pour new concrete driveways and replace old ones that have cracked or broken up, from Salinas across the Monterey Bay area. Base, steel, thickness and joints get built for the vehicles that will actually park on it.
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We pour backyard concrete patios, patio extensions and replacement slabs across the Monterey Bay area. Base, steel, drainage fall and finish are all handled by our crew.
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New concrete slabs and foundations for additions, garages, ADUs, shops and sheds, built to the engineer's plans. Our crew handles the base, the forms, the steel and the finish, from Salinas across the Monterey Bay area.
Learn MoreCSLB license #787101, classification B General Building, current and active. That license has been held since 2000, more than 25 years as a licensed California contractor.
The license carries a contractor's bond, and workers' compensation insurance is on file with the CSLB. You can look up license #787101 at cslb.ca.gov.
Concrete, masonry, carpentry and iron work run under one contract and one schedule. One company answers for the whole outdoor project.
Estimates are free and we do them at the property. We work from Salinas across the Monterey Bay area, within about 45 minutes.
Concrete slab cost in California: Angi lists the state at $7.70 to $8.50 per square foot. Why two bids differ: soil, thickness, steel and access.
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California exempts retaining walls under 4 feet measured from the bottom of the footing. See how Monterey County and its cities rule on wall permits.
Read more →Call or text (831) 262-9943, or send the form with a few details about the project. Photos of the area help, and we will set a time to come out and measure.
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