Aguilar and Sons Construction builds concrete steps and concrete stairs for homes in Salinas and across the Monterey Bay area. We pour front entry and porch steps with a landing at the door. On a slope, we build garden stairs cut into the hillside.
We also tear out old steps that have cracked or sunk and pour new ones. Steps rarely stand alone, so we often pour them with the concrete walkways they connect to. We are a licensed general building contractor, CSLB license #787101. Estimates are free, so call or text (831) 262-9943.
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Front steps start with one measurement: the drop from the door threshold to the ground. We split that total rise into risers and lay out the treads to match. Every riser in a run gets the same height, because an odd step is the one people trip on.
Next comes a footing under the bottom of the run, then the forms and the rebar. The steel runs through the steps and into the landing, which ties the whole set together. A broom finish gives each tread grip. Stamped and colored finishes are an option when the steps should match a stamped concrete patio.
Our steps follow the current California Building Standards Code, the 2025 edition that took effect January 1, 2026. The code sets the maximum riser height and the minimum tread depth, and we build to it. It also sets rules for landings, handrails and guards.
Many lots here climb from the street to the house or drop away behind it. Around Prunedale and Aromas, USDA soil records describe sandy hills with slopes from 9 to 75 percent. Closer to the water, parts of Marina, Seaside and the Peninsula sit on soils formed in old sand dunes.
Sandy ground washes out when water runs under a step. We dig garden steps into firm ground and compact the base under them. On a long climb, landings break the run into shorter flights. Where the grade is steep, we build the steps into retaining walls that hold the hillside back.
Many backyards also step down from one patio level to the next. We pour wide steps there, often as part of a new backyard concrete patio.
For flagstone steps, we set flagstone treads and landings in mortar on the poured concrete. The risers can take stone veneer or stucco to match nearby walls. Paver steps make sense where they lead down to a patio of concrete pavers.
Carmel-by-the-Sea's own historic context statement notes the use of local chalkrock, known as Carmel stone, for paving and garden walls. Stone steps suit that look on the Peninsula.
Salt air is hard on steel. Caltrans treats structures within 1,000 feet of the ocean as a marine exposure. That is a bridge standard, not a code for steps, but we follow the idea near the water. The rebar sits deeper in the concrete, and railings go up with coastal-grade hardware.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Salinas and the Monterey Bay area.
(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 steps and stairs across Salinas and the Monterey Bay area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
General concrete work for homes and commercial property: walkways, sidewalks, steps, curbs, mow strips, pads and low site walls. We do the forming, the steel and the finish, and we pump concrete into back yards a truck cannot reach.
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We build natural flagstone patios, walkways, steps and landings across the Monterey Bay area. The stone goes down mortar-set on a concrete slab or dry-laid on compacted base, with fitted joints and a cut stone border.
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We build concrete and concrete block retaining walls, low garden walls and planter walls with steps. The footing, the steel and the drainage behind the wall come first, then the stucco or stone veneer finish.
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.
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.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.
