We're a concrete contractor based in Torrance, CA, and we pour driveways, patios, walkways and garage floors for homeowners across Hawthorne. I started the company in 2023, and I work alongside our crew on the jobs we take.
(424) 318-3115
A lot of the houses we see in Hawthorne are older single-story homes on compact lots, where the driveway runs in a narrow strip beside the house to a garage in back. That layout decides a lot before anyone mixes anything, because a truck often can't reach the back of the lot and the slab sits right against the house wall, so where the water runs matters more than usual.
We also see plenty of duplexes and small apartment buildings with shared walkways and parking pads, and old slabs that have cracked, sunk or tipped toward the house. We're based nearby in Torrance, and these are the kinds of jobs I like, tight side yards and old concrete that has to be cut out cleanly before anything new goes in.
Send the form or call (424) 318-3115, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Hawthorne property myself, check the old slab, the access and where the water runs, and write you a free estimate. There's no obligation, so take the number and decide in your own time.
(424) 318-3115A lot of Hawthorne jobs start with an old slab that has to go, so we handle the tear-out and the new pour together on driveways down narrow side yards, patios in small back yards, walkways, steps and garage floors that have cracked or sunk. We also do concrete floor installation for garages and additions, concrete cutting when only part of a slab needs replacing, and retaining walls where a yard steps up or down. Each service below has its own page with more on how we do it.
Permits for construction in Hawthorne go through the city's Department of Building and Safety, which reviews plans and sends inspectors to check the work against them, so if your job needs a permit, the schedule waits on that review and on each inspection. Before we schedule anything, I check with the office for your address on what your job calls for, and if a permit is needed, we handle the paperwork with you. Business licenses here come from the city's Licensing Department, which also licenses businesses based outside Hawthorne, so it's fair to ask any contractor about that before you sign. We're licensed and fully insured.
What moves the price is mostly what you can't see in a photo, like how much old concrete comes out, how far it has to travel to the street, how much base we dig out and pack, and whether the slab needs rebar, steel bars set inside that keep cracks from spreading apart. On Hawthorne's residential streets the truck usually parks at the curb, so a slab we can reach from there goes quicker than one we have to pump or wheel to the back of the lot, and that often swings the price more than size or finish does. The schedule turns on the permit answer, the weather and the curing wait before you use the slab, and the written estimate I give you spells out the price and what it covers. We do the same kind of work in Inglewood and Compton, where a lot of older houses sit on similar lots.
I come out to look at your Hawthorne job myself, write the estimate, and then work alongside our crew when we build it. The person who priced the base and the drainage is the one standing there making sure they get done that way. We're licensed and fully insured.
If the budget gets tight, I'd rather cut back on a fancy finish than on the base, because the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, has to be dug out and packed or the slab settles with it. We also check where the water runs so the slab falls away from your house.
We've become known for the awkward ones, like a driveway squeezed beside the house, a clean cut through an old slab, or a wall right on the property line. Call (424) 318-3115 and I'll tell you straight what yours needs. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The price of your driveway comes from its size, how much old concrete has to come out, how hard the lot is to reach and how much base work the ground needs, so I give you a written figure after I've seen it. Thickness, rebar and the finish move it too, and a plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or decorative work. The estimate is free and done on site.
Concrete can still crack, but good prep keeps cracks small and puts them where we chose. We cut control joints, shallow grooves in the surface, early enough that the slab cracks along those lines instead of across the middle, and we build on a packed base so it doesn't settle. When we tear out an old slab, the cracks usually trace back to one of those steps being skipped.
You can usually walk on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength for days while it cures, the slow hardening that has to happen before it takes weight. I'll give you the dates for your slab once we know the mix and the weather, and we pour early in the day so the heat doesn't leave a weak, dusty top. Plan on parking on the street for a while.
Hawthorne inspections are booked online through the city's self service portal, by contractors or applicants. If your permit was issued before July 2022, you call Building and Safety at (310) 349-2990 instead, and that office is closed on Fridays. On a job where we've handled the permit with you, we'll book the inspections with you.
Yes, the city's Citizen Self Service portal is where you apply for permits and plans, check a record's status and review plan submittals. Whether your concrete job needs a permit at all is something I check for your address before we schedule anything.
Start with access and water, because on a narrow lot those decide how the job gets built before size or finish does. When I come out, I look at how a truck or pump reaches the back, how the old concrete gets out to the street, and which way the water should run so it heads away from the house. Then the estimate lays out each step so you know what you're paying for.
