We're Form & Finish Torrance Concrete Company, licensed and fully insured, and we build driveways, patios, walks, steps and foundations for Lomita homes. Call (424) 318-3115 and I'll come out and take a look.
(424) 318-3115
Lomita is a small city, and on our jobs here that usually means homes on tight lots, older driveways that have cracked or dropped in sections, and patios where water sits after a rain instead of running off. A lot of the work starts with cutting out the old slab cleanly so we can see what it was sitting on, because that usually tells us why it failed.
We're a concrete contractor in Torrance, CA, right next door, so Lomita is close to home for our crew and easy for me to get out to for a look.
Send the form or call (424) 318-3115 and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out to your Lomita property myself, look at the slab, what's under it and where the water goes, and write up the estimate. It's free, and there's no obligation to go ahead.
(424) 318-3115Most of what we're called for in Lomita is driveways that have cracked or sunk, patios that hold water against the house, and front walks and steps that have lifted at the seams. We also pour garage floors, build retaining walls along tight property lines, cut through old slabs for new work, and handle foundation installation for additions and new structures. Every service is listed below, and each one starts with the same look at the base and the drainage.
Building and safety in Lomita runs through Los Angeles County. An earlier city report says the City of Lomita contracts with the county, so county staff handle plan check, which is the review of the plans, and the inspections for building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits on the city's behalf. That list doesn't settle whether your driveway or patio needs a permit, so before we schedule anything I check with the city or county office for your address, and if a permit is called for, we handle the paperwork with you. When one is needed, plan review and inspections become part of the schedule, and I'd rather you know that before we start than halfway through.
What moves the price here is mostly what's under and around the slab, like how much old concrete has to come out, how deep the base needs digging and packing, which way the water has to run, and how easily we can get concrete to the spot behind a gate or down a side yard. The schedule turns on the permit question, the weather and the wait while the new slab cures. I'll come out, look at all of it and write the estimate, so your figure comes from your yard and not a guess. We do the same work in West Carson and Carson, so if you own property there too, it's one call.
I come out to look at your job and write the estimate myself, and I walk you through what each part covers so nothing surprises you halfway through. Then I work alongside our crew on pour day, so the person who saw your yard is the one standing in it.
If the budget has to give, I'd trim the finish before the base, because the nicest surface won't save a slab sitting on loose dirt. We dig out and pack the subgrade, which is what the slab sits on, and make sure the water runs away from your house.
We've become known for the jobs other crews pass on, like narrow side yards, cuts through old slabs and walls right on a property line. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (424) 318-3115 or send the form, and I'll come out and take a look at yours.
It depends mostly on the size, the tear-out and the base work your ground needs, which is why I price it after seeing the driveway. Your choices move it too, since a stamped or colored finish costs more than a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps it from getting slick, and adding rebar, the steel grid that holds the slab together if it cracks, adds to the cost but is usually worth it. You get a written estimate with each part spelled out.
Usually it's the ground under the slab and how it was built, not the concrete itself. In a proposed code update, the city describes heavy winter rains that leave expansive soil, which swells when wet and shrinks as it dries, along with hot, dry summers and geological instability across the area. Those are citywide findings and every lot is different, so I look at what's under your slab before saying what it needs, and a base that was only raked level makes all of it worse.
You're off it from the tear-out until the new slab has cured enough to take weight. Curing is the wait while concrete hardens and gains strength, and you can walk on it well before you can drive on it. Weather and whether a permit is needed move the start date, and I'll give you the walk-on and drive-on dates for your slab when we pour.
Lomita follows the Los Angeles County building codes. An earlier city report says the city takes on the county's updated codes as its own every three years, and a proposed ordinance would adopt the latest county codes with some local changes. In practice that means the rules on your job follow the county's.
Start with the ground and the water, not the finish. When I come out, I check what's under the old slab, where the water runs and how we'll get concrete to the spot, then plan the control joints, which are cuts that give the slab a straight line to crack along instead of a random one. We also pour early in the day, because midday summer heat can leave a weak, dusty top.
