Concrete contractor in Anaheim, CA - slabs built to handle winter rain
Sterling Lakewood Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Lakewood that pours driveways, patios, walkways, garage floors and foundations for homes in Anaheim, starting with a dug-out, packed base and a plan for where the water goes.
Concrete work we do in Anaheim
Every service on our list is available in Anaheim, from driveways and patios to concrete floor installation for a garage or shop. Call or send the form and tell us which one you have in mind.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- 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
Anaheim driveways and patios start underneath
When a driveway or patio in Anaheim is cracking, sinking or holding water, I look under it and around it before I worry about the surface. Most concrete trouble starts with the ground and the water, so that's where the estimate starts too, whether we're replacing an old slab or pouring a new one.
Rain here mostly comes in a short winter stretch. By the long-term federal climate averages, Anaheim gets about 13.5 inches a year, and close to two-thirds of it falls in December, January and February. A slab can sit dry for months and then take a season's water in a few storms, so we set the slope away from the house and check where it drains before anything gets poured.
The base
We dig out soft dirt and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a raked base settles and takes the concrete down with it.
Where water runs
I walk the lot to see where water goes after a storm, so the new slab falls away from the house instead of pooling against it.
Control joints
We cut control joints, grooves that pick where the slab cracks, early enough that it doesn't crack on its own somewhere nobody chose.
Covering Anaheim from our Lakewood base
We're based in Lakewood and take jobs in many of the cities around it, across Los Angeles County and Orange County. Anaheim is one of them, along with nearby Fullerton and Garden Grove.
After you call or send the form, I come out to look at the job and write the estimate myself, in plain words. The price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much base needs digging and packing, and the finish you pick.
The schedule mostly turns on the weather and curing, the wait before new concrete can take feet or tires. Have a few photos and rough measurements ready if you can. If money's tight, I'd keep the base and go plainer on the finish, because the base is what keeps the slab from settling.
- Area
- Anaheim, CA
- Phone
- (562) 249-2521
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
- Based in
- Lakewood, CA 90712
Tell us about your Anaheim job
Tell us about the slab, what's wrong and any permit questions. We reply within one business day to set up a free, no-obligation estimate at your property.
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(562) 249-2521Questions Anaheim homeowners ask
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Does a concrete driveway or patio need a permit in Anaheim?
The city's Building Division decides, and the city says most improvements need a permit before construction starts, while cosmetic work doesn't. We sort out whether a permit applies to your job before we price it, and when one is needed, we handle the application with the city.
Do I need a permit for a short retaining wall in Anaheim?
An older city handout says a retaining wall up to 4 feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing, doesn't need one unless it's holding back extra weight above it. It also says to confirm zoning with a city planner at 714-765-5139, and we check your own wall with the Building Division before we price it.
Does my concrete contractor need a California license in Anaheim?
Yes, for almost any driveway or patio. The California Contractors State License Board requires a license when a project needs a building permit, uses other workers, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. Anaheim also requires its own business license from businesses outside the city that work there, and we're licensed and fully insured.
Which building codes apply to a concrete project in Anaheim?
A project submitted to the city now falls under the 2025 California Building Codes plus Anaheim's own amendments, which the city writes for local ground, climate and terrain. Projects submitted before 2026 stay on the 2022 codes. When a permit applies, we build to the codes your project was submitted under.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one did?
It may get fine cracks, because nearly all concrete does, but we work to keep them where they belong. We pack the base, slope the slab away from the house and cut joints on time so a crack follows the groove. Rebar, steel that holds the pieces together, goes in where the job calls for it.