Concrete Contractor in Paramount, CA - Prep First, Then the Pour
Sterling Lakewood Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Lakewood that builds driveways, patios, walkways, garage floors and foundations for homeowners in Paramount, CA, and replaces the cracked, sinking and uneven slabs they're tired of stepping around.
Concrete work we do in Paramount
Every service below is available in Paramount, from a plain driveway to stamped concrete on a patio. Call or use the form to ask about any of them.
- 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
What's under your slab matters most
When a driveway or patio has cracked, sunk or started holding water, the ground under it is usually the real problem. So before we talk finish or color, I look at the subgrade, the dirt and base the concrete sits on, and at where water runs when it rains. It's hidden the day we pour, and it's the first thing a budget cuts. I'd spend there first.
For a foundation, footings or a slab under living space, I also check whether your address falls in one of the state's mapped earthquake hazard zones. Building in one can bring added state or city rules, and I'd rather know that before I write a price than find out after.
Where water runs
If the yard falls toward the house or water pools on the old slab, we set the new grade so rain runs away from your foundation.
The base underneath
We dig out soft dirt and pack the base instead of raking it level, because raked dirt settles and takes the slab down with it.
Where it cracks
Concrete cracks as it shrinks, so we cut control joints, shallow grooves that tell it where to crack, before it picks its own spot.
We come over from Lakewood
We're based in Lakewood and take jobs in many of the cities around it, Paramount among them, along with Downey, Bellflower and Long Beach. I come out to look at the job and write the estimate myself, and I'm on site running our crew on pour day.
What moves the price is mostly size, how much old concrete has to come out, how much digging and base the ground needs, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on whether a permit applies and on curing, the wait before the slab is strong enough to use. My written estimate spells out what's included.
When I come out, it helps if you know roughly what you want poured and can show me where water sits or the old slab has sunk. When a permit applies, we handle the application with the City of Paramount, so you don't have to.
- Area
- Paramount, 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 what needs pouring
Tell us through the form or by phone what you want poured. We reply within one business day, and I come out to write a free estimate, with no obligation.
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(562) 249-2521What to ask before you hire
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Does a concrete contractor in Paramount need a California state license?
Yes, nearly any concrete job here needs a contractor with a current California license. The state licensing board requires one for anyone who contracts work on a project that needs a building permit, uses hired workers, or is worth $1,000 or more in labor and materials combined, and they need it before they bid. We're licensed and fully insured.
Can a handyman pour a small concrete pad without a license in California?
No, not unless the whole job comes to less than $1,000, no workers are hired and no building permit is needed. That total counts labor, materials and every other cost, and a bigger job can't be split into smaller contracts to get under it. If someone offers to break your job up that way, I'd look elsewhere.
How do I check if my Paramount address is in an earthquake hazard zone?
Type your address into the state's EQ Zapp map, and it shows whether your property lies in a mapped earthquake hazard zone. A one- or two-story frame house outside a development of four or more units is exempt from the state's zone rules, but the city can be stricter, and it has local code changes on file with the state.
Will my new concrete driveway in Paramount crack like the old one?
It will probably show a hairline crack or two, because concrete shrinks as it cures, the slow hardening in the days after the pour. What it usually won't do is break up and sink, since we dig out and pack the base and cut the joints that keep cracks in straight lines. I'll go over what's normal on the estimate.