A driveway torn out and poured new on a base we dig out and pack firm. For original tract-home driveways that have cracked, sunk or started pooling water.
Concrete Contractor in Westminster, CA - New Concrete for Older Tract Homes
Cornerstone Orange Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Orange. We pour driveways, patios, walkways, steps, garage floors and foundations for homeowners and property owners in Westminster, CA, and we tear out and replace worn concrete too.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Concrete work we do in Westminster
A lot of our calls here are for driveways, walks and patios on houses from the tract-home years, where the original concrete has cracked, sunk or simply worn out.
A concrete patio for the backyard, sloped so water runs away from the house and given a broom finish, a brushed texture that gives grip when wet.
Concrete pressed with a pattern and colored to look like stone, brick or tile. For patios and walkways where you want that look without laying pavers.
Front walks and side paths poured to meet your steps and driveway cleanly. For older walks heaved by roots or broken into pieces that catch a toe.
A new garage slab poured over a packed base, with rebar, steel bars that hold the concrete together if it cracks. For cracked, sunken or oil-stained floors.
Color, borders and textured finishes that dress up plain flatwork, our word for driveways, patios and walks. For homeowners who want more than plain gray.
Poured walls that hold back soil where a yard steps up or down, built on footings with steel inside. For yards with a grade change or a raised bed.
Interior concrete floors for additions, workshops and converted spaces, poured level and finished smooth enough to take tile, flooring or a sealed finish.
The slab around a pool, finished with a texture that grips wet feet and sloped to drain away from the water. For new pools or cracked, worn decks.
Front and back steps formed so every step is the same height, set on firm ground. For crumbling stoops and steps pulling away from the house.
The concrete slab a new house, addition or garage sits on, with the steel and forms checked before the truck arrives. For builders and owners adding room.
Footings, foundation walls and slabs poured to the plans so framing starts on a true base. For builders and property owners with an addition or new build.
Concrete parking areas and drive aisles for shops, offices and apartment buildings, with a base and thickness sized for the traffic they carry.
The poured concrete pads and strips that carry a patio cover, wall, post or addition. For projects that need solid support under the load before framing goes up.
Lifting a settled slab or foundation back toward level and filling the void under it. For homes with sloping floors, sticking doors or a sunken slab.
Saw cuts through existing concrete for a plumbing trench, a new doorway or removing one damaged section without breaking up the rest. For homeowners, plumbers and builders.
Why Westminster homeowners call us for concrete
Westminster was farm country until the late 1950s and 1960s, when the fields gave way to tract homes as the county filled in. Many of the houses we see here come from that run, on similar lots with the driveway, front walk and back patio poured when the house was built. The city is also home to Little Saigon, the center of Orange County's Vietnamese community, so we get calls from the business side too, for parking areas, walks and slabs behind shops.
We're based in Orange and do the same work across the cities around it, including Garden Grove and Buena Park. On a house this age, breaking out the old concrete is the easy part. What's under it decides the job, and we only know that once it's open.
- Careful base work under every slab
- Our own crew from forms to cleanup
- Straight lines and square edges
How we run a Westminster concrete job
I come out first
I look at the old concrete, where the water goes and what's likely underneath before a price goes on paper, because a guess there turns into a change later.
What sets your price
Size, tear-out, base work and the finish you choose set the price. Your written estimate says what it covers and what it doesn't.
What sets the schedule
Whether a permit is needed and curing, the wait while fresh concrete gains strength, decide how long you're without your driveway or patio.
Forms on a string line
I run a string line down every form before the truck backs in, the way I was taught, because a crooked form leaves a crooked edge you can't fix.
- Utilities marked before we dig
- Old concrete broken out and hauled off
- Rebar set where the slab needs it
- Forms braced so they don't move
- Fresh concrete kept damp while it cures
- Finish matched to how the slab is used
- Clean edges where new meets old
- Neighbors' driveways kept clear on pour day
- Street and driveway left swept
If your old slab only needs one section cut out and replaced, I'll say so instead of selling you a whole new driveway.
When does a Westminster driveway or patio need work?
Concrete poured when Westminster's tracts went in has had a long run, and these are the signs that tell you a slab is giving out.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One section sunk below the next
- Water pooling after you hose it down
- Slab sloping back toward the house
- Chipped, flaking or dusty surface
- Raised edges that catch your toe
- Steps pulling away from the house
- Weeds growing up through cracks
Cornerstone Orange Concrete for Westminster
Call (714) 787-1676 or send the form with what you need poured or fixed, and expect a reply within one business day to set up your free on-site estimate.
- Phone
- (714) 787-1676
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
- Location
- Orange, CA 92866
Westminster concrete questions
Do I need a permit to replace my concrete driveway in Westminster?
Ask the city's Building Division about your job, since it issues permits whenever a structure is built, altered, repaired, moved, removed or demolished. Its FAQ lists exceptions that include painting, papering and stucco repair. We check what your job needs before we price it, and I tell you up front what the city will want to see.
How long does plan check take in Westminster for a patio cover or addition?
A small accessory project built from the city's standard plans can often be checked over the counter and permitted the same day, and residential patio covers are among the projects the division normally reviews that way. Work that needs Planning, Engineering, Fire Authority or Health Agency review goes to standard plan check, which takes 15 to 30 business days depending on how many plans are ahead. A recheck after corrections takes 7 to 14 working days.
Who can pull a building permit in Westminster, the homeowner or the contractor?
Either one. The property owner can pull most permits, an agent with written authorization can too, and a licensed contractor can pull them as well. The city recommends letting the contractor do it, because that protects you from possible liabilities. When your job needs a permit, we pull it, schedule the inspections and keep the approved plans on site.
Do I need engineered plans for a new slab foundation in Westminster?
Usually, unless it's a one-story conventional house or a minor addition or improvement as the code defines it. The city requires a building permit and a declaration before construction starts on a home or building, with plans prepared and signed by an architect or engineer. We settle which side of that line your project is on early, because plan review sets when we can pour.
What license does a concrete contractor need to work in Westminster?
The city says contractors need a valid state license and workers' insurance, plus a Westminster business license, which the Building Division processes. We're fully licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask about it when I come out to look at the job.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Westminster?
Your price comes from a free estimate at the house, because it turns on what's under and around your old driveway. Beyond size and tear-out, soft ground that has to be dug out, extra steel, a wider apron at the street or a stamped or colored finish all add to it, and a plain broom finish keeps it down. I write down what the price covers and what it doesn't.
How do I keep a new concrete driveway from cracking like the old one?
Build it on firm ground and give it a place to crack. A packed base keeps the slab from settling, rebar holds any crack tight, and the joints we cut give it a straight line to break along. Keeping cars off it until it has cured matters too. New concrete can still crack, but done this way the cracks tend to stay small and where we planned them.
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If your city has its own page, you'll find it here. If it doesn't, call (714) 787-1676, because we work in plenty of cities around Orange that don't have one.
Start your Westminster quote with Cornerstone Orange Concrete
Call (714) 787-1676 or send the form for a free, no-obligation estimate at your house.