Concrete contractor in View Park-Windsor Hills - slabs built for the hillside
Keystone Beverly Hills Concrete pours driveways, patios, steps, retaining walls and foundation work for homes in View Park-Windsor Hills. We're based in Beverly Hills, and I come out myself to look at each job.
Concrete work in View Park-Windsor Hills
View Park-Windsor Hills sits on the southeastern face and crest of the Baldwin Hills, just southeast of Culver City and north of Inglewood, and it's unincorporated LA County rather than part of a city. The houses went up in stages from the mid-1920s into the 1960s, single-family homes with some multi-family buildings mixed in, including the streets of the View Park Historic District. On our jobs here that means driveways that climb from the curb, steps up to the front door, yards that drop away behind the house, and old concrete that's had decades to crack and settle.
We're based in Beverly Hills and do the same work in nearby cities like Marina del Rey, but up here the price moves most with the slope and with how much old concrete has to come out. The schedule turns on any County permit and on curing, the days a slab needs to harden before you walk and then drive on it, and the written estimate I send after the visit spells out what's included. On these lots, the slope decides how deep we dig, how much packed base goes under the slab and whether a wall has to hold the ground back.
What we build in View Park-Windsor Hills
Driveways on a hill need a base that's dug out and packed, steel inside, and water sent to the street instead of toward your garage.
Backyard patios here often sit where the yard steps down the slope. We set the grade so rain runs off the edge, not back against the house.
Stamped concrete gives a patio, walk or driveway the look of stone or brick, a pattern that sits well beside the older homes on these streets.
Front walks that have heaved or sunk get torn out and rebuilt on a packed base, laid out so water drains off rather than pooling by the door.
Garage floors in homes this age are often cracked or sunk, so we break out the old slab and pour new on a fresh, packed base.
Color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns let new concrete fit a house that's been on the hill for decades, instead of looking bolted on.
On hillside lots, a retaining wall is often what makes a flat yard possible, so we size its footing and steel to the ground it holds back.
Older homes here often grow by a room. When yours does, we pour the interior slab flat enough for the flooring that goes on top.
A pool deck on a sloped yard has to drain away from the pool and the house, and we finish it with a texture that grips wet feet.
Hillside homes mean steps, from the street to the door and down to the yard, and we rebuild them with every step the same height.
For a new garage, studio or addition, we pour the slab foundation on ground that's been dug to firm soil, with steel tied in before the pour.
Building on a slope usually means a stepped foundation that follows the hill, and we set the footings and walls so the house above sits level.
Apartment buildings here need parking that drains and holds up to cars turning on it all day, so we plan the base and thickness for that.
On sloped ground we dig footings down to firm soil, because a deck, wall or addition is only as steady as what it stands on.
When part of an older house has settled, doors stick and floors slope. We look at why it sank before we lift and support the low side.
We saw-cut old slabs for a new drain line, a wider driveway or a doorway, which is cleaner on an older house than breaking it out by hand.
What View Park-Windsor Hills hillsides ask of concrete
I come out myself to look at your job and run it on site, so you'll hear why we do each step before anything gets poured.
Base dug out and packed
On a hillside, raked dirt settles and takes the slab with it, so we dig out and pack the base.
Water sent away from the house
We watch where rain runs down your lot and set each slab to fall away from the house, not toward it.
Steel set inside the slab
Rebar, the steel bars tied in a grid inside the slab, holds the pieces together if a crack opens.
Poured early, cured slowly
We pour early and keep the slab damp through its curing days, so the top hardens instead of wearing to dust.
Licensed, insured and guaranteed
We're licensed and insured, and the work we do on your property is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Questions we hear in View Park-Windsor Hills
How do I find out who issues concrete permits in View Park-Windsor Hills?
LA County Public Works issues building permits here, because View Park-Windsor Hills is unincorporated County land, not part of any city. You can confirm the office for your property by entering your street address or parcel number on the County's permits page and clicking Find Services. We find out what that office asks for on your kind of job and take care of the permit paperwork when it's needed.
Do I need a County permit for a driveway or retaining wall in View Park-Windsor Hills?
It can need one, and LA County Public Works decides that for your address, so we check with them before we price the job. The County's permits cover new building, alterations, repairs and replacements, along with pools and grading work, and grading comes up on hillside lots where a driveway or wall means moving soil. Larger projects need plans, and the office says when you apply whether those plans need a Plan Check and how to get them approved. If something has to come from you, like a soils report or drawings, we tell you early.
How long do I have to get the first inspection on an LA County permit?
The County asks for the first inspection within 12 months of getting the permit. After that, follow-up inspections need to happen every 6 months to keep the permit active. I run our jobs on site, so I keep those dates in view along with the pour.
Does a concrete contractor in View Park-Windsor Hills need a state license?
Yes, California requires a license from the Contractors State License Board whenever the job needs a building permit, uses employees, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. A home improvement contractor has to be licensed before bidding, and the board doesn't let a bigger job be split into smaller pieces to stay under that $1,000 line. A County business license is a separate question that turns on where a business is located. We're licensed and insured.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in View Park-Windsor Hills?
Your price comes from the written estimate after I see the lot, because up here the slope, the digging and the base move it more than the slab's size. Tearing out old concrete, getting the truck to the spot, any retaining wall and the finish you choose add to it. If the budget's tight, I'll tell you to take a plain broom finish, a lightly brushed texture that grips underfoot, before you cut the base, because a fancy top on a weak base usually cracks like the old one did.
What causes cracks in concrete driveways in View Park-Windsor Hills?
Mostly shrinking and settling, because concrete shrinks a little as it cures and a slab on hillside ground settles if its base wasn't dug out and packed. We cut control joints early, shallow grooves that give the shrinking a straight line to crack along before the slab picks its own spot. With the packed base and steel we covered above, that usually keeps a new slab to hairlines in the joints instead of breaks across the middle.
Not on the list? Call us anyway
If your city isn't listed below, call (424) 550-5006 and ask anyway, because this list isn't everywhere we work around Beverly Hills.
Ask Keystone for a concrete estimate
Call (424) 550-5006 seven days a week, 7 AM to 10 PM, or use the form to tell us what's cracking or what you'd like built.