Residential Concrete Contractor in Piedmont CA - Driveways and Patios on a Solid Base
Piedmont Advanced Concrete builds and replaces driveways, patios, walkways and steps in Piedmont and the cities around it, including Oakland and Berkeley. We also raise and replace foundations under older houses and build retaining walls for yards that step down a slope.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Tell us about the concrete job you have in mind
Thank you for taking the time to write. We'll reply within one business day to set up a visit, and I'll come out myself to measure, look at how we'll reach the work and send you a written estimate. The estimate is free, and there's no obligation to go ahead.
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Concrete work in Piedmont, CA
Piedmont is our home city, and its parks are where a lot of neighbors spend their weekends. Piedmont Park sits at the center of the city, and behind the Community Hall a fairly steep path follows Bushy Dell Creek in the shade of the redwoods. The city's list of parks also includes Dracena Quarry Park, where a sloping strip of grass in an old rock quarry leads to a children's playground. If you've stood behind the playing field at Coaches Field, you've seen what poured concrete can do at Kennelly Skate Park, where skateboarders ride ramps and bowls built for it.
For a homeowner here, the part that matters most is permits. The City of Piedmont issues building permits for most construction projects and repairs, and only a licensed California contractor or an owner acting legally as their own builder can get one. Outdoor work such as patios, retaining walls, site stairs and drainage goes under the city's site improvement permit, most above-ground outdoor changes need design review first, and work in the public right of way or work that sends more stormwater to the street can also need an encroachment permit from Public Works. Work done without a permit can bring a fine and the need to undo it, so on a Piedmont job we sort out the permit question before anyone picks up a shovel.
Concrete contractor services in Piedmont, CA
Piedmont Advanced Concrete is a concrete contractor in Piedmont, CA, and we offer 16 services, from new driveways and patios to foundations and retaining walls. The price of a job mostly turns on its size and thickness, whether an old slab has to be broken out and hauled away, how easily our crew and the truck can reach it and how much digging and packing the base needs. Stamped or colored finishes add to it. The schedule depends on whether the city wants a permit or a review first, and on curing, the days a new slab needs to harden before you use it. I measure and look at access on the visit, and the written estimate I send covers your own job.
Concrete driveway building
We tear out the old driveway, dig down and pack a firm base, then pour and finish a new slab sized for the cars you park on it.
Concrete patio construction
Want a place for a table and chairs out back? We build concrete patios on a packed base, sloped so rain runs away from the house instead of toward it.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete is pressed with patterned mats while it's still soft, so a patio or walk takes on the look of stone, brick or slate without laying each piece by hand.
Concrete sidewalk building
We pour front walks and side paths with a broom finish, brushed in while the concrete sets so your shoes have some grip when it's wet.
Garage floor concrete
A garage floor carries cars, jacks and toolboxes, so we pour it thick enough for the weight, smooth enough to sweep and sloped slightly toward the door.
Decorative concrete
What counts as decorative concrete? It's color mixed into the pour, stains, exposed stone and borders that set a patio or entry apart from plain gray.
Concrete retaining walls
We build poured concrete retaining walls that hold back soil where a yard steps down, with drainage behind them so water doesn't build up and push on the wall.
Concrete floor installation
For basements, workshops and additions, we pour interior concrete floors over a packed, level base and finish them smooth, ready for sealer, tile or everyday use.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks need a surface with grip under bare wet feet that drains away from the water, and that's what we pour and finish around your pool.
Concrete steps construction
We form and pour front and garden steps with even risers, so every step is the same height, and set them on a packed base that carries the weight.
Slab foundation building
A slab foundation is one thick pad of concrete with steel rebar running through it to hold it together, poured under additions, garages and backyard cottages.
Foundation installation
We dig, form and pour new foundations for additions and for older houses whose original footing has given out, built to the plans the city approves.
Concrete parking lot building
For apartment buildings, churches and small businesses, we pour concrete parking areas thick enough for daily traffic and sloped so water runs off to the drains.
Concrete footings
Footings are the buried concrete that carries the weight of a deck, wall or addition to firm ground, and we dig and pour them to the depth the plans call for.
Foundation raising
Doors sticking, floors sloping or cracks running up from window corners? Those can mean a settled foundation, and we raise and support it to bring the house back toward level.
Concrete cutting
Need a doorway in a foundation wall, a pipe trench or a damaged section of slab removed? We saw-cut straight lines so only the part you're replacing comes out.
Why homeowners call us first
The person who prices your job is there for the pour
I come out to look at every job and write the estimate, then I'm on site with our crew when the concrete goes in. Nothing gets lost between what we talked about in your driveway and what ends up in the forms.
The base is planned before the truck arrives
In a kitchen a plate is only as good as the setup behind it, so we dig out and pack the base, check that water will run away from the house and set the forms before pour day. When a budget gets tight I'd rather simplify the finish than thin the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it decides whether the slab settles later.
A straight answer about cracks before you sign
Concrete shrinks as it cures, so most slabs show some small cracks over time, and I'll tell you that before you sign anything. What we can do is pack a firm base and cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack, so the lines fall where we chose.
We tell you which city office your job goes through
Concrete work around here often needs a building permit or a city review, so I tell you early which office handles your job. When it needs a permit we do the application and the paperwork, and if it isn't clear, we check with the city before we start.
When you're ready to talk it through, send us a few details about your project or call (510) 738-1848.
Request a quoteAbout Piedmont Advanced Concrete
Piedmont Advanced Concrete is a concrete contractor in Piedmont, CA, and I started it here in 2020 after years in restaurant kitchens and time on an East Bay finishing crew. We're licensed and insured, we offer 16 services across the 12 cities with their own page here and others nearby, and we're best known for flatwork, the driveways, patios, walks and steps that lie on the ground. Satisfaction guaranteed is the promise we make, and you can read more about who we are and how we work.
Piedmont Advanced Concrete
About the business- Established
- 2020
- Years in business
- 6
- Services
- 16
- Areas served
- 12
What happens after you call
Call or send the form
Call (510) 738-1848 or send the contact form with a few words about the job and where it is. We reply to every call and message within one business day, and we'll find a time for me to come and see the site that works for you.
I visit and send a written estimate
I come out myself, measure the area and look at how our crew and the concrete truck will reach it. I'll listen to what you have in mind, tell you plainly what the slab can and can't do, and send you a written estimate. It's free, with no obligation.
We prep, pour and finish
Once you're ready, we line up any city steps the job needs. Then our crew digs out and packs the base, sets the forms and steel, and pours and finishes the concrete, with me on site alongside them so the work matches what we planned together.
We clean up and walk it with you
When the finish is done, we clean up and haul away the forms and any old concrete, then walk the finished job with you. I'll go over how long to keep off it while it cures and answer your questions before we leave.
Piedmont, CA
Get a written estimate for your job
A free visit gets you a written estimate and a plain answer on what your base, drainage and finish will need before anything is poured.
Cities we serve around Piedmont
Piedmont Advanced Concrete is based in Piedmont, California, and we work in Oakland, Berkeley and the rest of the 12 cities listed below. Those aren't the only places we go, so if yours isn't here, call or send a message and we'll reply within one business day.