Concrete contractor in Oxnard, CA - driveways, patios and slabs built on solid ground

Usually, yes. The state licensing board says one is required when the project needs a building permit, uses employee labor or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and a bigger job can't be split up to slip under that. We're licensed and fully insured, and the board is the place to check current rules.

No more than $1,000 under the state board's guidance, and less than that on a smaller contract. After the down payment, each payment in the contract should match work already done or materials delivered to your home, and the board applies this to every home improvement job. You can read the current rules on the board's site.

I check that before any work starts, and the City of Oxnard is the local government here. When your job needs a permit, we prepare and file it with the city or county office and meet the inspector on site. If it isn't clear whether one is needed, I ask the office first.

Concrete can still crack, but we do the prep that keeps it from settling and cracking where nobody chose. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, rather than raking dirt level, and we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack, while the concrete is still fresh.

You'll walk on it well before you drive on it, because concrete keeps gaining strength for days while it cures. We'd rather pour early than in midday heat, which can leave a weak, dusty top, and I'll tell you when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for your car.