Concrete Contractor in Port Hueneme, CA - Driveways and Patios on a Solid Base

The City of Port Hueneme's Building and Safety Division handles permits and inspections for construction and alterations. Applications are made online through the city's OpenGov system. When your job needs a permit, we prepare and file it and meet the inspector, and if it's unclear whether you need one, I ask the office before any work starts.

I give a price once I've measured, because the size, how much old concrete has to come out and the base work set most of it. A stamped finish costs more than a plain broom finish, the light texture that adds grip. If the budget's tight, I'd keep the base and pick the plainer top, since a nice surface on a poor base still cracks.

A new slab can still crack, but control joints, shallow cuts that tell the concrete where to crack, usually keep it to straight lines you chose instead of random breaks. Most failed slabs I see sat on dirt that was raked flat rather than dug out and packed, so that's the part we don't rush.

Yes, the city requires a business license from every vendor providing services inside city limits and on Naval Base Ventura County. The license only shows that the license tax was paid, so it isn't approval of the work or proof of skill, which is what the state contractor license is for.

In California, a contractor can't ask for or take a down payment over $1,000, and the cap is lower on smaller jobs. The Contractors State License Board, the state office that licenses contractors, also requires later payments to be listed in the contract and tied to work done or materials delivered. We're licensed and fully insured.