Truecast Rancho Cucamonga Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Highland, CA. We break out tired driveways and patios, dig out and pack the base, and pour new slabs, walks, steps and walls that drain away from your house.
Highland sits right up against San Bernardino, and a lot of what we get called for here looks like what we see there. Driveways have sunk at the garage lip, patios have one crack running clear across, and walks tip toward the house. The houses run from the early 1900s Craftsman bungalows in the Highland Historic District to newer tract homes whose driveways and back patios went in when the house was built.
On the older lots we're usually tying new concrete into old walks, steps and porches, so matching heights and keeping water off the foundation takes most of the planning. On the newer ones the trouble is more often the base under the original pour, which is why we dig out and pack before we set a single form.
We build concrete driveways on a dug-out, packed base and cut control joints into them, so if the slab cracks, it cracks along a straight groove we chose.
Explore serviceWant a concrete patio that sheds water instead of holding it? We set the slope away from your house first, then plan the size and finish around it.
Explore serviceStamped concrete gets its stone or brick pattern pressed in while the slab is still soft, so crew size and pour timing get planned around that window.
Explore serviceWe pour concrete sidewalks that line up with your steps, porch and driveway, which on Highland's older lots usually means matching heights that were set decades ago.
Explore serviceA garage floor carries weight and takes oil and hot tires, so we plan the slab thickness, the base and a smooth finish that's easy to sweep.
Explore serviceDecorative concrete means color, exposed stone or a border, and where it goes decides the finish, because a slick surface doesn't belong on a slope.
Explore serviceConcrete retaining walls hold back yard soil on sloped lots, and we plan the footing, the steel and the drainage behind the wall before anything else.
Explore serviceFor interior concrete floors in a shop, room addition or studio, we set the base, moisture barrier and finish to match how the room will be used.
Explore serviceA concrete pool deck needs a finish that grips wet feet and a slope that carries splash water away from both the pool and the house.
Explore serviceOld porch steps that rock or crumble get broken out and rebuilt as concrete steps with every step the same height, so nobody catches a toe.
Explore serviceA slab foundation for a room addition or garage starts from the approved plans, then we pack the subgrade it sits on and set steel to the drawings.
Explore serviceWhen you're adding on, foundation installation means digging to the depth the plans call for, setting forms and steel, and pouring so the walls above sit level.
Explore serviceFor shops and rental properties, concrete parking lots get planned around truck weight, where the water drains and how to keep part of the lot open while we work.
Explore serviceConcrete footings carry a wall or a patio cover, so we dig them to size and set rebar inside, the steel that holds the concrete together.
Explore serviceIf a slab or foundation has sunk and doors stick or floors slope, foundation raising starts with finding why the ground moved, then lifting it back toward level.
Explore serviceWe use concrete cutting to open a slab for new plumbing, widen a driveway or take out one bad section, with clean saw lines the new pour ties into.
Explore serviceIn Highland, permits come from the city's Building and Safety office. Its list names pools, fences, additions and new buildings rather than driveways and patios, so whether your slab needs one is the city's call, not ours. Anything that counts as a new structure goes through the city's planning review before the plans reach Building and Safety, and that adds time before we can set a form. If your job needs a permit, we apply for it and keep track of it, so you don't have to. Before you hire anyone, check that they hold a state contractor license and a Highland business license. Contractors based outside the city need the city's Out of City license.
We're based in Rancho Cucamonga and drive out to Highland for jobs, so we plan pour days early to stay ahead of the heat. The price turns on how big the slab is, how much old concrete has to come out, how much base work the ground needs and how close a truck can get. The finish matters too, since stamped or colored work costs more than a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps a slab from getting slick. The schedule turns on any permit review, the weather and curing, which is the stretch the slab needs to harden before you walk or drive on it. I come out, look at the job and give you a written estimate that spells out what's included.
Tell us what you're dealing with, whether it's a sunken driveway, a cracked patio or a new slab, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your property, measure, look at the drainage and the ground, and give you a free written estimate that spells out what's included. There's no pressure to book, and you can also call (909) 552-8210.
(909) 552-8210Yes, a contractor needs a state license when the job requires a building permit, uses additional workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials, counting all the contracts for the project together. That rule comes from the Contractors State License Board, and most driveway, patio or wall jobs land over that line. We're licensed and fully insured.
Not if the wall is 4 feet or less, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless it holds back extra weight like a driveway above it, a slope steeper than 2:1 or flammable liquids. The city also wants every residential retaining wall built with a footing and vertical steel unless it's specifically exempted, so we build ours that way. When a wall does need a permit, it goes through the city's online permit portal, and we handle that filing for you.
State law caps a down payment at $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. Every other payment has to be listed in the contract and tied to work done or materials delivered, and that applies to all home improvement projects, concrete included.
It can crack, because all concrete shrinks as it hardens, but a slab on a packed base with joints cut on time cracks in straight lines where we planned it, not across the middle. Most driveways that break up badly were poured on dirt that was raked flat and never packed, and that's the part we won't skip.
Highland is one of the cities we work in across the Inland Empire. These are the others with their own page, and if yours isn't listed, call and ask, because we take jobs in plenty of cities around them too.
A cracked or sinking slab lets more water under it every rainy season, so call (909) 552-8210 or send the form while a repair may still be an option instead of a full tear-out.
If you've got a question about a driveway, a patio or a wall at your Highland house, send it over and I'll give you a straight answer.
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