Concrete driveway building
When your driveway is cracked across or a section has dropped, we tear it out, dig down to firm ground, pack a new base and pour a slab built for cars.
Concrete Contractor in Lake Elsinore, CA - Slabs Built on a Packed, Checked Base
Baseline Murrieta Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Murrieta, CA. We build driveways, patios, walkways, steps, garage floors and foundations for homes in Lake Elsinore, and our own crew does the work.
Baseline Murrieta Concrete builds and replaces driveways, patios, walks, steps, garage floors, retaining walls and foundations for homes in Lake Elsinore. We're a concrete contractor based in Murrieta, CA, and Lake Elsinore is one of the cities around us where our crew works.
Concrete work on Lake Elsinore homes and yards
Most calls from Lake Elsinore start with something you can see. Usually it's a driveway with cracks running across it, a patio slab that has sunk at one corner, water pooling against the house after the sprinklers run, or steps pulling away from the porch. I come out, look at what's under and around the problem, and measure before I tell you what it needs.
The cause usually sits below the concrete. A slab poured on dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed will settle as the dirt settles, and a slab that falls toward the house sends water where you don't want it. A new top over the same problem just starts the same failure again, so we fix what's underneath first.
Homeowners around the lake ask us for new work too, like a wider driveway, a patio off the back slider, a pool deck or a walk to the side gate. We do the same work across the cities nearby, including Menifee and Lakeland Village, with the same crew and the same checks before every pour.
- Based in
- Murrieta, CA 92562
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
Concrete services for Lake Elsinore homes
Concrete patio construction
Maybe the backyard is all dirt, or the patio slab sinks at one corner. Either way, we pour a new patio that slopes water away from your house.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick. We press the pattern into the wet surface, so it all stays one solid slab.
Concrete sidewalk building
A front walk or side path that trips people at the joints gets replaced with even sections that meet your driveway and porch cleanly.
Garage floor concrete
If your garage floor is pitted, deeply stained or cracked through, we pour a new slab that's smooth enough to sweep and strong enough to park on.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns let a plain slab suit your Lake Elsinore home. We work them in during the pour, so they're part of the concrete itself.
Concrete retaining walls
When a slope in your yard keeps washing onto the patio or walk, a concrete retaining wall holds the soil back and gives you level ground to use.
Concrete floor installation
For a workshop, a room addition or an outbuilding, we prepare the base and pour an interior concrete floor that's flat and ready for whatever goes on top.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck has to shed water toward the drains and give bare feet a good grip, so we slope it carefully and finish the surface with that in mind.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps that have cracked, settled or pulled away from the porch get rebuilt with even steps, so nobody misjudges one coming or going.
Slab foundation building
For an addition, a garage or an accessory building, we form and pour the slab foundation it sits on, with steel set where the plans call for it.
Foundation installation
A new structure needs a foundation built to its plans. We dig, form, set steel and pour so the building starts out solid and level.
Concrete parking lot building
If you own a small property with a cracked lot or a gravel lot that ruts out, we can lay out and pour a concrete lot that handles traffic and drainage.
Concrete footings
Posts for a patio cover, a block wall or a deck need footings dug down to firm ground, so whatever stands on them doesn't lean or sink.
Foundation raising
When part of a slab or foundation has settled and the floors slope or the doors stick, we find the cause and raise the low section back toward level.
Concrete cutting
Need an opening in a slab, a trench for a pipe or a damaged section taken out? We saw-cut clean, straight lines so the new work meets the old neatly.
Get a free written estimate for your Lake Elsinore project
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time to come out. I'll visit your Lake Elsinore property, measure the job myself and give you a free written estimate. There's no obligation to go ahead.
(951) 477-4538Working in Lake Elsinore: permits, licenses and price
In Lake Elsinore, the city's building official issues the permit for building, altering or repairing a structure, and work done under a permit gets inspected. The work has to stay open and exposed until the inspector approves it, so the inspection sets the earliest day we can pour. When a job needs a permit, we file the application with the city and meet the inspector on site.
Before you hire anyone here, check two things. The contractor should hold a California license from the Contractors State License Board and a current Lake Elsinore business license. The city has a separate application for state licensed contractors who come in from outside the city limits, which is the one that applies to a company based in Murrieta like ours.
The price turns on the size and thickness of the slab, whether an old one has to come out first, how much base work the ground needs, how close a truck can get, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit and inspection, if there is one, and on curing, the days concrete needs to gain strength before you use it. I put your figure in writing after I measure, just as I do in Wildomar.
How we run a job from estimate to pour
I started Baseline Murrieta Concrete in 2020 after learning the trade on other people's crews, and before that I was patching barn floors on my family's farm. I still come out for the estimate and measure the job myself, because a guessed number can turn into a slab that's too thin or a slope that runs the wrong way.
The base is the part of the job you can't see on day one, and it's the first thing people want to cut when the budget gets tight. I'd rather spend your money digging out soft dirt and packing the base than on a fancier finish, because a nice surface on a weak base will still crack and sink.
Our own crew does the work, and I check the forms before we pour, because that's the last chance to fix a height or a slope. We're licensed and insured. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. Call (951) 477-4538 or send us the form to set up your estimate.
What shapes a concrete job at a Lake Elsinore home
These are the things we look at on Lake Elsinore jobs before anything gets poured, from the city's line on retaining walls to the water, the cracks and the finish on your own slab.
Retaining walls and the city's line
A city guide lists retaining walls up to 4 feet tall as exempt from a permit, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall. The exemption ends when the wall holds up an added load, such as a driveway or a slope above it. The guide is only a summary, and its requirements can vary by project, so for any wall near that height we check with the building official first.
Where the water goes
Before we set a single form, we look at where water runs on your lot, whether it comes off the roof, out of the sprinklers or over from the neighbor's yard. The finished slab has to fall away from the house toward a place the water can leave. A patio or driveway that drains toward the walls puts water right where it does damage.
Cracks we plan for
Concrete shrinks as it dries, so some cracking is normal, and what matters is where it happens. We cut control joints, straight grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, and we cut them on time. Joints cut late or skipped leave cracks running wherever they like. A packed base under the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, keeps the pieces from shifting once the slab does crack.
Pour timing and the finish
We start pours early in the day so the crew has time to finish the surface properly, because a top that's rushed or worked too late turns weak and dusty later on. On driveways, walks and pool decks we usually give it a broom finish. That's light ridges dragged across the wet surface, so shoes and tires still grip when it's wet.
Questions Lake Elsinore homeowners ask about concrete
Do I need a city permit for concrete work in Lake Elsinore?
Some concrete jobs do, and a city guide lists the work that's exempt, such as small sheds and the lower retaining walls described above. That list doesn't name driveways or patios, so it doesn't settle those. The city's permits and inspection page is the place to ask, and when we aren't sure, we check with the city before we start.
Does a concrete contractor need a California license?
Yes, on most jobs. A state license applies when the project needs a building permit, uses any other workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials combined. A license isn't needed below $1,000 when there's no permit, no employee labor and no advertising as a licensed contractor. Ask to see the license before you sign anything.
Can I apply for a building permit online in Lake Elsinore?
Yes. The city's Citizen Self-Service Portal takes building permit applications online, and the city's building and safety page lists it. When your concrete job needs a permit, we handle the application for you, so you don't have to learn the system.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Lake Elsinore?
Your price comes from your own driveway, and I give it to you in writing after I measure. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and a wider or thicker slab for an RV or a work truck costs more. Breaking out and hauling off an old driveway adds to the price, and so does a soft spot that needs extra base work.
How long before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You'll wait longer to drive on it than to walk on it. Fresh concrete keeps curing for days after the pour, so foot traffic comes first, car tires come later, and heavy trucks come later still. We'll tell you when it's ready for each and help you plan where to park in the meantime.
How do I get my yard ready for a concrete pour?
Move your cars, trash cans and anything stored along the side of the house, and tell us where your sprinkler lines, valves and other buried lines run. Keep kids and pets inside on pour day, because footprints set fast in fresh concrete. We handle everything else, from the tear-out to the cleanup.
Tell us about your project and permit question
Call (951) 477-4538 any day from 8 AM to 9 PM or send the form, and we'll find out early whether your Lake Elsinore job needs a city permit, so it doesn't hold up the pour.