Concrete Contractor in Lafayette, CA - Driveways and Patios Set Right on Sloped Lots

Bedrock Lafayette Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Lafayette, CA. We build driveways, patios, walkways, steps and foundations for homes here, and I come out to every job and work alongside our crew.

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A wide gray concrete driveway leads to the entrance of a brick house, framed by brick pillars and landscaped beds.

Dark stamped concrete patio with an irregular stone pattern surrounds a circular fire pit and low masonry wall.

What Lafayette's hills mean for a concrete job

Lafayette is where I started this business in 2023, and most of our calls still come from homeowners here and in the cities around it. Most of our work here is flatwork, our word for driveways, patios and walkways. Much of it is for houses set into the hills, from the flatter streets around Burton Valley and downtown to homes up winding lanes where the driveway climbs steeply from the street. Many of these properties have big, established trees and older slabs that have lifted or sunk at the edges, and owners usually call once a cracked driveway or a patio that holds puddles has become more than they want to step around.

The same hills carry on into Moraga and Orinda, where we do much the same work. On sloped ground, how well the dirt under a slab was packed and where the water runs decide how long the slab lasts, so that's what I look at first on any Lafayette property.

Concrete work we do for Lafayette homes

Concrete driveway building
For a concrete driveway we dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, then add a broom finish so tires grip on a slope.
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Concrete patio construction
You want a concrete patio that drains away from the house, not toward it, so we set the slab's slope from the back door out before any concrete arrives.
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Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a stone or brick pattern into the fresh slab, and on Lafayette patios we plan the pattern around steps, trees and where the joints fall.
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Concrete sidewalk building
We build concrete walkways from the street or driveway to your door, sloped gently on hillside lots and finished with enough texture to give good footing when wet.
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Garage floor concrete
A garage floor carries cars, storage and workbenches, so we plan its thickness, its steel and a smooth troweled surface that's easy to sweep and seal.
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Decorative concrete
If plain gray doesn't suit the house, decorative concrete adds color, exposed stone or a scored pattern, chosen on site against your siding and landscaping.
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Concrete retaining walls
Many Lafayette yards step down the hill, and a concrete retaining wall holds that soil back, with drainage behind it and footing sizes that may need an engineer.
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Concrete floor installation
We pour interior concrete floors for basements, workshops and additions, with a vapor barrier underneath and a finish chosen for whether the floor stays bare or gets covered.
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Concrete pool decks
A concrete pool deck needs a surface that grips under bare wet feet and drains away from the water, so we settle the texture and slope before pouring.
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Concrete steps construction
Hillside homes often need concrete steps from the drive to the door, and we form every rise to the same height so nobody trips on an odd one.
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Slab foundation building
A slab foundation for an addition, garage or ADU follows the engineer's plans, with rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, set and inspected before the pour.
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Foundation installation
We pour full foundations for new homes and additions, digging, forming and placing steel to the engineer's drawings, which on sloped ground often means stepped footings.
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Concrete parking lot building
For a church, office or shared lot, we plan a concrete parking area around the traffic it carries, the thickness it needs and where runoff will go.
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Concrete footings
Concrete footings are the pads under a deck post, wall or addition, and we size them and set their depth from the plans before anything goes on top.
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Foundation raising
If a corner of the house or slab has dropped, foundation raising lifts it back toward level, and we'll tell you when the cause needs an engineer first.
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Concrete cutting
We use concrete cutting to open a trench, widen a driveway or remove a section, so the slab you keep has a clean edge instead of a broken one.
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Working in Lafayette: permits, licenses and what moves the price

For building permits in Lafayette, the plan check and inspections are done by Contra Costa County, and the county says almost every project needs a permit, foundation repairs included. Before the county reviews a project, the city's planning department runs its own zoning plan check online, so a project that goes through both moves through the city first and the county after, and the schedule follows that order. When you compare contractors, check the state license with the Contractors State License Board, which requires one whenever a job needs a permit, uses hired workers or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. You won't find a city business license to check, because Lafayette doesn't require one.

We're fully licensed and insured, and I'll help you work out whether your project goes through the city, the county or both, then handle the permit paperwork with you as part of the job, the same way we do for homeowners in Walnut Creek. Price here turns mostly on what's under the slab and how hard it is to reach, so tearing out an old driveway, digging and packing a new base on a slope, a narrow hillside lane the concrete truck can't climb, the slab's size and thickness, the steel inside it and the finish you choose all move the number. The schedule turns on the permit steps and the wait after the pour before you can use the slab, and you'll get your own figure and timing from the estimate when I come out.

On projects that go through the zoning plan check, the city asks for a complete set of plans with a site plan, floor plans and elevations, so drawings for a foundation or addition need to be ready before that step.
Removing a protected tree to make room for a driveway or patio takes a city Tree Permit, so we lay the job out around big trees first and only talk about removal when no other layout works.
If your lot backs onto a creek, the city needs to make a creek setback determination before work starts, and we raise it early because it can change where the slab goes.
On sloped lots we check where the water runs before we form anything, so the finished slab falls away from your house instead of toward it.
If the budget gets tight, I'd rather trim the decorative finish than the base, because a handsome surface over loose dirt settles and cracks with it.

Get a free on-site estimate for your Lafayette concrete project

Thank you for considering us. Send the form or call (925) 298-0707, tell us about the driveway, patio or foundation you have in mind, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out myself to look at the ground, the drainage and the permit steps, and you get a free quote on site with no pressure to book.

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Questions Lafayette homeowners ask about concrete work

Do I need a permit to pour concrete near the street in Lafayette?

Yes, if any of the work, or the materials and equipment, sit in the public strip along the road, you'll need an Encroachment Permit from the City of Lafayette. On most residential streets that strip generally reaches about 20 to 25 feet from the center of the road, and much farther on bigger thoroughfares, so it can take in the end of your driveway. I look at where that line likely falls during the estimate, and we include the permit in the paperwork we handle with you.

Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one?

It may crack somewhere, because concrete shrinks as it hardens, but a well-built slab usually cracks along lines we chose and stays level. We dig out and pack the base instead of raking it smooth, set steel in the slab and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack, on the day of the pour rather than days later. Many old driveways here failed because the dirt underneath settled, so that's where I put the most care.

How long will I be without my driveway or patio after the pour?

You'll be back on a new patio sooner than a new driveway, because a car puts far more weight on the slab than people do. Both need time curing, the wait while the concrete hardens and gains strength, and using a slab too early can mark or crack the surface. I'll go over the timing for your slab, along with any permit steps ahead of it, when I come out to look at the job.

Is my house in a fire hazard zone in Lafayette?

That depends on where your house sits on the city's Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map, and the current version took effect in July 2025, so an older lookup may be out of date. Most of the zoned land in Lafayette is rated High, with a small share Very High and the rest Moderate. If you have questions about what your zone means for a project, that's one for the city or the county, and I'm glad to help you ask it.

Service areas

We're based in Lafayette and work throughout the East Bay, including the cities listed here and others nearby, so please call even if yours isn't on the list.

We take calls every day of the week, early mornings and evenings included, so reach us at (925) 298-0707 or through the contact form whenever it suits you.