Bedrock Lafayette Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Lafayette that builds driveways, patios, walkways, steps and retaining walls in Walnut Creek, CA, with the owner on site for the estimate and working alongside our crew.
Walnut Creek is right next door to our base in Lafayette, and most of what we're called out for here is replacing concrete that has done its time: a driveway cracked across the middle, a patio that has sunk toward the lawn, a front walk lifted at the seams. The homes run from streets close to downtown out to neighborhoods that back onto the Shell Ridge open space, and the closer you get to those hillsides, the more often a yard slopes, which brings steps and retaining walls into the conversation. We do the same kind of work in Lafayette and Pleasant Hill.
Once the old slab is out, it usually shows us where the trouble started, and it's almost always underneath. That's why we plan each Walnut Creek job from the ground up before we talk about color or pattern.
When an old driveway has cracked, sunk or started pooling water, we tear it out, dig down and pack a firm subgrade, the ground the slab sits on.
Explore serviceA patio off the back door has to drain away from the house, so we set the slope first and finish the surface for how you'll use it.
Explore serviceStamped concrete presses a stone, brick or slate pattern into the fresh slab, and the plan turns on picking the pattern and color before pour day.
Explore serviceWe build walkways from the driveway to the door and along the side yard, with a broom finish, a light brushed texture, so they aren't slick when wet.
Explore serviceFor a garage slab that's cracked or uneven, we remove the old concrete, rebuild the base and pour a floor built for the weight of parked cars.
Explore serviceDecorative concrete covers colored, exposed-aggregate and specialty finishes on patios and paths, and we show you samples so the look fits your house.
Explore serviceOn sloped yards, a concrete retaining wall holds the soil back, and its height and what sits above it decide the footing and the steel inside.
Explore serviceInterior concrete floors for basements, workshops and additions need a flat, level surface, so we set grades carefully and plan the finish around what goes on top.
Explore serviceAround a pool, you want a surface that isn't slippery and water that runs off, so we slope the deck away from the pool and give it texture.
Explore serviceFront and garden steps need even rises so nobody trips, and we form and reinforce each run so it stays tied to the walk below.
Explore serviceA slab foundation for an addition, garage or backyard cottage starts with the engineer's plans and the permit, and we build the forms, steel and pour to match.
Explore serviceWhen you're building new or adding on, we lay out and pour the foundation the structure sits on, working from the drawings your engineer provides.
Explore serviceFor a small office, church or apartment lot, we plan slab thickness, drainage and joints around the cars and delivery trucks that cross it every day.
Explore serviceFootings are the buried concrete under posts, walls and additions, and we dig and pour them to the plans so the weight above rests on firm ground.
Explore serviceIf a floor has dropped or doors stick, foundation raising lifts the low side back toward level, and I'll tell you when an engineer should look first.
Explore serviceWe saw-cut openings, trenches and clean edges in existing concrete, so a drain line or a damaged section can be handled without breaking out the whole slab.
Explore servicePermits for homes inside Walnut Creek's city limits come from the city's Community Development Department, and the city requires a building permit when you add a structure to your property or physically change it. When a job needs one, the pour date waits on the permit, so we settle that before we put anything on the calendar. We help you work out which offices your project goes through, whether that's the city, the county or both, and we handle the permit paperwork with you as part of the job. We're fully licensed and insured.
What moves the price here is mostly what's under and around the old slab: how much concrete has to be broken out and hauled away, how much base has to be dug and packed, how close the truck can get on a narrow or sloped driveway, and the finish you choose. The schedule turns on the permit if there is one, the weather on pour day and curing, the days the new slab needs to gain strength before you walk or drive on it. For your own figure, I come out to look at the job myself, the same way we do in Oakland and the other cities we serve, and I work on site alongside our crew once the job starts.
Thank you for considering us. Tell us about the driveway, patio, steps or wall you have in mind, and ask about permits while you're at it, or call (925) 298-0707. We get back to you within one business day, and then I come out to look at the job myself and give you a free estimate on site, with no pressure to book.
(925) 298-0707The city says concrete flatwork on private property, like a replaced driveway, a patio or a path, doesn't need a building permit. Replacing the driveway approach, the stretch that meets the street, or the sidewalk in front of your house needs an Encroachment Permit, so we sort out early where your work stops. I confirm the details with the city for your job before we set a pour date.
A retaining wall 4 feet high or less, measured from the bottom of the footing, that holds back 3 feet of soil or less doesn't need a building permit in Walnut Creek, unless it supports a surcharge, extra weight above it such as a driveway or a slope. A taller wall, or one carrying that kind of load, does need a permit, and I'll bring that question to the city and to an engineer before we plan it.
Yes, with an after-hours permit, which the city requires for construction on Saturdays and City Holidays. No construction is allowed on National holidays, such as Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's, so we plan pour dates around them.
You apply through the city's Online Permit Portal, since the city no longer accepts paper or emailed applications. The permit is issued with the signature of the legal property owner or a California licensed contractor, and I'll walk you through which of us signs for your job.
Concrete can crack, and I'd rather tell you that plainly than promise otherwise. What we control is how it holds up: the packed base and the joints covered above, plus rebar, the steel inside the slab that holds it together if a crack does form.
We're based in Lafayette and work throughout the East Bay, in Lafayette and many of the cities around it. These are the cities with their own page, and if yours isn't listed, please call and ask.
Call (925) 298-0707 or use the form, and if part of the work reaches the sidewalk out front or a tree you'd like gone, we can sort out who to ask before any old concrete comes out.
If you have a question about a slab, a wall or a permit in Walnut Creek, I'm glad to talk it through with you.
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