Concrete Driveway Building in Antioch CA - a slab built for what you park on it
Cracked, sinking or ponding driveway? We dig out, pack the base, set the grade and pour a new slab that sheds water.
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What does it take to build a new concrete driveway in Antioch?
Building a concrete driveway in Antioch means tearing out the old slab or the soft dirt, packing a firm base, setting a grade that sends water away from the house, and pouring a slab sized for what you park on it.
Most people who call about a driveway have one that's cracked, sinking or holding water at the garage, and they ask three things: the price, how long they'll be parking on the street, and whether the new slab will crack like the old one. The price moves with the size, how much old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, how much digging the base needs, how thick the slab has to be for your vehicles, how easy it is to get the truck in, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on any permit for work at the curb, the weather on pour day, and curing, which is the wait while the concrete hardens and gains strength before you drive on it. I measure the driveway on site and send you a written price, so you're working from your own job and not a guess.
How can you tell your driveway needs replacing?
Cracks that keep spreading
Cracks that wander across the middle of a panel, instead of following the cut lines, usually mean the base moved or the joints were cut too late. Once a crack opens, water gets down through it and softens the ground underneath, so one crack tends to turn into several.
Water pooling by the garage
Puddles that sit at the garage door or along an edge after rain mean the slab was poured too flat or tips the wrong way. Every storm soaks the dirt under the slab and can push water toward the house, and that doesn't get better on its own.
Sunken or tipped panels
When one section sits lower than the next, the dirt under it settled, often because it was raked smooth instead of dug out and packed. The raised edge is a trip hazard, and the low side keeps collecting water and dropping further.
How we build a concrete driveway
I ask what you park on it and where the water will go before we set a grade, because a driveway that ponds at the garage or breaks up under a truck was planned wrong. Then we break out and haul off the old slab, dig out the soft soil and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab actually sits on, so it doesn't sink later the way raked dirt does. We set forms so the slab falls away from the house, add rebar, steel bars that hold the slab together, where the load calls for it, then pour and give it a broom finish, a light ridged texture that gives tires and shoes some grip. Concrete cracks, and I'd rather tell you that now, so we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give each crack a straight line to follow instead of wandering across the middle.
If the budget gets tight, I'll tell you to keep the money in the base and save on the finish, because nobody sees the base on pour day but it's the one part you can't go back and fix. A plain broom finish can sit next to a stamped concrete border or walkway later, and if the backyard needs work too, we can build a concrete patio with the same care for grade and drainage while we're set up.
Plain broom-finished slab
This suits most homes because it's the most budget-friendly finish and it gives good grip when the slab is wet. It also leaves more of the money for base work, which is where I'd put it.
Heavier slab for trucks and RVs
If you park a work truck, an RV or a trailer, we plan a thicker slab with steel in it so it carries the weight instead of breaking up under the tires. Tell me what's parked there now and what might be later.
Stamped or colored finish
This suits a driveway that's a big part of the front of the house, because a pattern or color makes it look finished from the street. It costs more than broom and needs the same base under it, so it's an upgrade on top of good prep, not a replacement for it.
Get a written price for your new driveway
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out, measure the driveway and send you a written price. The visit is free, and there's no pressure to book.
Call (925) 503-1201- Based in
- Antioch, CA 94509
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens when you call about a new driveway in Antioch?
Here's how a driveway job runs with us, from your first call to the walk-through, and what you'll have in hand before you decide anything.
Call or send a message
Call (925) 503-1201 or use the form, and tell us your address, roughly how big the driveway is, what you park on it and whether the work reaches the curb. That way I show up knowing what to look at.
I measure and price it
I look at the site, what's around it and how we'll get the concrete truck to it, then send you a written estimate. You see the price for your own driveway in writing, not a number guessed over the phone.
We handle permits and pour
Once you say go, we sort out anything the city or county needs for your address. Then we set forms, pour and finish the slab.
Walk the finished job together
I walk the finished driveway with you before we leave and tell you when it's ready for the car. We'll ask you to wait until then, even if it looks done.
Why Antioch homeowners call Excel Antioch Concrete Company for driveways
I measure and estimate myself
I come out myself to look at the job and give the estimate, and my crew and I do the work. The person who checked your grade and where the water goes is the one standing there when the forms get set.
Licensed and fully insured in California
We're licensed and fully insured. In Antioch the city requires every contractor and subcontractor on a job to hold a current state license and a City of Antioch business license, so ask anyone bidding your driveway to show you theirs.
Learned on my dad's jobs
I was pushing a wheelbarrow on my dad's jobs as a kid, and I started this business in Antioch in 2023 after years of pouring and finishing next to him. That's 3 years under our own name, built on what he taught me about getting the ground right first.
When you're ready, send us your address and what you park and I'll set a time to come out and measure.
Driveways, curb aprons and patios in Antioch
Most driveways in Antioch end at a curb, and that last strip is where the city comes in. The city's Engineering Division issues a separate encroachment permit for work in the public right-of-way, which here covers the street, sidewalks, curbs, medians and public easements, including curb cuts and changes to a driveway at the street. You need one if the work may affect or block those areas or put equipment or materials in them, so a new apron at the curb brings it into play. Whether the rest of your driveway needs a permit is something we check with the city or county office for your address before we start, and if one is needed, we apply for it as your contractor or help you through it if you'd rather file it yourself.
A lot of the driveways we replace around here have an apron that's been patched, a slab that tips toward the garage, or joints that missed the corners. We see the same things on jobs in Pittsburg and Brentwood, and we fix them the same way, starting with the base and the grade.
Questions about concrete driveways in Antioch
Call (925) 503-1201Installing a 4-inch concrete slab in California, labor and materials included, usually costs about $9 to $18 per square foot. That's a statewide figure, not our price, and your own number depends on the size, how much old concrete comes out, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick. I measure it on site and send you a written estimate.
Yes, work at the curb is in the public right-of-way, so it needs the separate encroachment permit from the city described above. We check what your address needs before we start and apply for it as your contractor, unless you'd rather file it yourself.
Planning for cars and SUVs often starts around a 4-inch slab. If you park something heavier or the ground is weak, local and project requirements can call for a thicker slab or a different mix. Tell me what goes on it at the estimate and we'll design it to that.
Longer than it takes before you can walk on it, so wait until we tell you it's ready for the car. Concrete keeps gaining strength after it's hard enough to walk on, and a slab that looks light and feels hard isn't proof it can hold a car. Keep tires off the edges and corners especially, because they're the first to break under early traffic.
Hot-weather precautions should begin once the fresh concrete itself, not the air, starts running above 77°F. We book the truck early in the morning so we're finishing before the midday heat, because concrete that dries out too fast can leave a weak, dusty top. If you're comparing bids, ask each crew what they do on a hot pour.
Yes, for nearly any new driveway. The state requires a contractor's license when a job needs a building permit, brings in other workers, or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and a driveway pour is well past that. Ask for the license number before you sign anything.
Other concrete work that goes with a driveway
Concrete patio construction
A patio built on the same packed base and careful grade as your driveway gives you a flat, dry spot out back for chairs, a table and grill.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a stone, brick or slate pattern into the surface, so a driveway or walk can match the look of your house without pavers.
Service areas for concrete driveway work
Excel Antioch Concrete Company is based in Antioch, California, and we build driveways in the cities around it, from Concord out to Discovery Bay. The 12 cities below each have their own page, and we work in plenty of places in between.
Antioch, CA
Get your new driveway measured and priced
A tape measure on your actual driveway tells you more than any per-foot number, so call (925) 503-1201 or send the form.