Concrete Contractor in Laguna Woods, CA - Level Walks, Patios and Driveways
All Star Aliso Viejo Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Aliso Viejo, CA, pouring driveways, patios, walks, steps and foundations for Laguna Woods homes, including homes inside the gated Village. We also tear out cracked or sunken slabs.
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Laguna Woods homes and the concrete around them
Laguna Woods is close to home for us, a short drive up from Aliso Viejo and right beside Laguna Hills. It has its own city government, and many of our calls here come from homes inside the gated Laguna Woods Village. The rest come from houses and businesses outside its gates.
Inside the Village, the work happens behind a gate and close to the neighbors, on walks and patios that people share and use every day. That changes how we stage a job, where the forms and the truck go, and how we keep a path open while the new slab cures, which is the wait while concrete hardens before it can take weight. Outside the gates it's more often a driveway, a back patio or a set of entry steps on a single lot, and the real question there is what the old slab was sitting on.
Concrete work we do for Laguna Woods homes
Concrete driveway building
If your driveway has sunk at the garage or cracked across the middle, we dig out the soft base, pack it and pour a slab that holds.
Concrete patio construction
For a patio, I'll ask how you use the space first, then size the slab and its slope so rain runs to the yard, not the house.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives an entry or patio the look of stone in one pour, and it earns its cost where people actually see it.
Concrete sidewalk building
We replace walks that have heaved or chipped into trip edges, pouring them flat with a broom finish, a light brushed texture that grips when wet.
Garage floor concrete
A stained or cracked garage floor can come out and go back in level, with control joints, cut lines that tell the slab where to crack, placed on purpose.
Decorative concrete
Colored or exposed-aggregate concrete suits a front walk or courtyard where plain gray looks flat, and I'll tell you straight if a simpler finish serves you better.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down a slope, a poured wall with rebar, the steel bars that hold the concrete together, keeps the soil where it belongs.
Concrete floor installation
For a room addition, workshop or covered porch, we pour an interior floor that's level and smooth enough for tile, carpet or a sealed finish.
Concrete pool decks
Around a pool, we pour a deck with a textured top for wet feet and a slope that sends splash water away from the pool edge and the house.
Concrete steps construction
Entry steps that rock, crumble or rise unevenly are easy to trip on, so we rebuild them with even step heights on a firm footing.
Slab foundation building
For an addition, casita or detached garage, we pour the slab foundation on a dug-out, packed subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because everything above depends on it.
Foundation installation
When a new structure needs more than a slab, we form and pour the foundation to the plans, working with your builder on timing.
Concrete parking lot building
For a shared lot or a business along the city's main roads, we pour concrete parking areas sloped to drain and jointed to take daily traffic.
Concrete footings
A new patio cover, block wall or post needs footings, the buried concrete pads that carry the weight, dug deep enough and poured before anything goes on top.
Foundation raising
If a slab or foundation has settled and doors stick or floors slope, we look at why it sank first, then lift and support it back toward level.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings for a new door, drain line or walkway, and cut out a damaged section cleanly so the repair ties into sound concrete.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Laguna Woods
I'll get back to you within one business day to set a time, then come out to measure and write your estimate myself. It's free, and there's no pressure to book.
- Based in
- Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
Working in Laguna Woods: what we sort out before we pour
On every Laguna Woods job, I check with the city's building office before we break ground, because I'd rather know what the city wants up front than have a crew standing around waiting. When a permit's needed, we handle the paperwork, and I tell you whose name it goes under before you sign anything. Homes inside the Village can have a Village step on top of that, which I explain in the questions below. We're licensed and fully insured, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
What moves your price here is the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out and gets hauled, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick. What moves the schedule is the tear-out, the city's go-ahead and the curing before you walk or drive on it, and your written estimate lays all of that out. We work the same way down in San Juan Capistrano and across the cities around Aliso Viejo.
Why Laguna Woods slabs crack, sink and pool water
Most of what we see here is old concrete giving way from underneath. When a slab was poured on dirt that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, the ground settles over the years and the slab drops with it, so you get a sunken corner by the garage, a walk with a trip edge or water pooling against the house. Patching the top won't fix that, so we take the old slab out, get down to firm ground, pack the base and set the slope so water runs away from your walls. That base work is the part you'll never see, and it's the first thing people want to cut from a budget. I won't cut it, because it decides whether the new slab stays put.
Walks and entry steps are the other common call, from a front walk with a lifted edge to a step that's settled. They're smaller jobs, but they get the same base work and joints cut where we choose, because a short walk that trips you isn't a small problem.
How a concrete job runs when you call us in Laguna Woods
Here's how a job goes from your first call to the final walkthrough, with me on it from start to finish.
Call and talk to me
When you call (949) 619-8302, you talk to me. We pick a time for me to come out, and I'll ask a few questions so I show up ready.
I measure and write it up
I measure, look over the ground and where the water runs, and ask how you'll use the space, so it helps if you're home for this one. You get a written estimate that spells out tear-out, hauling and the finish, so you can hold it up against other bids.
We form, pour and cure
Our crew digs out and packs the base, sets the forms, pours and cuts the joints, and I'm on site working right alongside them. We keep side gates shut while we're in your yard, since the city has reported more aggressive coyote behavior, and we'll ask you to keep pets inside.
Walk the finished job together
Before we pack up, I walk the job with you and go over when it's ready for foot traffic and when it's ready for your car. My dad taught me to leave a site cleaner than we found it, and we still do.
Questions about concrete work in Laguna Woods
How much does a new concrete driveway or patio cost in Laguna Woods?
The cost comes down to four things: the size of the slab, how much old concrete we tear out and haul away, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you choose. A plain broom finish costs the least, stamped or colored concrete adds labor, and tight access behind a gate can add time. Call (949) 619-8302 or send the form and I'll come out and give you a written number.
What causes concrete patios and walks to crack in Laguna Woods?
Most cracks come from a base that settled, water getting under the slab, or control joints that were cut late or never cut at all. Concrete shrinks a little as it hardens, so we pack the base, slope the slab away from the house and cut the joints on time, which means any crack that does show up runs along a joint instead of across your patio.
What should I check before concrete work at my Laguna Woods Village home?
Start with Resident Services at the Laguna Woods Village Community Center, which helps Village residents with permits along with guest passes and membership applications. The city side is on us, the same as on every job, so between the two you'll know what's needed before we set a form.
How do I get a concrete crew through the Laguna Woods Village gates?
Ask the same Resident Services office, which handles annual guest passes and RFID decals, the electronic tags that let residents through the Village gates. When we schedule, I'll ask how you want to handle it, so the crew and the concrete truck aren't stuck at the gate on pour day.
Does a business in Laguna Woods have to register with the city?
Yes, if it operates from a fixed commercial location in Laguna Woods, it registers with the city within 30 days of starting business and again every September. Home-based businesses don't have to but can, and the city's business registration is a free online form, with the Planning Division taking questions at (949) 639-0500.
How do I read the Laguna Woods city ordinances?
You can read them in the Laguna Woods Municipal Code, which collects the city's lasting local laws and is online and at City Hall on El Toro Road. New ordinances that haven't been added to the code yet show up at City Hall and on the online code's first page soon after they're adopted, and if something in there touches your project, I'm glad to look it over with you.
Book your Laguna Woods concrete estimate today
Call (949) 619-8302 or send the form, and I'll come out, look at what's under your old slab and tell you straight whether it needs replacing at all.
Aliso Viejo, CA