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Serving Westminster, CA and surrounding areas. (657) 364-0326
Westminster Concrete Company serves Lakewood, CA with concrete contractor services including driveway replacement, patio construction, and sidewalk repair on the city's postwar ranch homes - with responses within 1 business day.
Lakewood was built almost entirely between 1950 and 1954, which means most driveways in the city are over 70 years old. Root pressure from the mature trees lining nearly every Lakewood street has cracked and heaved the vast majority of those original slabs. Our concrete driveway building service removes the old slab, prepares a properly compacted gravel base that resists future root pressure, and pours a fresh slab built to last another 30 to 50 years on Lakewood's specific soil conditions.
Lakewood's modest ranch-style lots typically have a small backyard that gets heavy use during the long Southern California outdoor season. Original patio slabs from the 1950s commonly show pitting, uneven settling from clay soil movement, and pooling water from incorrect drainage grades. New patios we build for Lakewood homeowners include deliberate slopes away from the house and a solid base that handles the seasonal soil shifts common in the Los Angeles Basin.
Tree roots are the leading cause of lifted sidewalk panels in Lakewood, where the city's trees have had 70-plus years to grow. Raised panel edges create a trip hazard on residential streets and can make a homeowner liable if someone falls. When we replace sidewalk sections in Lakewood, we address the root at the source rather than just re-pouring over conditions that will lift the new panel within a few years.
A number of Lakewood homes have in-ground pools added in the 1960s and 1970s, and the concrete decking around those pools is now 50 to 60 years old. Cracked and uneven pool deck surfaces are both a safety issue and a liability concern. Replacement with a broom-finish or textured concrete deck restores safe footing and gives the backyard a clean appearance that reflects the investment the home represents.
Lakewood's attached single-car and two-car garages have original floors from the early 1950s that often show oil staining, surface spalling, and cracking from decades of vehicle weight and seasonal temperature swings. A new garage floor poured with control joints and a proper base is one of the more straightforward upgrades available to Lakewood homeowners and adds functional value to a space many residents use daily.
Lakewood is a city defined by its construction era. Nearly 17,500 homes were built here between 1950 and 1954 - one of the largest planned housing developments ever constructed in the United States. That means almost every residential property in the city has original concrete flatwork that is now over 70 years old. Concrete at that age has gone through thousands of cycles of Southern California heat, winter rain, and seasonal soil movement. The clay-heavy soils in the Los Angeles Basin expand when wet and contract when dry, putting steady stress on slabs from below. And the mature trees planted when those homes were new have root systems that now run directly under driveways, sidewalks, and patios throughout the city.
The Los Angeles Basin gets most of its rain between November and March, often in heavy bursts after long dry periods. When saturated clay soil suddenly dries during Santa Ana wind events - hot, dry gusts that blow through the region each fall and winter - the resulting shrinkage widens existing cracks rapidly. A contractor who knows Lakewood understands that surface patching on original 1950s flatwork is rarely a durable solution. The base underneath has usually shifted enough that new concrete requires proper demolition, a fresh compacted gravel base, and a slab designed for the specific soil conditions on that lot.
We pull driveway approach permits from the City of Lakewood Public Works Department for jobs that require them, and we know which flatwork projects on private property in Lakewood require a permit versus which qualify as repairs. Getting that right keeps projects on schedule and avoids stop-work issues during the job.
Lakewood is a fully built-out city of about 80,000 residents packed into roughly 9.4 square miles. Most streets are lined with single-story ranch homes on 5,000 to 6,000 square foot lots - tight properties where crew access and equipment staging require planning. The Lakewood Center mall area near Candlewood Street is a central reference point for the city, and residential neighborhoods spread out from there in all directions on a predictable grid. Working here means being efficient with equipment on small lots and knowing how to protect landscaping and adjacent surfaces that homeowners in this city take pride in.
We also serve neighboring Long Beach, CA to the south and west - a much larger city with a different mix of housing types but the same coastal soil conditions. For projects near the city line or on properties that span both jurisdictions, we handle both permit offices and keep the project coordinated.
We respond to all Lakewood inquiries within 1 business day. We gather basic details on the call - size of the project, what is currently on the site, and whether tree roots are a visible factor. A site visit is scheduled before we issue any written estimate, because base conditions on Lakewood's older properties vary from lot to lot.
On-site, we assess the condition of the existing slab, the base underneath, root involvement, drainage grade, and access for our equipment. We explain what the project will involve in plain terms and provide a written estimate covering demolition, base prep, the pour, and permit fees where applicable - no surprise costs added after you say yes.
We pull any required permits from Lakewood Public Works before work starts. The crew then removes the old concrete, hauls it away, deals with any root conditions, and compacts a new gravel base. This prep stage is the most critical part of the job - it is what determines whether the new slab holds for 30 years or starts showing problems in five.
The pour typically takes a few hours. Foot traffic is safe after 24 to 48 hours; vehicle use after 7 days. We do a final walkthrough with you once the surface has cured enough to inspect, go over the drainage grade and joint placement, and answer any questions before we leave the job complete.
We serve all of Lakewood, CA - from the blocks near Lakewood Center to the quieter streets on the east side near Cerritos. Call or send a message and we will respond within 1 business day.
(657) 364-0326Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County bordered by Long Beach, Bellflower, Cerritos, and Norwalk. It was developed almost entirely in a four-year span from 1950 to 1954, making it one of the first large planned suburbs in the United States and one of the most uniform in age. That uniformity is immediately visible on any residential street: block after block of single-story ranch homes on modest lots, most of them between 1,000 and 1,400 square feet, with stucco exteriors and attached garages. As noted in its city history, Lakewood incorporated as its own city in 1954 and operates independently from Long Beach, with which it shares a border and is often confused. Residents here are quick to make the distinction.
About 60 percent of Lakewood housing units are owner-occupied, which is above average for the Los Angeles metro area. Long-term homeowners make up a large share of the population, and they tend to invest in maintenance and upgrades rather than deferred repairs. The Lakewood Center mall - one of the first large regional shopping malls in the country when it opened in 1952 - remains a central landmark and gathering point for the city. We cover all of Lakewood, and we also serve neighboring Long Beach, CA to the south and Fullerton, CA to the northeast.
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Call Westminster Concrete Company or send us a message today. We cover all of Lakewood and respond within 1 business day.