Concrete Contractors in Moreno Valley, CA

Moreno Valley was built fast, and concrete contractors here spend a lot of time on slabs from that boom. The population went from 18,871 in 1970 to 49,702 by 1984, when Edgemont, Sunnymead and Moreno merged into a new city on December 3, 1984. By 1990 it had 118,779 people. A state economic boom fueled home and business building before incorporation. Many of the driveways and patios poured in those years are now 35 to 40 years old, and that is where much of our Moreno Valley work begins.

Signs a boom-era driveway is done

Not every old driveway needs replacing, but these signs usually mean it is time:

• Panels broken into several pieces, not just cracked once
• Sections that have dropped an inch or more at joints or the garage
• A base that has washed out, leaving hollow spots under the slab
• Repeated patching that keeps failing in the same place

When we replace a driveway, we break out the old slab, re-grade and compact the base, set forms to the right slope and pour with joints placed to control cracking. If only some panels fail, we replace those panels instead.

A city of 57,000 homes

The 2020 census counted 57,413 housing units in Moreno Valley and 208,634 residents, making it the second-largest city in Riverside County. About 61.9% of occupied homes were owner-occupied. That is a lot of driveways, walkways and patios, from the oldest Sunnymead streets to newer tracts at the edges of the city. Newer homes bring different requests: patio extensions, pool decks and stamped concrete rather than repairs.

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High-desert-edge heat

Moreno Valley sits at about 1,631 feet, higher than most of the Inland Empire. Summer highs average in the high 90s, many days pass 100 degrees, and the record is 118, set in July 2018. Rain is scarce, about 9.94 inches a year. That climate is hard on fresh concrete. We pour at first light in summer, wet the base, use curing compound right after finishing, and split big pours into sections that can be finished before the surface sets.

Pool decks and patios that stay cooler

In a city this hot, a backyard slab has to be livable. For pool decks we use a textured, light-colored finish and can apply a cool-deck style coating that stays more comfortable underfoot. For patios, footings for a shade structure go in at the same time as the slab so you do not have to break concrete later. Stamped concrete gets a UV-stable sealer to slow fading.

Box Springs to the valley floor

Box Springs Mountain, with its big M, sits at the northwest end of the city, and homes near it sit on more sloped ground than those on the valley floor. Sloped lots need careful drainage and well-compacted pads. On flat lots, we make sure new slabs fall gently toward the street or a drain.

We check City of Moreno Valley permit requirements before work begins, especially for driveway approaches at the street.

Rental homes and HOAs

With almost four in ten homes rented, landlords are a big part of the picture, whether they are readying a house for new tenants or fixing a trip hazard flagged in an inspection. We can replace just the hazardous panels quickly, or plan a full driveway and walk replacement between tenants. In newer neighborhoods with homeowners associations, we prepare a written scope and finish samples so the board can approve the work before we schedule it.