Concrete Contractors in Temescal Valley, CA

Temescal Valley runs along Temescal Canyon south of Corona, and concrete contractors working here deal with hotter summers, higher ground and more slope than in the flatlands to the north. The community sits at about 1,138 feet and covers roughly 19.4 square miles. It became a census-designated place in 2010 and had 26,232 residents by 2020, up 16.4% in a decade. Owners occupied 86.5% of homes at the last census.

A long history, newer houses

The name is Spanish for sweat lodge. Leandro Serrano took possession of Rancho Temescal around 1818 or 1819, and the Serrano Boulder, California Historical Landmark #185, marks the site of his first house. The valley later held a Butterfield Overland Mail stage station, orchards and bee-keeping, and the Temescal Tin Mine. The housing came much later. What that means for concrete is that most slabs here are relatively young, poured over graded pads on former ranch and canyon land.

Graded pads and hillside backyards

Many Temescal Valley lots step up or down from the street, with the Santa Ana Mountains rising behind them. Graded lots have a mix of cut ground and placed fill. Fill that was compacted well holds a slab fine; fill that was not can settle. Before we pour a large patio or pool deck near the top or bottom of a slope, we:

• Probe and compact the subgrade where the new slab will sit
• Keep the slab back from the slope edge or add a thickened edge
• Plan where roof and yard water will go so it does not run under the slab
• Use rebar rather than mesh on larger slabs to hold any future cracks tight

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Built for the heat

The climate table for Temescal Valley shows July highs averaging 94 degrees and a record of 114, which was set in September. That late heat matters, because fall is when many owners schedule patio work. We pour early in the day, use a curing compound or wet cure right away, and keep fresh stamped concrete shaded from the afternoon sun when we can. Rain is light, about 14.77 inches a year, and most of it falls between November and March, so winter is often a good time to pour as long as the ground is not saturated.

Pool decks and outdoor rooms

With an average household size of 3.18 and more than 83% of households being families, backyard pools and covered patios are common upgrades. Our pool decks get a textured, non-slip finish and a lighter color or cool-deck coating to keep surface temperatures down. Stamped concrete in slate or flagstone patterns pairs well with the stone and earth tones of the surrounding hills. We seal stamped work after it cures to protect the color from sun and pool chemicals.

Driveways on a grade

A sloped driveway needs more than a steeper pour. We use a coarse broom finish across the slope for traction, add control joints that follow the grade, and make sure the transition at the garage and at the street does not scrape a car. Where a driveway drains toward the garage, we can add a trench drain at the bottom.

Part of Temescal Valley is served by the Corona-Norco Unified School District and part by Lake Elsinore Unified, which shows how the community spans the area between the two cities. We work across all of it and check Riverside County permit needs for each project before we start.