Planning a new lot or replacing one that's cracked and pooling water? We plan the base, drainage and truck lanes first, so it holds up.
Concrete parking lot building in Vacaville means laying a slab planned for the cars, trucks and dumpsters that will actually use it. A packed base and drainage keep it from sinking, cracking in random places or pooling water.
Most people call us because they're putting up a building and need a lot, or because an old lot has gone uneven, pools water by the entrance or is breaking up where trucks turn. The price mostly comes down to the size of the lot, how much digging and base work the ground needs, how many heavy-load areas there are, and whether old pavement has to be broken out first, which sometimes means concrete cutting along the edges. The schedule depends on city review if the work reaches the street, on the storm water plans your site needs, and on curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens before anyone drives on it. After I walk the site, you get a written estimate with each part of the work spelled out line by line, so you can see where the money goes.
I come out myself to look at your lot and write the estimate, so the person pricing the job is the one who'll answer for it. Our own crew does the work, and I run the job myself, from the first dig-out to the last joint.
I spent my school summers on concrete crews, learning to finish from people who'd done it for decades, and I started this business in 2013. Thirteen years in, we're still best known for slowing down and explaining a job before anything gets poured.
We're licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. When something about your lot isn't settled yet, like what the city will ask for, I'll tell you that instead of guessing. Call (707) 514-3389 to set up a walk-through.
Call (707) 514-3389 or send the form, and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out for a free estimate on site, with no pressure and no obligation, and you'll get the estimate in writing. It helps to have the lot size, the vehicles that will use it and the dumpster location ready when we talk.
In Vacaville, Public Works Engineering issues encroachment permits for larger grading projects and for work in the public right-of-way, the street and sidewalk side of your property line, and you need that permit before any right-of-way work starts. The city also holds every project to its Post Construction Standards Plan, which is meant to cut down runoff once the work is done. If your site disturbs more than an acre of soil, a qualified plan developer has to prepare a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. Smaller sites still have to keep runoff out of the city's storm drains, and the city may ask for an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. I won't guess whether a lot that stays entirely on private property needs its own permit, so we check each address with the city. When a job needs a permit, we handle the application and set up the inspections.
We're based in Vacaville and build lots here and in the cities around it, including Fairfield and Davis, and if your city isn't named on the site, call and ask. Most lot calls we get are for small businesses, shops and apartment buildings. The old lots usually fail the same way, sinking where trucks turn and pooling water where nobody checked which way it would run.
We don't post a price for lots, because two lots the same size can need very different amounts of digging, base work and heavy-duty paving. The choices that move it most are a full concrete lot versus concrete only where trucks and dumpsters go, and whether old pavement has to come out first. Call (707) 514-3389, and I'll put your lot in a written estimate.
The city says to allow about four weeks for permit review, so build that into your schedule if your job touches the public right-of-way. We plan for it from the first visit, so the review runs while the rest of the job gets lined up.
Yes, in nearly every case. The Contractors State License Board licenses anyone who builds or alters a parking facility in California, and a license is required when the project needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. Almost any parking lot job clears that $1,000 mark, so ask any contractor you're considering for their license.
For a lot that takes trucks, I lean toward concrete, because it's stiffer than asphalt and spreads a load over a larger area of the ground underneath. That means a thinner concrete pavement can work on the same ground, which is worth weighing when you compare designs. One industry guide says a lot that's designed and built right can give many years of service with little maintenance.
Concrete shrinks as it hardens and moves with the ground, so some cracking is normal, and the goal is to choose where it happens. Crews form, saw or tool grooves into the slab to make a weak line, and the cracks follow those grooves instead of wandering across the lot. Ask me where they'll sit on your lot, and I'll show you on the plan.
On a lot that mostly sees cars, the wear that matters most usually comes from fuel and oil leaked by vehicles and from the weather, so that's where your upkeep attention should go. The stalls where cars sit and drip are the spots to keep an eye on.
