Concrete Sidewalk Building in San Bernardino CA - Joints planned before the pour
Cracked, sinking or uneven walk to your door? We pour a new concrete sidewalk with joints laid out so cracks land where we chose.
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What goes into building a new concrete sidewalk in San Bernardino?
Concrete sidewalk building in San Bernardino means we form, pour and finish a new walk, then cut joints into it that act as planned cracks, so the concrete splits along straight lines we picked instead of wandering across the slab.
Usually it's an old walk that's cracked, sunk or tipped enough that someone catches a toe, or a path that never got poured and turns to mud every winter. Is it the walk to the front door, or a side path out to the gate? The price turns on how long and wide the walk is, how much old concrete comes out and gets hauled off, whether it bends around corners or meets a step, and whether it ties into a concrete driveway or a wall. The schedule turns mostly on whether your walk needs a permit and how soon the inspection can be booked, and I'll give you your own figure in a written estimate. San Bernardino Concrete Company is based in San Bernardino and works across the cities around it.
How we build a concrete sidewalk
Every walk cracks somewhere, so I lay out the joints first to decide where, and we cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a straight line to crack along instead of a jagged one. We mark the walk and talk through how you use it, break out and haul away any old concrete, set the forms to the line and width you want, and check which way water will run so it heads away from the house. Then we pour and give the top a broom finish, a light texture that gives your shoes some grip when it's wet, and we put a separate joint wherever the walk meets the driveway or a wall so each piece can move on its own.
A walk is often one piece of a bigger plan. If the path runs to a garage with a worn-out floor, we can plan your garage floor concrete alongside it, and if you'd rather have color or a pattern than plain gray, our decorative concrete work covers that.
Replacing a cracked or sunken walk
This suits a walk that's broken into uneven pieces or dropped at one end, because there isn't much left to patch once sections sit at different heights. We break it out, haul it off and pour a new one on the same path or a better one.
A new path where there isn't one
This suits a yard where everyone already walks the same line across the dirt, or a side yard that needs a way to the trash cans or the back gate. We settle the width and route on site, since a walk is a lot easier to place right the first time than to move later.
Building a concrete sidewalk in San Bernardino
If your walk ties into the public sidewalk or crosses the parkway, the strip of ground between the sidewalk and the street, the city is part of the job, because San Bernardino maintains city-owned sidewalks and parkways. Whether your walk needs a permit depends on where it sits, and the city's Engineering Division manages permits, including encroachment permits for work on city property, so you can call 909-998-2420 and ask for the permit counter. If any of your walk touches city property, I find out who we need to talk to before we start, because each city and the county run things a little differently, and when a permit is needed we take care of it.
Most of the walks we replace around here run from the front door to the driveway or out to the public sidewalk, and on a lot of older houses the joints were skipped or set too far apart. We see the same kind of front walks on jobs in Colton and Highland, and the fix is the same, a clear joint plan and a clean break where the walk meets everything else.
Why homeowners here call San Bernardino Concrete Company for sidewalks
I see every walk myself
I come out to look at every job myself, and our own crew does the work. The person who measures your walk and plans the joints is the same one answering your questions all the way through.
Years running crews in this area
I started this business in 2020, six years ago, after years as the right hand to another concrete contractor here, walking jobs and running the crew. That's a lot of local walks where I got to see which joint plans held up and which ones didn't.
Licensed and insured on our jobs
We're licensed and insured. That matters when a crew is breaking out old concrete and pouring right next to your house.
On a sidewalk, the layout is most of the job, so tell me where your walk starts, where it ends and what it runs into. Send us your project or call (840) 222-9185, and I'll come take a look.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your new sidewalk
We'll get back to you within one business day to set a time, and then I come out, measure the walk and look at what it ties into. You get a free written estimate with no obligation, and it spells out what's included and what isn't.
What happens after you call about a new sidewalk?
Call or send the form
You reach us at (840) 222-9185 or through the form, and we set a time for me to come out. We pick up seven days a week, 7 AM to 10 PM.
I walk the site with you
I measure, look at where the walk meets the driveway, curb or wall, and ask how you'll use it. The estimate lists what's in the price and what isn't, so nothing shows up later that you didn't expect.
Inspection booked ahead of time
When the job needs a permit, city policy has the Department of Public Works inspect the work, with the request in at least 24 hours before construction. We line that up early so the crew isn't waiting on it.
Pour, then a walk-through
Our crew forms and pours the walk, with me there for the pour and the joint layout. When it's done, I go over the finished walk with you before we leave.
Frequently asked questions
What does a new concrete sidewalk cost in the Inland Empire?
A concrete sidewalk or 4-inch slab, installed, usually costs about $4.50 to $14 per square foot in the Inland Empire. Where yours lands depends on whether an old walk has to come out, how many curves or steps it has and how it ties into a driveway or wall. The written estimate gives you the number for your walk.
Will my new sidewalk crack like the old one?
It will likely crack somewhere, because nobody can stop concrete from cracking entirely, but well-planned joints control where the cracks go and keep them to a minimum. That's the difference between a walk with neat straight lines and one with cracks running wherever they like.
What causes random cracks in a concrete sidewalk, and are they a problem?
Random cracks usually show up where a slab had no joint to crack along, and they generally don't hurt the concrete's strength. They're mostly a problem of looks and upkeep, since jagged cracks are unsightly and harder to keep clean and maintained.
Does a small sidewalk job under $1,000 need a licensed contractor in California?
Yes, if the job needs any kind of permit or the person doing it has employees, even when the price is under $1,000. State law only lets an unlicensed person take minor work under $1,000 when it needs no permit and they hire no one. The state's license classification for pavement and flat concrete work like walks is the C-8 Concrete Contractor.
How do I make sure buried lines are marked before a sidewalk is poured in San Bernardino?
City policy has the contractor contact Underground Service Alert 48 hours before work starts, so the lines get marked before anyone digs. On our jobs, that call is ours to make.
How do I choose a contractor for a new concrete sidewalk?
Ask where they'll put the joints and why, because that plan decides where your walk cracks and how it looks years from now. Then ask who will be on site for the pour, since that's the step where the plan either gets followed or doesn't.
Other concrete work that goes with a new walk
Garage floor concrete
If the walk starts at a garage with a cracked or pitted floor, a new garage slab poured with the same joint care keeps both surfaces looking like they belong together.
Decorative concrete
When plain gray feels too plain for the walk up to your front door, color, scoring or a pattern can give it a finished look that suits the house.
San Bernardino, CA
Get a price on your new walk
Have the walk's rough length and width ready, plus where it meets a driveway, curb or wall, so I know what to look for before I come out.