Concrete Contractor in Corte Madera, CA - Slabs Built for Settling Ground

Alliance Novato Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Novato that pours driveways, patios, walks, steps and slabs for homeowners in Corte Madera, with the base, the steel and the drainage set before we pour.

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Why Corte Madera homeowners redo their concrete

Most calls we get here and around Novato are about a driveway, patio, walk or set of steps that's worn out or was never right. That's flatwork, the concrete that sits flat on the ground. You usually notice it as cracks, a sunken corner or water pooling by the door.

The base is what people want to cut first, because nobody sees it on day one. I'd cut the fancy finish before I'd cut the base. The subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, has to be dug out and packed, not raked level, or the new concrete settles right along with the dirt.

Before we form anything, I check where the water runs so the finished slab falls away from your house. That matters on a new concrete sidewalk as much as on a driveway, because a walk that tips toward the house sends the rain straight to your foundation.

Concrete work we do in Corte Madera

How a Corte Madera job runs

Tell us what's wrong
Call (628) 209-1066 or send the form with what you're seeing, whether it's a cracked driveway, a sinking patio or a walk that holds water.
I come out and look
I come out myself, look over the site and ask how you'll use it, then give you an estimate before any work is agreed.
We prep, pour and walk it
Once you say go, we handle the paperwork, dig out and pack the base, pour and clean up. I'm on site with the crew, and we walk the finished job together.

What shapes concrete work in Corte Madera

In Mariner Cove and Marina Village, the bayside neighborhoods built on filled baylands, the ground has settled as much as four feet in places, depending on how deep the bay mud runs. Some homes there have tilted floors and storm drains that no longer flow the way they were built to. On ground like that, I check where your water goes today, and I'll tell you straight when a slab needs an engineer before it needs concrete.

Part of town also sits in a mapped flood zone. If you're not sure whether your lot is in it, the town's Public Works Department can help you check. We do the same work next door in Larkspur and over in San Rafael.

Price moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how deep the base goes and whether you want steel or more than a broom finish, the light texture that gives shoes grip. The schedule turns on any permit review and on curing, the wait while the concrete hardens before you use it. Ask for an estimate and you'll get your own figure.

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Tell us about your Corte Madera job

Send the size, what's there now and what's wrong with it, or call. We reply within one business day, and I come out for a free, no-obligation estimate.

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What Corte Madera homeowners ask us to pour

Driveways rebuilt on a dug-out, packed base
Patios that slope water away from the house
Front walks and steps that sit level
Control joints cut where cracks should go
Drainage fixes where water pools on the slab
Broom finish for grip on wet concrete

Where else we pour concrete

Why homeowners here call Alliance Novato Concrete

I come out to look at every job myself, give the estimate and stay on site with our crew while the work gets done. You get a quick, clear answer in your driveway, including a plain no when concrete isn't the fix.

We put the effort into the parts you can't see once the slab is down, the base, the steel and where the water runs. We're licensed and insured, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Call (628) 209-1066 or use the form to get started.

Corte Madera concrete questions

Do I need a permit for concrete work in Corte Madera?

It can depend on the job, so check before anything gets torn out. Corte Madera's Building Division reviews permit applications and inspects building work, and you can reach it at 415-927-5128. When your job needs a permit, we find out which office handles it, do the paperwork and put in writing who's pulling it.

Does an addition in a Corte Madera flood zone need a permit?

Yes. In the part of town mapped as a flood zone, any new development, or any addition or renovation to an existing structure, needs a Floodplain Development Permit from the town. If our concrete work is part of an addition, like the slab or footings under it, plan on that permit, and we'll sort it out before we pour.

Does a concrete contractor need a California state license?

Yes, in most cases. The Contractors State License Board requires a license when a job needs a building permit, uses any extra workers or runs $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and the contractor has to hold it before bidding. We're licensed and insured, so ask about it when I come out.

Which building codes apply to plans in Corte Madera?

Plans submitted to the town now have to follow the 2025 California codes, including the building and residential codes. For concrete that mostly comes up on slab foundations and footings under a new structure, where the drawings set the thickness and the steel. We pour to the plans the town approves.

Will my new concrete patio crack like the old one?

Concrete can still crack, but it shouldn't crack the way a badly built slab does. We pack the base so it's less likely to settle, set rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, and cut control joints, grooves that give cracks a straight place to go. We also keep pours out of midday heat, which leaves a weak, dusty top.