Concrete Contractor in Citrus Heights, CA - Driveways and Patios Built on Solid Ground
One Call Lincoln Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Citrus Heights, CA. We replace cracked and sinking driveways, pour patios, walks and garage floors, and do stamped work and foundations for homeowners and property owners across the city.
Citrus Heights as we see it from the driveway
We're a concrete contractor based in Lincoln, CA, and Citrus Heights is one of the cities we come down to, along with Roseville next door and Foothill Farms just to the west. It's its own incorporated city with its own city offices, and what we see here is mostly established single-family neighborhoods, with apartments and shopping along the bigger roads. Most of what people call us about is flatwork, the driveways, walks, patios and garage floors that sit right on the ground, at houses that have had a few decades to show how well their original concrete was put in.
Older slabs mean most jobs here start with breaking something out, and what we find under it usually decides the rest of the job.
What a Citrus Heights concrete job involves before we pour
Building permits here come from the city's own Building and Safety Division, which also reviews plans and sends inspectors out to check the work against local and state rules, so when your job needs a permit, that review and those visits set part of the schedule. That's why we check with the city before any digging starts, not after the forms are set. There are two things you can check on any contractor you're thinking about here, us included. Ask for their California state contractor license and their Citrus Heights business license, because the city won't issue a contractor a building permit without a valid one. We're licensed and insured.
The price starts with tearing out and hauling the old slab, then moves with the size and shape of the area, how much base we have to dig out and replace, how thick the slab is and how much steel goes in, the finish you pick, and whether the truck can reach the pour from the street or we have to pump or wheel it to the backyard. The schedule turns on the city's review if a permit's needed, the weather on pour day and the cure, the stretch the concrete needs to gain strength before it can take weight. The written estimate I leave you puts your own figures on all of that. It's the same work we do up in Auburn and around Lincoln, but every city runs its own office, so we never assume one city's answer fits the next.
Why older driveways and walks here crack and sink
A lot of the concrete we look at in Citrus Heights has been down a long time, and it usually fails the same few ways, with a crack that keeps widening, a panel that's dropped below the one next to it, or water pooling against the garage door. Most of the time that traces back to the subgrade, the dirt and gravel the slab sits on, because it was raked level instead of dug out and packed, and it settled once the slab was on it. Where tree roots have lifted a front walk, we cut out the bad panels and rebuild them as part of our concrete sidewalk building work, instead of grinding down the high edge and waiting for it to lift again.
When a budget gets tight, the base is the first thing people want to cut, because nobody sees it on day one and everybody sees the finish. I'd go the other way. In a kitchen, the cook who skips prep to get plates out faster looks fine for an hour and falls apart in the middle of service, and a slab on a soft base does the same over a few seasons. So I'd rather give you a plain broom finish, the light texture that keeps it from getting slick, over a well-packed base that sheds water away from your house than put a stamped pattern over dirt that's going to move.
Get a written concrete estimate for your Citrus Heights home
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time, and then I come out to Citrus Heights myself to walk the job, measure and tell you what I see. The estimate is free, done on site and put in writing, and there's no obligation to go ahead.
(916) 884-6595How it goes when you call us about a Citrus Heights job
Call us or send the form
Tell us what's going on, whether it's a sinking driveway, a cracked patio or a new slab you want poured. We call you back to set a time for me to come out.
Walk the job with me
I look at where the water runs, how the old slab is sitting and what's around it, and I measure everything. It helps if you've thought about where you park and how you want to use the space.
Go over your written estimate
You get it all in writing with the base, steel and finish spelled out, so you can compare it fairly against anyone else's. Ask me anything on it that isn't clear.
Clear the permit side first
We check which city or county office covers your address, and when a permit's needed we take care of the paperwork and inspections with you. In Citrus Heights the city reviews plans and inspects the work, so the start date waits on that review.
Pour, finish and walk through
Our crew digs out, packs the base, forms, pours and finishes with me on site, the way a kitchen does its prep before the first ticket comes in. At the end I walk you through the job and show you how to look after it while it cures.
Driveways, patios and decorative finishes
Concrete questions from Citrus Heights homeowners
Do I need a permit to replace a concrete driveway in Citrus Heights?
The city's permit list doesn't settle it for concrete, so the place to ask is Permit Services at (916) 727-4760 or Building@CitrusHeights.net. Their list of projects that need a building permit gives work like heating and air, water heaters, electrical panels and re-roofs as examples, and the city says it isn't a complete list. We make that check for your address before we dig, so you aren't guessing.
Who can pull a building permit for concrete work in Citrus Heights?
You as the homeowner, someone acting for you, or a contractor licensed by the State of California can get the permit, so you can apply for it yourself or have your contractor do it. The application should include a plot plan drawn to scale showing your lot's shape and dimensions and any oak trees on your property or the one next door, which is why I note those when I measure.
How do I know if a floodplain rule affects my driveway in Citrus Heights?
Check your parcel's flood zone with the city at (916) 727-4770, because in most circumstances the city won't permit new driveways, garages, pools, structures or fill in the 100-year floodplain. For additions or new structures within 50 feet of a floodplain, the city requires an Elevation Certificate showing the work sits at least two feet above it. FEMA adopted new flood maps in 2024, so an answer you got before then may be out of date, and I'll want to know yours before I quote.
Do I need city approval for a patio or shed slab near my property line in Citrus Heights?
You might, because the city says a project can need approval from other city departments or outside agencies even when it doesn't need a building permit. The city advises checking zoning with its Planning Division before any project, and that division enforces setbacks even on small sheds that don't need a building permit. If you're pouring a pad for a shed or playhouse, it's worth asking about the setback before we set the forms.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Citrus Heights?
Your price comes from the size of the driveway, how much old concrete we break out and haul off, and how much base the ground needs, so I give it to you as a written figure after I've measured. Choices you make move it too, like a stamped or colored finish over a broom finish, a thicker slab with more steel for heavy trucks, curved edges, or a backyard pour we have to pump to. A permit, when one's needed, adds its own step, and the base is the one line I'd tell you not to trim.
What is the best way to compare concrete quotes in Citrus Heights?
Compare what goes under and inside the slab, not just the bottom number, because that's where quotes usually differ and where a new slab ends up cracking like the old one. Ask how deep they'll dig out and pack the base, how thick the slab will be, whether there's rebar, the steel that holds the concrete together if it does crack, where the control joints go, which are grooves cut so cracks land in a straight line instead of wherever they want, and which way the water will drain. I'll answer every one of those in writing, and I'd rather you hire someone else with good answers than anyone who can't give them.
Get your Citrus Heights slab looked at
We pick up evenings and weekends until 11 PM, so call (916) 884-6595 after work or send the estimate request form whenever you get a minute.