805-424-5998
Licensed & Insured
805-424-5998
Licensed & Insured
We pour, finish, repair, and replace concrete across Santa Barbara — driveways, patios, stamped and stained surfaces, slabs and foundations, sidewalks, retaining walls, exposed aggregate, resurfacing, and commercial flatwork — all built for local soil and permitting conditions.
Santa Barbara's expansive clay soil and Architectural Board of Review standards mean base preparation and finish selection matter as much as the pour itself, which is why we match colors and textures to the Spanish Colonial palette common throughout the Mesa, Riviera, and Eastside. Every project starts with a free on-site estimate so you know the scope, mix design, and timeline before work begins.
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We’ve built our process around what Santa Barbara’s clay soil, coastal air, and design standards actually require.
Residential and commercial concrete — new installation, decorative finishes, and repair — across Santa Barbara and the surrounding communities.
Poured at 5 to 6 inches over compacted Class II base to carry vehicle loads, with control joints every 10 feet. We account for the narrow apron transitions and steep grades common in the Riviera and San Roque neighborhoods.
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A 4-inch slab over compacted gravel, sloped 1 to 2 percent away from the foundation for winter rainfall. Integral color and acid stains let us match the terracotta and sand tones common in local architecture.
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Ashlar slate, Roman slate, wood plank, and Spanish tile patterns that match Riviera and Mesa architecture, sealed with a UV-stable finish suited to coastal sun and clay soil movement.
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Monolithic slabs, stem wall foundations, and garage floors, plus seismic retrofit work for the unreinforced foundations common on Santa Barbara's older 1920s-era properties.
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Poured 4 inches thick at a 2 percent cross slope so water sheds properly, with ADA-compliant ramps and detectable warning surfaces where public-facing work requires them.
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Epoxy and polyurethane crack injection, spall repair from coastal salt exposure, and cementitious overlays that rebuild a worn surface at a fraction of replacement cost.
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Cast-in-place walls with a keyed spread footing and full drainage system — perforated pipe, drain rock, filter fabric, and weep holes — sized to withstand expansive clay and seismic loads.
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A durable, high-traction finish using pea gravel, local river rock blends, or crushed granite — practical for driveways, pool surrounds, and walkways that need to hide staining.
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Integral color, acrylic and acid stains, and dyes in adobe reds, ochres, and warm browns — matching the earth-tone Spanish Colonial palette required in several design-review districts.
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Parking areas, loading docks, and ADA-compliant access routes scoped around stormwater compliance and City of Santa Barbara plan check, with phased scheduling so businesses stay open.
Learn moreFour steps from site assessment to a finished surface you can rely on.
We walk the site, assess soil, drainage, and slope, and talk through finish options that fit the Architectural Board of Review standards where they apply. You get a written quote — no obligation.
We demolish and haul off the old surface if needed, compact the subgrade, set forms, and place reinforcement sized to the load. Permits are pulled first where the city or county requires them.
We pour, screed, and finish the concrete — broom, stamped, exposed aggregate, or colored — and cut control joints at calculated intervals so cracking from clay soil movement is managed, not random.
Once cured, we apply a UV-stable sealer suited to coastal sun exposure, walk the finished work with you, and cover the two- to three-year resealing interval so the surface lasts.
Plain gray broom-finished concrete generally runs $9 to $16 per square foot installed. Exposed aggregate runs $12 to $20, integral color $12 to $19, and stamped or textured finishes $15 to $28 per square foot. A 600-square-foot driveway with removal of existing concrete commonly lands between $8,000 and $14,000, with demolition, hillside access, and drainage work moving the number. The only accurate way to price your project is to see the site in person — your free estimate will lay out prep needs, finish options, and a written quote before any work begins.
We pour and finish driveways, patios, pool decks, sidewalks, walkways, slabs, foundations, and retaining walls. Decorative options include stamped concrete, exposed aggregate, and stained or integrally colored finishes. On the repair side, we handle crack repair, spall patching, resurfacing, and overlays, and we take on seismic retrofitting for older foundations.
Plain gray broom-finished concrete generally runs $9 to $16 per square foot installed. Decorative finishes cost more — exposed aggregate $12 to $20, integral color $12 to $19, stamped or textured $15 to $28, and acid or water-based stain over an existing slab $4 to $10. A 600-square-foot driveway with removal of existing concrete commonly lands between $8,000 and $14,000.
Stamped concrete is textured while still plastic using rubber mats that imprint patterns such as ashlar slate, cobblestone, or wood plank. Exposed aggregate removes the top layer of cement paste to reveal the stone in the mix for a durable, slip-resistant surface. Stained or colored concrete covers integral color mixed into the batch, or acid and water-based stains applied to cured concrete.
A residential driveway or patio typically takes three to five working days. Forms come off at 24 to 48 hours, the slab reaches roughly 70 percent of design strength at 7 days, and full design strength at 28 days. Retaining walls over 4 feet require engineered plans and a permit, and those projects run two to four weeks including footing cure time, forming, drainage, and backfill.
Often, yes. Hairline and shrinkage cracks under about a quarter inch wide are usually cosmetic and can be routed, filled, and topped with a microtopping. Resurfacing works when the slab is structurally sound, at roughly 40 to 60 percent of replacement cost. Replacement makes more sense with significant vertical displacement, widespread spalling exposing rebar, or a failed subgrade.
It depends on the scope. Replacing a patio slab in kind often falls outside permit thresholds, while retaining walls over 4 feet, walls supporting a surcharge, and structural foundations require plan review and inspection. Work in the public right-of-way generally needs a separate encroachment permit. California requires a C-8 Concrete license for this work, and we are fully licensed and insured.
We work throughout Santa Barbara — from the Mesa and Riviera to the Eastside, San Roque, and the hillside lots above Mission Ridge — and along State Street and Coast Village Road for commercial work. We also serve the surrounding communities of Goleta, Montecito, Carpinteria, Summerland, and the Santa Ynez Valley. Whether your property sits on expansive clay soil that drives the reinforcement design or on a coastal lot where salt air is the main concern, we adjust the mix, reinforcement, and drainage plan to match the ground it’s actually being poured on.
Now serving Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, Carpinteria, Summerland, and the Santa Ynez Valley.
Contact Santa Barbara Concrete Co for a free on-site estimate across Santa Barbara and the surrounding communities.
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