About our Pasadena concrete contractor business
Who runs your job, what we care about under the slab, and how an estimate works from your first call.
Licensed and fully insured.
Free quotes on site.
Replies within 1 business day.
Our story starts with years under another contractor
I spent years as the right-hand person to another concrete contractor before I started Built Right Pasadena Concrete in 2020. That's where I learned the trade the hard way, laying out forms, setting grade and running pours for someone who expected it done right the first time.
Today we're a Pasadena concrete contractor best known for flatwork, the flat pours like driveways, patios, walks, steps and slabs. Most of our calls come from homeowners, and some come from property owners who need a lot, a foundation or a cut made. Around Pasadena we see a lot of old driveways and patios that were raked level instead of dug out and packed, and they've sunk and cracked with the dirt under them. That's why I care most about the work nobody sees once the concrete's down, like the base, the drainage and where the joints go. I'd rather tell you something you don't want to hear at the estimate than have you find it out a year later.
What you get when we pour your slab
These are the things you'll notice from the first visit to the day the forms come off. Most of them come down to doing the hidden work right and telling you straight what concrete will do.
You talk to the person running your job
I come out to look at your property and write the estimate myself, and I'm on site running the job while our crew does the work. You won't have to explain your driveway to three different people.
The prep under the slab comes first
We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and check where the water runs so the finished slab falls away from your house. It's hidden on day one and it's the first thing people want to cut from a budget, but it's where we won't cut, because it decides how your slab holds up years from now.
Straight answers about cracks
Concrete shrinks as it cures, so we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give it a place to crack in a straight line instead of across the middle. We'll show you where they go and tell you plainly that a few hairline cracks can still show up later.
Licensed, insured and clear on permits
We're licensed and fully insured, which the state licensing board requires on jobs that need a building permit or come to $1,000 or more in labor and materials. When your job needs a permit, we settle who's pulling it before we start, put that in writing and handle the paperwork on the ones we pull.
How a job runs from call to cleanup
Here's what happens after you reach out, so you know who you'll see, what you'll get in writing and what you're waiting on before you can use the new concrete.
Call or send the form
Call (626) 345-7318 or use our contact page to tell us about the driveway, patio or slab. We reply within one business day to set a time to come out.
Walk the job with me
I come out, measure, and look at the old concrete, the base and where the water goes. Then I write the estimate myself, and it's free, written out and comes with no obligation.
Agree on the plan
We go over what moves your price, like the size, how much digging and base work it needs, access and the finish you want. Any permit plan goes in writing before we start.
We pour, then it cures
Our crew forms, pours and finishes while I run the job on site. Then the slab needs to cure, the wait before you walk or drive on it, so it gains strength instead of chipping early.
Service areas around our Pasadena base
Built Right Pasadena Concrete is based in Pasadena, CA, and we work across the cities around it. That includes Glendale and Altadena, two of the 12 cities with their own page on this site, and we take jobs in other nearby cities too.
Get a free estimate on your concrete work
Call (626) 345-7318 or send the form, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, written out with no obligation, so you know what your job needs.
Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM