A worn dirt path or a cracked old walk? We build paver and poured concrete walkways that sit level and keep their shape.
Walkway construction in Rancho Cucamonga means building a new path to your front door, side gate or patio. It can be pavers set on a packed stone base or concrete that's formed, poured and finished in place, so you get a firm, level way across the yard instead of a worn track or a cracked old walk.
Most people call us when the grass has worn into a dirt line from the driveway, or when an old walk has cracked and tipped enough to catch a shoe. Some have a new gate or patio with no real way to reach it. Either way, the job starts with the same question. Do you want pavers or a poured walk?
The price mostly turns on the length and width of the walk, whether an old walk has to come out first, how many curves and cuts the layout needs, and which material you pick. The schedule turns on that same choice, because new concrete needs time to cure before it takes regular use. It also depends on whether the city asks for a permit first. After I've seen the spot, your written estimate gives you the figure for your own walk.
Here's how it goes from your first call to the day the finished walk is yours.
I come out myself, walk the route with you, answer your questions and then send you a written estimate. I started this business in 2023 after years running a supply yard that sold brick, block and stone to masons around here, so I can tell you plainly what each material is good for.
Once you say yes, we check what the city asks for on a walkway like yours before anything gets dug. When a permit is needed, we handle the application and line up the inspections, so you aren't left chasing them.
I run the work on site with our crew, and an experienced mason leads any brick or stone work, such as a border or a step. We're licensed and insured, and before we leave we walk the finished path with you.
We set pavers and poured concrete side by side and tell you what each does well, then build the one you choose. We mark the layout, dig out and pack the soil, and lay a packed stone base, because the base is what keeps a walk level. A paver walk then gets its edge, a smoothed sand bed and the pavers. A poured walk gets forms, the pour and a finished surface. On a paver walk we use a solid edge restraint, the firm border that holds pavers tight, and not thin garden edging that lets them drift. The paver industry's own guidance says flat metal or plastic bed edging isn't acceptable for holding pavers and that timber warps and eventually rots. If you're comparing paver quotes, ask each crew which edge restraint they use.
A new walk often ties into the work around it. If you'd like a low garden wall or a planter beside the path, we handle brick wall installation, and our stone masonry covers stone steps, borders and accents where the walk meets the yard.
The job runs in four parts, and I'll tell you before each one what you'll see in your yard.
We stake out the path on the ground and walk it with you before anything is dug, because moving a line is easy now and costly later. That's the time to widen it, curve it or change where it meets the driveway.
We take out the old walk or the sod, pack the soil and build up the base, so expect an open strip of dirt for a while. Keep kids and pets clear of it, since the edges stay soft until the base is packed.
On a paver walk we set the edge, smooth the sand bed and lay the pavers. On a concrete walk we pour and finish the surface and then leave it to cure, and I'll tell you when it's ready to use.
We haul off the dirt and leftover material and clean up around the new walk. Then I'll answer any questions about looking after it.
Send the form or call (909) 360-4010, and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out, look at the spot with you and send a free written estimate, with no pressure and no obligation. It helps to have the walk's rough length and width, whether you're leaning toward pavers or concrete, and a few photos of the area ready.
(909) 360-4010An installed 4-inch concrete slab in the Inland Empire usually costs about $10 to $14 per square foot. That's the area's going rate for the slab, not a quote, and I'll give you the figure for your own walk once I've seen it. Whoever you hire, ask how thick they'll pour, since one Michigan concrete group recommends at least 4 inches.
Each one has a real strength, so it comes down to your yard and how you use it. The paver industry's guidance says pavers are ready for foot traffic right after they're laid and their joints help reduce the cracking you see in poured concrete, while a poured walk gives you one smooth surface with no joints to keep clean. If you'd like water to soak in, one maker says decomposed granite paths can be made firm enough for heavy traffic, can be built to let water through and can cost less than other materials.
One Michigan concrete group's guidelines say a new walk may open to traffic after 7 days of curing, or sooner when testing confirms it's strong enough. So if you choose concrete, plan on using another way in for about a week. The same guidelines say a penetrating sealer can go on 30 days after the pour and typically needs reapplying every three to five years.
Only for a small job that meets the state's conditions. California lets someone without a license take on minor work up to $1,000, up from $500, but only when the work needs no permit and that person employs no one on the project. A walkway that needs a permit or a helper falls outside that, so check the license of anyone who bids on your walk.
In Rancho Cucamonga, permits are applied for online through the city's Building and Safety Department. When your walk needs one, that's where we file it, so you don't have to learn the city's system yourself. For a poured walk, California's C-8 Concrete Contractor classification covers forming, pouring, placing and finishing flat concrete work like a walkway.
We're based in Rancho Cucamonga and build walks across the cities around it, including Upland, Ontario, Fontana, Chino and more. Most of the walks we're asked about run from the driveway to the front door, along a side yard to a gate or out back to a patio, and we build them the same way wherever they are. If your city isn't listed, ask us.
We pick up until 10 PM on weekdays and 11 PM on weekends, so you can call (909) 360-4010 once you're home and looking at the yard.
If you're still weighing pavers against concrete, send me a question and I'll talk it through with you.
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