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Lodi Concrete is a licensed concrete contractor serving Modesto, CA with slab foundations, driveways, patios, and concrete floors. We have been working in Stanislaus County since 2023 and respond to every inquiry within 1 business day.
Modesto homeowners adding garages, ADUs, or room additions all start with a slab, and the clay soil here means that base preparation is not a step to cut corners on. We excavate to stable depth, compact a gravel layer, place the moisture barrier and reinforcement, and coordinate with your plumber before the pour so nothing gets buried in the wrong spot. Learn more about our slab foundation building service and how we handle the permit and inspection process through the City of Modesto.
A large share of Modesto homes were built in the 1950s through 1970s, and many of those original driveways are now showing the cracks and surface damage that come from decades of clay soil movement. We replace failing slabs and pour new driveways with the base prep and thickness needed to stay level on Modesto ground. Ranch homes with single-car driveways often get widened at the same time.
Modesto homeowners tend to keep their homes for the long term, and a properly poured patio is one of the best returns on outdoor improvement in this climate. We schedule pours for the cooler morning hours during summer months to avoid the surface cracking that comes from Modesto's 100-plus-degree heat, and we offer stamped and colored finishes for backyards where plain gray is not the goal.
Properties near drainage channels or in low-lying parts of Modesto sometimes need retaining walls to manage soil after heavy rain seasons. Clay soil that absorbs water exerts significant pressure on wall foundations, so proper footing depth and reinforced construction are not optional here. We pull permits through the City of Modesto before any excavation starts.
Modesto has a high share of older ranch homes with original garage slabs that have never been sealed - and decades of summer heat and winter tule fog have left them cracked, flaking, or pooling water. Rental property owners also call us to replace deteriorated floors in detached garages and outbuildings. We handle the demo, base prep, and pour, including sealing options for long-term protection.
Modesto is one of the larger cities in California's Central Valley, with about 220,000 residents and a housing stock that is mostly ranch-style homes from the 1940s through 1980s. That means a city full of concrete slabs - foundations, driveways, patios, and garage floors - that are now anywhere from 40 to 80 years old. Most were poured before contractors fully understood how the local clay soil would behave over decades of wet winters and bone-dry summers. The result is steady, predictable work: cracked driveways, shifted patios, and foundations showing diagonal cracks near door and window corners. None of this is unusual in Modesto - it is what happens when clay soil moves under old concrete.
The seasonal pattern here is consistent. The rainy season from November through March soaks the clay soil around and under every slab in the city. The clay swells, pushing upward and sideways. When summer arrives and the rain stops - and Modesto summers regularly push past 100 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time - that same clay dries out and contracts. Every year, this cycle loads and unloads the concrete. A contractor who understands this will size footings to local soil reports, use adequate reinforcement, and talk to you about drainage and base prep before any other details. One who does not understand it will pour the same slab they would pour anywhere else, and you will be calling someone to look at it again in a few years.
We pull permits for Modesto concrete projects through the City of Modesto Development Services Division, which handles building permits and inspections for driveways, patios, retaining walls, and foundation work. That office covers a large city with a high volume of permits, so knowing the process and what the inspectors expect is what keeps jobs on schedule.
Modesto is a city with strong local identity - from the Modesto Arch on 10th Street downtown, which has displayed the city motto since 1912, to the E&J Gallo Winery that has been part of the economy since 1933. The older neighborhoods around downtown and near Modesto Junior College have a higher share of rental properties and older homes with deferred maintenance. The newer subdivisions on the north and west sides - built mostly in the 1990s and 2000s - have two-story stucco homes that are now old enough to need their first major concrete repairs.
We also serve the surrounding area. Homeowners in Turlock, about 20 miles south on Highway 99, deal with the same clay soil and heat cycle as Modesto. We also cover Stockton to the north, where the San Joaquin Valley conditions are similar.
Call us directly or submit the estimate form. We respond within 1 business day and schedule a time to visit your Modesto property. You do not need detailed measurements or plans before contacting us.
We visit your property, assess the site conditions - soil, slope, access for equipment, drainage - and give you a written quote. This is where we discuss cost openly and explain what the base prep work will involve, so there are no line items that surprise you later.
We submit the permit application to the City of Modesto Development Services Division on your behalf. Once approved, we confirm your project start date. Permit processing time varies, and we factor it into the schedule we share with you.
Our crew completes the work, the city inspector reviews it, and we walk the finished project with you before we leave. You keep the permit documentation - important if you plan to sell the home or do additional work later.
We serve Modesto and the surrounding Stanislaus County area. Contact us today and we will respond within 1 business day with a free, written estimate - no obligation.
(209) 904-9704Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County and home to roughly 220,000 people, making it one of the larger cities in California's Central Valley. The city sits about 90 miles east of San Francisco, anchored by a downtown recognizable for the Modesto Arch on 10th Street - a landmark that has displayed the city motto since 1912. Modesto is also known as the hometown of filmmaker George Lucas, whose film American Graffiti was set here, and as the longtime home of E&J Gallo Winery, one of the largest wine producers in the world. The housing stock reflects the city's long history: most of Modesto is made up of single-story ranch homes built between the 1940s and 1980s, sitting on clay soil that requires contractors to think carefully about base prep on every concrete job.
Modesto has grown outward over the decades, with newer subdivisions on the north and west sides built in the 1990s through 2000s. Major roads like McHenry Avenue and Briggsmore Avenue define the commercial corridors, while older residential streets near downtown and around Modesto Junior College have a denser mix of owner-occupied and rental properties. We work throughout the city, and we also serve neighboring Turlock to the south, where the building stock and soil conditions are closely similar.
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Lodi Concrete serves Modesto homeowners with licensed concrete work for slab foundations, driveways, patios, retaining walls, and floors. Call us or fill out the form and we will respond within 1 business day.