Concrete
Driveways, patios, slabs, and stamped or broom-finish flatwork, poured over a base that is graded and compacted before a single yard of concrete arrives.
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Concrete, pavers and artificial grass in Fullerton, CA
Fullerton has genuinely old housing stock near downtown and real hills to the north. Mature trees and slopes are the two things that shape most of the work here.
Old homes, old concrete, big trees
The neighborhoods around downtown Fullerton and the college include homes from the 1920s through the 1940s, with original flatwork that is long past its service life and street trees large enough to have lifted it. Root damage is the most common reason we get called here. Pouring a thicker slab over an active root does not solve it. The honest options are root pruning within safe limits, a root barrier, or moving the path.
Older Fullerton lots also tend to have narrow driveways designed for a 1935 car. Widening is popular and usually possible, subject to the city's front-yard coverage rules and an encroachment permit for the apron.
North Fullerton hillsides
Sunny Hills, Raymond Hills and the surrounding areas bring slopes, level changes and retaining walls. The same rules apply as anywhere on a hill: the wall is a drainage structure first, anything over roughly four feet from the bottom of the footing needs a permit and a stamped design, and a slope or load above the wall usually requires engineering regardless of height. Terracing is often the better answer, both financially and visually.
Larger lots
Fullerton lots are on average more generous than the central-county tracts, which opens up options: a real dining patio and a separate lounge area, a proper turf panel, decomposed granite paths through planting, rather than trying to make one small rectangle do everything.
What we build in Fullerton
Pavers
Interlocking, travertine and porcelain pavers set on a compacted aggregate base with bedding sand and edge restraint, so the surface stays flat.
Artificial grass
Pet-rated and landscape turf over a drainage base, with seams glued and nailed and infill brushed in, not rolled out over dirt.
Driveway replacement
Concrete and paver driveways built for vehicle loads, with the street approach, drainage and thickness worked out before demolition.
Walkways and patios
Side yards, entry paths, courtyards and patios: the everyday surfaces that decide how a yard actually gets used.
Retaining walls
Block, poured and veneer walls with drain rock, filter fabric and weep holes, built to the height the site and the city allow.
Fullerton questions
A street tree wrecked my driveway. Who is responsible?
It depends on where the damage is and the city's policies. Street trees are often city property, and damage to the public sidewalk or driveway apron may be handled differently from damage on your own lot. Contact the city's public works department first to report it and ask about its repair policy. We can then plan any work on your side of the property line around what the city allows.
Can I widen a 1930s driveway?
Usually, yes. Widening is subject to Fullerton's front-yard coverage rules and an encroachment permit for the apron at the street. We check your frontage against the current rules at the assessment and design within them.
Do hillside walls in Fullerton need engineering?
Walls over about four feet, measured from the bottom of the footing, need a permit and a stamped design, and a wall with a slope, driveway or structure above it usually needs engineering regardless of height. On many hillside lots, terracing with lower walls is the better answer. Our permits guide explains the thresholds.