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Serving San Clemente, CA and surrounding areas. (949) 739-0478
FixItCrew San Clemente Concrete is a licensed concrete contractor serving Mission Viejo, CA with slab foundations, driveways, patios, and retaining walls on the 1970s and 1980s single-family homes that make up most of this master-planned community.
We pull permits through the City of Mission Viejo Building and Safety Division, handle expansive-soil base prep, and understand the drainage and grade challenges common on hillside lots throughout this city. We respond to new inquiries within one business day.
Mission Viejo's 1970s and 1980s homes are reaching the age where original slabs crack, settle, or fail moisture barriers - and ADU additions are driving demand for new slab pours on established lots throughout the city. Our slab foundation building work includes proper expansive-soil base prep, reinforcing steel sized for local ground conditions, vapor barriers, and full permit coordination with the city before any concrete is poured.
Most driveways in Mission Viejo were poured when the neighborhoods were built - which means the original concrete on many homes is now 35 to 50 years old and showing it. We handle full driveway replacement, including demo and haul-away, along with the base compaction and drainage planning that expansive clay soils in this area demand. We pull required city permits before work begins.
Hillside neighborhoods throughout Mission Viejo rely on retaining walls to hold grades on lots that step down from the street or from one terrace to the next. Walls built in the 1970s and 1980s are now old enough to show movement, cracking, or drainage failures - especially after wet winters. We replace and repair retaining walls sized correctly for the soil load and slope they carry, with drainage relief built in.
Most Mission Viejo homes have modest backyard patios that were poured at the same time as the house - and many of them are now cracked, uneven, or poorly graded. Whether your home is near Lake Mission Viejo or up on a hillside street with a view toward Saddleback Mountain, we build replacement patios with the correct cross-slope for drainage and a base prepared for the local soil movement.
On Mission Viejo's mature tree-lined streets, root intrusion and soil heave have lifted and cracked original sidewalk sections on many properties. We repair and replace sidewalk panels, address the root or drainage issue causing the lift, and finish to a grade that does not create a trip hazard at the seams.
Mission Viejo was master-planned and built almost entirely between the late 1960s and the early 1990s - which means the vast majority of homes here are between 30 and 55 years old. That age range is not a problem in itself, but it does mean a lot of original concrete is reaching the end of its service life at the same time. Driveways poured in 1975 or 1982 were not built with today's base compaction standards. Many lack adequate control joints. The vapor barriers under older slabs have degraded. And the clay-heavy expansive soils that run through much of Orange County have been doing their work quietly beneath every slab in the city for decades - swelling in wet winters, shrinking in dry summers, and putting stress on concrete that was not designed for that movement.
The Santa Ana winds that push through Mission Viejo every fall add another layer of wear - they stress fencing, push debris, and accelerate surface drying on freshly poured concrete if a crew is not paying attention to timing. High owner-occupancy rates and above-average home values mean Mission Viejo homeowners invest in real repairs rather than patch jobs. The City of Mission Viejo Building and Safety Division enforces permits and inspections on all structural concrete work - a contractor who skips that step is creating a liability for you as the homeowner.
We pull permits for concrete work through the City of Mission Viejo Building and Safety Division regularly, which means we understand the plan check process and build the review timeline into every estimate upfront - so you are not waiting to find out why your project has not started yet. The bulk of the work we do in Mission Viejo is on single-family homes built in the 1970s and 1980s, where original driveways, patios, and walkways are aging out together. We know what that era's construction looks like when we demo it, and we know how to prepare the ground under it correctly before the new pour.
The city sits in the Saddleback Valley, and the double-peaked ridge of Saddleback Mountain is visible from most neighborhoods. Commuter routes like the 5 and 241 frame the city, and neighborhoods range from the flat streets near Lake Mission Viejo to hillside stretches with more challenging grades. We work across all of them and know which areas tend to have the steepest drainage challenges.
We also serve nearby Laguna Niguel and Laguna Hills, both of which share similar housing stock ages and soil conditions with Mission Viejo. If you have a neighbor in either city who needs concrete work, we cover that territory too.
Tell us what you need and where the property is. We respond to all new Mission Viejo inquiries within one business day and schedule a free on-site visit to look at the project before giving you a written estimate.
We visit the property, check the slope, drainage, and existing concrete, and confirm whether a city permit is required. We give you a written, itemized estimate that covers demo, base prep, materials, and any permit fees - so there are no surprises after you sign. Permit lead time is built into the schedule from day one.
Once the permit is approved, we demo the old concrete, compact the base, and set forms and steel before the pour day. For slab work, we schedule the required city inspection before any concrete is placed. You do not need to be present for the inspection, but we keep you informed as each step completes.
After the pour, concrete needs 24 to 48 hours before foot traffic and about a week before vehicle use. We walk through the finished work with you, cover maintenance and resealing schedules for Mission Viejo's climate, and close out the permit with the city.
We serve Mission Viejo homeowners with licensed concrete work, full permit handling, and replies within one business day. No pushy sales calls - just a straight estimate for your specific project.
(949) 739-0478Mission Viejo is one of the largest master-planned communities ever built in the United States, covering about 18 square miles in southern Orange County. The city was developed starting in 1966 by the Mission Viejo Company, which means nearly all of its neighborhoods were designed from scratch with planned streets, parks, and a man-made lake at its center. Lake Mission Viejo - a private lake open to residents for swimming, boating, and summer events - is the most recognized symbol of the city and one of the reasons residents describe Mission Viejo as a community, not just a suburb. Housing throughout the city is predominantly single-family detached homes on modest lots, most with stucco exteriors, tile roofs, and attached two-car garages - built in three main waves from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
The city incorporated in 1988 and has a population of around 93,000 to 95,000 people, with one of the higher owner-occupancy rates in Orange County. Most residents have lived in the same home for 10 to 30 years, which means aging deferred maintenance is a common reality throughout the city. Saddleback Mountain - the distinctive twin-peaked ridge visible from most neighborhoods - anchors the eastern horizon and gives the city much of its geographic identity. We also serve nearby Laguna Niguel to the south, where a similar age of housing stock and comparable soil conditions create the same kind of concrete maintenance needs.
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Learn moreWhether your driveway is cracking after 40 years or you need a new slab for an ADU, we handle the permit, the prep, and the pour for Mission Viejo homeowners. Call (949) 739-0478 or request a free estimate online.