Foundation installation in Temple City CA - a house held tight to its foundation
Building a new house or addition on your lot? We lay out, form and pour a foundation that fits the ground and holds the walls.
What goes into building a new house foundation in Temple City?
Foundation installation in Temple City is building the concrete slab or crawl space a new house or addition sits on, with anchor bolts or approved connectors set so the walls can be tied to it the way code requires.
Most owners who call us are building a new house, adding on or putting up a second unit, and the first thing to settle is which foundation the lot calls for. The price moves with the size of the footprint, slab or crawl space, how deep the footings run and how much weight the ground can carry. The schedule turns mostly on city plan review and the weather around pour day, and your written estimate lays out the work and what the price includes for your lot.
We're fully licensed and insured. The state licensing board describes a concrete contractor as one who forms, pours, places and finishes concrete, so ask each bidder which license class covers your foundation, and if a general contractor holds the main contract, they either hold that specialty class or hire the work out to someone licensed for it.
- Layout and grades set before the concrete truck is booked, so water runs away from the house.
- Slab or crawl space, built to fit your lot's slope the way your plans call for it.
- Base dug out and packed under every footing, not just raked level and poured over.
What happens when you call us about a foundation in Temple City?
I come out to every foundation estimate myself, and our own small crew does the work with me running the pours. Here's how a job goes from your first call to the walk-through at the end.
Call or send the form
Call (323) 471-6288 or use the form on this page, and we'll get back to you by phone or email to set a time for me to come out. Tell us roughly what you're building so I know what to look at.
I measure and write it up
I measure the lot, take photos and look at how the ground slopes and drains. You get a written estimate that spells out the work and what the price includes, so you can compare it line by line with other bids.
We plan around the city
Before we pick a start, we find out which office covers your address and ask whether your job needs a permit. In Temple City the first plan review takes two weeks or less and comes back with comments, then the plans are revised and reviewed again, so we count that time in when we set the date.
Pour day and the walk-through
On pour day I check the forms and every anchor one more time before the truck backs in. When we're done I walk the job with you and go over how to care for the new concrete while it cures.
Footings, slabs and forms from the concrete trade
These photos show the kind of concrete work that goes under a house, from forms and steel to the finished slab. They're from the trade at large, not our own jobs, so use them to picture each stage.
Concrete front steps with black railings lead to the entrance of a white-painted brick row house.
Concrete sidewalk with broad gray slabs and steps beside a brick house, garden bed, and lawn.
Concrete pool deck of large light-gray slabs surrounding a rectangular backyard pool beside patio furniture.
Concrete pool deck beneath a black screened enclosure, with landscaping and a blue swimming pool.
New concrete driveway and sidewalk between two houses, with a wide gray slab and straight joints.
Curving stamped-concrete sidewalk with a slate-like pattern follows the side of a house past shrubs and a garage.
Get a written foundation estimate for your Temple City lot
Send your address, a note on how your lot slopes and any soil test or plans, and we'll reply within one business day by phone or email. I'll come out for a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
(323) 471-6288Questions Temple City owners ask about new foundations
These are the questions we hear most from Temple City owners planning a new house or addition. Each answer starts with the short version, and your estimate covers the details for your own lot.
How much does a concrete slab foundation cost in California?
A standard concrete slab in California usually costs about $12 to $18 per square foot, and that's the going rate for the slab itself, not our price. Your job can land above or below that depending on the footings, the slope and what your plans call for. I measure at your property and write up what your price includes.
Should I build a slab or a crawl space on a sloped lot in Temple City?
A crawl space is usually the better fit on a sloped or uneven lot, because a slab is hard to make practical when the ground isn't flat. Your designer or engineer draws which one your house gets, and we build what the plans call for, with the trade-offs laid out in the options above.
How do I file foundation plans for a permit in Temple City?
You file them online, because Temple City takes all plans electronically through its online application page. The project needs Planning Division approval first, then a plan check application filed and paid with the Building Division, and while a few minor improvements can be checked over the counter, most projects go through full plan check. We help you put together what the city asks for.
How do I check if my Temple City address is in an earthquake hazard zone?
Type your address into the state's EQ Zapp lookup, which shows whether the property sits in a mapped zone for fault rupture, liquefaction or earthquake-induced landslides. A property in one of those zones calls for geologic and engineering studies that can find and reduce ground failure hazards before construction starts. Those studies are an engineer's work, and we build to what they and your plans call for.
What does a soil test tell you before a foundation is poured?
A geotechnical soil test, a study of the ground, tells you how much weight the soil can bear. That result decides whether standard footings are enough or the house needs deep piles, which is one of the bigger swings in what a foundation costs. Your engineer reads it, and we build what the plans call for.
What causes cracks in a new concrete foundation?
A few fine cracks in new concrete are normal, because concrete shrinks a little as it dries. We keep them tight with rebar set the way the plans show, control joints, cuts that give the concrete a planned place to crack, wherever the slab calls for them, and a slow, careful cure.
Foundation installation in Temple City and nearby
Temple City's Building & Safety office reviews plans, issues permits and inspects construction, and we help you put together what it asks for. We're based here and also build in Arcadia and San Gabriel.