Concrete Contractor in Merced, CA

We pour concrete driveways, patios, slabs, and repairs for Merced, CA. Plain flatwork typically runs $6 to $12 per square foot installed. Merced is about 40 minutes from our Madera shop, the outer edge of our service radius, and we take the work because the city is large enough to justify the drive.

Concrete services in Merced

Merced is the county seat of Merced County, a city of just under 100,000 people with close to 29,758 housing units and a median build year around 1985. It is the largest market at the far end of our range, and we are honest about that range.

We pour driveways, patios, walkways, garage and shop slabs, steps, and repair or replacement work in Merced. Because a mid-1980s median means a lot of homes are now roughly 40 years old, replacement of tired driveways and patios is a real part of the mix here, alongside new work in the growth areas.

Before you call, you can browse our full range of concrete services in the Central Valley to see exactly what we take on and where a job like yours fits.

What we install in Merced

A standard Merced driveway is a two-car approach poured 4 inches over compacted Class 2 base, with control joints cut on time and slope set to move water toward the street. On older homes we tie the new work into what is already there so the joint lines and finish match.

For heavier loads we go 5 to 6 inches with rebar on center. That covers RV pads, truck parking, and shop slabs. Patios, walkways, and steps round out the residential work, and we lay every slab out so any cracking lands on a saw line rather than out in the open field.

Working around Merced: the homes and lots we pour for

UC Merced is the reason this city keeps growing, and it drives the demand for new flatwork. The county-approved University Community Plan covers 3,857 homes on more than 650 acres and was approved in 2023. As those homes go in, they need driveways, patios, and yard slabs, and that is work we are glad to take on even at 40 minutes out.

On the established side of town, the mid-1980s housing stock is aging into replacement territory. A driveway poured 40 years ago, on a thin base or with joints that were never cut right, is a good candidate for a clean tear-out and repour rather than another round of patching.

Here is the honest part. At 33.6 miles and 40 minutes, Merced is as far as we go and still do right by a customer. For a large driveway, a patio, or a full replacement, the drive is worth it and our pricing does not change. For a tiny one-off repair, we may tell you a closer crew makes more sense. We would rather say that than pad a small job to cover windshield time.

Permits in Merced: who you file with

Merced has its own city permit counter, and it is a completely separate jurisdiction from Madera County. A concrete job in Merced does not touch any of the Madera offices we use closer to home.

On-site flatwork that stays on private property is generally exempt from a building permit. The exception is the public right of way. When your driveway approach or apron ties into the city curb and gutter, you need a City of Merced encroachment permit, and the approach has to be built to the city standard. We pull that permit and build to the detail.

Nearby areas we also serve

On the way to Merced we cover the northern end of Madera County. Our concrete work in Chowchilla sits about halfway there and runs on the same Madera County code and inspectors we know well, which keeps that stretch of the drive efficient.

We also pour throughout Madera, Madera Acres, and the Ranchos. The crew and the standards travel with us. Only the permit counter changes with the city line.