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Serving Santa Monica, CA and surrounding areas. (424) 322-4740
Santa Monica Concrete serves Burbank, CA with licensed concrete contractor work - parking lots, driveways, patios, and retaining walls - by a crew that knows Burbank permits, understands the difference between the city's flatland bungalows and its hillside properties, and has worked in this city long enough to handle the process from permit to inspection without surprises.
Burbank has a significant stock of commercial and multi-family properties, many of which have aging asphalt or deteriorated concrete lots that no longer drain correctly or meet current accessibility standards. We build new concrete parking lots in Burbank that are permitted, properly graded for drainage, and compliant with California accessibility rules from day one - see the full scope of our concrete parking lot building service for what this involves.
Most Burbank flatland homes were built between the 1940s and 1960s, and many of those original driveways have been patched multiple times without ever having the base replaced. Summers above 95 degrees and fall Santa Ana winds create stress on already-compromised surfaces. We replace driveways on Burbank residential streets regularly, handling demolition of old material and proper base preparation before the new pour.
Burbank's hillside neighborhoods near the Verdugo Mountains have steeper grades, more complex drainage, and lots where the slope itself creates erosion risk after heavy winter rain. Concrete retaining walls on these properties have to handle both the physical load of the slope and the drainage requirements that Burbank's fire and building departments look at closely for hillside parcels.
Burbank's summers are hot and dry - temperatures regularly hit the mid-90s from June through September. A properly sealed concrete patio holds up to that heat and direct sun far better than wood or pavers, which dry out and require seasonal maintenance. We pour patios on Burbank residential lots that account for drainage slope and the soil movement common in the valley floor areas.
Burbank has its own code for sidewalk grades and curb connections, and work that touches a public sidewalk requires a permit through the city's building department. Many of Burbank's older residential blocks have sidewalks that have been lifted by tree roots over decades, creating trip hazards. We handle permitted sidewalk replacements and new installations to Burbank's standards.
Burbank has a large number of postwar homes where the original slab foundation is now 60 to 80 years old. New buyers who purchase these homes for renovation often discover that the foundation needs to be replaced along with everything else. We pour new slab foundations to current California seismic and structural standards, with proper reinforcement for both flat and sloped Burbank lots.
Burbank sits in the San Fernando Valley, which traps heat and produces some of the hottest summer temperatures in greater Los Angeles. Temperatures regularly exceed 95 degrees from May through October, and that sustained UV and heat exposure breaks down concrete sealers, dries out joint material, and puts stress on older slabs that were poured without adequate reinforcement. Properties in the flatland neighborhoods - mostly postwar bungalows on 5,000 to 7,000 square foot lots - are dealing with 60 to 80-year-old original concrete that has been patched over and over without ever having the base addressed. At some point, patching stops working.
The hillside neighborhoods near the Verdugo Mountains present a different set of challenges. Larger lots, steeper grades, and proximity to fire hazard zones mean that retaining walls, drainage, and foundation work on these properties require more engineering and more attention to slope load than you would find in the flatlands. Burbank's building department reviews hillside work more carefully, and a contractor who treats a hillside job the same as a flat-lot driveway replacement is not prepared for what the site actually requires. The Burbank Community Development Department handles permits for all of this work, and familiarity with their process is not optional on a project that needs to move on schedule.
We pull permits through Burbank's Community Development Department and work with the city's inspectors regularly on residential and commercial concrete projects. Burbank is its own municipality, separate from Los Angeles County, and its permit review process, inspection schedule, and plan check requirements are distinct. Contractors who are accustomed to working exclusively in the city of Los Angeles sometimes underestimate how different the Burbank process is - we do not.
Burbank is a city most people know from the outside as the home of major studios - the Warner Bros. lot is one of the most recognizable working studio campuses in the world, and the city has a settled, professional residential population that matches that reputation. Downtown Burbank along San Fernando Boulevard and the Magnolia Park neighborhood have their own character, and the residential streets that run between them and the hills are a mix of long-established single-family homes and older apartment buildings. We have worked in both the flatland and hillside neighborhoods and understand the difference in what each type of property requires.
We also work in the cities that share a border with Burbank. Homeowners in Glendale, just to the east, encounter similar older housing stock and hillside lots, and our crew covers both cities on a regular basis. To the south and west, Culver City is another area we serve, where the challenges shift to tight Westside lots and clay soil conditions rather than valley heat and hillside grades.
Contact us by phone or through the request form and we respond within 1 business day. We schedule an in-person site visit rather than a phone estimate - concrete pricing depends on what we see: the existing surface, access for equipment, drainage conditions, and whether you have a flatland or hillside lot.
We visit your property, measure the project area, and assess the existing surface and subgrade. You receive a written quote that separates demolition, materials, labor, and permit fees so you can see exactly where the money goes. We address cost questions at this step - no vague totals, no hidden line items added later. Hillside properties get a more detailed base assessment before we quote.
Once you approve the estimate, we submit the permit application to Burbank's Community Development Department. Residential permits typically take one to two weeks; parking lot and commercial permits take longer given the additional plan check requirements. We handle the entire submission and keep you updated - you do not need to contact the city.
The crew arrives on the confirmed date, preps the base, pours, and finishes the surface. A Burbank city inspector visits before the project is officially closed out. We walk the finished work with you, address any punch-list items, and confirm any sealing or maintenance steps before we leave.
We work on both flatland and hillside properties in Burbank, handling permits through the city's own building department. Call or submit a request and we respond within 1 business day.
(424) 322-4740Burbank is a city of about 103,000 residents in the heart of Los Angeles County, widely known as a center of the entertainment industry. Warner Bros. Studios is one of the most recognized landmarks in the city, and Disney, NBC Universal, and other major studios have significant operations here as well. That history has given Burbank a stable, working-professional population, and the city has a high rate of owner-occupied housing for a municipality this close to downtown Los Angeles. Downtown Burbank along San Fernando Boulevard and the nearby Magnolia Park neighborhood are the city's social and commercial core, with a walkable main street character that long-time residents identify strongly with where they live.
Burbank has distinct neighborhood characters. The flatland neighborhoods - the Rancho area to the south, the blocks near downtown, and the streets around Hollywood Burbank Airport to the north - are dominated by postwar ranch homes and bungalows built between the 1940s and 1960s, mostly on lots of 5,000 to 7,000 square feet. The hillside neighborhoods that climb toward the Verdugo Mountains have larger lots, steeper grades, and more custom-built homes from the 1950s through the 1980s, with retaining walls and drainage challenges that the flatland streets do not face. To the east, Glendale shares a similar housing profile and is another city our crew covers regularly.
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Learn moreWe serve the full city, from the flatland bungalows near downtown to the hillside properties above the valley. Licensed, permitted, and ready to start - respond within 1 business day.