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Serving Upland, CA and surrounding areas. (213) 836-7114
UCM Upland Concrete Masters is a licensed Concrete Contractor serving Claremont, CA with decorative concrete, patio construction, and concrete driveways - and our crew works regularly in Claremont's older neighborhoods, from the craftsman homes near The Village to the newer stucco houses up by the foothills. We respond to all estimate requests within one business day.
Claremont's craftsman bungalows and Spanish Colonial homes deserve concrete finishes that actually match the architecture - not plain gray slabs that look like a parking lot. We offer exposed aggregate, broom finish, and stamped options that work with older home styles. See our full range of decorative concrete services.
Claremont's mild winters and warm spring evenings make outdoor patios a real part of daily life here, not just a weekend luxury. We build patios with a proper base and drainage slope so they stay level through the seasonal soil movement that affects every property in the Inland Empire.
Many driveways on Claremont's older streets were poured in the 1950s and 1960s and are well past their useful life. We remove the old slab, address the base conditions underneath, and pour a new driveway reinforced for the clay soil that causes cracking here every wet season.
Properties in north Claremont near the foothills often have significant grade changes that need a proper retaining wall to manage soil and drainage. Santa Ana winds and winter rain can erode an unretained slope quickly - a structural concrete wall stops that before it becomes a larger problem.
Claremont's walkable neighborhoods near The Village and the Claremont Colleges put a lot of foot traffic on residential sidewalks. When mature tree roots or soil movement lifts a section, the City expects the adjacent property owner to repair it - we handle the permit and the pour.
Additions, ADUs, and detached garages in Claremont all start with a properly poured slab. On older lots near the Colleges, the existing soil may have decades of compaction or tree-root disturbance underneath - we assess the ground first and engineer the base accordingly before any concrete is poured.
A large share of Claremont's homes were built between the 1920s and the 1960s, which means the driveways, walkways, and patios on these properties are often original or close to it. That concrete sits on expansive clay soils that swell every wet winter and shrink back each dry summer - and after 50 or 60 years of that cycle, slabs crack, lift, and settle unevenly. Replacing the concrete without fixing the base underneath just starts the clock over on the same problem.
Claremont summers regularly hit the 90s and occasionally top 100 degrees, which affects both curing and the long-term performance of any concrete surface. The city also sits in a designated fire hazard zone near the San Gabriel Mountains, so northern Claremont properties near the foothills face additional conditions - including defensible space requirements - that affect how outdoor concrete work is scoped. The City of Claremont Community Development Department handles permits and inspections, and a contractor who works here regularly knows what those submissions need to include.
Our crew works throughout Claremont regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect concrete work here. The properties closest to the Claremont Colleges - particularly those along the streets bordering the campuses - are some of the oldest in the city, and the concrete work on them reflects that. We have replaced original 1950s driveways and patios on these lots and know what to expect when we pull back the old slab.
Claremont's tree canopy is one of the things residents love about the city, but mature roots along streets like Indian Hill Boulevard and Foothill Boulevard regularly lift sidewalk sections and push up driveway edges. We account for root intrusion during demolition and address it as part of the scope rather than treating it as a surprise add-on. The city is also adjacent to La Verne, which we serve as well, so jobs that cross the boundary are no issue for our scheduling.
We also serve homeowners in Montclair just to the south, so if your project spans the border or you have a neighbor who needs work done, we can coordinate the scheduling efficiently.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form and describe what you need. We reply to all Claremont requests within one business day.
We visit the property, assess the subgrade conditions and any root or drainage issues, and give you a written estimate that includes permits and haul-away - no surprise line items later.
We pull the required permit from the City of Claremont before any work begins. Most pours are completed in one to two days once the permit is issued and the crew is on site.
After the pour we manage the curing process - critical in Claremont's summer heat - and handle the city inspection. You get the all-clear before anyone walks or drives on the new surface.
We serve Claremont homeowners from The Village to the foothills. No obligation - just a straight answer on what your project costs and how long it takes.
(213) 836-7114Claremont is a city of about 36,000 people at the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, where the flatlands of the San Gabriel Valley meet the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is best known for the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven institutions that give the city its college-town character. The neighborhoods closest to the Colleges - particularly those south of Foothill Boulevard - contain many of the city's oldest homes, with craftsman bungalows and Spanish Colonial Revival houses that date back to the 1920s and 1930s. These are long-term owner-occupied properties, and the residents who live in them tend to take maintenance seriously.
The northern parts of Claremont, closer to the foothills, have newer residential development from the 1980s and 1990s - larger stucco homes on bigger lots, often near Thompson Creek Trail. These properties have their own concrete needs, including retaining walls for sloped lots and driveways that handle the hillside drainage patterns. Claremont borders La Verne to the west and Upland to the east, and we serve homeowners across all three cities.
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