Concrete footings in Chino CA - solid ground under the walls and posts you build
Planning a wall, patio cover or addition that needs footings? We check the ground first, then pour footings that carry the load.
What does a concrete footing job in Chino involve?
Concrete footings in Chino are the buried concrete under a wall, post or addition that carries its weight down into the soil, and we dig, form, set steel and pour them. A pad footing is the single-block version that holds up one column or post on its own.
Most people call me because they're adding something heavy, like a block wall, a patio cover or a room addition, and the plans call for footings. The price mostly comes down to how much digging there is, how wide and deep the footings have to be and what the ground is like. The schedule usually turns on the soil and, if the job has an inspection, on when the city's inspector can come out. You get your own numbers in a written estimate after I've seen the site.
The city's standards want footings set on undisturbed soil, ground nobody has dug up, or on fill that's been properly compacted and engineered. If there's loose fill where your footing goes, that's an extra step before any concrete goes in, and it's usually what turns a simple job into a longer one.
- Strip footings under walls and pad footings under single posts or columns, laid out from your plans.
- Footings for new walls, additions and other structures, for homeowners, property owners and builders.
- A licensed scanning company or engineer brought in when the ground or the plans call for one.
What happens when you call about footings in Chino?
I come out to every job myself, and my crew and I do the work, so you deal with the same people from the first visit to cleanup. Here's how a footing job usually runs.
Call us or send the form
Call (909) 479-6302 or use the form, and tell us what you're building and where. We set a time for me to come out and see it.
Walk the site with me
I look at where the footings go, what's going on top of them and what the ground looks like, and we talk it through. Then you get a written estimate, so you see what the job includes and what it costs before you commit to anything.
Plan the prep and inspection
Before we dig, we go over the plan, the prep and anything the city needs, including who pulls the permit if the job has one. The city takes inspection requests until 3 pm for an inspector the next day, so we time the trench and the steel around that.
Pour, finish and clean up
Once the trench and steel have been checked, the crew and I pour and stay on it until the footings are finished and the site is cleaned up. Then the concrete needs to cure, the wait while it hardens and gains strength, before anything heavy goes on top.
What concrete footing work looks like, start to finish
These photos show the stages of footing and foundation work, from open trenches and tied steel to fresh pours. They're general pictures of the trade, so ask me on site what yours will need.
Decorative concrete driveway combines smooth gray, dark stamped, wood-look, and exposed aggregate finishes in curved sections.
Tan stamped concrete patio features a repeating rectangular stone pattern beside a grassy lawn and pond.
Decorative white concrete driveway with broad dark bands in front of a palm-lined home.
Gray concrete block retaining wall borders a paved garden walkway, with dense green plants above it.
Large tan patio with tiled concrete paving, outdoor seating, a raised deck, and a fire pit.
Smooth concrete driveway leads to a three-car garage, bordered by stone walls and landscaped gardens.
Get a written estimate for your concrete footings
Send the project type, address and rough footing length, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I come out, look at the site and give you a free written estimate, with no pressure and no obligation.
(909) 479-6302Questions about concrete footings in Chino
These are the questions I hear most about footings, with what the city and state rules mean for your job. If yours isn't here, ask me when I come out.
How much do concrete footings cost in Chino?
Installed concrete footings across the US usually cost about $4 to $20 per linear foot, and that covers the concrete, the labor and the digging. Those three drive the price, so a wide, deep footing on weak soil can run several times what a shallow one does. You'll get your own figure in writing after I've seen the site, and our promise is satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Who is allowed to pour concrete footings in California?
A licensed concrete contractor, which the state licensing board defines as one who forms, pours, places, finishes and installs concrete work. The board only lets minor work go unlicensed when the whole contract, labor and materials, is under $500 and the work stands alone, which leaves out most footings, since they're usually part of a wall or addition. The board also caps a home improvement down payment at $1,000 or 10 percent of the price, whichever is less. We're licensed and insured.
What does the city of Chino check before footings are poured?
For a block wall, the city's standard lists a foundation inspection with the trench clean and the steel in place, held up off the surrounding dirt. The pour waits until the inspector has checked it, and other jobs can differ, so the Building Division is the place to confirm what yours needs. Either way, that's how our trenches look before any pour.
Will my footing project in Chino need a soils report?
Quite possibly, because the Building Division's design criteria put Chino in Seismic Zone D for earthquake design and mark a soils report, an engineer's study of the ground, as required. The state also maps liquefaction zones, where wet soil can lose its strength in a strong earthquake, and properties in one may have to look into and deal with that hazard during permitting. When a job needs an engineer, we bring one in, and the Building Division can tell you what your project requires.
What causes footings to move on expansive soil?
Expansive soil swells when it's wet and shrinks when it dries, so it pushes and pulls on whatever sits in it, and a footing that isn't built for that can shift and crack what's on top. An older page of the city's construction sheet says footings on that kind of soil have to be built to keep damage from the movement down. That's one more reason I look hard at the ground before I price anything.
How long does a concrete footing job take?
Most of the time goes into what happens before the pour, not the pour itself. A soils report, loose fill that has to be compacted and the wait for an inspection can each stretch the schedule, and none of them show up until someone looks at the ground. Once I've seen the site, we go over the plan and the timing together before anything starts.
Concrete footings in Chino and the cities around it
In Chino, the city's Building Division issues permits and inspects work, and when it's unclear whether footings need one, we check with them first. We're based in Chino and pour footings across nearby cities like Chino Hills and Ontario.