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Cerritos Concrete Company is a concrete contractor serving La Mirada, CA, specializing in stamped concrete, driveway replacement, and patio construction for the city's 1960s ranch homes. We have served La Mirada homeowners with free on-site estimates and respond to all inquiries within one business day.
La Mirada was built out almost entirely in the late 1950s and 1960s as a planned residential community. The concrete driveways, walkways, and patio slabs on these properties are now 50 to 65 years old, and the clay soils and seasonal rain cycles have been working on them the whole time. Here is what we handle most often in La Mirada.
La Mirada homeowners with an ownership rate around 60% tend to invest in their properties, and stamped concrete is one of the most popular upgrades on driveways and patios in this city. It delivers a high-end look without the higher maintenance that brick or pavers require on these older lots. See our full stamped concrete services page for patterns and finish options.
Ranch homes in La Mirada sit on 6,000 to 8,000 square foot lots, and the original concrete driveway is often the first thing visitors see. After 50 to 60 years of clay soil movement, most of these slabs have significant cracking and uneven settling. We remove the old concrete, compact a proper base, and install a new driveway built for this soil type.
Backyards on La Mirada ranch homes are typically the main outdoor living space, and a cracked or poorly draining patio slab makes that space less usable. La Mirada gets most of its 13 to 15 inches of annual rain in a short November-to-March window, and a patio that slopes toward the house causes water intrusion problems every wet season. We pour new patios graded correctly from the start.
Some La Mirada properties have grade changes at the lot line or between the backyard and a lower-lying neighbor that require a retaining wall to control soil movement. After decades of wet-dry cycles, older block or concrete walls in La Mirada can lean, crack, or show efflorescence. We build new concrete retaining walls sized for the actual soil and grade conditions on your property.
Front entry steps on La Mirada homes from the 1960s often show cracking at the tread-riser joint or settling where the steps have separated from the adjacent walkway. Steps that move independently from the walkway create gaps that get worse each rainy season. We tie new steps to the adjacent flatwork so everything moves as a unit.
La Mirada's warm climate and single-family lots make residential pools common in the city, and pool decks on 1960s properties are often cracked, stained, or slippery. We resurface or replace pool deck concrete using finishes designed for wet foot traffic, and we grade the deck surface to drain away from the pool edge and the home.
La Mirada was developed as a planned residential community starting in the late 1950s, and the city was incorporated in 1960. That means the housing stock and the concrete flatwork that came with it were essentially all installed within the same 15-year window - and nearly all of it is now 50 to 65 years old. The dominant housing type is the single-story California ranch: low-pitched roofs, attached garages, stucco exteriors, and concrete driveways. About 60% of housing units in La Mirada are owner-occupied, which means most residents have a long-term stake in keeping their properties in good condition. Concrete repair and replacement is one of the most consistent maintenance categories on homes of this age.
The city sits right at the Los Angeles-Orange County line, and the soils are the same clay-heavy mix that covers most of the Los Angeles Basin. Clay expands when wet and contracts when dry, and La Mirada's concentrated rainy season - most annual precipitation falls between November and March - means the soil goes through a significant expansion-contraction cycle every year. Santa Ana wind events in fall and winter bring dry, fast-moving air that pulls moisture out of concrete surfaces and can widen hairline cracks in a single season. On top of that, La Mirada averages over 280 sunny days per year, and the UV exposure accelerates wear on any concrete surface that already has small imperfections. Homeowners here who have ignored small cracks for a few seasons often find themselves with a slab that needs full replacement rather than a simple repair.
Our crew works throughout La Mirada regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect concrete work here. The ranch homes we see most often in La Mirada sit on 6,000 to 8,000 square foot lots with stucco exteriors and original concrete flatwork from the 1960s. The consistent housing age and style means the repair needs are predictable: cracked driveways, patio slabs with drainage toward the house, and walkways heaved by tree roots. When permits are required, we coordinate with the appropriate building and safety authority for your specific address in La Mirada, whether that falls under city or county jurisdiction.
La Mirada covers about 7.8 square miles and is surrounded by the 5, 91, and 605 freeways without any freeway running directly through it, which keeps the residential streets noticeably quieter than most of the surrounding area. The Biola University campus in the northern part of the city is a landmark most La Mirada residents know well, and La Mirada Regional Park near the center of the city - with its golf course and amphitheater - is a reference point for anyone giving directions in the neighborhood. The city sits close to the City of La Mirada border with Buena Park and Norwalk, and we work regularly in those communities as well.
We also serve homeowners in neighboring Buena Park, CA just across the county line, where the housing stock and climate conditions are nearly identical. If your property is near the La Mirada-Buena Park border, call us to confirm coverage for your address.
Reach us at (562) 249-2016 or through the estimate form on this site. We respond to all La Mirada inquiries within one business day and can usually schedule an on-site visit within the week.
We visit your La Mirada property to measure the work area, check drainage, and evaluate the base condition before writing a quote. The estimate is free, and we explain what the job involves so you understand exactly what you are paying for before you decide.
If the project requires a permit, we handle the application with the correct authority for your La Mirada address. We schedule the start date once the permit is approved and confirm the timeline with you in advance.
We complete the work, clean up the site, and walk you through what to expect during the curing period before leaving. Most La Mirada concrete jobs are complete within one to three days of the pour, with full curing in seven days.
We serve La Mirada homeowners with free on-site quotes, no sales pressure, and a response within one business day. Call us or use the form below.
La Mirada is a city of about 48,000 people in the southeast corner of Los Angeles County, bordering Orange County to the south and east. The city was incorporated in 1960 and developed almost entirely as a planned residential community during the postwar boom - which means the housing stock is remarkably consistent: single-story California ranch homes on 6,000 to 8,000 square foot lots, most built between 1955 and 1975. The La Mirada Wikipedia article gives a good overview of the city's history and layout. Biola University, a private university with about 6,000 students, occupies a 95-acre campus in the northern part of the city and is one of La Mirada's most visible institutions. La Mirada Regional Park near the city center includes a golf course, amphitheater, and the La Mirada Splash! water park, and is a gathering point most residents know well. The La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, which has hosted Broadway touring productions for decades, is a source of local pride.
About 60% of La Mirada's housing units are owner-occupied, which is high for a city this close to Los Angeles. The median home value exceeds $600,000, and the median household income sits in the $85,000 to $90,000 range. These are households that stay put and invest in their properties, which makes concrete maintenance and improvement work a consistent need across La Mirada's neighborhoods - from the streets near the Biola campus to the residential blocks close to the 5 freeway. Neighboring Whittier, CA to the north shares the same aging housing character and seasonal concrete repair challenges driven by clay soils and concentrated winter rain.
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Learn MoreConcrete on La Mirada's 1960s ranch homes has been through 50 to 65 years of clay soil movement and seasonal rain. The longer small cracks go unaddressed, the more costly the repair. Contact us today and we will respond within one business day.