Concrete footings in Norwalk CA - solid support sized for what sits on top
Adding a post, a patio cover or a new slab? We pour a footing that fits the load and the ground under it.
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What does a concrete footing do, and do I need one?
A concrete footing is the block of concrete that takes the weight of a post, a wall or a slab and carries it down into the soil, and we build concrete footings in Norwalk, CA for patio covers, decks, walls, additions and new slabs so what goes on top stays where you put it.
Most people call because something new is going up, like a patio cover, a block wall or a new slab foundation, and the plans say it needs footings, or because an old post or wall has started to lean. What moves the price is how many feet of footing you need, how deep it has to go and how hard the site is to work, since a narrow side yard where we dig by hand takes longer than open ground. The schedule mostly turns on what your lot needs before we can dig, and I'll give you your own number in a written estimate after I've seen the site.
How we build concrete footings
We start by matching the footing to what it's holding up, a pad under a post or a footing built into the edge of a new slab, and if your lot needs a closer look before anyone digs, I'll tell you that first. Then we mark it out and dig past loose fill to firm, undisturbed ground, because a footing only carries weight as well as the dirt under it does. We clean out the bottom, set forms where the hole or trench needs them, tie in the rebar, the steel bars that keep the concrete together when the ground pushes or pulls on it, and pour. The digging is the part that gets cut first when money's tight, since nobody sees it once the concrete's in, and it's the one part I won't shortchange.
A new footing is sometimes part of a bigger fix. If part of the house or an old slab has already dropped, we look at foundation raising and at why it moved before we build anything new beside it, and when a post or wall has to land inside an existing floor, we use concrete cutting to open a clean spot for the footing.
Pad footing under a post
A pad is a single block of concrete under one post, so it suits patio covers, decks, carports and pergolas where the weight comes straight down at a few points. Each pad is sized for the post on it and the ground under it.
Footing built into a new slab
When you're pouring a new slab anyway, for a garage, a shed or a covered patio, we can thicken the slab where the weight lands so the footing and the floor go in together. It saves a separate pour and ties the footing right into the floor it holds up.
Continuous footing under a wall
A continuous footing runs the full length under a block wall or the walls of a room addition, spreading the weight along a trench instead of at a few points. It's what most garden walls and back-room additions sit on.
Concrete footings in Norwalk start with the lot
The first thing that shapes a footing here is the lot itself, so before we plan one it's worth typing your address into the California Geological Survey's EQ Zapp map to see if you're in a mapped earthquake hazard zone. It also tells you when the survey hasn't evaluated your area yet. If your lot is in a zone, the survey says that calls for geologic and engineering studies to find and reduce ground failure hazards before construction starts, so plan time for that ahead of the footing work. When that's your situation, I'll tell you up front, and we build the footing around what the study finds instead of guessing.
We're based in Norwalk and work across the cities around it in southeast Los Angeles County and north Orange County, and most of the footings we pour go under patio covers, garden walls and back additions on older lots. Roof and sprinkler water tends to collect along the house on those lots, so I check where it runs before we pick a spot and dig. We see the same kind of yards on jobs in Downey and Bellflower.
Why Norwalk homeowners call T&M Norwalk Concrete Company for footings
I look at the job myself
I come out to see the site before you get a price, and I'm on site with our crew when the footing goes in. The person who planned the depth and size is standing there when the hole gets dug.
Licensed and insured for your job
We're licensed and insured. That matters on footing work, where we're digging close to your house, your fence lines and your neighbor's yard.
In business since 2021
I opened the business in 2021 after years as a helper on other crews, hauling, setting forms and watching how the finishers read the concrete. I still work on the crew, so I know what each step of a footing takes.
We find out why it moved
If an old post, wall or slab has shifted, we look for the reason before pouring anything new, because a patch over a problem nobody solved just comes back. That's the kind of odd job people around Norwalk call us for.
When you're ready, call (562) 307-9138 or tell us about your project and I'll come out and look at the ground with you. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Request a quoteGet a written price for your footing work
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come see the site. The estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation, and I send it to you in writing after I've looked at the ground and what you're building.
What happens when you call about footings in Norwalk?
Call or send the form
Call (562) 307-9138 or send the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time for me to come out. We take calls seven days a week, early mornings on weekends included.
I walk the site with you
I look at the ground, where the water runs and what the footing has to hold up, and ask what you need it to do. You get a written estimate that spells out the footing type, how much of it there is and the price, so you know the full number before anything is dug.
We prep, pour and walk it
If you go ahead, we sort out any permit your city or the county wants, dig, set forms and pour, with me there alongside the crew. When we're done, we walk the finished job with you.
Frequently asked questions
How much do concrete footings cost in Norwalk, CA?
Nationally, installed residential strip footings usually cost about $5 to $19 per linear foot, and that covers the concrete, labor, trench digging, forms and any rebar. That's a range for the whole country, not our price, so your own figure comes from the written estimate after I've seen the site.
What causes concrete footings to crack or sink?
Movement in the soil under them is the usual cause, and on expansive clay, soil that swells when wet and shrinks when it dries, the ground heaves and settles enough that cracked floors and walls are common. How much it moves depends on the soil and how much its moisture changes, which drainage, plants and the weather around the house all affect. Not every lot has that kind of soil, but if yours does, ask any contractor how their footing plan deals with it.
Who is licensed to pour concrete footings in California?
A contractor with the state licensing board's concrete class is licensed to form, pour, place, finish and install concrete, and that's the license to ask a footing contractor about before you sign. Asking takes a minute and tells you whether the person quoting the job is set up to do it.
Who sets the rebar in a concrete footing?
It can be your concrete contractor or a reinforcing steel contractor, whom California licenses separately for placing and tying rebar and steel mesh in concrete, so it's fair to ask which one it'll be. We'll tell you in the estimate who sets the steel on your job, so you know who's responsible for that part.
Does a small footing job need a licensed contractor in California?
Yes, unless the whole contract, labor and materials together, comes to less than $500, which is the only case where California exempts minor work from licensing. That exemption also only applies when the work stands apart, so a small footing that's one piece of a bigger build doesn't qualify on its own.
How do I find out which subcontractors are on my home improvement job?
Ask your contractor, because California lets you request the name, contact information, license number and classification of each subcontractor on a home improvement contract. The contractor you signed with stays responsible for the whole project either way, and if we bring anyone in on your footing, you're welcome to that list.
Work that often goes with footings
Foundation raising
If a corner of your house or an old slab has dropped and doors stick or floors slope, raising it back may be the first job before anything new gets built beside it.
Concrete cutting
When a new post has to land in an existing patio or garage floor, a clean saw cut opens just that spot instead of breaking out the whole slab.
Norwalk, CA
Tell us what your footing will hold
Send the address, what you're building, a rough length of footing in linear feet and your EQ Zapp result if you checked, so I can walk the site already knowing what to look for.