Concrete footings in Upland CA - a firm base under your posts, beams and slab
Planning a patio cover, deck or addition, or watching a post lean? We pour footings that carry the load down to firm ground.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free quotes on site.
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Do you need concrete footings for your project?
Concrete footings in Upland, CA are the concrete bases under posts, columns and walls that carry the weight of the structure above down to the ground, so your patio cover, deck or addition stands on something firm instead of loose dirt.
Most people call about footings because something new is going up, like a patio cover, a deck, a shed or a room addition, or because an old post has started to lean. The price moves with how many footings you need, what each one carries, whether it's a pad under a post or part of a slab, how easy the spots are to reach and dig, and whether old concrete has to come out first. The schedule turns mostly on the permit, your plans and the weather, since a footing needs time to set before anything gets built on it, and your written estimate lays those steps out along with what's included.
How do you know you need new footings?
A post that leans or sinks
If a patio cover post or deck post has started to tip, or it sits lower than it used to, it's usually resting on dirt or a small plug of concrete that was never a real footing. Waiting lets the frame above twist and pull at its connections, and straightening a bent frame costs more than the footing would have.
A new cover or deck planned
Anything with posts or a frame needs something solid underneath before the carpenters show up, so footings are usually the first thing on the schedule. Leaving them until the lumber's on site tends to hold everyone up while the concrete sets.
Old pads cracked or crumbling
An old pad under a post or an equipment base that's cracked through or shedding pieces usually wasn't built for the load it ended up carrying. Once it breaks apart, whatever sits on it starts to shift, and that only gets worse with time.
How we build concrete footings
I start with what the footing has to hold up and whether it's a single post or part of a slab, because that decides the type of footing and how the whole job gets planned. Then we plan the dig and the pour around your plans. We mark the spots, dig out, set the forms and the rebar, the steel bars that keep concrete from pulling apart under weight, then pour, finish the top and leave it to cure, the wait while it hardens before anything gets built on it. A footing gets buried and built over, so nobody sees it again once the job is done, which is exactly why it's the last place I'd trim a budget.
Footings often come with other work. If an existing patio, driveway or garage floor sits where a footing needs to go, concrete cutting opens a clean square in it instead of breaking up the whole slab. If the trouble is a house or slab that has already settled, that's a job for foundation raising rather than new footings beside the old ones.
Pad footing
A pad footing is a single block of concrete set under one post or column, so it suits patio covers, pergolas, decks and anything else that stands on legs. Each pad carries its own post, which keeps the job small when the structure above only touches the ground in a few places.
Thickened slab
A thickened slab is a footing poured as part of the floor slab, built up heavier where a wall or load sits. It suits a garage, shed or room where the floor and the footing go in together, so it's one pour instead of two.
Get a written estimate for your footing job
Send the form or call, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, look at the job and give you a free quote on site, with no pressure to book.
(909) 694-4021- Based in
- Upland, CA 91786
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
What happens when you call about footings in Upland?
Here's how a footing job runs from your first call, so you know who's doing what and what you'll have in hand before any digging starts.
Call and describe the job
Call (909) 694-4021 or send the form and tell us what the footing will carry. I'll set a time to come out to your property.
Walk the site with me
I look at the job, hear what you have in mind and answer your questions right there. You get a written estimate that lays out the steps and what's included, so you see the full scope before you agree to anything, and if a permit's needed we take care of it with the city.
Set a date and pour
We pick a date that works for you and keep you posted as the work moves along. Upland allows construction on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., so the dig and the pour happen inside those hours.
Walk the finished footings
When the footings are poured and finished, I walk them with you before your carpenter or framer takes over. You'll know which footing carries what and when they're ready to build on.
Why Upland homeowners call D&K Upland Concrete for footings
I come out and stay on site
I come look at your job myself, and I'm on site with our crew of finishers when we do the work. You talk to the same person from the first walk-through to the last, so nothing gets lost between the estimate and the pour.
A written plan before the dig
I spent years scheduling crews for a busy construction company before starting this business in 2023, and every job we take gets its steps written out ahead of time. You know what happens on which day and why, so you aren't left guessing about your own job.
Licensed and insured for concrete work
We're licensed and fully insured. Upland also requires state-licensed contractors working in the city to hold a current city business license, so it's worth asking any crew you're comparing whether they have both.
A footing does its work out of sight for as long as the structure stands, so it has to go in right. Send us a note about what yours will carry and I'll come take a look.
Footings and the work around them in Upland
The city's Building and Safety Division issues building permits in Upland, and the city requires one for most construction, leaving out only fences 6 feet or less and block walls 2 feet or less. A footing isn't on that list, so I treat the permit as part of planning your job, tell you at the estimate whether yours needs one and handle the application with the city's building office. If you'd like to ask the city yourself, a Permit Technician at the Upland Building Department answers at (909) 931-4110, option 1.
We see the same backyard projects, patio covers, pergolas, sheds and room additions, on jobs in Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, and the plan starts the same way every time. The state's EQ Zapp map shows whether a property sits in an earthquake fault zone, a seismic hazard zone or both, and it's worth looking up your lot while the footing work is still being planned.
Questions about concrete footings in Upland
What does a concrete footing do?
A concrete footing is the base that carries the weight of whatever sits on it, a post, a column or a wall, down into the ground. Without one, the load rests on whatever dirt is there, and the structure above tends to lean or settle over time.
How much do concrete footings cost in Upland, CA?
A concrete foundation in nearby Riverside usually costs about $6.50 to $15.50 per square foot, which is the going rate for foundation work in the area and not a price for your footings. Your own price turns on how many footings you need, what they carry, how easy the spots are to dig and whether old concrete has to be cut out first. I give you that number in a free quote after I see the site.
Do I need a permit for concrete footings in Upland, CA?
Usually, yes, since footings aren't on the short list of work the city lets go without a permit. I'll confirm it for your job at the estimate, and if a permit's needed we take care of the application.
What is the best time of day to pour concrete footings?
Trade guidance says to place and finish concrete outside the hottest part of the day when possible, so in an Upland summer that usually means an early start. Midday heat dries the top too fast and can leave it weak, so on hot days we can set the pour for the cooler morning hours inside the weekday window the city allows.
How long does a new concrete footing need before you build on it?
It needs to cure first, and I'll tell you on pour day when it's ready for your framer or carpenter. How long that takes depends on the weather and the job, so it's built into the schedule in your written estimate instead of left as a guess.
How do I get ready for a concrete footing estimate?
Know what the footing will carry, whether that's a patio cover post, a deck, a column or a wall, and have any construction plans on hand. Upland takes permit requests online only and needs construction plans uploaded with them, so having plans early keeps that step from holding up the pour.
Services that often go with footing work
Concrete cutting
When a footing has to go through an existing patio, driveway or garage floor, cutting a clean opening saves tearing out concrete that's still in good shape.
Foundation raising
If your house or an older slab has already settled and the floors or doors show it, raising what's there is usually the place to start.
Service areas for concrete footings around Upland
D&K Upland Concrete is based in Upland, California, and we pour footings across the cities around it, including Ontario and Claremont. The 12 cities below have their own page, and they're not the only places we work.
Upland, CA
Tell us what your footing will carry
A short note about the load, plus any plans you already have, lets me come out knowing what to look at and what to ask.