Concrete footings in Newport Beach CA - a footing that sits firm on checked ground
Got a new addition, deck post or wall that needs something solid under it? We check the ground and plans first, then dig and pour.
- Owner at every estimate I come out myself, measure and look at the ground.
- Plans before digging We look at the soil check and approved plans before digging.
- Room for inspections We book city inspections and leave time for each one.
- Our own crew A foreman I trained leads the crew on your job.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Replies within 1 business day.
How do you know if you need new footings?
A footing does its work out of sight, so the first signs show up in what sits on it. Catching them early usually means a smaller fix.
Posts sinking into the dirt
Deck or patio cover posts that lean or sink usually sit on a small block or bare ground. Waiting lets the frame above twist and pull loose.
A garden wall leaning out
A wall that tips or cracks along its base often never had a proper footing under it. The longer it leans, the more you end up rebuilding.
Plans for an addition
An addition or a new column carries weight that has to reach solid soil. Footings go in first, so planning them late holds up the whole job.
Cracked or crumbling old pads
Pads under posts or a shed that have split or crumbled usually took more water or weight than they were built for. Left alone, whatever sits on them settles.
Water standing around the base
Puddles that sit against a post, wall or footing soften the soil it bears on. If the water never gets moved away, the ground under it keeps getting weaker.
Gaps and sticking doors
A gap between a wall or step and the house, or a door that sticks, can mean something underneath has moved. Catching it early keeps the fix smaller.
How we build concrete footings in Newport Beach
A footing is the pad of concrete that takes the weight of a post, a column or a wall and carries it down into the soil, so whatever's built on top stays put. Footings start with the ground, so before we dig I want to know how your soil was checked and I want to see the approved plans. Then our crew digs, sets the forms and the rebar, which is the steel that keeps the concrete from pulling apart, and pours to those plans with room in the schedule for each inspection. Once the framing goes up nobody sees a footing again, which is why it's the first thing people want to trim and the last thing I will, because my old boss was right that a nice finish on a bad base is just a pretty crack waiting to show up. Your price comes down mostly to the plans, the dig and how close we can get the truck, your schedule mostly to the plans and the inspection dates, and I'll put your own figure in the written estimate.
Footings often come with other work. If a slab or wall next to the new work has already sunk, foundation raising can bring it back up before we add new support, and when a footing has to go through an existing patio or garage floor, concrete cutting gives us a clean opening so the slab around it stays sound. If your job needs an engineer, I'll say so at the estimate instead of guessing.
What happens when you call us about footings in Newport Beach?
From your first call to the last walk-through, here's how a footing job runs and where the city's inspections fit in.
Call and set up a visit
Call or use the form and we'll set up a time for me to come out. Have the address and any approved plans ready.
Walk the job and estimate
I measure, look at what's under and around the spot and ask how you'll use it. Then you get the estimate in writing.
Permit, dig and pour
We pull permits for our part, dig and pour to the approved plans. City inspections usually need a day or two of notice, so we book ahead.
Walk the finished footings
We clean up and walk the finished footings with you, so you see what's in the ground before framing covers it for good.
Why Newport Beach homeowners call Homestead Newport Beach Concrete
I come out to every estimate
I walk every job and plan it myself, and our own crew does the work under a foreman I trained.
In business since 2013
I learned under a boss who made me tear out rushed work, and our crew still works that way.
Fully licensed and insured
Our crew works on your property covered, from the first shovel in the ground to the final walk-through.
Ready for city inspections
We book Newport Beach inspections and leave room for them, so an inspection date doesn't catch your framer off guard.
Get a written estimate for your footings
Send the property address, what you're building and any approved plans, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate. I'll come out myself, and there's no pressure to book.
Examples of footing work
Look through these examples of footings, forms and foundation work to get a feel for what goes in the ground before anything is built.
Questions about footings in Newport Beach
Here are the questions people ask me most about footings, permits and inspections. If yours isn't here, call or send the form and ask about your own job.
Do I need a permit for concrete footings in Newport Beach?
If the footings are part of new construction, yes, because the City of Newport Beach requires a building permit for all new construction, and its list of work that needs no permit names low platforms, decks and walks, not footings. Once the permit is issued, the job has to match the plans the city approved, and a change needs the city's approval or the permit may become invalid. That's why we don't change anything in the field without that approval.
How do I know if my soil needs checking before footings go in?
Plan on the soil being looked at before the footing design is settled, because footings can't be designed well until the soil, its water content and what affects them are known. It matters even more in the state's mapped liquefaction zones, which cities and counties use in permitting, because there the soil has to be investigated and countermeasures built into buildings people occupy. You can type your address into the state's EQ Zapp map to see if your property sits in a mapped earthquake hazard zone, and if your job needs an engineer, I'll tell you early.
How do I schedule a footing inspection in Newport Beach?
The city takes inspection requests at (949) 644-3255 or through its online scheduling, but on our jobs we make the call for you. The property owner is responsible for making sure inspections happen at set points during construction, and the contractor may request them, so you don't have to chase the dates. On a retaining wall, for example, the city looks at the footing, again after the block and steel go in but before grouting, after backfill and once all the work is done.
What license does a contractor need to pour concrete footings in California?
California has a concrete contractor license class for contractors who form, pour, place, finish and install concrete, which is the work a footing job takes. State guidance says a general building contractor can take on a concrete project as the prime contractor if it holds that license, or it can hire a licensed concrete contractor to do the work. You're welcome to ask about our license at the estimate.
How much do concrete footings cost in Newport Beach?
I don't put a number on footings until I've seen your plans and your ground, so your price comes as a written estimate after I walk the job. It goes up with more or larger footings, a hard dig, tight access where the truck can't get close or a choice to build past the code minimum, and it stays lower when the plans are final and the spot is easy to reach.
Should my footings be built stronger than the building code requires?
They can be, because a building code only sets the minimum, and you or your designer can ask for better materials and construction than that. It usually adds cost, and since the job is built to the approved plans, it's worth settling with your designer before the plans go to the city.
Cities we pour footings in
We're based in Newport Beach and build footings in the cities around it, including Costa Mesa and Irvine. Pick your city below or give us a call.
Talk through your footing plans before you dig
Call (949) 691-0410 before your plans go to the city, while soil and access questions are still easy to fix on paper.