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Serving Daly City, CA and surrounding areas. (650) 509-3556
Cracked, uneven walkways are a tripping hazard and a sign the base underneath has failed. We build new walkways in Daly City that handle the clay soil and coastal fog without cracking within a few years.
Walkway construction in Daly City means removing your existing surface, preparing the ground underneath, and installing a new concrete or paver walkway that stays level and drains properly. Most residential jobs run one to two days of active work, with concrete needing 24 to 48 hours to cure before you walk on it again.
Many Daly City homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and their original concrete walkways are now well past their expected lifespan. What looks like a surface problem is usually a base problem: the clay soil underneath has shifted with the wet and dry seasons until the concrete above cracked and tilted. Patching those surfaces rarely lasts more than a season. Replacing the whole walkway - with a properly compacted base - stops the cycle. If you are also considering upgrading your driveway, we often scope that alongside driveway pavers work so the site preparation happens once and the finished surfaces match.
The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute sets the standards for proper paver installation, including base depth and joint sand specifications that keep pavers stable over time. We follow those standards on every paver project.
If you can see cracks that have started to separate and shift at different heights, the walkway has moved beyond normal surface wear. In Daly City, the clay soil underneath expands and contracts with the wet and dry seasons, and this movement causes cracks to grow. A crack you can trip on is a safety issue, not just a cosmetic one.
Walk the length of your walkway and notice whether any sections feel lower than others, or whether water pools in spots after it rains. Sunken or tilted sections mean the base underneath has shifted - a common result of Daly City's expansive soils and decades of seismic activity. This kind of unevenness is a tripping hazard and will not fix itself.
If parts of your walkway stay green or feel slippery even when it has not rained recently, the surface is holding moisture it should not be. Daly City's coastal fog keeps surfaces damp for long periods, which encourages moss and algae growth on older porous concrete. A slippery walkway is a real fall risk, particularly for older family members or guests.
Most Daly City homes were built in the mid-1900s, and original walkways from that era are well past their expected lifespan. If yours has never been replaced and you are starting to see multiple small issues - minor cracking, surface flaking, slight unevenness - it is more cost-effective to replace it now than to keep patching it year after year.
We handle the full scope: demolition of the existing surface, haul-away of debris, base excavation and compaction, and installation of your chosen surface material. Every project includes proper slope grading so water drains away from your home rather than pooling near your foundation. We coordinate encroachment permits with Daly City Public Works when the walkway connects to the public sidewalk, and we handle building permits when required by the city.
For homeowners who want to coordinate their walkway with other exterior masonry work, we also build brick wall installation projects that run alongside or frame a new walkway. Combining scopes on one mobilization is usually more efficient and lets the finished surfaces complement each other from the start.
Suited to homeowners who want a clean, low-maintenance surface that lasts decades when the base is prepared correctly - available with a brushed finish for better traction in Daly City's wet conditions.
Individual brick units set in sand on a compacted base - easier to repair if one piece shifts, and available in a range of patterns that complement older Daly City home styles.
Natural stone pavers for homeowners who want a more distinctive look - suited to front entries where curb appeal matters and the material needs to hold up in a high-moisture coastal environment.
Full removal of the existing surface, including thick older concrete slabs common in Daly City's mid-century housing stock, followed by complete base preparation and new surface installation.
Two factors set Daly City apart from most other Bay Area cities when it comes to walkway work. The first is the soil. A large portion of the city sits on clay-heavy ground that swells with every rainy season and shrinks back when things dry out. That movement is the reason so many walkways here crack and shift within a few years of installation. A contractor who skips deep base preparation or uses a base that is too shallow is setting you up to replace the same walkway again in five years. The second factor is the encroachment permit requirement. Most front walkways in Daly City connect to the public sidewalk, which means any work touching that connection point requires coordination with the city's Public Works department - separate from a standard building permit. Contractors who do not work in Daly City regularly often miss this step.
We serve homeowners throughout the peninsula, including Foster City, CA and Pacifica, CA, where similar clay soil conditions and coastal weather create the same challenges. The base preparation and drainage details we build into every Daly City walkway are the same ones that keep walkways stable in those communities. The Daly City Public Works department manages encroachment permits for sidewalk-adjacent work, and we handle that coordination on your behalf.
We will ask a few basic questions about your walkway - size, current surface, and what you have in mind. We respond within one business day and schedule a free on-site visit to measure and give you a written quote.
We walk the site with you, check the slope and existing surface, and confirm whether your project requires a building permit or an encroachment permit from Public Works. If permits are needed, we handle the application - that is included in our process, not an add-on.
The crew breaks up and hauls away the old surface, then excavates and compacts the base. For concrete, the pour follows; for pavers, each unit is set by hand. This phase takes the bulk of the workday and is the part that determines how long your new walkway actually lasts.
Before we leave, you walk the finished surface with us. We confirm the drainage slope runs away from your house, the edges are clean, and all debris is hauled away. If a permit was pulled, we coordinate the city inspection on your behalf.
Free estimate, written quote, no obligation. We handle permits and cleanup.
(650) 509-3556Clay soil is the main reason walkways in this city crack early. We dig to the correct depth and compact the right fill material for local conditions, so the finished surface does not move when the ground does. That is the detail most low-bid contractors skip.
Most Daly City front walkways connect to the public sidewalk, which requires an encroachment permit from Public Works - separate from a building permit. We know this process, we handle the paperwork, and your project does not stall because of a permit step nobody planned for.
You receive an itemized written quote after we see your property in person. We do not start work until you have approved it. If something unexpected comes up during demo, we tell you before we proceed - not after.
We have worked on walkways across Daly City and the surrounding peninsula communities for years. We know the soil conditions, the permit office, and the neighborhoods - which means fewer surprises and faster timelines for you.
Those four things - proper base preparation, permit knowledge, transparent pricing, and local experience - are what separate a walkway that lasts from one you replace again in five years. We have been building them the right way in Daly City since 11 years and we stand behind every job.
Add a permanent brick boundary wall or garden wall alongside your new walkway for a finished, cohesive look that lasts for decades.
Learn MoreCoordinate your new walkway with a full driveway paver installation so both surfaces match and the site is prepared in a single mobilization.
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