Concrete footings in Temecula, CA - a solid base matched to your soil and lot
Planning an addition, a wall or a patio cover and not sure what it should sit on? We build the footing your ground calls for.
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What does a concrete footing do, and what kind does my project need?
Concrete footings are steel-reinforced concrete, usually poured in a trench, that sits under a foundation, wall or post. In Temecula we build them for additions, block walls, patio covers and anything else that needs a solid base to stand on.
Most people call us because they're about to build something and the plans say it needs footings. The price depends on how much weight the footing carries and what your ground can hold, because the weaker the soil, the wider the footing has to be. How steep the lot is and how easy it is to dig matter too. The schedule mostly turns on any permit and inspections the job needs, and on whether an engineer has to weigh in first. Under a new house, footings tie in with slab foundation building. I'll walk your site and give you a written estimate that shows what I'd build and why.
How do you know you need new or bigger footings?
A post or wall leaning
If a patio cover post, block wall or deck support is tipping or sitting lower than it used to, the footing under it is usually too small or missing. Left alone, it keeps pulling on whatever it holds up, and that repair costs more than the footing would have.
Cracks that keep growing
A crack in a wall or slab that gets wider every season usually means something underneath is settling. Get it looked at early, because the longer it moves, the more there is to fix.
You're adding heavy weight
A second story, a stone fireplace or brick veneer puts a load on footings that were sized for something lighter. Checking before you build costs far less than finding out after the walls crack.
How we build concrete footings
Every footing job starts with what you're building and how your lot slopes, so I'll ask about both, and about any soil report you have, because those tell us most of what we need to pick the right footing. Then we lay it out, dig the trench or drill the holes, set the rebar so the steel bars hold the concrete together under strain, and pour. The concrete has to cure, a slow hardening, before anything heavy goes on it. If the ground looks poor, we go with the engineer's answer instead of guessing. The footing is out of sight the day it's poured, so it's tempting to trim it first. I'd trim almost anything else, because a wall can be redone but a weak footing can't be fixed without lifting what sits on top of it.
Some jobs start with concrete already in the way. If a slab or patio sits where the footing goes, we use concrete cutting to open a clean section and dig through it. If part of your house has already settled, foundation raising may be the right fix, and I'll tell you which one your problem calls for.
Trench footings
We dig a trench, set the steel and fill it with concrete, with no forms to buy, so it's usually the least expensive way to go. It suits firm ground, but some soils aren't suited to it, and I check for that on site.
Formed footings
We build forms in a wider dig and pour inside them, which takes more digging and more labor than a trench. It gives a clean shape where the plans call for one, though it may not work where the soil is very poor.
Pier footings
Separate holes go down past poor ground to firmer soil, and they use less concrete than a continuous footing. They fit raised structures on steep lots, so ask about them if your yard falls away.
Get a written estimate for your footings
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out, look at your site and measure. Then you get a free written estimate, with no obligation.
(951) 466-2622- Based in
- Temecula, CA 92592
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens when you call about footings in Temecula?
Here's how a footing job runs, from your first call to the day I walk the finished work with you.
Call or send the form
Tell us what you're building and roughly where it goes. We'll set a time for me to come out to your property.
Walk the site with me
I measure, look at the slope and show you on the ground where the footings go and which type I'd use. Then you get a written estimate that lays out the footing type, the size and what's driving the price.
Permit, dig and pour
We pull any permit and set up the inspections the job needs, and in Temecula the city's inspector calls the on-site contact that morning with a time window. Then our crew digs, sets the steel and pours.
Walk the finished job together
I go over the finished footings with you and explain how long they should cure before framing or block goes on top.
Why Temecula homeowners call Cornerstone for footings
I give every estimate myself
I come out to look at each job, and our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing. That way the plan we talked through on your lot is the plan that gets built.
Building in Temecula since 2013
Before I opened here in 2013, I spent years patching sunken slabs and broken steps that other people poured. That taught me most failures start below the concrete, which is why I explain the footing before we dig.
Licensed, fully insured, easy to check
We're licensed and fully insured. California licenses concrete contractors as their own class for forming, pouring and finishing, and you can look up any contractor with the state licensing board.
Satisfaction guaranteed. If you've got plans in hand or just a project in mind, ask for a site visit and I'll show you what I'd build.
Footings and foundation work in Temecula
In Temecula, the city's Building Department handles plan check, permits and inspections for building work, under the state building code and the city's own code. Whether your particular footing needs a permit is a question for that office, so we check before we dig. When one is needed, we pull it, set up the inspections and tell you what falls on you as the owner.
The city lists Temecula in Seismic Zone 4, and the state publishes a map of areas where the ground may liquefy, or turn soft, in a strong earthquake. Those are published listings, not a footing design for your address, so I ask what your plans and any soil report call for and build to that. We build the same kinds of footings for block walls, patio covers and room additions on sloped lots in Murrieta and Wildomar, and in the other cities around Temecula in Riverside County and north San Diego County.
Questions about concrete footings in Temecula
How much do concrete footings cost in Temecula?
There's no honest flat price for footings, because the cost comes from how many you need, how wide your soil makes them and which type your lot calls for. Tight access that means digging by hand, cutting through an existing slab, or an engineer's design can add to it. I'll measure and give you a written estimate so you're working from your own number.
What does a concrete footing do for my foundation?
A footing carries the weight of your foundation and walls into the ground and keeps the structure from settling. It's the widest, lowest part of the system, so the load spreads over more soil instead of pressing down in one narrow line.
What is the best footing for poor soil or a steep lot?
Pier footings are usually the answer, because each hole can be drilled down past weak ground to good soil, or to bedrock if it comes to that. When the soil is very poor, a geotechnical engineer, a soil specialist, tests it and recommends the footing, and that's what we build.
Why do concrete footings have rebar in them?
Concrete handles heavy weight pressing down on it well, but it's fairly weak when it's pulled or bent. Steel is strong in exactly that way, so the rebar inside helps the footing hold together when the load isn't even.
How do I know if my footings can handle a second story?
You find out by having the existing footings checked against the new load before you build, usually through your designer or engineer. One trade writer says the most common undersized footing failures they see come after remodels that add a second story or heavy brick or stone without checking what the old footings can carry. If your plans show new or wider footings, we can build them.
What should I have ready before a footing estimate?
Have a rough idea of what you're building and where it goes, plus any plans or soil report you already have. Those, along with how your lot slopes, tell me most of what I need to recommend a footing. Call (951) 466-2622 to set up the visit.
Related services for footing projects
If a corner of your house or a slab has already dropped, raising it back to level may need to happen before any new footings go in.
When an existing driveway, patio or garage floor sits where a new footing has to go, clean saw cuts let us dig through without breaking up the rest.
Cities where we build concrete footings
Cornerstone Temecula Concrete Works is based in Temecula, California, and we build footings in the cities around it, including Menifee and Fallbrook. The 12 areas below have their own pages, and if yours isn't listed, call and ask.
Temecula, CA
Book a site visit for your footings
Footings come before everything else on a build, so getting them sorted early keeps the rest of your project from waiting on them.