Concrete sidewalk building in Corona CA - a walk that drains away from your house

Corona doesn't require a building permit for a walk that sits no more than 30 inches above the ground beside it, isn't over a basement or lower story and isn't part of a required wheelchair-accessible path. If yours doesn't fit that, I'll cover it at the estimate and we'll handle the city paperwork before work starts.

A concrete sidewalk in the Riverside area usually costs about $4.50 to $10.50 per square foot installed, counting materials, labor and site prep. Where yours lands depends on how much digging and base work the route needs, any driveway crossing and the finish. I'll give you a written estimate once I've walked it.

Any time of year works, but summer takes the most planning. Hot-weather trouble can show up in any season and mostly hits in summer, and wind makes heat and dry air worse, so fresh concrete can dry on top and crack. On hot days we pour early instead of in the midday heat.

You are, for roots from trees on your own property. Corona makes owners solely responsible for what those roots do, even on trees the city shares responsibility for, though the city handles trimming and upkeep of shared trees other than watering. That's why the trees shape the route we pick.

Only on small jobs. In California, an unlicensed person can take minor work up to $1,000, and only when it needs no permit and they employ no one. The state licensing board describes a concrete contractor as one who forms, pours, places and finishes flat concrete work, which is what our own crew does.