BERNAL HEIGHTS · 94110 · ACROSS THE CITY

Concrete contractor in Bernal Heights

Bernal Heights is a hill of red chert south of the Mission, with Cortland Avenue along its spine and narrow, steep streets on every side. The rock carried it through 1906 with little damage, and afterward refugee cottages from the camp in Precita Park were moved up the hill. Many small houses here still sit on whatever foundation they started with.

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SCOPE OF WORK · BERNAL HEIGHTS

Concrete work in Bernal Heights

Most Bernal Heights projects fall into one of three categories. Each links to the full service page.

STEEP LOTS

Stairs & stepped walks

Houses set above or below the street need stairs, often long ones. We rebuild them with even risers, landings where they fit, and a finish that grips in wet weather.

Concrete Stairs service → HILLSIDE

Retaining walls

Terraced yards and cut-in garages need walls that hold soil and let water through. Taller walls, and walls with a driveway or house above, need engineering and a permit.

Retaining Walls service → COTTAGES

Foundations for small houses

Cottages and earthquake shacks were often set on posts, piers, or a little brick. A new perimeter foundation is frequently the first step before any remodel.

Foundation service →

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE · BERNAL HEIGHTS

Small houses on solid rock

Bernal grew in small lots and small houses, much of it after 1906. The hill underneath is some of the firmest ground in the city.

△ Red chert

Bernal Hill is radiolarian chert, a hard, silica-rich rock. It shook far less in 1906 than the filled ground in the Mission below it.

Firm rock is good to build on. Cutting into it for a garage or a wall takes more effort than digging in soil.

⌂ Earthquake shacks

After 1906, the city built thousands of one-room cottages for refugees. When the camps closed, many were hauled away as permanent housing, and Bernal Heights still has dozens of them, often joined together or added onto.

Houses that started as shacks rarely got real foundations. If yours has that history, a foundation inspection comes before anything else, and ours is free.

§ Streets that are stairs

Some of Bernal’s public ways are stairways, and many lots are reached only by long flights of steps.

A stair rebuild here is mostly formwork and access. We plan how concrete reaches the form before we price the job.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Bernal Heights concrete questions

Does my Bernal cottage need a new foundation?

If it sits on posts, piers, or brick, or the floors slope and doors stick, it’s worth an inspection. We look at no charge and tell you whether to replace, repair, or leave it alone.

How do you get concrete to a house with no street access?

With a pump set where a truck can stage, running line up to the forms, or by wheelbarrow for small pours. You see the access plan before pour day.

Do I need a permit to rebuild my front stairs?

Usually. Rebuilding stairs on your lot generally needs a building permit, and stairs in the public right-of-way need a Public Works permit. We sort out which apply and handle them.

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