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INNER SUNSET · 94122 · ACROSS THE CITY

Concrete contractor in the Inner Sunset

The Inner Sunset sits between Golden Gate Park and Mount Sutro, with UCSF on the hill and Irving and 9th at its center. North of Judah it’s flat blocks on old dune sand; south of it the streets tilt up toward Sutro Forest. Most houses have a garage at street level, and that’s where most of the concrete work is.

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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE · INNER SUNSET

Sand below, fog above

The Inner Sunset was dunes until the streetcar and the park brought houses west. Sand and fog are still the two things concrete has to handle here.

≈ Dune sand

The flat blocks sit on sand that drains well but has no strength in a vertical cut. Any excavation next to a house or a shared wall is shored before it goes deep.

We price shoring into dig-downs from the start rather than discovering it halfway.

◎ Fog-damp surfaces

Fog keeps walks and stairs damp through much of the summer. Shaded steps grow moss and algae and get slick.

Broom or textured finishes and good drainage matter more here than on the sunny east side.

△ The hill side of the neighborhood

Toward Sutro Forest and Forest Knolls, streets steepen and backyards step up the hill. Walls and stairs there carry soil and water from above.

Every wall and stair on a slope gets drainage planned with it.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Inner Sunset concrete questions

Can I add a unit under my Inner Sunset house?
Often. Lowering the garage slab adds the ceiling height a habitable room needs. Your architect or engineer designs it, and we excavate, shore, and pour to those plans.
Why does my garage apron keep cracking?
Usually a thin slab, a poor base, or no joint where the apron meets the sidewalk. Patching treats the symptom. Replacing it on a compacted base with proper joints fixes the cause.
Does sand make a dig-down cost more?
Somewhat. Sand needs shoring that firmer ground might not, and the work goes in sections. In exchange it digs easily and drains well. Shoring is in our quote, so the price doesn’t move later.

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