Damaged concrete gets worse the longer it waits. A cracked sidewalk panel turns into a trip hazard, a settled slab starts holding water, and a broken truck apron chews up the equipment that drives over it. Every month of delay usually means a bigger repair.
Concrete repair has been a core part of DRYCO’s business since 1985. Our commercial concrete crews repair everything from a single sidewalk section to tens of thousands of square feet at a working distribution center. We saw-cut and remove the failed concrete, rebuild the base, tie the new concrete into the existing slab, and finish it to match. We serve property managers, HOAs, industrial sites, schools, and general contractors across the Bay Area, Sacramento, and the Central Valley.
Concrete Repair Services
Concrete Remove and Replace
When a section of concrete has cracked through, settled, heaved into a trip hazard, or broken apart, a surface patch will not hold. Our crews cut around the damaged area with diamond blades for clean edges and lower vibration, remove and haul off the failed concrete, compact the base, and pour new reinforced concrete level with the surrounding surface. At a trucking and distribution center in Fairfield, DRYCO removed and replaced 67,930 square feet of failed concrete in 13 locations over eight phases. We poured 8-inch slabs of 5,000 PSI concrete while 150 to 200 trucks a day kept moving through the site.
Sidewalk and Walkway Repair
Uneven and broken walkways put pedestrians at risk and expose owners to liability claims. DRYCO replaces damaged sidewalk sections, grades them to drain away from buildings, and brings them in line with ADA requirements. For the Los Paseos Homeowners’ Association in San Jose, we removed about 1,200 square feet of deteriorated walkways and poured new 4-inch concrete with tooled control joints and a broom finish for slip resistance. At San Carlos School in Monterey, we replaced worn, uneven campus walkways with new sidewalks, curbs, and ADA access ramps, working around the active school schedule.
Parking Lot, Loading Area, and Truck Yard Repair
Concrete in drive aisles, loading docks, and truck yards carries far heavier loads than a walkway, so the repair has to be built for that traffic. At McClellan Park, an industrial property near Sacramento, DRYCO replaced about 2,000 square feet of deteriorated concrete pavement with 5-inch concrete reinforced with rebar each way, graded for positive drainage. We did the same in our own heavy truck yard, replacing 30-year-old concrete with a regraded, rebar-reinforced section. Owner Daren Young explains why concrete cracks and how to build it right in our educational series. We also repair and saw-cut concrete inside parking garages, from curb ramps to wall openings for new elevator entries.
Curb, Gutter, and ADA Repair
Broken curbs and gutters let water get under the pavement beside them, and a non-compliant curb ramp or accessible route is a liability on its own. DRYCO removes and replaces damaged curbs and gutters and makes ADA updates across the site, rebuilding curb ramps with truncated domes and correcting accessible routes to meet current ADA compliance requirements. At Commercial Management Group in Pleasanton, our crews replaced non-compliant ADA ramps and finished all of the concrete and sealcoating in one day, then came back on Saturday to stripe the lot so the tenant could move in on Monday.
Wheel Stop Repair
Cracked, loose, and missing wheel stops are easy to overlook until a car rolls into a walkway or a pedestrian trips over a broken piece. DRYCO repairs and replaces concrete wheel stops and re-anchors them so they stay put, often alongside the rest of the concrete and striping work on the lot.
Structural and Retaining Wall Repair
DRYCO repairs structural concrete, including retaining walls that have cracked, shifted, or started to fail. For specialty jobs, our crews can take on repairs most contractors can’t reach. At Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo, where the concrete dated back to 1941, our crew lowered equipment into the dry dock, chipped out failing concrete to a depth of 2 to 3 inches, and cut out rusted rebar. We sandblasted the surface, installed new dowels and a bonding agent, set new rebar, and pumped in high-strength, fiber-reinforced concrete at four locations. Watch the Mare Island concrete repair.
Saw-Cutting for EV Chargers and New Utilities
Adding EV chargers or new utility lines usually means opening up existing concrete. DRYCO saw-cuts clean trenches and openings for the new conduit, then restores the concrete so it matches the surrounding surface and the site is ready for use.
Interior Slab Replacement
DRYCO also removes and replaces interior slabs in warehouses, dealerships, offices, and industrial buildings. At an automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, our crew sealed the work area with plastic from ceiling to floor before saw-cutting and removing about 1,850 square feet of existing 6-inch slab. At Lyft in Palo Alto, we removed sections of slab on grade on weekends, then drilled and epoxied new dowels into the existing slab and footings before pouring.
How We Repair Commercial Concrete
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Site visit and estimate
A dedicated DRYCO estimator walks the site, marks out the failed areas, and stays your point of contact from estimate to final walkthrough.
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Saw-cut and remove
We cut clean, square edges around the damage with diamond blades, then break out and haul off the old concrete.
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Rebuild the base
A repair is only as good as the base under it. We compact the base and, where the ground calls for it, cement-treat it before new concrete goes down.
4
Tie in and reinforce
We drill and epoxy steel dowels into the existing slab and set rebar so the new section and the old one move together.
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Pour, finish, and match
We pour, finish, and tool control joints to match the surrounding hardscape, including color where the existing concrete is tinted.
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Cure and reopen
We cure the concrete to build strength and reopen each area as soon as it is ready. We know getting your property back to full use is critical, so your dedicated project manager will advise how soon each area can be used, based on the size of the repair and the weather during the pour.
Why Property Managers and Contractors Choose DRYCO
Repairs Scheduled Around Your Operations
Our crews work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed, when your property would be quiet anyway. At the Irvine Company’s Milpitas offices, we scheduled all demolition for weekends to keep noise away from tenants. In Fairfield, we phased 13 repair areas so a distribution center could keep 150 to 200 trucks a day moving without interruption.
Capacity for Large and Urgent Jobs
With over 270 employees and 50 crews, DRYCO can put the people on a job to hit a deadline. On the Fairfield repair, we ran separate demolition, cement treatment, setup, and pour crews, with 15 on pour days. The job finished on its original schedule despite days of fourth-quarter rain.
One Contractor for Concrete, Asphalt, and Striping
Concrete repair often sits next to asphalt and striping work. DRYCO handles all three, along with parking lot repair and maintenance, so property managers and general contractors manage one contract and one schedule.
Our Own Concrete Pumping Division
When a repair sits in a hard-to-reach spot, our concrete pumping division places concrete where a truck cannot reach, as it did inside the Mare Island dry dock.
Backed by a Three-Year Warranty
DRYCO’s work carries a three-year warranty on workmanship and materials.
Recent Concrete Repair Projects
- Distribution center, Fairfield: 67,930 square feet of failed concrete removed and replaced in 13 locations over eight phases for Jones Lang LaSalle
- Mare Island Dry Dock, Vallejo: partial-depth repair of 1941 dock floor concrete and rusted rebar in four locations
- McClellan Park, McClellan: 2,000 square feet of deteriorated industrial concrete pavement replaced with reinforced concrete
- Los Paseos Association, San Jose: 1,200 square feet of HOA walkways replaced with new ADA-compliant concrete
- Irvine Company, Milpitas: concrete repairs for ADA improvements, sidewalk repairs, and over 16,000 square feet of concrete demolition and paving, with demolition on weekends only
- Commercial Management Group, Pleasanton: ADA ramp replacement, parking lot repairs, sealcoat, and striping ahead of a tenant move-in
- San Carlos School, Monterey: worn and uneven campus walkways replaced with new sidewalks, curbs, and ADA ramps
Concrete Repair Across Northern California
DRYCO repairs commercial concrete throughout the Bay Area, Sacramento, and the Central Valley, including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Santa Clara, Fremont, Concord, Antioch, Vallejo, Fairfield, Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, and Stockton.
Fix It Before It Spreads
Whether you have one broken sidewalk panel or a truck yard full of failed slabs, DRYCO can scope the repair, schedule it around your operations, and get it done. Contact DRYCO today or call 800-378-2177 for a free estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
DRYCO repairs cracked, broken, settled, and deteriorated concrete on sidewalks, curbs and gutters, ADA ramps, slabs, drive aisles, loading areas, and truck yards. We also repair retaining walls and wheel stops, make ADA updates, and saw-cut existing concrete for EV chargers and new utilities. We handle everything from a single section replacement to multi-phase repairs covering tens of thousands of square feet.
It depends on how deep the damage goes. Where a section has cracked through, settled, or broken up, we remove and replace it full depth so the repair lasts. On specialty structural jobs where only the top layer has failed, we can remove the damaged material and bond new concrete to the sound concrete underneath, as we did at Mare Island Dry Dock. Our estimator will recommend the right approach after seeing the site.
Yes. We phase repairs so only the area we are working on is closed, and we can schedule work for nights, weekends, and holidays as needed. At a Fairfield distribution center, we repaired 13 areas in eight phases while 150 to 200 trucks a day kept operating.
Timing depends on the size of the repair and the weather during the pour, and your dedicated project manager will advise how soon each area can be used. As a general guide:
- Foot traffic: about 24 to 48 hours. Wait closer to 48 hours before heavier use like wheelbarrows or dragging equipment.
- Passenger cars and light trucks: about 7 days.
- Heavy trucks and equipment (delivery trucks, garbage trucks, loaded pickups with trailers): ideally 28 days, when concrete reaches its full design strength. This can be shortened to 10 to 14 days when cylinder tests confirm the concrete has reached strength.
Yes. We remove and replace non-compliant curb ramps, install truncated domes, and repair sidewalks along accessible routes. Our ADA compliance services also include surveys to find problems before they turn into complaints.
Yes. DRYCO’s work carries a three-year warranty on workmanship and materials.