Cracked, sunken or muddy path to your door? We dig it out, pack the ground hard and build a new one in concrete or pavers.
Walkway construction in Antioch means digging out the line of the path, packing the soil down hard, then pouring concrete or laying pavers on top, so you end up with a walk that stays firm and even. At Mastercraft Antioch Masonry and Concrete, I come out first and help you work out which surface fits your house and how you'll use the path.
Most calls start the same way. The old walk has cracked, one section has sunk and catches a toe, or there's no path at all and the lawn has worn down to dirt. We dig out the route, clear and pack the ground, and build the walk new in poured concrete or pavers, depending on which suits how your household uses it.
The price moves with the length and width of the walk, the surface you pick, how much old concrete or roots we haul out, and any steps or curves. The schedule turns on the surface and on whether the path touches the public sidewalk, since that brings in a city permit. My written estimate spells out what we'll do and what we won't, so you see your own number first.
A walk only looks simple from the top. Most of what decides whether it stays flat happens in the ground first, so here's what we look at before any concrete or paver goes down.
Once the path is dug out, roots, old debris, rocks and soft organic soil have to come out. Paver installation guides call for replacing that material with clean backfill packed down hard, because a buried root rots and a soft pocket settles, and the walk above it sinks right along with it.
Depth isn't one number for every yard. One paver maker's guide uses its shallower depths where the soil drains well or hasn't been dug before, and its deeper ones where it drains poorly or has been disturbed. Ground backfilled around a foundation or an old trench usually needs more, and I'll tell you what I see once we dig.
Before a shovel goes in, the utility lines get located so nobody hits a pipe or a buried wire. Many areas have one phone number to call at least two days before digging, and the utility companies come out and mark what's under your yard. Sprinkler lines aren't on their maps, so point yours out if you know where they run.
A walkway has to meet something at each end, usually the driveway, a porch step or the public sidewalk. We set the height so the joints line up without a lip to trip on, and pitch the surface slightly so rain runs off into the yard and not toward the house. If it reaches the public sidewalk, the city gets involved, which I cover further down.
Here's how it goes from your first call to the day you walk on the new path. I'm the one who looks at the job, and I'm there while our crew builds it.
Call (925) 503-1025 or send the form with a few lines about the path you have in mind. Most of the time I'm the one who gets back to you to set a time to come look.
I walk the route with you, check the ground and where the path starts and ends, and talk through the surface. Then you get a written estimate that says what we'll do and what we won't.
If the job needs a permit, we pull it, and the city reviews the plans and inspects the work. The lines get marked, we dig and pack the ground, and I'm on site while our crew builds.
When it's done, we walk the path with you, check the joints and edges, and clean up the dirt and scraps we made. If it's concrete, I'll tell you when it's ready for foot traffic.
I don't pick the surface for you. On the estimate visit I lay out poured concrete and pavers side by side, what each one means for the build now and for repairs later, and you choose. Concrete is one continuous slab with a clean, simple look. Pavers are separate pieces set in a pattern, and that changes how they get fixed down the road. Both make a good walk when the ground under them is right.
Either way, the ground gets packed down hard before anything goes on it. That's the part nobody sees and the part that decides whether the walk stays flat. Paver installation guides treat soil compaction as critical, since enough of it keeps settling low. If you're comparing bids, ask each contractor how they'll compact the soil and with what. A vague answer tells you something.
A walkway often sits next to other masonry. Some homeowners add a low border along the path with brick wall installation, or want natural stone steps or edging from our stone masonry work where the walk meets a slope or the porch. We plan those together so the heights and the drainage line up instead of fighting each other.
If the old walk is cracked end to end or sinking all over, the fix is usually tearing it out and starting fresh, because whatever went wrong underneath went wrong everywhere. One new surface also means one even color.
When only one section has sunk or heaved, I'll say so. We can take out that stretch, fix the ground under it and rebuild only that part, though new concrete rarely matches old concrete's color exactly.
Send the form and you'll hear back within one business day, usually from me. I'll set a time to come out, look at the route and give you a free written estimate at your property, with no obligation and no pressure to book.
(925) 503-1025If your walk runs within or across the public right-of-way, including the sidewalk or an easement, the City of Antioch requires an encroachment permit. The city's Building Division issues building permits, reviews the plans and inspects the work. For a path that stays on your own lot, we check with the Building Division before we start, and you can call them yourself at (925) 779-7065. When a permit is needed, we pull it and line up the inspections.
We're based in Antioch and build walks across the cities around it, out to Brentwood and over to Concord. Most walkway calls we get are front walks from the driveway to the door and side paths out to a gate, often replacing an older walk that has cracked or sunk. If you're not sure we cover your address, call and ask.
I come out to look at every job myself, so the person who writes your estimate is the same person standing on your walk while our crew builds it. I started as a helper mixing mortar and hauling block, and I opened this business in Antioch in 2023. In those three years I've held to what those crews taught me, which is to fix why something failed instead of covering it up.
We're licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. I'll also tell you the truth about what your path needs, even when that's a smaller job than you expected. To get started, call (925) 503-1025 or send us the form, and I'll set a time to come look.
A low brick wall along a walk can hold back a planting bed, mark the edge of the yard and give the path a finished border.
Natural stone steps or edging help where your walk climbs a grade or meets a porch, and they pair well with either concrete or pavers.
We're based in Antioch and build walkways in the cities around it, from Concord and Walnut Creek out to Brentwood and Rio Vista. These are the cities with their own page, and we work beyond them too.
There's no single price, because a walkway's cost comes from its length and width, the surface you choose and how much digging and hauling it takes. Tearing out an old walk, clearing roots, adding steps or curves, and permit work where the path meets the sidewalk all add to it. My written estimate gives you your own number.
Poured concrete usually goes in faster, because nobody has to lay and set individual pieces. Pavers take longer to lay, but they're ready to walk on as soon as they're installed, so the house gets its path back right away. If you need the walk usable the day we finish, that's worth weighing.
Yes. With interlocking pavers, a crew can lift the same pieces to reach a utility line or a sunken spot in the base, fix what's underneath and set them back. A later repair reuses your original pavers instead of new material, so the fixed spot blends in with the rest of the walk.
Antioch requires an encroachment permit for construction within or across the public right-of-way, which includes sidewalks and easements. So if your new walk ties into or crosses the public sidewalk, plan on that permit being part of the job. When yours needs one, we pull it and line up the inspections.
Antioch requires every contractor and subcontractor to hold a current state CSLB license and a City of Antioch business license. The state board describes a concrete contractor as one who forms, pours, places and finishes flat concrete work, which is what a poured walk is. Ask anyone bidding your walk about both licenses before you hire them.
Call (925) 503-1025 with the walk's rough length, the surface you're leaning toward and whether it meets the public sidewalk, so we can plan the estimate visit around your path.
