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Serving Cerritos, CA and surrounding areas. (562) 586-9264
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Cerritos Concrete & Masonry serves Lakewood, CA homeowners with concrete block wall construction, driveway replacement, brick repair, and masonry restoration. Lakewood homes were built in the early 1950s and most original concrete flatwork and block walls are well past their service life. We have been working in this area since 2018 and respond to all estimate requests within one business day.
Lakewood properties built in the 1950s often have original block walls at property lines that have shifted or cracked from decades of soil movement and seismic activity. Our concrete block wall work covers both replacement of failed walls and new construction, including steel-reinforced installations built to current seismic code for this region.
The driveways poured when Lakewood's neighborhoods were built in the early 1950s are now over 70 years old - among the oldest concrete flatwork we see in any city we serve. Root intrusion from mature trees is a consistent issue, and the clay soil throughout this area adds ongoing seasonal movement. We replace entire driveways and install proper drainage to address the underlying causes.
At 70-plus years old, original mortar in Lakewood block walls, brick planters, and chimney joints has often reached the point where it crumbles when pressed. Letting deteriorated mortar joints go untreated allows water into the wall, which accelerates failure and turns a straightforward repair into a full reconstruction. We match existing mortar color and texture for clean results.
Low-grade changes between front and backyard areas in Lakewood homes often rely on aging block or concrete retaining walls that were not built with adequate drainage. When clay soil saturates during winter rains, those walls face significant pressure. We build replacement walls with proper drainage cores and footings sized for this region's soil conditions.
Brick planters, front-entry walls, and decorative stone features on Lakewood homes often show spalling, loose units, and open mortar joints after 70 years of Southern California weather and seismic movement. We rebuild damaged sections, match existing materials where possible, and stabilize features before damage spreads to adjacent areas.
Front and side walkways on Lakewood properties deal with the same root pressure and clay soil issues as driveways, and many original concrete paths from the 1950s are raised and cracked well beyond repair. We replace damaged walkways and design them to manage water runoff, which is one of the persistent drainage challenges on small Lakewood lots.
Lakewood was built almost entirely between 1950 and 1954 - one of the largest planned residential developments ever completed in the United States. Nearly 17,500 homes were constructed during that period, and most of them are still standing today with their original foundations, block walls, and concrete flatwork. That means the masonry around a typical Lakewood home is now over 70 years old, which places it well past the service life of most concrete and mortar work. The condition of these surfaces ranges from visually worn to structurally compromised, and the gaps in maintenance are common on properties where the same family has lived for decades.
The Los Angeles Basin clay soil underneath Lakewood properties creates ongoing challenges. It expands when the winter rains arrive and contracts again during the dry months, and that movement is the underlying cause of most cracked driveways, shifted block walls, and uneven walkways in this city. The mature trees planted in the 1950s when the neighborhoods were first landscaped have had 70 years to develop root systems that are now working their way under concrete and into drainage lines. A masonry contractor who recognizes these specific conditions and builds accordingly can provide repairs that actually last.
Our crew works throughout Lakewood regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry work here. The standardized construction Lakewood's developer used in the early 1950s means properties across the city share a common set of challenges - similar lot sizes, similar tree species planted at similar spacing, and similar foundation and flatwork construction methods. When we have worked on one Lakewood block, we usually have a good sense of what the neighboring properties are dealing with as well.
The city is bordered by Long Beach to the west and south, Cerritos to the east, and Bellflower to the north. Landmarks like Lakewood Center and Lakewood Park give the city clear reference points. We are familiar with the permit process through the City of Lakewood building department and handle permit applications for structural masonry work as a standard part of the job.
Many of the same housing conditions that define Lakewood extend into the surrounding communities as well. If you are near the Lakewood-Bellflower border or in the neighborhoods close to Cerritos, we serve those areas and understand the building stock. Homeowners in Bellflower, CA also call on us regularly for the same type of concrete and block wall work.
Call or submit the contact form and we will follow up within one business day. We will ask a few questions about your project so we can come prepared and not waste your time on a visit.
We visit the property, look at what is actually happening with your masonry, and explain it in plain terms. We check whether a city permit is required and provide a written estimate before any work is scheduled - no pressure, no obligation.
Once the estimate is approved and permits are in place if needed, we schedule the job. Most Lakewood masonry projects are completed in one to three days depending on scope. We work efficiently and keep the site clean throughout.
We walk through the completed work with you before we leave. All demo material and debris is hauled away. If you have questions about how to maintain the new work - particularly curing time for fresh concrete - we walk you through that before we go.
Serving Lakewood homeowners with concrete, block, and brick work. We respond within one business day and provide written estimates at no charge - no obligation required.
(562) 586-9264Lakewood is a city of about 80,000 residents in Los Angeles County, bordered by Long Beach, Bellflower, Cerritos, and Norwalk. It was incorporated in 1954 after being developed almost entirely between 1950 and 1954 as one of the first large-scale planned suburban communities in the United States. The city became known nationally for the Lakewood Plan, a model where the city contracts with Los Angeles County for most of its public services - an approach that has since been adopted by dozens of California cities. Most of the housing stock consists of small single-story ranch homes, originally built to a standardized design, that are now well over 70 years old. Lakewood Center, one of the first major regional shopping malls in the country, has been a central landmark in the city since it opened in 1952.
The city has a high rate of homeownership, and many families have lived in the same home for multiple decades. Long-term residents know their properties well and tend to be attentive to needed maintenance. The consistent building stock across Lakewood also means that when one block shows a particular masonry issue - a common block wall failure pattern or a root-damaged driveway section - adjacent streets are usually dealing with the same thing. Neighboring cities include Bellflower to the north and Cerritos to the east, both of which we serve as part of our regular service area.
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Learn MoreWe are already working in Lakewood and can usually schedule an estimate visit within a few days - call now to get on the schedule before the season books up.