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Serving Cerritos, CA and surrounding areas. (562) 586-9264
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Cerritos Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor serving Long Beach, CA, with direct experience in walkway construction, patio installation, brick repair, and concrete work on homes ranging from 1920s Craftsman bungalows to postwar ranch houses across the city. In business since 2018, we reply to every estimate request within one business day.
Long Beach has a high concentration of older homes with the original concrete walkways still in place - 80-year-old paths that have been heaved by roots from liquidambar, ficus, and mature palms planted decades ago. A cracked, uneven walkway is a trip hazard and one of the first things buyers notice when they walk up to a home. Our walkway construction work includes proper root barrier installation and subbase preparation so the new path stays flat and drains away from the house.
Long Beach's mild winters and warm summers mean outdoor living is viable nearly year-round, and a level, well-drained patio makes backyard space genuinely usable. Many homes in the east side neighborhoods - El Dorado Park, Los Altos - have original slab patios from the 1960s and 1970s that have settled unevenly or cracked through the surface. We demolish the old slab, grade the subbase, and pour a new reinforced patio with a proper slope away from the foundation.
The Spanish Colonial Revival and Craftsman homes in neighborhoods like Bixby Knolls and California Heights were built in the 1920s and 1930s, and many have original brick planters, garden walls, or chimney exteriors that have lost mortar to decades of salt air and coastal moisture. Crumbling joints let water enter the masonry, accelerating damage from the inside. We repoint failing joints and replace damaged brick units before moisture gets deep enough to require full reconstruction.
Long Beach lots with grade changes - common in the hills near Signal Hill and some east side neighborhoods - need retaining walls that account for the wet-season soil saturation that comes with the city's compact winter rain events. A wall without proper drainage weeps water through the face or leans forward over time. We include weep holes, drainage aggregate, and a concrete footer at the right depth to keep the wall plumb through multiple rainy seasons.
Salt air from San Pedro Bay breaks down the surface paste on concrete slabs over time, especially on homes within a mile or two of the waterfront. Driveways that have been spalling or crumbling at the edges are not just cosmetic problems - the exposed aggregate underneath absorbs more moisture and accelerates the breakdown further. We evaluate whether patching will hold or whether full replacement is the more cost-effective path before recommending anything.
Long Beach's older bungalows and Craftsman homes often have original masonry chimneys that have not been inspected or maintained for decades. The morning marine layer keeps chimney caps and flashing damp for hours each day, and that persistent coastal moisture works through any gap in the crown or flashing. We repair damaged crowns, replace deteriorated flashing, and repoint the mortar joints that allow water to enter the chimney stack.
Long Beach is one of the largest cities in California, and its housing stock spans nearly a century of construction styles and materials. The oldest homes - Spanish Colonial Revival and Craftsman bungalows built in the 1920s and 1930s in neighborhoods like Bixby Knolls and California Heights - have masonry elements that are 80 to 100 years old. The original mortar on these homes was mixed to standards from a different era, and it has been exposed to salt air, marine layer moisture, and dozens of wet seasons without replacement. Masonry on this age of home needs someone who understands how to match historic materials and work within the existing structure rather than simply tearing out and starting fresh.
Coastal exposure is what makes Long Beach masonry work genuinely different from inland cities in the region. The marine layer that rolls in off San Pedro Bay keeps exterior surfaces damp for hours most mornings, and salt in the air attacks the binding agents in concrete, grout, and mortar faster than dry inland air does. Homes within a mile or two of the waterfront - from Belmont Shore to the area near the Port - see noticeably faster wear on concrete flatwork, brick joints, and chimney caps than homes farther east. Understanding that gradient is part of what allows us to give homeowners an honest assessment of how long a repair will last versus when a full replacement is the smarter investment.
Our crew works throughout Long Beach regularly, and the range of housing here is wider than almost anywhere else in the region. On the same day we might be repointing a 1930s chimney in Bixby Knolls and replacing a cracked driveway slab in Los Altos - those jobs call for different materials, different techniques, and a different approach to the permit process. The Long Beach Development Services department handles permits for both structural masonry work and grading changes, and we pull from them regularly on projects in the city.
Long Beach runs along Ocean Boulevard and Second Street near the coast, where beach bungalows in Belmont Shore and Naples face the most direct salt air exposure. Farther east along Bellflower Boulevard and Spring Street, the housing shifts to 1960s and 1970s ranch homes in neighborhoods like El Dorado Park and Los Altos - concrete slab construction with different wear patterns than the older coastal properties. We know both parts of the city and adjust how we plan and price work accordingly.
We also serve homeowners in neighboring Downey and Compton and understand how conditions change across this part of Los Angeles County.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form and describe what you are seeing - a cracked walkway, a settling patio, damaged brick. We respond to every request within one business day to schedule a site visit.
We visit the property, assess the full scope of the work, and check the permit requirement with the city. You receive a written estimate with a line-by-line breakdown of materials and labor - no vague totals. This visit is free with no obligation.
Once you approve the estimate, we schedule the job and complete the work on the agreed timeline. For concrete pours, we give you a clear window for when the surface will be safe to walk or drive on before we leave the site.
We remove all debris and haul away the demolished material before we leave. We walk through the finished work with you and address any questions on the spot - you should not have to track us down after the job is done.
We serve homeowners throughout Long Beach, from Belmont Shore to El Dorado Park. No obligation, no pressure - just an honest assessment and a written price.
(562) 586-9264Long Beach is one of the largest cities in California, with roughly 466,000 residents spread across 50 square miles along the shore of San Pedro Bay. The city is defined by its coastal location - the Queen Mary is permanently docked in the harbor and is one of the most recognized landmarks in the region. Long Beach has more than a dozen distinct neighborhoods with very different housing character: beach bungalows on small lots in Belmont Shore and Naples, tree-lined streets with 1920s Craftsman and Tudor homes in Bixby Knolls and California Heights, and larger 1960s ranch homes in the quieter east side neighborhoods of El Dorado Park and Los Altos. The older neighborhoods near downtown and the coast are where masonry maintenance work concentrates, simply because the homes there are the oldest and have had the most exposure to the coastal environment.
The Port of Long Beach is one of the busiest container ports in the United States and sits at the southern edge of the city, where the working waterfront meets residential neighborhoods. Long Beach borders Lakewood to the northeast and is within close reach of Compton to the north. The city's density - roughly 9,000 residents per square mile - means that most properties sit on compact lots where exterior masonry and flatwork are visible from the street and directly affect how a home presents to neighbors and buyers.
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Learn MoreCall us today or submit an estimate request online. We serve the entire Long Beach area and get back to every homeowner within one business day.