Concrete · Foundations · Retaining Walls · Shotcrete
Structural Concrete & Foundation Contractor in Pasadena, CA
Concrete is the structural core of everything SAWA builds, and we never subcontract it. Our crews form, tie, and pour foundations, grade beams, retaining walls, shotcrete, elevated decks, and slabs for residential and commercial projects. The same team that drilled your caissons pours your foundation, which is how the schedule holds.
Licensed, Bonded & Insured · CSLB #1114721 · Pasadena, CA
What's Included
Structural Concrete & Foundations: scope of work
- ■Conventional and post-tensioned foundations, footings, and stem walls
- ■Grade beams, pile caps, and caisson-supported foundations
- ■Retaining walls: cast-in-place, CMU block, shotcrete, and tieback
- ■Shotcrete for pools, basements, and slope faces
- ■Structural slabs, elevated decks, and parking structures
- ■Driveways, patios, stamped and colored concrete, and hardscape
How It Works
Our process for structural concrete & foundations.
Layout & excavation
Survey, layout, and excavation to the engineer's plan, with soils and compaction verified.
Form & reinforce
Forms and rebar placed to spec and inspected before every pour.
Pour & finish
Placed, vibrated, and finished by SAWA crews, with waterproofing and drainage integrated.
Cure & build on it
Strip, cure, and hand off directly to our framing crew.
FAQ
Structural Concrete & Foundations: common questions.
Yes. We replace failed footings, add caissons and grade beams under existing homes, and rebuild foundations on hillside properties where settlement or slope movement has occurred.
Cast-in-place concrete, CMU block, shotcrete, soldier-pile with lagging, and tieback walls. The right system depends on height, soils, and access, and we build all of them with our own crews.
We take on driveways, patios, and hardscape when they are part of a larger project or on properties we have built. Our core work is structural: foundations, retaining walls, and below-grade concrete.
Always. We build to stamped structural drawings and coordinate deputy inspection for rebar, concrete placement, and shotcrete as the jurisdiction requires.
Where We Do This
Related Services
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Wood and metal framing for residential and commercial structures, done in-house.
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Hillside and limited-access drilling for caissons, piles, and shoring, with our own rigs.
Learn more →03Basements & Excavation
New basements, underpinning, shoring, and excavation under new or existing homes.
Learn more →01Hillside Construction
Ground-up builds, drilling, and retaining systems on steep and unstable lots.
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