Redlands Concrete Company installs concrete retaining walls, driveways, patios, and slabs for Highland homeowners. We have been serving this area since 2023, and we know how the city's clay soils, foothill terrain, and 100-degree summers affect what every concrete job here demands, from a straightforward driveway replacement to a terraced retaining wall system.
Redlands Concrete Company installs concrete retaining walls, driveways, patios, and slabs for Highland homeowners. We have been serving this area since 2023, and we know how the city's clay soils, foothill terrain, and 100-degree summers affect what every concrete job here demands, from a straightforward driveway replacement to a terraced retaining wall system.
Highland sits at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains, and many properties in the northern and eastern parts of the city have grade changes that require a wall to hold back soil and create usable level space. The expansive clay soils here put extra pressure on walls that were not built with proper drainage and footing depth - a problem that shows up as a lean or crack within a few years on walls that were not designed for these conditions. See how we build concrete retaining walls.
Most homes in Highland were built between the 1970s and early 2000s, and driveways from that era are now 20 to 50 years old. Nearly every home here has a concrete driveway, and the combination of clay soil movement, summer heat, and age means a lot of those driveways show cracks, heaving, or surface breakdown that has gone past the point where patching makes sense. We remove old slabs and pour new driveways to current thickness and slope standards.
Highland has long, warm summers and homes that are mostly on mid-sized lots with usable backyard space. A concrete patio is one of the most cost-effective improvements a Highland homeowner can make - it adds outdoor living area, holds up to the summer heat without the maintenance that wood decks require, and performs well in the seasonal rain events that can soften or erode gravel or decomposed granite alternatives.
New additions, detached garages, and accessory structures in Highland all require a slab foundation built to resist the clay soil movement in this area. A slab poured directly on improperly prepared clay will follow the soil as it expands and contracts - cracking and shifting over time. We design slab foundations for the soil profile on your specific lot and build in the reinforcement the conditions here require.
Grade changes are common on Highland properties, particularly on lots near the foothills where the land slopes from front to back or side to side. Concrete steps built on a proper footing connect yard levels, link driveways to entries, and create safe paths on grades that are difficult to navigate without them. Steps built for the soil and terrain here hold their position in a way that stacked pavers or wood risers cannot.
Highland was incorporated in 1987 and grew steadily through the 1990s and 2000s, which means most of the housing stock is now 20 to 50 years old - exactly the age range where driveways, patio slabs, and retaining walls start showing the cumulative effects of the local conditions. The city sits at about 1,200 feet elevation at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains, and much of its ground is composed of the same expansive clay soils that run through the rest of the San Bernardino Valley. Clay soil swells when it absorbs winter rainfall and shrinks back as it dries through the summer. Every concrete slab on a Highland property lives through that cycle every year. Over time, the repeated movement heaves sections out of level, widens control joint cracks into real structural gaps, and pushes retaining walls forward if they were not designed with enough drainage and footing depth to resist that lateral pressure.
Highland summers regularly exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the city sits close enough to the San Bernardino Mountains that Santa Ana wind events in fall are a consistent annual pressure on everything exposed. Homes in the upper part of the city, toward the foothills and the boundary of the San Bernardino National Forest, also sit in a High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, which means some exterior concrete and hardscape work intersects with fire-resistant material considerations. A contractor who works in Highland regularly understands how these overlapping conditions affect what a project requires - from base preparation for clay soils to sealer selection for intense UV exposure.
We pull permits through the City of Highland for flatwork and structural concrete projects across the city. Highland has a mix of property types that require different approaches: the older neighborhoods on the west side near Base Line Street tend to have homes built in the 1970s and 1980s with original driveways and patios that are due for replacement, while East Highland Ranch on the eastern end of the city has larger, newer homes where homeowners often want upgraded finishes and larger project scopes.
Highland borders San Bernardino directly to the west and the national forest foothills to the north, which puts it at an interesting intersection of urban and semi-rural property types. Base Line Street is one of the main east-west corridors most people use to navigate the city, and the neighborhoods extend north from there toward the mountains. East Highland Ranch, with its HOA trails and parks, is a distinct community within the city that many residents identify with strongly.
We work throughout this part of San Bernardino County. If you are in Yucaipa to the east or over in Redlands to the southeast, we are in those areas regularly and familiar with the permit offices and soil profiles across the whole corridor.
Call or send a message describing what you are looking to do - a retaining wall, a driveway replacement, a new patio, or something else on your Highland property. We respond within one business day and schedule a time to come see the site in person. No commitment is needed to get a visit.
We come to your property and assess the terrain, soil, drainage, and what the project involves. You receive a written estimate covering dimensions, materials, finish type, and timeline. We also identify whether your project requires a permit from the City of Highland and explain what that adds to the process and cost - there are no cost surprises after you agree.
We submit the permit application to the City of Highland and manage all communication through approval. Permit review for residential projects typically runs one to two weeks. Once approved, we schedule the crew and confirm your start date. You do not have to track the permit process - we handle it.
The crew arrives on schedule and completes the project. For poured concrete, plan to keep foot traffic off the surface for at least 48 hours and vehicles off for a full week. We coordinate the city inspection visit and walk the finished work with you to confirm everything meets the scope we agreed to before we close out.
We serve all of Highland, CA - from the older neighborhoods near Base Line to the newer homes in East Highland Ranch. Call or send a message and we will respond within one business day.
(909) 488-7493Highland is a city of about 55,000 people in San Bernardino County, incorporated in 1987 and growing steadily since. It sits at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains at roughly 1,200 feet elevation, bordering San Bernardino to the west and backed by the national forest foothills to the north. About 60 percent of housing units in Highland are owner-occupied, which is above average for this part of the Inland Empire and reflects a community where homeownership is the norm. The city is served by the broader Inland Empire job market, including the logistics and distribution industry that has expanded significantly in recent years along the I-10 and I-215 corridors nearby.
The housing stock ranges from single-story tract homes built in the 1970s and 1980s in the older west-side neighborhoods to the newer and larger homes in East Highland Ranch, a master-planned community in the eastern part of the city with its own parks and trails. The majority of homes have concrete driveways, backyard patios, and block wall fencing - all standard features of the Inland Empire residential landscape. East Highland Ranch properties tend toward larger lots and bigger driveway and patio scopes, while the older neighborhoods closer to Base Line typically involve replacement of original 1970s-era concrete work. We cover the entire city. If you are in San Bernardino just to the west or over in Loma Linda to the south, we work in those areas as well.
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Learn moreWhether you need a retaining wall built for the foothill terrain, a driveway replacement, or a new backyard patio, we are ready to help. Reach out and we will respond within one business day.
