Est. East Palo Alto · Bay Area · Since 2003

Julio pours the driveway.
He also answers the phone.

Over 20 years of concrete, pavers, stone and turf on the Peninsula. One phone number. Same guy on the estimate, same guy on the finish.

Or call direct
(650) 333-1445
↓ Recent Work
Driveways Patios Walkways Steps & Stairs Retaining Walls Outdoor Kitchens Artificial Turf Pergolas Driveways Patios Walkways Steps & Stairs Retaining Walls Outdoor Kitchens Artificial Turf Pergolas
Julio and crew laying rebar for a driveway pour
Rebar & Forms · Prep Right
Finishing a wet concrete slab
Broom Finish · Cured Slow
Julio working on a jobsite
Julio · East Palo Alto
01 / Recent Builds

El's Hardscapes. We build it once, it lasts decades.

Every photo below is a job I actually built. No stock. No renders. If you like what you see, I can build one like it for you.

Modern Remodel
Wide paver driveway with tree shadows leading to a modern home
Charcoal Pavers · Palo Alto
Broom Finish
Broom-finish concrete driveway and front steps
Poured On Site · Menlo Park
Stamped Stone
Stamped stone walkway next to wood fence
Walkway · Redwood City
Redwood + Pavers
Custom redwood bench next to paver patio
Integrated Bench · Palo Alto
Curved Walkway
Curved paver walkway through landscaped garden
Menlo Park
Turf + Lighting
Backyard artificial turf at night with landscape lighting
Mountain View
Outdoor Kitchen
Outdoor kitchen with stone base and granite counter
Stone Base · Granite Counter · Atherton
Full Site
Pergola and landscaped house exterior
Pergola + Beds · San Mateo
02 / How It Goes

Estimate to finish. Four steps.

Same guy from the walk-through to the day I hand you the site back. No subs juggling schedules. No "I thought the other guy was doing that." Julio quotes it. Julio pours it. Julio finishes it.

Julio walking the site
STEP 01
Walk The Site
Free. I come out to look at where the driveway or patio is going, talk through material, layout, and how it ties into the house.
Rebar grid and forms set before a concrete pour
STEP 02
Prep The Base
Excavate, compact, edge-restrain, rebar down. The part nobody sees is the part that decides if it lasts twenty years.
Fresh concrete being finished with a bull float
STEP 03
Pour & Finish
Concrete poured, screeded, floated, broomed. Or pavers set on a sand bed with tight joints. The last hour is the whole job.
Finished driveway with clean edges
STEP 04
Clean & Hand Off
Cured, sealed if you want, edges cleaned, driveway swept. I don't leave until it looks like the photos on this page.
03 / Who Shows Up

The guy on the estimate is the guy on the build.

I'm Julio. When you call the number on this page, it's my phone that rings. When I come out to look at your driveway, I'm the guy who's going to swing the trowel.

No project manager. No handoff to a crew you've never met. If something needs to change halfway through, you don't have to explain it three times. You tell me. I'm right there.

Or call (650) 333-1445
◆ What You Get With Julio

Answered Calls

The phone rings, I answer. If I'm on a jobsite, I text you back within the hour.

Straight Numbers

Free walk-through, honest estimate, no "change orders" halfway through.

Built By The Guy Who Quoted It

Every driveway on this page: I quoted it, I built it, I was there when the concrete set.

Clean Site

When I roll out on the last day, your driveway is swept and the yard is spotless. That's the standard.

04 / What I Build

Not just a slab.

Whatever you need built into the ground. Driveways, patios, walkways, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, artificial turf. I size the build around what your yard actually needs.

01
Driveways
Concrete · Pavers · Stamped
02
Patios
Poured · Paver · Flagstone
03
Walkways
Stamped · Broom · Stone
04
Steps & Stairs
Concrete · Stone
05
Retaining Walls
Block · Stone · Poured
06
Outdoor Kitchens
Stone Base · Granite
07
Artificial Turf
Full Installation
08
Pergolas & Sitework
Full Landscape
Full outdoor build with pergola, planted beds, and walkway
◆ FULL SITE · BAY AREA
05 / Why El's

The driveway shows the difference.

Big-Crew Contractors

You Get A Slab

  • Cookie-cutter forms, no attention to how it meets the house
  • Sub-contractors nobody knows
  • Sales guy quotes it, someone else pours it
  • Nobody stays through cleanup
  • Change orders that double the bill
El's Hardscaping

You Get A Driveway

  • Sized and shaped to your lot and your house
  • Same guy (Julio) from walk-through to walk-away
  • Material and finish matched to the property
  • Site is swept when I leave
  • Fair, upfront price. No surprises.
06 / Service Area

Serving the Peninsula.

Based out of East Palo Alto. I work up and down the Peninsula from Redwood City to Mountain View, plus the surrounding communities. If you're between San Mateo and Los Altos, I can build for you.

COVERAGE MAP
SAN MATEO & SANTA CLARA CO.
◆ PENINSULA · CA
(650) 333-1445
Where I Build
East Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Menlo Park
Redwood City
Mountain View
Atherton
San Mateo
Woodside
Los Altos
Los Altos Hills
Portola Valley
Belmont
◆ FREE ESTIMATES ◆ BAY AREA

Ready to build?

Or call or text Julio · (650) 333-1445

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Hey, Julio here. Thanks for stopping by. Thinking about a new driveway, patio, or walkway?
Drop your name and the best number to reach you. I'll follow up personally with a free walk-through and a rough number.