C-8 license #601184 · San Marcos, CA

Driveways, pool decks and stamped patios, poured by Albert Cruz Jr across North County.

Family-owned, insured and bonded. Albert's crew forms, pours and finishes the flatwork, and hauls the old slab away for recycling, from San Marcos to Encinitas and Oceanside.

Call (760) 716-4142

5.0 on Google, from 41 reviews

Five of those jobs, pulled as tickets: the work, the month, and the customer’s own words.

Job ticket

Jul 2020

Driveway out, driveway in

“They were always on time, were responsive and agile when an issue occurred (a fairly significant water leak was found when removing the old driveway) and the new driveway is absolutely beautiful!”

Cheryl Badger · Google · ★★★★★

Job ticket

Aug 2020

Huge patio, sidewalk, drainage

“Albert and his crew put in a huge patio and sidewalk with drainage for us. We have had several other contractors working on our yard this year, and Albert was by far the most professional one.”

Scott · Google · ★★★★★

Job ticket

Sep 2020

Front pad, lawn curb, gazebo pad

“He extended our cement pad in our front yard, installed a curb on the side of the lawn and installed a cement pad for our gazebo. Albert was very attentive to what we wanted and even ran to home depot to get a special plug for a solar light. He didn't even charge us.”

Titus Reed · Google · ★★★★★

Job ticket

Dec 2025

Same-day hill + broken pipe

“He came out the same day to bulldoze a hill to get to and fix a broken pipe. He saved the day plus was super affordable.”

Andie Goode · Google · ★★★★★

Job ticket

Oct 2025

Kept inside the budget

“I really appreciated his upfront, direct approach and helpful suggestions to stay within my budget.”

Andrew Watt · Google · ★★★★★

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5 Google reviews quoted on this page.

Albert Cruz Jr Concrete crew trowelling a freshly poured curved driveway in front of a house

CSLB #601184 · C-8 Concrete Contractor

Albert quotes it. Albert's crew pours it.

His C-8 concrete license was issued in August 1990 and it is bonded, with workers' compensation. The company is family-owned, licensed, insured and bonded, and every property gets its own plan, never a one-size-fits-all price.

License
#601184, class C-8
Issued
August 1990
Coverage
Bonded + workers’ comp
BBB
Accredited since 2020

The field and the border

Stamped concrete gives you the look of stone or brick for less, in one solid pour. Albert presses the pattern into the field while it is workable, then sets it off with a border in a deeper colour or a different texture. Custom colours, custom patterns.

Stamped and decorative concrete
  1. Diamond-pattern stamped concrete entry framed by a dark textured border beside potted succulents

    Diamond field, textured border

    A front entry scored on the diagonal and pressed with a darker stone-texture border that runs right up to the step.

  2. Stamped concrete patio with a flagstone-look medallion inside a dark stained band

    Medallion and stained band

    A flagstone-look medallion set into a stamped patio and ringed with a deep stained band where it meets the field.

  3. Terracotta-coloured stamped concrete walkway with a pressed border pattern along each edge

    A coloured walkway with an edge pattern

    A long entry walk in a warm colour, with a border pattern pressed along both edges so the path reads as one piece.

  4. Stamped stone-texture concrete patio around a garden fountain

    Stone texture around a fountain

    A stamped-stone patio poured around a garden fountain: one solid surface, so no weeds and nothing shifting between pieces.

Driveways to foundations, poured by the same crew

Residential and commercial. Each job starts with a look at the site and a personalized quote; no prices are published because no two properties are the same.

Concrete Driveways

Stamped concrete driveway with a dark stained border band leading to a two-car garage

Removal + replacement

Old driveways broken out and hauled off, new ones formed, reinforced and poured, finished broom, stamped or with a dark border band.

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Stamped & Decorative Concrete

Diamond-pattern stamped concrete entry slab framed by a dark textured border

Pattern + colour

The look of stone, tile or brick in one solid pour: custom colours, stamped patterns and contrasting border bands.

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Patios & Hardscaping

Tiered circular concrete patio with a stone fire pit on a lawn

Back yards

Patios built around how the yard gets used, from tiered fire-pit circles to big entertaining slabs, plus hardscape up to retaining walls.

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Custom Pool Decks

Large concrete pool deck curving around a pool toward an outdoor kitchen bar and pergola

Around the water

Slip-resistant decks poured around the pool, spa and coping, finished and coloured to suit the yard.

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Foundations & New Construction

Long formed concrete road with a tied rebar grid running down a hillside before the pour

Structural

Foundations and flatwork for homes, additions and commercial builds, starting with the soil and built to engineering and local requirements.

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Concrete Removal

Driveway area formed and gridded with rebar after the old concrete was removed

Break-up + haul-off

Site inspection, break-up, haul-off for recycling and cleanup, for homes, commercial and industrial sites.

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Cement, sealers and the old slab

Straight from Albert: what concrete is, how to look after it, and what happens to the driveway you are replacing.

Cement is one ingredient: the glue. Mixed with water and gravel, it becomes concrete, which is what gets poured for your driveway, patio or foundation.

Keep it clean, fill small cracks before they grow, and reseal the surface every few years. That is most of the maintenance a well-poured slab needs.

Concrete lasts longer, handles the heat better and gives you far more colour and texture options, including stamped and decorative finishes.

You get the look of stone or brick for less. It is one solid surface, so there are no weeds coming up between pieces and nothing shifting, and it is easy to clean.

Yes. Albert handles the whole process, from breaking up the old slab to hauling it off for recycling, while protecting your yard and landscaping.

It starts with the soil and the local environment here in San Marcos. From there it is the right reinforcement and the right ground preparation before anything is poured.

Mon-Sat 7am-5pm · closed Sunday

Service area

  • San Marcos
  • Encinitas
  • Oceanside
  • North County
  • San Diego County

Tell Albert what you want poured, replaced or hauled away. He’ll come look at the ground, talk through finishes and colours, and give you a free, personalized estimate.

Call (760) 716-4142