Concrete Work in Normal Heights, San Diego
Concrete work in Normal Heights is a bungalow neighborhood from the 1920s, so replacing old driveways, ribbon strips and walks is the common job.
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About Normal Heights
Normal Heights is named for the San Diego Normal School, the teachers college that became San Diego State. Bertram J. Carteri arrived in 1926 and built single family bungalows.
It is made up of Adams North, Adams Park and Cherokee Park. The Carteri Center on Adams Avenue is a potential historic district.
The Normal Heights community plan was adopted Aug. 4, 1998, with a Mid-City update under way. Read it on the City of San Diego community plan page.
Neighborhoods Inside Normal Heights
The city names these parts of the Normal Heights planning area.
- Adams North
- Adams Park
- Cherokee Park
Older City Lots
Older bungalow lots often have narrow driveways, worn walks and front steps that need repair.
Older lots often have thin slabs with no steel and no base under them. Tree roots and decades of use lift and crack them. Replacement usually beats patching once a slab is broken in several places.
The County says Expansive clay soaks up water and swells, then shrinks as it dries. That movement can lift and crack slabs. is most common in the coastal plains, per its soils report. For walls and foundations, ask for a soils report.
Concrete Jobs That Fit Normal Heights
- Repair and Replacement. Repairing or replacing old walks and steps.
- Driveways. Narrow driveway replacement.
- Sidewalks and Walkways. Public sidewalk swaps along older blocks.
Permits for Normal Heights Projects
Normal Heights is inside the City of San Diego, so permits go through Development Services. The customer service line is 619-446-5000. Driveways and walks 30 inches or less above grade are exempt from a building permit when they are not part of an accessible route. Walls over 3 feet, or with a A surcharge is extra weight above a wall, like a sloped yard, a driveway or a building., need one.
Curb, approach and public sidewalk work is reviewed by the city. See the permit guide and the approach permit guide.
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