Founder and Concrete Finisher
Ruben Alcaraz
Founder and concrete finisher holding CSLB C-8 classification
Before founding Citrus West Covina Concrete in 2019, Ruben Alcaraz worked 16 years on concrete placement crews throughout Southern California. That background taught him how regional soils react to seasonal cycles. Slabs poured directly on dry dirt without moisture barriers or compacted aggregate base crack early when rainfall expands the subgrade and lifts the concrete.
Subgrade analysis published by the USDA Web Soil Survey confirms heavy clay across local Los Angeles County foothills. To counteract this lateral soil expansion, Ruben Alcaraz installs tied steel reinforcement bars and specifies dense mix designs that cure to four thousand pounds per square inch rather than unreinforced utility mixes.
With owner occupied homes accounting for 64.2% of residential properties in West Covina, property owners value durable flatwork over quick cosmetic patches. Every pour gets supervised directly from initial grading through final brooming, protecting driveways and patios against cracking caused by shallow preparation.
“A concrete slab survives decades only when you dig deep, compact the base thoroughly, and tie steel reinforcement across the entire grid before the truck arrives.”
