Terms and Conditions
Effective January 1, 2026
Standard Merced Concrete, mercedconcrete.com, service@mercedconcrete.com
Agreeing to these terms
These terms apply when you use the Standard Merced Concrete website, ask us for an estimate, or hire us for concrete work. By using the site or booking a job, you agree to them, so please read them before you schedule anything.
If you have a written estimate or contract for your job, that document controls the details of the work. These terms fill in everything it doesn't cover. If the two ever conflict, the signed document for your job wins.
What we do
We're a concrete contractor in Merced, CA, and we build and repair driveways, patios, sidewalks, steps, slabs, foundations and other concrete work for homes and businesses in Merced and the cities around it. The home page lists our services, and the About page tells you more about our crew.
The descriptions on this site are general. The exact scope of your job, including the size, thickness, finish and any removal of old concrete, is whatever the written estimate or contract for your job says.
Estimates and pricing
Estimates are free and done in person, because we need to see the site, the ground and the drainage before we can price the job fairly. An estimate is not a promise to do the work until you accept it and we agree on a start date.
An estimate is based on what we can see on the day we visit. Some things only show up once the old concrete is out or the ground is dug, such as soft or wet soil under the slab, buried roots, old footings or pipes. If we find something like that, we'll stop, show you, and explain what it changes before doing any extra work. Extra work and any change in price need your approval first.
Prices in an estimate hold for the period written on it. After that, material costs may have changed, so we may need to update the figure before scheduling.
Scheduling, weather and cancellation
We'll give you a start date when you accept the estimate, and we'll do our best to keep it. Concrete depends on the weather, so rain, extreme heat or other conditions can push a pour back to protect the quality of the slab. We'll tell you as early as we can if the date has to move.
If you need to reschedule or cancel, please call us at (209) 308-1029 as soon as you know. If you cancel after we've ordered materials, rented equipment or started work, you're responsible for those costs and for work already done, as set out in your estimate or contract.
New concrete needs time to cure before it can take weight, so you'll be off the driveway or patio for a while after the pour. We'll tell you how long for your job. Damage from walking, driving or placing loads on the concrete before we say it's ready is not covered.
Payment
Your estimate or contract sets out the total price, any deposit and when each payment is due. Payment is due on those dates unless we agree otherwise in writing.
If a payment is late, we may pause the work until it's resolved. You're also responsible for reasonable costs we incur to collect an overdue amount, to the extent California law allows.
What our work covers and what it doesn't
We stand behind our workmanship. Any written warranty for your job will be included in your contract, and that document sets out what it covers and for how long.
Concrete can crack even when it's done right, because it shrinks as it cures and moves as the ground underneath it wets and dries. We cut control joints, grooves that give the slab a place to crack in a straight line, to keep that cracking where it's planned. Hairline cracks, small color differences between pours and normal surface wear are part of how concrete behaves and are not defects.
We're not responsible for problems caused by things outside our work, including tree roots, changes to drainage or grading made after we leave, heavy vehicles or equipment the slab wasn't built for, de-icing products, lack of upkeep, or earth movement. Apart from any written warranty in your contract, the website and its content are provided as they are, without other promises.
Limits on our liability
To the extent California law allows, our total liability for any claim connected to a job is limited to the amount you paid us for that job. We're not liable for indirect or follow-on losses, such as lost use of property or lost income.
Nothing in these terms limits liability that the law doesn't allow us to limit, including liability for our own gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
Using this website
The information on this site is general and is meant to help you understand concrete work. It isn't a substitute for an in-person look at your property.
The text, photos and design on this site belong to Standard Merced Concrete, and you may not copy them for commercial use without our written permission.
If something goes wrong
If you're unhappy with any part of the job, call us at (209) 308-1029 or reach us through the Contact page first. Most problems can be sorted out by talking them through and coming back out to look, and we'd rather fix it than argue about it.
If we can't settle a dispute that way, either side may bring it to small claims court or to a court in Merced County, California.
Governing law
These terms and any job we do are governed by the laws of the State of California.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time, and the version posted on this page is the one that applies. A change won't affect a job already under a signed contract unless we both agree in writing.
Questions about these terms
If anything here is unclear, call us at (209) 308-1029, any day from 8 AM to 9 PM, or send a message through our Contact page. We reply within 1 business day.