Concrete Contractor in Boynton Beach FL - Slabs Built for Summer Rain

The price depends on the size, what has to come out first, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick, so I write each Boynton Beach estimate after I've seen the job. Tearing out an old slab, building up a low spot, adding rebar, the steel that holds the slab together if it cracks, or choosing a stamped or colored finish all raise it. The schedule mostly turns on the permit, the inspections and the rain, and I'll tell you what I know about both at the estimate.

A driveway does, because the city's Building Department requires a permit for driveways on single family homes no matter what they cost. A newer state law lets the owner or the contractor ask the city in writing to skip a permit on some single family work under $7,500, but it has real limits. It covers only a whole project, a job can't be split to stay under the line, anything on a lot partly or fully in a flood hazard area still needs a permit, and zoning and association rules still apply. When a job needs a permit, we file it and handle the inspections, and I'll tell you at the estimate if I need a survey or your parcel number.

Call the city's Development Department at 561-742-6350, because it checks the floodplain records on file to tell you where your property sits. Newer flood maps put thousands more homes in eastern Palm Beach County into high-risk zones, and the county sends Boynton Beach residents to the city for answers. It matters for concrete because filling or grading in a flood hazard area needs a city permit, and building up a low spot is sometimes part of a driveway job.

A contractor needs a Boynton Beach business tax receipt before starting work in the city, and anyone selling services in Palm Beach County also needs a county local business tax receipt. The city's rule covers every business working inside city limits, home-based ones included, so it's a fair thing to ask any contractor about. We're fully licensed and insured, and I'm glad to go over the paperwork when I come out.

Most of the time it's the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, raked level instead of dug out and packed, so it settles as it gets soaked and dries out. Water finishes the job when the slab doesn't shed it, and cracks wander when the joints are cut late or skipped. We take care of those causes on a new slab, but all concrete cracks a little, so the goal is cracks that stay in the joints on a slab that stays where we put it.

You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps curing and gaining strength for days after the pour. How fast it gets there depends on the mix, the thickness and the weather that week, so I'll give you the days for your slab at the estimate. We'll also talk about where you can park while you wait.