Concrete footings in Delray Beach FL - a firm base for what you're building
What does a concrete footing job in Delray Beach involve?
Signature Delray Beach Concrete digs, forms and pours concrete footings in Delray Beach. Footings are the concrete under an addition, a wall or a post, and they carry its weight into the ground. I come out, look at the job and settle the footing type with you and your builder before we dig.
Most footing calls start with a plan. You're adding a room, a garage or a wall, and your builder has drawn what goes under it. A footing job bundles the digging, the forms, the concrete and the labor, and the city inspects footings as part of the foundation, so we give the trench and the forms the same care as the pour.
What you pay and when we pour come down to the size of the footings, how much digging it takes, the city's inspections and the weather. I'll go over each one with you on site and put your figure in writing, so you know what you're paying for before we start.
If your existing foundation has already settled, that's a different job, and our foundation raising work covers it. When a new footing has to go through an old slab or patio, we start with concrete cutting so the opening comes out clean and square.
What the job takes
- Settling the footing type with your builder
- Your parcel's flood map, checked before digging
- Digging down to firm, packed ground
- Forms set and ground dampened before warm pours
- Permit filing and city inspections
- A clean site when we leave
What to weigh before booking concrete footings
Size and digging
Length, width and depth set the price, and a deep footing in weak ground can cost several times a shallow one. Digging is the last place I'd trim.
Inspections and weather
Each city inspection has to clear before the next step, and a hard rain can fill an open trench, so I plan the dig and the pour around both.
One pour or two
A monolithic pour sets the footing and slab at once, while a stem wall goes up from a footing poured first. Your builder's plan decides, and we follow it.
Concrete footing questions in Delray Beach
What types of concrete footings are there?
Footings come as isolated pads under a post or column, continuous strips under a wall, trenches, footings built into a slab, and piers or pilings. It's a complicated system, so we settle the type with you and your builder early, before the rest of the plan gets built around it.
How much do concrete footings cost per linear foot?
Installed concrete footings usually run about $5 to $20 per linear foot across the US. That's a national estimate covering the concrete, labor and excavation. It's the market's range and not our price, and a wide, deep footing sits well above a shallow one. Your own figure comes after I've measured the run and seen the ground.
How do I apply for a building permit for footings in Delray Beach?
You apply through the city's eServices portal, and the city's Building Division helps owners with the application. The city also requires the contractor to register and keep a current license on file before submitting a permit. We're licensed and insured, and when your job needs a permit we handle the filing and the inspections, and I'll tell you at the estimate if we need a survey or your parcel number.
What reports are needed before the footing inspection in Delray Beach?
For a stem wall foundation, the city's permit guide lists a soil density report and a termite treatment report before the foundation and footing inspection. The city's system holds the next field inspection until those reports are complete, so we build that time into the schedule. A monolithic foundation follows a different path, with a form board survey, a slab inspection and an Under Construction Elevation Certificate among its steps.
How do I check if my Delray Beach property is in a flood zone?
Call the city at (561) 243-7200 to see the FEMA flood maps, learn whether your parcel is in a Special Flood Hazard Area and check whether an Elevation Certificate is on file. The city says its coastal setting leaves it open to tidal flooding, storm surge and heavy rain, and it has made FEMA's floodplain rules part of its land development rules. I'll ask you to make that check before we dig.
What is the best way to pour concrete footings in hot weather?
Plan for the heat before the truck shows up. A Pennsylvania concrete trade association advises taking precautions once freshly mixed concrete runs warmer than 77° F. On a warm day we set the forms and dampen the ground ahead of time so the pour goes smoothly, and you can ask any crew whether they'll use sunshades or plastic sheeting too.
Concrete footings near you
We're based in Delray Beach and pour footings in the cities around it, from Boca Raton to Boynton Beach. Pick your area below, or call if yours isn't listed.
Other concrete work
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
Get a free estimate for your footings
Send the property address, what the footings will support and any flood map results. We reply within one business day, and I come out for a free, no-obligation written estimate.