Concrete FAQ: permits, payment, curing and warranty

Yes. The crews that pour for us hold general liability and workers' compensation coverage, and every permitted job is filed under the number of a Florida-licensed contractor. Certificates reach you before work begins. Ask the same of any concrete company you consider.

Whichever agency has jurisdiction over your lot: the City of Port St. Lucie for building and right-of-way, St. Lucie County, the City of Fort Pierce, Martin County, or the City of Stuart. The permit appears as its own line on the quote.

We assemble the package and file it. Exterior concrete goes through review in Tradition, St. Lucie West, PGA Village, Torino and the gated communities of Martin County.

None. On the visit we measure, inspect the base and the swale, and leave an itemized written price that holds for 30 days.

Zero before you accept the written price. After that: one third when the job goes on the calendar, the remainder at completion. We never ask for full prepayment or cash-only terms.

Yes: a single walkway, a generator pad, one replaced panel, a foam lift. Setup costs the same at any size, so small jobs have a minimum of about $900.

Yes. It is priced per square foot on the quote, broken out, and the debris is hauled off. Nothing stays on your lot.

Yes, through a third-party lender that approves quickly. Terms are on the financing page.

In Port St. Lucie, estimate visits happen within two or three days; Stuart and Palm City take slightly longer. Most jobs are booked two to four weeks ahead, with repairs and leveling sooner.

Typically two to three working days: tear-out on the first, base and forms on the second, and the pour on a morning. Cure time follows: 7 days before a car, 28 before a truck or boat.

Summer pours start early in the morning, and the radar is checked beforehand. If rain is coming, the pour moves to another day instead of going ahead. Mixes and curing methods for hot weather are routine for us.

Foot traffic after 24 hours, a car after 7 days, and a boat, RV or truck after 28. Strength keeps building through the first month.

Concrete loses volume while it cures and will crack at some point; control joints are cut to put that crack on a planned line. A hairline at a joint is expected. A crack in a random spot, or one with a raised edge, means the base shifted. Compaction and reinforcement are there to stop that, and the warranty covers it.

Workmanship, for two years, in writing: settlement, random structural cracks, and spalling caused by a defective mix. Hairline surface cracks at joints and ordinary wear are excluded, which is standard among contractors.

The line takes calls at every hour, seven days a week. Your details are recorded, and a person calls you back to book the estimate.