Concrete Contractor in Hollywood, FL - Slabs That Drain Away From Your House
Optimum Pembroke Pines Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, garage floors, pool decks, walks and steps for homes in Hollywood, FL, and I come out to look at each job myself before our crew sets a form.
Book a concrete estimate in Hollywood
I measure the slab, check where your water runs and explain what's in the price.
Request an estimateHollywood: from the beach side to inland streets
Hollywood runs from the Broadwalk on the ocean west across US1 and out to inland neighborhoods, and the concrete calls we get change along the way. Near the beach and downtown, we see older homes, duplexes and townhomes on tight lots, with driveways that have been patched more than once and patios squeezed into small back yards. Farther west, the streets look more like the ones we work on in Pembroke Pines and Miramar, with wider driveways, garage floors and pool decks.
The ground is the bigger difference. The city says many parts of Hollywood lie in floodplains, especially east of US1, so before we price a slab there I look hard at where your water goes now and make sure the new concrete sends it away from the house.
Working in Hollywood: permits and what to check
Concrete work here goes through the city's Building Division, which issues permits for building or altering structures and counts driveways and patio decks among them. That review comes before we can pour, so it's usually the first thing that sets your schedule, and when your job needs a permit we take care of the application and the paperwork the city asks for. Before you hire anyone, ask whether they're registered with the Building Division and hold the city's business tax receipt, because that's how the city keeps track of who's allowed to pull permits here.
Your price comes down to the size of the slab, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, the base work the ground needs, and the finish, where a plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives your feet grip, costs less than stamped. If the budget has to give somewhere, I'd cut back on the finish before the base, the dug-out, packed layer under the slab, because a nice surface on a soft base settles and cracks anyway. After the permit, the curing wait decides when you get your driveway or patio back, and at the estimate I walk the job with you and explain what's in the price. We do the same work in Cooper City and Davie, and we run a job there the same way we run it here.
Services in Hollywood, FL
Concrete driveway building
Older Hollywood driveways that have sunk or been patched for years usually need replacing. We break out the old slab, pack a new base and slope the pour toward the street.
Concrete patio construction
Small Hollywood back yards leave water little room to go. We slope the patio away from your house before the pour, so rain runs off instead of pooling.
Garage floor concrete
Older garages here often have chipped, uneven floors. We replace garage floor concrete over a packed base and cut control joints, shallow grooves that tell cracks where to go.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks take splashing water and bare feet every day. We give them a broom finish for grip and slope them to drain away from the pool and your house.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks on older lots get cracked and uneven over time. We tear out the bad sections, rebuild the base and pour walks that sit flush with your driveway.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older homes often crack and pull away from the house. We pour new steps on a packed base with rebar, steel bars that hold the concrete together.
Get a walk-through price for your Hollywood concrete job
We reply within one business day. Estimates are free and come with no obligation. I come out to your Hollywood property myself, walk the job with you and explain what's in the price.
- Phone
- (954) 676-1352
- Location
- Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
- Credentials
- Fully licensed and insured.
What you can count on in Hollywood
We're based in Pembroke Pines, FL, and cover 16 concrete services across 12 service areas, Hollywood among them. We're fully licensed and insured, and estimates are free at your property.
- Based in
- FL
- Pembroke Pines
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Hollywood, FL?
There's no honest number until I've seen it, because the price turns on the size, the tear-out, the base and the finish covered above. In Hollywood, permit paperwork and any flood zone questions about your lot are part of the job too. I explain each piece of the price when I walk the job with you.
How do I use the $7,500 permit exemption in Hollywood?
First check whether your job qualifies. State law has the city exempt single-family owners and their contractors from permits only for work under $7,500, counted on the whole project, so you can't split it into phases to get under. Structural work still needs a permit at any cost, and so does any work on property partly or fully in a flood hazard area, which covers a lot of Hollywood homes. If a job does qualify, the owner or contractor sends the city a written request with the contract showing what the work is and what it costs, as the city's permit exemption page explains, and we check with the city before anything starts.
How common are flood zones in Hollywood, FL?
Very common. The city says over 11,000 Hollywood properties have been included in the Special Flood Hazard Area, and an elevation study took 2,115 of them out of the flood insurance requirement, though insurance is still recommended. If you're not sure about your lot, the city's Drainage Engineer or Floodplain Administrator offers free site visits at 954.921.3930, and it's worth knowing before we plan your slab.
What does a contractor have to file with the City of Hollywood?
A contractor registering with the city files a signed, notarized form with copies of the qualifier's driver's license, a business tax receipt, their state certification or registration, and a Broward County Certificate of Competency. The city also requires a Local Business Tax Receipt and a Certificate of Use for any business, and the county Tax Collector says anyone doing business in Broward needs a county receipt too unless they're exempt. Ask any contractor you're considering whether that's on file before you sign.
How long does a new concrete driveway in Hollywood take before I can drive on it?
You can walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, because curing, the time concrete takes to harden and gain strength, keeps going for days after the pour. I'll tell you the walk-on and drive-on days for your slab at the estimate. In Hollywood the permit review comes before any of it, so that's usually the bigger wait to plan around.
What is the best way to keep a new patio from cracking or sinking in Hollywood?
Build the base right and cut the joints on time, because most sinking and cracking starts under the slab or in the first hours after the pour. We dig down to firm subgrade, what the slab sits on, pack the base instead of raking it level, and cut control joints the day we pour so cracks land in the grooves. Concrete still cracks a little, and anyone who tells you it won't isn't being straight with you, but this way the cracks go where we chose.
Call about your Hollywood driveway or patio
Call (954) 676-1352 or send the form early if your lot may sit in a flood zone, so the permit is sorted before the pour.