Concrete Contractor in Tamiami, FL - Driveways and Slabs Set on Packed Base
Optimum Pembroke Pines Concrete Company is a concrete contractor pouring driveways, patios, pool decks and slabs in Tamiami, FL. We check where your water runs and pack a solid base before anything gets poured.
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I walk the slab with you, check the drainage and show you what's in the price.
Request an estimateTamiami: low ground with water just below
Tamiami sits in Miami-Dade County west of downtown Miami, with Sweetwater and Westchester on its east side and Kendale Lakes to the south. Most calls we get here are from homeowners with a driveway that's started to sink, a back patio that holds water after a storm, or a pool deck they're ready to redo. It's settled, lived-in residential ground, a lot like what we see up in Miami Gardens, and the old concrete has usually had years to show what was or wasn't done underneath it.
Miami-Dade County lies close to sea level, with groundwater just below the surface, and after a big rain the water sometimes has nowhere to go. That's why a slab here is only as good as the packed base under it and the way it sheds water away from your house.
What we sort out first on a Tamiami job
The first thing I check is who issues your permit, because Miami-Dade County handles permits for unincorporated property and each city's own building official handles them inside its limits. Your folio number, the property number the Property Appraiser lists, settles it, since one starting with 30 means the county, and the county's permit guide walks through how that works. When a permit's needed, its review comes before the pour, so it sets the start date more than the concrete does. We take care of the application and the paperwork, and if it's unclear, we check with the building office before anything starts. Before you hire anyone, check their state license and ask for their county business tax receipt, which runs a year and renews every October.
Price here moves with the size of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much base the low ground needs and which finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit, the rain and curing, which is the wait while new concrete hardens before you use it. I walk the job with you at the estimate and explain what's in your price. We're based in Pembroke Pines and work across Broward and Miami-Dade, so we run the same folio check on jobs in North Miami and the county's other cities before we set a date.
Services in Tamiami, FL
Concrete driveway building
Driveways here that sink or hold puddles usually sit on a base nobody packed. We dig out the soft soil, compact new base and slope the slab away from the house.
Concrete patio construction
A back patio that tips toward the house sends every storm right to your door. We set the slope away from your walls before a single yard gets poured.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks take sun, splashing and bare feet all day, so the surface matters. We give them a broom finish, a light brushed texture that grips when wet.
Slab foundation building
Additions and sheds start on a slab that has to stay level on wet ground. For slab foundation building, we pack the base and set rebar, the steel that holds it together.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks that drop leave a trip edge where they meet the driveway. We take out the bad sections and pour new ones flush with the concrete that stays.
Concrete cutting
Sometimes only part of an old slab has failed, or water needs a drain cut through it. We saw-cut cleanly and replace that piece instead of the whole slab.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Tamiami
Send the form and we reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Tamiami property myself, walk the job with you and explain what's in the price, with no pressure and no obligation. If you go ahead, our crew does the work and I'm on site with them.
- 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 Tamiami homeowners can count on
We're a concrete contractor in Pembroke Pines, FL, offering 16 concrete services across 12 service areas. Every estimate is free and done 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 new concrete driveway cost in Tamiami?
Your price comes down to the size of the slab, how much old concrete we tear out and haul off, and how much base we have to dig out and pack on this low ground. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or decorative work, and a permit, when your job needs one, adds paperwork and time. If the budget's tight, I'd trim the finish before I'd ever trim the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it's what keeps the slab from sinking.
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete patio or slab in Tamiami?
Some small jobs may not need a building permit, but the answer comes from the building office that covers your property, so we check before we start. Miami-Dade lets certain work valued under $7,500 on single-family homes, duplexes and townhouses skip the building permit if it meets the county's exemption criteria, but property in a flood hazard area doesn't qualify and structural work always needs a permit. When yours needs one, we handle the application.
How do I find out if my Tamiami property is in a flood zone?
You can look it up on the latest National Flood Hazard Layer or email the county's Floodplain program at DERMWaterMgmt@miamidade.gov, as the county explains on its flood map questions page. It's worth knowing before a concrete job, because a property in a flood hazard area can't use the small-project exemption above. It also tells us how much thought to give where the water goes.
What causes concrete driveways to crack and sink in Tamiami?
Most sinking starts with a subgrade, the soil the slab sits on, that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, and on ground this wet it settles fast. Most stray cracks come from control joints, the cuts that give a slab a straight line to crack along, that went in late or not at all. No slab is crack-proof, so we pack the base, slope it away from the house and cut the joints on time so any crack lands where we chose.
How long does new concrete take before I can drive on it?
You'll be walking on it well before you can park on it, and I tell you the day for your slab because it depends on the mix and the weather. Driving on it during curing is how a new driveway chips or cracks early. In the summer heat we pour early in the day, since a slab that dries too fast at midday ends up with a weak, dusty top.
How do I check a concrete contractor's license in Miami-Dade County?
Look them up on the state's DBPR licensing portal and see whether the license is certified, which is good statewide, or registered, which only covers places where they hold a local certificate of competency. In Miami-Dade, only a licensed contractor or an owner-builder can pull a county building permit. Ask who's pulling yours before you sign.
Book your Tamiami concrete estimate
Have your folio number handy when you call (954) 676-1352, so we can check permits before the visit.