Concrete Contractor in Bloomingdale, FL - Driveways and Patios Built on Solid Ground
Advanced Brandon Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor based in Brandon, and we pour driveways, patios, pool decks, garage floors and foundation slabs for homes in Bloomingdale, starting with the ground under them.
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Bloomingdale homes and the concrete around them
Bloomingdale is suburban, mostly homes, street after street of them, between Brandon and Valrico in east Hillsborough County. Most of what we do here is flatwork, the flat pours like driveways, patios, walks and pool decks, with garage floors and the odd slab for an addition mixed in.
The calls usually start with something the homeowner can see. It's a driveway cracked across or sunk where it meets the garage, a patio tipping toward the back door or a walk lifted at a joint. On a lot of these lots the first concrete went in when the house was built, and how well the ground under it was packed decides how it's aged. So before I talk finish or color, I want to know what the slab sits on and where water goes when it leaves your yard, because that shapes the whole job.
Concrete services for Bloomingdale homes and businesses
Concrete driveway building
When a Bloomingdale driveway has sunk at the garage or cracked through, we tear it out, dig out and pack the base and pour a new one.
Concrete patio construction
A back patio is the slab we're most often asked to make bigger. We pour new patios and extensions off the back door, sloped so water runs to the yard.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete presses a stone or brick pattern into the wet surface, a good fit for a patio or entry where you want that look without pavers.
Concrete sidewalk building
We replace front walks and side paths that have heaved or split at a joint and become a trip hazard, matching them to the driveway beside them.
Garage floor concrete
A garage floor that's cracked, stained or sunk near the door can be broken out and repoured, pitched toward the door so water drains out.
Decorative concrete
Colored concrete, exposed stone finishes and scored patterns dress up an entry or pool area on homes where plain gray would look out of place.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or a slope pushes soil toward a patio or fence line, a poured concrete retaining wall holds that ground in place.
Concrete floor installation
We pour interior slabs for additions, workshops and enclosed rooms, with a vapor barrier under the concrete so ground moisture doesn't come up into your flooring.
Concrete pool decks
Pool decks around here take bare feet, pool chemicals and splash water, so we give them a textured top for grip and slope them away from the pool.
Concrete steps construction
Front and back steps that have chipped at the edges or pulled away from the house get rebuilt with every step the same height, so nobody trips.
Slab foundation building
For a new home, addition or garage, we pour the slab foundation on a packed base, with steel rebar inside to hold the concrete together if it cracks.
Foundation installation
Additions, garages and outbuildings need a foundation sized to what will sit on it, and we lay it out, form it and pour it to the plans.
Concrete parking lot building
For small business owners around Bloomingdale, we pour parking areas and drive lanes thick enough for daily cars and the delivery trucks that turn on them.
Concrete footings
Footings are the buried concrete under a wall, column or porch post that spreads its weight into the ground, and we pour them to the plans.
Foundation raising
If a slab corner or a stretch of driveway has dropped, raising it back to level sometimes makes more sense than tearing it out. I'll say which.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings for doors and plumbing, trim a broken section out of a driveway so only that part gets replaced, and cut joints in new slabs.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Bloomingdale
We reply within one business day to set a time, then I come out, look at the ground and send you a written estimate, line by line, with no obligation to book.
- Based in
- Brandon, FL 33511
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What we deal with on Bloomingdale concrete jobs
Bloomingdale addresses on unincorporated land fall under Hillsborough County, and the county's Development Services department handles permits, zoning and building inspections there. When a concrete job needs a permit, it comes from the county's Building Services, so I check which office covers your address first, and the start date waits on that permit. You can check us too. A state certified contractor has to pass a state exam, which you can look into with Florida's licensing department, and anyone contracting here needs a business tax receipt from the Hillsborough County Tax Collector, which runs out every September 30. We're licensed and insured, and when your job needs a permit we pull it as the licensed contractor.
On price, the biggest swings come from what you can't see once it's poured, like how much old concrete we break out and haul off, how much digging and packing the base needs and how easily the truck reaches the spot from your street. Size and finish do the rest, and a broom finish, the light texture dragged across the top so it isn't slick, costs less than stamped or colored work. The schedule turns on the permit and on curing, the stretch while concrete hardens and gains strength before it can take weight, so you're off the new slab for a while. Your written estimate spells out both, and we work the same way in Seffner and Mango.
Why Bloomingdale slabs crack, sink and hold water
Most of the cracked, sunken driveways I look at here weren't let down by the concrete. The subgrade, the dirt and rock the slab sits on, was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so it settled and the slab cracked as it dropped. That base is buried by pour day, which makes it the first thing people want to trim from a budget, and it's the one place I won't cut, because a fancy finish on a soft base cracks just the same. We dig out, pack the base in layers and set rebar where the slab needs it.
Water does the rest. A slab that falls toward the house sends runoff against the foundation, so we check where water runs off your lot before we set forms and pitch the new slab away. We also cut control joints early, shallow grooves sawn into the top, so when the slab shrinks and cracks, as concrete usually does, it cracks along a line we picked.
How a Bloomingdale concrete job runs, start to finish
Here's what happens from the time you reach out to the day I walk you through caring for your new slab.
Call or send a request
Call (813) 471-5884 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Tell us what you're seeing, whether that's cracks, sinking or water pooling by the house.
I walk the site with you
I look at the ground, the slope and the old concrete myself, ask how you use the space and talk through your options. You get a written estimate laid out line by line, so you see what each part costs before you decide.
We pull permits and pour
If the job needs a permit, we handle it and start once it's issued. On pour day our lead finisher runs the crew, and I check in on site while the work is going on.
We go over curing together
When it's done, I walk you through curing and when the slab can take foot traffic and then a car. Knowing the wait up front means nobody drives on it too soon.
Questions about concrete work in Bloomingdale
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway or patio in Bloomingdale, FL?
It may, so check before anyone pours. The county's list of permit-free work is mostly cosmetic jobs like painting, tile, floor coverings and cabinets, and it names concrete fences and every porch as needing a permit. I check your project against the county's rules at the estimate, and if it needs one we pull it.
Is a concrete job under $7,500 exempt from a permit in Hillsborough County?
Under a state bill, non-structural work on a single-family home valued under $7,500 would be exempt, but you or your contractor would still file an exemption application through the county's HillsGovHub portal. The exemption leaves out work of $7,500 or more, structural work and any property partly or entirely in a flood hazard area, so a foundation slab wouldn't qualify. I'll tell you at the estimate which route your job takes.
How do I find out if my Bloomingdale home is in a flood zone?
Look your address up on Hillsborough County's flood zone map, where high-risk areas show as zones labeled A or V. Those areas have a 1% chance of flooding in any given year, and a home there with a federally backed mortgage has to carry flood insurance. It matters for concrete too, because a property in one of those areas doesn't get the small-job permit exemption.
How do I pull my own permit for concrete work in Bloomingdale?
Florida generally lets you pull your own permit and act as your own contractor if the house is your primary residence, it's in your name and you provide an Owner Builder Disclosure Statement. The catch is that you can't sell the property for one year after the work is finished. If you'd rather not take that on, we pull the permit as the licensed contractor.
What should I do if concrete work started without a permit in Hillsborough County?
Stop work right away and email permitting@hcfl.gov, which is what the county tells owners to do when a project is still under construction without the proper permit. Keeping on can bring a citation of up to $500 per violation. Once that's sorted, I can come look at what's been done and what it'll take to finish it right.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Bloomingdale?
Your price comes from a written, line-by-line estimate after I've seen the site, because the big swings come from things I can only judge there. Breaking out and hauling off the old driveway, firming up soft ground, a thicker slab, a wider apron at the street and stamped or colored work all raise it. A plain broom finish on a slab the truck can pour straight into keeps it lower.
Brandon, FL
Plan your Bloomingdale concrete project with us
Call (813) 471-5884 or send the form with your project and address, and I'll tell you what I'd check first about permits and the ground before you pick a pour date.