Concrete Contractor in Zephyrhills, FL - Driveways and Slabs Built on Packed Ground
AJ Wesley Chapel Concrete Company pours driveways, patios, garage floors, slabs and foundations for homes in Zephyrhills, FL. We're a concrete contractor based in Wesley Chapel, and I come out myself to look at your job.
- Owner at every estimate I measure your job myself and give you a written price.
- Owner on the pour My crew forms, pours and finishes with me on site.
- Base dug and packed We dig out and compact the ground before any concrete goes down.
- Permit paperwork handled When your job needs a permit, we pull it for you.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Concrete work in Zephyrhills
AJ Wesley Chapel Concrete Company is a concrete contractor working across Zephyrhills from our base nearby in Wesley Chapel. Most calls here are for driveways, patios and garage floors, and a lot of them start with a slab that sank or cracked because the dirt under it was never packed.
What a concrete job in Zephyrhills runs into
Inside Zephyrhills city limits, permits come from the city's building department, and when your slab needs one, the pour waits until it's issued. Before you hire anyone for concrete work here, ask for proof of state certification, or county competency with state registration, since that's what the city asks contractors to show. Ask to see their business tax receipt too.
We pull the permit and handle the paperwork with the city so you don't have to. Price moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete we break out and haul away, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit and on curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens before you walk or drive on it. I measure the job on site and give you a written price.
Most of what goes wrong with a slab starts under it. When we break out an old driveway or patio, we dig out any soft fill, pack the subgrade, which is the ground the slab sits on, and set the grade so water runs away from the house instead of pooling against it. We do the same work in Pasadena Hills and Zephyrhills West, and it's the part you can't see once the concrete is down.
Zephyrhills jobs we take on
- Breaking out sunken or cracked driveways
- Digging out soft fill under old slabs
- Packing the subgrade before forms go up
- Grading slabs so water runs away from the house
- Permit paperwork with the city building department
Concrete services for Zephyrhills homes
Here's what we pour and repair in Zephyrhills, from front steps and patios to foundations for new builds, with the ground under each one prepared before the concrete goes down.
Concrete driveway building
A new concrete driveway starts with breaking out the old one and packing the ground where it settled.
Concrete patio construction
Back patios usually sit on plain yard dirt, so a concrete patio gets a dug-out, packed base before we pour.
Stamped concrete services
For a patio or walk that looks like stone or brick, stamped concrete is pressed with a pattern while it's still wet.
Concrete sidewalk building
Front walks that have heaved or split can be replaced with a new concrete sidewalk pitched to shed water.
Garage floor concrete
When a garage floor has sunk or cracked across, we break it out and pour a new slab on packed ground.
Decorative concrete
Decorative concrete adds color or texture to entries and patios without changing how the slab underneath is built.
Concrete retaining walls
On sloped yards, a concrete retaining wall holds the dirt back so it stops washing onto drives and patios.
Concrete floor installation
Additions, workshops and sheds need concrete floor installation done on a base that's packed before the pour.
Concrete pool decks
A concrete pool deck needs a textured top so wet feet keep their grip and a slope that sends water to the yard.
Concrete steps construction
Cracked or crumbling front stoops get rebuilt as new concrete steps with even risers you won't trip on.
Slab foundation building
People building new around Zephyrhills call us for slab foundations poured on ground that's been dug out and compacted.
Foundation installation
Good foundation installation for homes, additions and outbuildings comes down to the parts you'll never see again.
Concrete parking lot building
Churches, shops and small offices call us for concrete parking lots built thick enough for daily car traffic.
Concrete footings
Porches, carports and additions sit on concrete footings, so we dig them down to firm ground before we pour.
Foundation raising
If part of a slab or foundation has dropped, foundation raising can bring it back up once we know why it sank.
Concrete cutting
When a plumbing repair or a new doorway means opening a slab, concrete cutting gets it done with clean, straight edges.
How a concrete job runs when you call us in Zephyrhills
From the first call to the final walk-through, you deal with me and my crew, and you know what comes next at each step.
Call or send a request
Call (813) 471-5891 or use the form with your address, and I come out to measure the driveway, patio or slab myself.
Get a written price
You get a written estimate based on what I measured, including the tear-out and base work your ground needs.
We pull permits and pour
Once you say go, we pull any permit the job needs, then my crew forms, pours and finishes with me on site.
Walk the finished job
Before we pack up, we walk the finished slab with you, clear out the forms and tell you when it's ready for weight.
Why Zephyrhills homeowners call our crew
The base comes before the finish
I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because the base decides whether your new slab settles like the old one.
Sunken slabs traced to a cause
Before we replace a dropped slab, we look for what moved it, so the new one isn't sitting on the same problem.
Steel and joints where they belong
Concrete cracks some, so we add rebar, steel that holds pieces together, and cut control joints, grooves that choose where cracks run.
Licensed, insured and guaranteed
We're licensed and fully insured before we set a single form, and you get satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Get a written concrete estimate for your Zephyrhills home
Tell us what you need poured or fixed and the address, and we reply within one business day. I come out for a free on-site estimate and give you a written price, with no obligation to go ahead.
Driveways, patios and slab finishes
Look through these examples of driveways, patios, steps and floors to get a feel for the finishes before we talk about yours.
Zephyrhills concrete questions, answered
Here are straight answers on permits, contractor checks and sinking slabs in Zephyrhills. If your question isn't here, call or send the form and ask about your own job.
Which permits can I get the same day in Zephyrhills?
Same day, over-the-counter permits in Zephyrhills cover re-roofs, sewers, service upgrades, A/C with a contract, fences, irrigation and solar, as long as the application is filled out completely. Concrete work isn't on that list, so don't plan your pour around a same-day permit. When your job needs one, we pull it and handle the paperwork.
Can a homeowner pull their own concrete permit in Zephyrhills?
Yes, if you live in the house and you're doing the work yourself, the city lets you pull a homeowner's permit. If the property will be rented, leased or sold, the city says the work has to be contracted to properly licensed people under state law. Hire us and we pull the permit instead.
When does Zephyrhills require a Notice of Commencement?
A permit over $2500 means a recorded Notice of Commencement is required, according to the city's permitting requirements page. Larger driveway, patio and foundation jobs can cross that line, so I'll tell you at the estimate whether yours does and we'll walk you through it.
How do I check that a concrete contractor can work in Zephyrhills?
Beyond the state license mentioned above, ask for their business tax receipt and proof of insurance. To pull a permit, the city asks contractors for a business tax receipt from the county where their office is, a certificate of workers' comp insurance or a state exemption, and liability insurance. A business located inside the city also needs a city business tax receipt, and the city fines businesses that open without one.
What causes a concrete slab to sink in Zephyrhills?
Across Florida, dips that look like sinkholes often come from broken sewer or drain pipes, broken septic tanks, soil that wasn't compacted after digging, or buried debris. Often a licensed geologist or engineer hasn't checked whether it's a true sinkhole, so the cause isn't known, and the Pasco County Property Appraiser's parcel map has a sinkhole layer you can look up for your lot. When we replace a sunken slab, we look for the cause first and pack the ground before the new pour.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Zephyrhills?
The cost depends on your driveway's size and what's under the old one, so I measure it on site and give you a written price. The biggest swing is usually the base, since soft fill has to be dug out and packed, and that's the last thing I'd cut to save money. A broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives shoes and tires grip, costs less than stamped or decorative work.
Other cities we work in
We pour all over this part of Pasco and Hillsborough counties. Find your city here, or call us with your address if you don't see it.
Tell us about your Zephyrhills concrete job
Call (813) 471-5891 with your address and the problem, and you'll get a straight answer, even if it's that you don't need us.