Five kinds of flatwork, one city
Lakeland Concrete Co pours residential concrete in Lakeland: driveways, patios, sidewalks and walkways, stamped and decorative concrete, and slabs and foundations for sheds, garages and additions. If you have a pool deck in mind, we can look at it on the same visit.
Some jobs are replacements: a cracked driveway, a walk lifted by an oak, a patio that holds water. Others are new: a slab for a shed, a wider pad for a second car, a lanai extension. Either way the job starts the same way, with one of us standing on your lot looking at the ground, the slope and how a concrete truck gets in. The same person who walks the lot writes the quote, so the details you mention on site end up on paper.
Why we stay inside Lakeland city limits
Every city and county runs its permits a little differently, and a missed approval can hold up a job that was otherwise ready to pour. Keeping to Lakeland means we work with one building division, one right-of-way permit for driveway aprons, one online filing system and one set of historic-district guidelines. We learn those rules well instead of half learning several.
That matters on a lot of Lakeland streets. In the seven local historic districts, new or replaced paving needs a staff review before the permit. Some planned communities run their own architectural committees. On a lake lot, any shoreline work needs its own city permit. If your address is inside Lakeland city limits, you're in our range, and our service area page lists the neighborhoods. Our Lakeland permit guide lays out the city's steps in order.
Three promises, and what each one means on your job
A free on-site estimate. We don't price a slab from a phone call. We come out, measure, check drainage, look for roots and soft spots, and find out whether your block needs any review before a permit.
A written quote within 48 hours of the visit. It lists thickness, base work, reinforcement, joints, finish and who handles which permit, so nothing important lives only in a conversation.
A clean jobsite when we leave. Forms come out, spoil gets hauled, and the yard around the new concrete is raked back. We also tell you when the slab can take foot traffic and when it can take a car.
That's the list. We'd rather keep three promises every time than print ten.
Our prices are posted, and here's how to read them
Concrete is priced by the square foot. Our ranges are $8 to $14 per sq ft for driveways, patios and walkways, $14 to $24 for stamped and decorative work, and $7 to $12 for slabs. Tearing out old concrete adds $2 to $4 per sq ft. A typical two-car driveway runs $5,000 to $10,000. A typical patio runs $2,500 to $6,500.
The ranges move with the lot: tear-out, roots, soft ground, a long run from the street, a review step, a truck that can only reach from the alley. The firm number comes after the visit, in writing. For worked examples by size, see our driveway cost guide and patio cost guide.
How to line up our quote against another bid
Put two quotes side by side and check five lines: slab thickness, what goes under it, reinforcement, joint spacing and who files which permit. A quote that leaves any of those out is cheaper on paper and harder to hold anyone to later.
Ask every contractor the same questions, us included. How thick at the edges? Wire mesh, rebar or fiber, and why? Who pulls the right-of-way permit for the apron? What happens if the review asks for a change? If the job value goes over $2,500, who records the Notice of Commencement? Good answers are short and specific. If you get a long pause, that tells you something too.
When you're ready, call (863) 400-2934 or use the contact page with your address and the job. Tell us if the house is in a historic district or an HOA community, since that changes who has to say yes before the pour.