Concrete Contractor in Four Corners, FL - Driveways and Pool Decks Built From the Base Up
Clermont Concrete Company builds concrete driveways, pool decks, patios, steps and slab foundations for homes and builders in Four Corners, FL, on the Lake, Orange, Osceola and Polk County sides, with our own crew from nearby Clermont.
Houses and rental homes across Four Corners
Coming down from Clermont, where we work as a concrete contractor most days, Four Corners is mostly newer subdivisions, two-story stucco homes with screened pools out back, shops and restaurants along the main roads, and a good share of houses that rent to visitors by the week. It reminds me of the newer streets in Horizon West, built quickly, with families and renters living side by side.
Lots are tight and side yards are narrow, so getting a concrete truck, or even a wheelbarrow, back to a pool deck takes planning, and access is one of the first things I look at here.
What working in Four Corners actually involves
The first thing I ask in Four Corners is which county your house is in, because Lake, Orange, Osceola and Polk counties all serve parts of it, and the county that covers your address decides on permits. On the Osceola side, the county's Community Development Department issues building permits for structural work and anything that needs a licensed contractor. Its examples are things like re-roofs, water heaters and new HVAC systems, and they don't name driveways or patios, so whether your slab needs a permit is a question for the county. When a job needs one, we pull it and handle the inspections, and the start date waits on that review. Before you hire anyone, you can look up their license with the state licensing department, DBPR, where a certified license means the holder had to pass the state exam. We're licensed and fully insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Price moves with the size and thickness of the slab, whether an old one has to be broken out and hauled off, how much digging and base the ground needs, how close the truck can get, and the finish. A broom finish, a light texture dragged across the top so feet and tires grip, costs less than stamped work. The schedule turns on the permit review, if there is one, and on curing, the days new concrete needs to gain strength before you walk or drive on it. Your estimate puts a figure on those choices, and it's the same crew and the same care whether the job's here or up in Apopka.
Services in Four Corners, FL
Concrete driveway building
Driveways at rental homes here take car after car, and that finds every weak spot in the base. We dig out and pack it before we pour.
Concrete pool decks
Many Four Corners homes have a backyard pool, and a deck that slopes the wrong way sends water toward the house. We set the slope before we pour.
Concrete patio construction
Patios here often get added years after the house, wedged between the pool cage and the fence. We form them to meet the house cleanly and drain away.
Slab foundation building
Builders and owners adding a room or garage here need a slab that's square and level. Our slab foundation building starts with packed ground and forms we check twice.
Concrete steps construction
Back doors here often sit up off the patio or behind a tight pool cage, the kind of steps other crews pass on. We form them to fit your door.
Concrete cutting
Adding a doorway, a drain line or a wider driveway on these lots can mean cutting existing concrete. We cut clean lines so the new work ties in.
What Four Corners lots ask of new concrete
Four Corners borders the Green Swamp, which the state lists as an area of critical concern, and planners pay close attention to how water moves across this land. On your lot it comes down to where the water off your roof and slab ends up, so before we set forms we check which way it runs and pitch the concrete away from the house, because a slab that falls toward the foundation sends water right where you don't want it.
A lot of houses here work as rentals or second homes, so a driveway sees more cars and a pool deck more bare feet than at a typical family house, and nobody's around to baby the concrete. That's why I care about thickness and the ground underneath more than anything you see on the surface, since a driveway built for steady car traffic needs more slab than a patio, and I'll tell you what yours needs.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Four Corners concrete
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll come out to your Four Corners property myself, look it over, ask a lot of questions and leave you a free estimate, with no pressure and no obligation.
Working with us in Four Corners
Call or send the form
Call (352) 995-0299 or send the form with a few lines about the job, and we'll set a time for me to come out. If you know which county your address is in, tell us, since that tells me which permit office we'll deal with.
I come out and look
I walk the site myself and ask about drainage, how you use the space and what's under the old slab, then write your estimate. It helps if you're home so I can hear what's bothering you about the concrete you have now.
Permit, prep and forms
If the county covering your address needs a permit, we pull it, and our start waits on its review. Then our crew digs out and packs the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and sets forms I check twice, the way I was trained.
Pour, finish and walk through
We pour, finish and cut the joints with me on site the whole time. Then I walk it with you and go over care, including how long to stay off it while it cures.
Four Corners concrete questions answered
How do I find out which county serves my Four Corners address?
Use the joint online address tool the four counties set up for Four Corners, which tells you whether Lake, Orange, Osceola or Polk County serves your home. Don't go by your mailing address, because postal addresses here are often assigned by mail routing, not by where the house actually sits.
Can I pull my own concrete permit in Orange County?
Yes, but only for your primary residence, and only after you complete the county's owner-builder verification and accept full responsibility for meeting code, according to Orange County's permit rules. If the house is a rental or second home, as plenty are in Four Corners, that route isn't open, and when the job needs a permit we pull it and handle the inspections.
Does Florida's new permit exemption cover a concrete patio in Osceola County?
Only if the patio counts as qualifying single-family work under the new law's criteria, because Osceola County isn't applying the exemption any wider than that. Structural work stays excluded at any project value, and so does work on a property that sits even partly in a flood hazard area. You can check your flood zone on FEMA's flood map viewer, and if there's any doubt, we ask the county before we pour.
Do you pour concrete on the Polk County side of Four Corners?
Yes, we work all through Four Corners, and the county line changes which permit office we deal with, not how we build. Polk says its list of work needing permits isn't complete, so for a question about your job you can call its Bartow office at (863) 534-6080 and ask for a plans examiner.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Four Corners?
It comes down mostly to the driveway's size, the prep under it and the finish you choose, and I put your own figure in writing after I've seen the site. When a budget's tight, the base is the first thing a low bid cuts, because nobody sees it on day one, and it's usually why a slab sinks later. My advice is to save on the finish and keep the base, since a plain finish over good ground lasts, and no finish saves a slab that's settling.
What causes a new concrete driveway to crack in Four Corners?
Most new driveways crack because the base wasn't dug out and packed, or because the control joints, grooves cut so the slab cracks along a line we choose, were cut late or skipped. Concrete shrinks a little as it cures, so we cut joints on time, set rebar, steel bars that hold the pieces together if a crack does open, and pour early in the day so the top doesn't dry out weak and dusty.
Call about your Four Corners concrete today
We answer from early morning until 11 at night, seven days a week, so call (352) 995-0299 or send the form whenever it suits you.
