Brick Pavers
Paver driveways, patios, walkways and pool decks, laid on a compacted base with edge restraints and sand-filled joints. Free on-site estimates across Marion County.
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A concrete driveway in Marion County has to stand up to hot summers and heavy rain on sandy ground. Superior Concrete and Construction is a concrete driveway contractor based in Ocala. We pour new driveways, extensions, aprons, turnarounds and parking pads. We also handle driveway replacement when an old slab has cracked and sunk.
Each job starts with the ground, since a soft or uneven base is a common cause of cracks. If the lot needs grading or fill, our site prep and grading work comes first. Driveways are one part of the concrete work we do across Marion County and about 50 miles around Ocala. Call or text (352) 286-7836 for a free on-site estimate.
Tell us about the job. We come out, look at the site and give you a free on-site estimate.
Much of Marion County is deep sand over limestone. Sand drains fast, but it has to be compacted evenly to carry a slab. We strip the topsoil, dig out roots and soft spots, then compact the subgrade and grade it to drain. The Florida Geological Survey says rotting stumps and poorly compacted soil can cause sinking that looks like a sinkhole.
Industry guidance puts a concrete driveway at 4 inches thick at minimum. Going to 5 inches adds nearly 50 percent more load capacity, which matters for an RV or loaded horse trailer. Thickening the edges by 1 or 2 inches adds support where heavy loads land most. The estimate spells out the thickness, the reinforcement, the base and the finish for your job.
Florida's residential code rates weathering risk here as negligible, so its minimum for garage and carport slabs is 2,500 psi. The City of Ocala asks for 3,000 psi concrete in the driveway approaches it permits. Rebar or welded wire holds cracks tight once they form, and fibers cut down on early surface cracks. Neither one replaces joints or the right thickness.
Marion County's Office of the County Engineer permits each new driveway connection to a county road. When the driveway is part of a building permit, the county does not need a separate application. The driveway spot is marked on site before the county's first inspection. The county then checks the location and drainage and inspects the forms before the pour.
Ocala averages about 52 inches of rain a year, and more than half falls from June through September. Where a roadside swale carries that water, the driveway has to let it keep moving. The county sizes the culvert pipe at its field inspection, with a 15 inch minimum. On roads posted at 40 mph or more, the culvert needs a concrete mitered end section.
For a concrete apron in the right-of-way, the county's detail calls for 6 inches of reinforced concrete. The welded wire sits 2 inches off the ground at form-up. An expansion joint goes where the apron meets the road. We plan each pour around the county's inspections.
A few hairline cracks do not always mean a driveway needs replacing. Concrete industry guidance notes that most random cracks that show up early rarely affect a slab's structure or service life. Replacement makes sense when slabs have sunk or broken apart, or when water runs back toward the garage.
When a driveway has to go, the old concrete is broken out and hauled off. That is part of our concrete removal work. Then we dig out any soft spots and compact the base again before new forms go in. The county's driveway permit form also covers replacing or repairing an apron at the road.
Replacement is also the time to choose between concrete and pavers. A brick paver driveway sits on a compacted base, so a section can be lifted and relaid later. A concrete driveway is one continuous slab with cut joints and a broom finish for grip in the rain.
Free estimates and site visits across Ocala, all of Marion County and about 50 miles around, from The Villages and Leesburg to Gainesville and Inverness.
(352) 286-7836From the first call to the final walkthrough, here is how it goes.
Call or text (352) 286-7836, or send the form, to ask for a free on-site estimate. Tell us what you want poured or built, and where.
We come out and look at the ground, the drainage and the access. Then we talk through the size, the layout and how you will use it.
For concrete, the estimate lists the thickness, the reinforcement, the base and the finish. For a building, it covers the size and the scope of the build.
We clear the footprint, grade the site and compact the pad. Then the forms and reinforcement go in.
Concrete gets placed, screeded and finished. On a building job, the shell goes up and the finish work follows.
New concrete gets time to cure before it takes traffic. Then we walk through the finished job with you.
Common questions about concrete driveways across Ocala, all of Marion County and about 50 miles around, from The Villages and Leesburg to Gainesville and Inverness. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Paver driveways, patios, walkways and pool decks, laid on a compacted base with edge restraints and sand-filled joints. Free on-site estimates across Marion County.
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We pour slabs and pads for barns, shops, sheds, equipment and RVs, plus monolithic slab foundations for new homes. Ask for a free on-site estimate anywhere in Marion County.
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We clear the building footprint, grade and compact building pads, shape the drainage and lay limerock driveways. It is the ground work before the slab, from the company that pours it.
Learn MoreThe slab under your barn, shop or home comes from the same company that builds on top of it.
One company handles the groundwork, the grading, the slab, the shell and the finish work on your build.
Horse barns, pole barns, custom homes, barndominiums and warehouses for farms, rural lots and businesses across Marion County.
We come out, look at the site and give you a free estimate before any work starts.
Send a few details about the driveway, slab or building you have in mind. If you would rather talk, call or text (352) 286-7836 for a free on-site estimate.
Tell us about the job. We come out, look at the site and give you a free on-site estimate.
