Gravel lot full of potholes and puddles? We pour concrete on a packed, even base, sized for your cars and trucks.
Concrete parking lot building in Riverview, FL starts with even, packed ground and ends with concrete pavement sized for the cars and trucks that will park on it, then a short cure before traffic.
Most calls start with a gravel lot full of potholes, an old asphalt lot that's breaking up and holding water, or a new building that needs somewhere to park. A concrete lot is flatwork, the same family as driveways and walks, but it carries far more vehicles, so the planning matters more.
The price moves with the lot's size, the thickness and steel your traffic calls for, and how much ground and drainage work the site needs. The schedule turns on the review and permits for your address, which come before any digging, and on the curing days before the lot can open. Your written estimate shows what's included for your site.
Permits come before any of that. We check whether your address falls under Hillsborough County or a city, so we know which office issues the permit, and when your lot needs one, we pull it and handle the paperwork. More on the county's site review and the water permits is further down this page.
When a lot cracks, sinks or holds water, the cause is usually under or inside the slab, not on top. These are the parts we spend the most time on.
The subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, needs the same soil, moisture and packing all the way across, because soft spots settle and the concrete over them cracks with them. We dig out and pack the ground instead of raking it level, and we replace soft areas with material like the rest.
Before we set forms, we look at where rain goes now and where it needs to go, because water that sits on a lot or runs back toward a building causes trouble long after the pour. We build to the slopes in the plans and check them again as the forms go in.
Concrete shrinks as it dries, and it's going to crack somewhere. Control joints, the straight cuts across the slab, give it a place to crack where nobody notices, but only if we cut them soon after the pour. Cut late or skipped, the cracks pick their own lines.
Here's how a lot goes from your first call to the day we pack up, and what you'll have in hand at each step along the way.
Call (813) 471-5890 or send the form with the site address and what the lot is for, so I have a sense of the job before I come out to see it.
I come out, measure, look over the site and how the concrete trucks will get in, and ask what the concrete will need to carry. Then you get a written estimate that shows what's included.
Once you say go, we sort out the permit side for your address, then build the base and forms, pour and finish. Plan on the work area staying closed from the first day of digging.
Before we pack up, we walk you through curing, the days the concrete spends gaining strength before it can carry weight, so you know how to keep traffic off until it's ready.
I start every lot by asking how many cars and trucks you expect to park there now, and how many later. That number shapes the whole design, because a lot that only sees cars is a different job from one that takes delivery trucks every day. We build from the engineer's plans, and once it's poured, I let you know when it's ready for cars and when it's ready for trucks.
The base is where I won't cut corners, and it's usually the first thing people want to trim because nobody sees it once the concrete is down. A nicer surface won't save a slab sitting on soft spots. A well-packed, even base under a plain broom finish, the light texture we drag across for grip in the rain, is the better buy, so if the budget gets tight, we'd rather simplify the finish than the dirt work.
A lot rarely stands alone. A new building, sign or set of light poles beside it needs concrete footings, and we can pour those as part of the same project. If a building or slab next to the lot has settled, foundation raising can bring it back up so the new pavement meets it at the right height.
Timing the pour matters in summer heat. Concrete placed in the middle of a hot afternoon can set up too fast on top, and that's how you end up with a weak, dusty surface later, so we plan pours for the cooler part of the day whenever the schedule allows it.
You can plan the pavement for the cars you park now, or for the trucks and extra spaces you expect later. I lean toward planning for growth, because making a lot heavier after it's poured means tearing it out.
Pouring the whole lot at once is usually simpler. Pouring in sections keeps part of it open for customers or tenants, and it takes more planning around joints and truck access, but it can keep your business running.
We reply within one business day. I come out to measure and look over the site and access, then you get a free written estimate. There's no obligation to go ahead.
(813) 471-5890Hillsborough County Development Services handles permitting for all of unincorporated Hillsborough County, where new construction needs a building permit, and we check first which side of that line your address is on. A new lot can count as developing land, and the county says that needs a site review, which it calls horizontal development review, before you can begin applying for permits to build. The county also offers a courtesy pre-submittal conference to answer questions about that review.
Water permits come before building too. Construction that would affect wetlands, change how surface water flows or add to water pollution needs an Environmental Resource Permit first. Most sites can shed stormwater, so the state's stormwater discharge coverage has to be in place before runoff can reach a creek, a lake or a public storm drain.
We're based in Riverview and work across Hillsborough County, from Brandon to Gibsonton and the cities around them. The calls we get are mostly for lots behind shops, offices, churches and rental buildings, often next to a building that's already there, and the work is the same wherever the address is.
I learned concrete as a helper on a small crew, hauling, setting forms and pulling screed, long before I ever ran a job. I started this business in Riverview in 2013, and in the 13 years since, we've been known for careful prep and straight, clean edges. We're fully licensed and insured.
I come out myself to look over the job and measure, and our own crew does the work with me running it. If there's something I can't know until we dig, I'll tell you that up front instead of guessing. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. When you're ready, call (813) 471-5890 or send the form.
Anything heavy standing at the edge of your lot, like a pole sign, a dumpster wall or a new building, needs a footing poured below it to carry the weight.
When the building beside your lot has sunk, with cracked walls or doors that stick, lifting it first keeps old and new concrete from meeting at an uneven step.
The cities below have their own pages, and they aren't the only places we work. If your property is nearby and not listed, call and ask.
A lot used only by cars and pickup trucks can usually be thinner concrete with no steel reinforcement, the rebar or wire that holds a slab together, while a lot for light trucks may need thicker pavement. That's general industry guidance, so the engineer sets the final thickness, joints and drainage from how many vehicles you expect and how that may grow.
Industry guidance keeps cars off a new concrete lot for 3 days and trucks for 7 days, unless tests show the concrete has already gained enough strength. Concrete keeps getting stronger as it cures, so plan for the lot to stay closed to that traffic for those days.
On county land, a new lot usually needs the county's site review before building permits, plus water permits if the work affects wetlands or how runoff leaves the site. The permit section above walks through each one, and we check which office covers your address and pull what the job needs.
A licensed contractor. Hillsborough County requires a valid contractor license for trades the State of Florida regulates and for any work that needs a county permit. You can ask whether a license is certified, which works anywhere in Florida, or registered, which covers only certain cities or counties, and check it on the state licensing site.
The cost comes from what your lot needs, not a set price per lot. Besides size and thickness, it moves with how much soft ground has to be dug out and replaced, how many control joints and drains the plans call for, whether concrete trucks can reach the whole site, and whether we pour in sections. Your written estimate lists each part.
Mostly, plan to keep the work area clear of cars and people from the day we start digging until the concrete is ready for traffic. Let tenants, staff or customers know where to park in the meantime, and tell us about anything buried, like irrigation or old drain lines, so we can mark it before we dig.
Our hours run 6 AM to 11 PM, seven days a week, so you can call (813) 471-5890 or send the form after your own workday ends.
