Concrete contractor in The Acreage - driveways and slabs for acre-plus lots
Optimum Wellington Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Wellington, and we pour driveways, patios, pool decks, steps, slabs and footings for homes on big lots across The Acreage, with me on site leading the crew.
What we pour in The Acreage. Pick the job you have.
Concrete driveway building
A new driveway, dug out and packed before the pour, for when the old one has sunk, split or holds water.
Concrete patio construction
If you want room to sit out back, we pour a patio that sheds rain away from the house.
Stamped concrete services
Concrete pressed with a pattern like stone, brick or wood, for a patio or walk where a gray slab feels too bare.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walks to the door or out back, with a broom finish, a light brushed texture so shoes grip when it's wet.
Garage floor concrete
When a garage floor has cracked, chipped or sunk, we break it out and pour a new slab thick enough for trucks.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and stained finishes for the spots people see first, like a front entry or the area around a pool.
Concrete retaining walls
Where part of a yard sits higher than the rest, a concrete wall holds the soil back and lets water drain out.
Concrete floor installation
Interior concrete floors for a workshop, barn, studio or addition, poured level and finished to suit how the room gets used.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck with a grippy finish underfoot, sloped so rain and splash run off and not into the pool.
Concrete steps construction
Steps built with every rise the same height so nobody trips, for when old ones crack or pull away from the house.
Slab foundation building
Planning a guest house, barn or garage? We pour the slab it sits on, after the ground under it is packed firm.
Foundation installation
The full foundation for a new building or addition, laid out to the plans and checked before any concrete goes in.
Concrete parking lot building
For a stable or small business with daily traffic, a concrete lot holds up where gravel ruts and washes out.
Concrete footings
The buried base under a post, column, wall or addition, sized to carry the load so what's above doesn't settle.
Foundation raising
When a slab or part of a house has dropped, we look at why it sank before lifting it back toward level.
Concrete cutting
Clean saw cuts through a slab or wall for a new door, a pipe run or a section being replaced.
How a job runs in The Acreage. The county comes first.
Permits for The Acreage come from Palm Beach County's Building Division, since this is unincorporated county land, and when a job needs one, that wait comes before the pour. Before you hire anyone, ask for their state contractor license and county business tax receipt.
When it does, we pull it as your licensed contractor, like we do in Royal Palm Beach and Wellington. Price moves with the size of the pour, the soft ground that has to come out, thickness and steel, and the finish. Rain and the wait while new concrete hardens move the schedule, and the estimate puts it in writing.
Building in The Acreage? Tell us about the job.
Tell us what you want poured and how big, here or at (561) 268-0415. We reply within one business day, and I come out for a free estimate, no obligation.
(561) 268-0415Good concrete matters in The Acreage. Here's what goes wrong.
A slab poured on raked dirt, not ground dug out and packed, settles as the soil does, and the cracks come with it. One that tips toward the house sends rain at your walls, and summer rain runs heavy, with June and August the wettest months at the coastal West Palm Beach weather station.
We dig out and pack the subgrade, what the slab sits on, slope it away from the house, and cut control joints, grooves that give cracks a straight line to follow. If a budget has to give, I'd trim the finish before the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it decides whether the slab lasts.
We pour past The Acreage too. Find your city below.
We're based in Wellington and pour across Palm Beach County, including Royal Palm Beach and Greenacres. If your city isn't listed below, call (561) 268-0415 and ask.
Questions before you hire. Answers for The Acreage.
Read through the answers below, and if your question isn't covered, call (561) 268-0415 and ask me.
Does flood protection work in The Acreage need a building permit?
It may, because the county says flood protection measures in unincorporated Palm Beach County can require a building permit. It asks owners to call the Building Division at 561-233-5374 or email floodzone@pbc.gov before making any improvements. When our part of the job needs a permit, we pull it for you.
Does my concrete contractor need county certification in Palm Beach County?
If the work is in a regulated trade, yes, since the law requires certification to contract in one. Some county trade scopes now fall under state law and no longer need a county certificate, and a state-licensed contractor must enroll that license with the county to pull permits. We're licensed and fully insured.
Which building code covers concrete work at my house in The Acreage?
For a detached single-family home, it's the Florida Building Code, Residential, with the county's amendments for unincorporated areas. That covers homes up to three stories above ground, plus accessory buildings up to that height, like a detached garage or barn. We build to the standards the county currently has adopted.
Does a concrete contractor need a business tax receipt in Palm Beach County?
Yes, the county Tax Collector says anyone selling services in Palm Beach County needs a local business tax receipt, home-based and one-person businesses included. It's issued only once building, zoning and licensing laws are met, but it doesn't vouch for the quality of the work, so ask to see the contractor's license as well.
How long until I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You can walk on a new driveway well before you can drive on it, because curing, the slow hardening after the pour, takes days and a car is far heavier than you. I'll tell you both dates for your slab before we pour, since thickness and weather change them.
Got a pour in mind? Call or send the form.
Tell us what you want built and where on the lot, and we'll set a time for me to come out and look. We answer our own phone.
Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
