Concrete footings in Wellington FL - a firm base for whatever you build on top
Planning an addition, a porch or a column that needs solid support? We'll plan and pour footings that carry the load to the ground.
Concrete footings carry the load. Here's when you need them.
At Optimum Wellington Concrete, we build concrete footings in Wellington and across Palm Beach County. A footing is the concrete under a wall, a column or a thickened slab edge, and its job is to carry the weight above it down into the soil.
Footings carry everything above them, so I start by talking through what yours will hold up. Most trouble starts underneath, when a footing sits on loose dirt nobody packed. Once walls are on it, fixing a settled footing usually means foundation raising, so we spend the time and money on the ground first.
Price moves with what the footings carry, how much digging and steel that takes and how easy the spot is to reach, and the schedule turns on any permit and the pour-day weather. If you're thinking of building them yourself as an owner-builder, I'll lay out both routes fairly, and your estimate puts our route in writing.
Concrete footings come first. Here are the signs you need them.
A new room or wall on the plans
Any new wall that holds up a roof needs a footing under it. Getting that right before framing starts is a lot easier than fixing it once the walls are up.
Posts resting on dirt or pavers
A porch post or carport column sitting on the ground will usually sink or lean over time. A pad footing, a block of concrete under that one post, gives it something firm to stand on.
Cracks or a sag along a wall
A crack running up a block wall, or a slab edge dropping under it, usually means the ground below has moved. It tends to spread, so it's worth having us look before doors start to stick.
You call and I come out. Then we pour your concrete footings.
When you call, I come out myself to see the spot, ask what the footings will carry and answer your questions. Then you get a written estimate that spells out what's included, and if the job needs a permit, we pull it and handle the paperwork.
On the day of the work, I'm on site leading our crew. We dig down to firm soil, pack anything loose, set the forms and the rebar, which are the steel bars that help the concrete hold together under load, then pour. When a footing has to go under an existing slab, we open it up first with concrete cutting.
Before anything gets built on top, the concrete needs to cure, which is the wait while it gains strength. We clean up, then walk the finished footings with you so you know what's there before the framing or block goes up.
Planning concrete footings? Tell us what they'll hold up.
Send your property address and a short note on what the footings will support. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
(561) 268-0415Concrete footings in Wellington. And in the cities around it.
In Palm Beach County, only homeowners and qualified contractors can pull permits, and the county requires its contractors to be certified and insured. We're licensed and fully insured, so when a footing job needs a permit, we pull it, check what your city's office asks for and keep you posted.
We pour footings the same way in Royal Palm Beach and The Acreage, wherever a lot needs support for a carport, a barn or a new room.
Questions about concrete footings? Here are straight answers.
Read through the answers below, and if your question isn't here, call (561) 268-0415 and I'll walk you through it.
Can I build my own concrete footings as an owner-builder in Florida?
Yes, Florida law lets you act as your own contractor on a one-family or two-family home for your own use, not one offered for sale or lease. You have to personally appear and sign the permit application, meet any local requirements, and supervise on site any work licensed contractors aren't doing.
What are the risks of being an owner-builder on a footing job?
The state's owner-builder disclosure warns that you may be held liable for injuries to unlicensed people working on your property. Your homeowner's insurance may not cover those injuries, so the financial risk sits with you. It's worth weighing that against the savings before you decide.
What license should a concrete footing contractor have in Palm Beach County?
Look for one qualified as a Concrete Forming and Placing contractor, which Palm Beach County's standards describe as building the forms, placing the reinforcing steel and placing and finishing the concrete. We're licensed and fully insured, and you're welcome to ask about it when I come out for the estimate.
Do I need a flood zone check before building footings in Wellington?
Palm Beach County advises confirming your property's flood information before construction, through an official flood zone determination from a Florida licensed engineer, architect or surveyor. We like to have that in hand before any digging starts, since it's part of planning the job.
Building something in Wellington? Ask us to come look.
Call (561) 268-0415 or use the form, tell us what you're building, and we'll set a time to come look at the ground before your plans are final.
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