Concrete Contractors in Fruitland Park, FL

Few towns changed as quickly as Fruitland Park, and concrete contractors here see it on every job. The city had 4,078 people in 2010 and 8,325 in 2020, an increase of 104.1 percent. Much of that came from The Villages: in December 2013 The Villages closed on a property in Fruitland Park planned for 2,038 new homes. Those homes sit a short drive from older streets around Mirror Lake and Crystal Lake. We pour driveways, patios, walks and slabs across the city, and we repair concrete that has cracked or settled.

What the city wants in a driveway

Fruitland Park's driveway permit checklist is one of the more detailed in the area. For a residential driveway, the minimum is 6 inches of 3,000 PSI concrete reinforced with 6-by-6 wire mesh, or a 6-inch limerock base with asphalt. Sidewalks need at least 4 inches of 3,000 PSI concrete with wire or fiber mesh, and where a sidewalk crosses a driveway it has to be 6 inches thick with mesh. When a culvert is needed under a single-family driveway on a paved road, the chart calls for at least an 18-inch pipe, 30 feet long including the mitered ends.

The application package includes a notarized permit application, a site plan showing the driveway's location, length, width and setbacks, a driveway information form, proof of ownership and a recorded Notice of Commencement displayed at the first inspection. It also asks for a copy of any ARC, ARB or HOA approval that applies. If your home is in a Villages neighborhood, that means the ARC approval comes first.

Inspections and timing

The checklist says inspection requests go to the city by email and are usually handled the next business day. The final inspection should be scheduled within 7 days of finishing the work, and the permit card has to stay visible from the road during construction. Permits expire 6 months after they are issued. We plan the pour so the job is finished, inspected and closed out well inside that window, and we call 811 before we dig.

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A town older than the Civil War

Wikipedia says Fruitland Park predates the Civil War. M. Calvin Lee planted one of its first citrus groves, Major Orlando P. Rooks built a home on Crystal Lake in 1877, and postal authorities named the town Gardenia in 1884 before the name went back to Fruitland Park in 1888. The city incorporated on May 25, 1927. Lake Griffin State Park sits two miles north of Leesburg in Fruitland Park, on US 441. Older homes near the lakes often have narrow drives and walks that have been patched many times; newer homes usually need extensions and bigger patios rather than full replacements.

Concrete services in Fruitland Park

• Driveways: 6-inch reinforced drives and aprons, replacements and widening
• Patios: new rear slabs, lanai and screen room bases
• Decorative finishes: stamped or coated concrete where your HOA or ARC allows it
• Sidewalks: walks built to the 4-inch and 6-inch crossing rules
• Pads: shed, cart, HVAC and generator pads
• Repairs: cracked, sunken or lifted panels and broken steps

Call (352) 706-8874 to set up a visit in Fruitland Park.