Concrete Contractors in Leesburg, FL

Leesburg is one of the oldest towns in the area, and concrete contractors here work on everything from century-old walks near downtown to driveways in subdivisions built in the last few years. The city was settled in 1857 by Evander McIver Lee and Susannah Lee and incorporated on July 12, 1875. It sits between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Ocklawaha River. We pour driveways, patios, sidewalks and steps, slabs for garages and sheds, and decorative concrete, and we repair or replace concrete that has failed.

Growth on top of an old town

Leesburg had 15,956 residents in 2000, 20,117 in 2010 and 27,000 in 2020, and housing units rose from 7,742 in 2000 to 13,109 in 2020. Wikipedia also notes that in 2017 the Holding Company of The Villages planned to acquire 2,600 acres here, with initial plans for about 4,500 homes. So in one city we see narrow drives and stoops on older lots alongside large new driveways that need a cart-width extension or a bigger patio within a few years of closing.

Older concrete near the center of town tends to show its age in predictable ways: walks lifted by tree roots, steps that have pulled away from the porch, and drives with patches from decades of utility work. Newer slabs more often have shrinkage cracks or a corner that settled where fill was placed during construction.

Water is always close by

Lake Harris alone covers 13,788 acres, the largest lake entirely in Lake County, and Leesburg sits on its northwestern shore. Wikipedia's climate table lists about 43.78 inches of precipitation a year, falling on roughly 122 days. On lakeside and low lots, the water table and runoff both matter. We look at where water goes now before we plan a patio or driveway, set the slope so it drains away from the house, and keep slab edges protected from the sheet flow that can erode sandy soil underneath.

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Heat, cold snaps and slab joints

Leesburg's average daily high is about 82 degrees, and the record high is 101. Cold snaps are rare but real: the record low is 16 degrees, and the freezes of December 1983 and February 1985 pushed citrus growers south. For concrete, the bigger stress is heat. A slab that expands in the sun needs control joints at the right spacing and isolation joints where it meets the house, a column or an older walk. We cut joints the same day as the pour so cracks form where we plan them.

Permits in Leesburg

The City of Leesburg Building Department, at 501 West Meadow Street, handles permits through its online system and only accepts forms citing the 2023 Florida Building Code. Whether a given patio, slab or driveway needs a permit depends on the scope and location, so we check with the city before we schedule. Work that connects to a Lake County road or a state highway such as US 27, US 441 or SR 44 may need its own approval from that agency.

What we pour in Leesburg

• Driveways: replacements, widening and new aprons
• Patios: backyard slabs, covered patio floors and screen room bases
• Stamped concrete: patterns and colors for patios and entry walks
• Walks and steps: front walks, side paths and porch steps
• Slabs: garage, shed and equipment pads
• Repair: cracked, lifted or sunken sections and failed steps

Call (352) 706-8874 to set up a visit anywhere in Leesburg.