Concrete Contractors in North Fort Myers, FL

North Fort Myers has a housing mix unlike most of the area, and homeowners searching for concrete contractors in North Fort Myers often need work sized for a manufactured home as much as a site-built house. Census figures compiled by Point2Homes show that mobile and manufactured homes make up about 49 percent of housing units here, with detached single-family homes at about 37 percent. The median home was built in 1986, and just over half of units date from the 1970s or 1980s. We pour driveways, carport and patio slabs, walks, steps and equipment pads, and we repair concrete that has cracked or settled.

Work sized to the lot

On a manufactured home lot, the concrete jobs tend to be smaller and more frequent: a carport slab, a patio off the side door, a walk to the street, a pad for a shed or a new AC unit, or steps and a landing at the entry. On site-built homes the jobs look more like the rest of the region, with driveway replacements, pool decks and lanai slabs. Either way, the base and the slope matter more than the size. North Fort Myers sits at about 16 feet of elevation on sandy ground, and a slab that holds water or drains toward the home will cause problems no matter how small it is.

Lee County's driveway apron rule

North Fort Myers is unincorporated, so driveway work in the road right-of-way is permitted by Lee County DOT. The county's driveway worksheet states plainly that it requires a poured concrete or asphalt apron from the edge of the road to the right-of-way line, and that no work may begin in the right-of-way until the permit is issued. Inspections run in sequence: stake-out and evaluation, culvert, form, finish lime rock and final. Sidewalk forms have to be in place at the form inspection if a walk crosses the drive. The county lists permit fees of $95 for a single driveway and $120 for a double. We set up the permit, call in each inspection at least 24 hours ahead as the worksheet requires, and grass or seed the disturbed right-of-way when we finish.

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Seasonal homes and timing

About 23.5 percent of the 28,395 housing units counted here in 2020 were vacant, a sign of how many homes are seasonal. The 2020 median age was 64, and nearly 48 percent of residents were 65 or older. Many of our customers in North Fort Myers want the work done while they are up north, or want an entry with fewer steps and a wider, flatter walk. We can schedule a pour while you are away and send photos of each stage, and we can design walks and landings with gentler transitions for easier access.

Along US 41 and the river

US 41, the North Tamiami Trail, runs through the middle of North Fort Myers and over the Caloosahatchee Bridge into Fort Myers, and it is the same road that takes us north to Port Charlotte. The community sits on the northwest side of the Caloosahatchee River and borders Cape Coral to the west and Charlotte County to the north. Lots near the river sit lower and drain more slowly, so we check grades carefully on those.

What we pour in North Fort Myers

• Driveways: replacements and new aprons built to the Lee County worksheet
• Carport and patio slabs: slabs for manufactured and site-built homes
• Walks and steps: entry walks, landings and steps
• Pads: shed, AC, generator and golf cart pads
• Pool decks: new decks and replacements on site-built homes
• Repairs: broken sections, settled slabs and trip edges

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