Walkway construction in Palm Bay FL - a firm, even path from the driveway to your door
Stepping through wet grass or over a cracked, sinking path to your door? We'll build a new walk of pavers or poured concrete.
What's involved in building a new walkway?
Walkway construction in Palm Bay means our crew digs out the path, packs a firm base and lays a new surface of pavers or poured concrete, so you end up with a walk that's even underfoot and sheds rain instead of holding it.
Most people call us because the old path has cracked, heaved or settled into a trip hazard, or because there never was a path and the lawn has a worn track to the front door. The price moves with the walk's length and width, whether you choose pavers or poured concrete, and whether the concrete is plain or has color or texture worked in. The schedule turns on getting the underground lines marked before we dig, whether your walk needs a permit, and how long new concrete has to cure before you use it. Your estimate gives you the figure for your own walk.
How we handle walkway construction
I start by helping you weigh pavers against poured concrete for your path, because that choice sets the look, the price and how you'll care for the walk later. Once the underground lines are marked, our crew digs out the path, clears out roots and debris, and packs a firm base, since a walk is only as level as what's under it. From there we either set the pavers in your pattern and lock them in with edging and joint sand, or build forms, pour and finish the concrete with a slight slope so rainwater runs off the walk and away from the house. We clean up the site before we call the job done.
A new walk often has other masonry along it. If you'd like a low garden wall or a raised planter beside the path, we can build it as brick wall installation on the same job, and natural stone steps, borders or edging come under our stone masonry work.
Concrete pavers
Pavers suit a front walk where you want a pattern or a color that ties in with the driveway or the house. Each piece sits on a packed base, so the walk can move a little with the ground instead of cracking straight across.
Plain poured concrete
A broom-finished slab suits a side path or a long walk to the back gate where you want a clean, simple surface. It's usually the plainer and lower-cost way to pour a walk.
Decorative concrete
Color mixed into the concrete or a stamped or textured finish suits people who want one poured surface with more to it than plain gray. It costs more than a plain slab, because the color and texture add work and material.
Walkway construction rules in Palm Bay
For a poured concrete walk, the City of Palm Bay's Land Development office issues permits for concrete flatwork, which is flat concrete that isn't part of a future structure. If your walk ties into a city sidewalk or runs into the strip by the street, Public Works requires what it calls a driveway permit for building or repairing any sidewalk, curb or pavement in a city road or easement, and that city land usually covers the roadway plus 10 to 15 feet behind the curb or pavement edge, though it varies by location. On a lot next to a Melbourne-Tillman canal, the city issues permits involving temporary access along the canal only after the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District has issued its own. For a paver walk, I check rather than assume. Before work starts we check with the office that covers your address and handle the permit when your job needs one.
Many of the walks we build here run from the driveway to the front door and end at a city sidewalk, so we look at where the city's land likely starts before we plan the layout. We're based in Palm Bay and work in many of the cities around it, and we see the same front walks and summer downpours on jobs in Rockledge to the north and the West Vero Corridor to the south.
Walkways in pavers and concrete
Why call us for walkway construction
The owner writes every estimate
I come out to look at every job and write the estimate myself, and a crew led by our lead mason does the work. That way the person who planned your walk with you is the one who set the price.
Fully licensed and insured, easy to check
We're fully licensed and insured, and the city says anyone you hire under contract for construction work on your property must be a state certified or registered contractor. You can check any contractor's license, ours included, with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation at (850) 487-1395.
In business on our own since 2013
I learned the trade running jobs and a crew for another mason here in Palm Bay, then opened our doors in 2013. You get someone who's spent years seeing how walks hold up and why they fail.
Straight answers before you spend
Most of our calls come from homeowners who want a plain answer before they spend money, so I'll explain why an old path cracked or sank and why I'd build yours the way I suggest. No question is too small, because you should understand your own house when we leave.
On a walkway, the part that decides how it holds up is the base you'll never see, so that's where we spend the time. Satisfaction guaranteed, and when you're ready, request your walkway estimate.
(321) 326-1779Get a free on-site estimate for your new walkway
We reply to every call and message within one business day to set a time to look at your path, and the estimate comes with no obligation. It helps to note the walk's rough length and width, the material you lean toward, and whether it meets a city sidewalk or runs beside a canal.
Palm Bay walkway questions
How much does a paver or concrete walkway cost in Palm Bay?
Installed pavers or poured concrete usually cost about $6 to $30 per square foot across the US, which is a national market figure and not our price. Where your walk lands in that range depends mostly on its size and, for concrete, on whether it's plain or has decorative color or texture. Your free estimate gives you the figure for your own path.
Which needs less upkeep, a paver walkway or a concrete walkway?
Both are low maintenance, but they ask for different things. Pavers may need weeds or moss pulled from the joints, and a single cracked paver can be lifted out and replaced, so repairs tend to cost less and go easier. With concrete, owners plan to patch a crack as soon as it shows, which heads off a costlier repair later.
Which Palm Bay office issues permits for a new walkway?
The city's Land Development office issues permits for concrete flatwork, which covers a poured concrete walk. Work on a sidewalk or curb in a city road or easement goes through Public Works, as covered above. We sort out which applies to your address before work starts.
How long does a new concrete walkway need to cure before you walk on it?
Michigan concrete industry guidance says a new sidewalk may open to traffic after 7 days of curing, or sooner when testing confirms its strength. So plan on about a week before the walk goes into regular use. The same guidance favors pouring when temperatures are best, such as early morning, so a pour day may start early.
How do I keep a walkway dig from hitting underground lines?
Have the underground lines marked before anyone digs, so pipes and wires stay undamaged. Many places have one number to call at least two days before digging, which is why that call goes first on the schedule. On our jobs, the lines are marked before our crew breaks ground.
What's the difference between a certified and a registered contractor in Florida?
A certified license lets a contractor work anywhere in Florida, while a registered license covers only the cities or counties where the contractor holds a certificate of competency. If the contractor you're considering is registered, make sure the license covers Palm Bay. You can check that with the same state board named above.
Plan your new walkway and the wall beside it
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