Concrete Contractors in Starke, FL

Starke is the seat of Bradford County, and concrete contractors in Starke work on a housing stock shaped by one big jump in growth. The town had 1,480 residents in 1940. Camp Blanding, built about 8 miles east during World War II, set off a building boom, and by 1950 the population had doubled to 2,944, reaching 4,806 in 1960. The 2020 census counted 5,796 residents and 2,462 housing units. Many homes from those boom decades still have their original drives, steps and walks. We replace and repair that concrete, and we pour new driveways, patios and slabs across town.

Postwar houses, postwar concrete

Concrete poured in the 1940s and 1950s has been through 70 or more years of Florida heat and rain. On those homes we commonly find narrow driveways with broken edges, front steps that have dropped away from the house, and walks that have heaved and cracked. Many owners want a wider drive, a carport slab or a back patio that the original builder never included. We look at which pieces are worth keeping and which should go, then lay out the new work so it drains and fits the lot.

Downtown and Call Street

Starke was incorporated on April 4, 1870, after the railroad reached it in 1858, and became the county seat after a narrow vote in 1875. The 1902 Romanesque courthouse, now the Andrews Center, is on the National Register. The Call Street Historic District downtown has restaurants, antique shops and the Florida Twin Theatre, which opened in 1941. Homes on the streets around downtown are some of the oldest in town, and their concrete gets the same careful, in-scale approach we bring to any historic block.

More rain than most places nearby

Starke averages 53.35 inches of precipitation a year, and June is the wettest month at about 8.17 inches. That is a lot of water to move off a driveway or patio. We set pitch on every slab so rain runs to the yard or street, keep downspouts away from slab edges and use control joints spaced for the slab size. Summer storms also affect scheduling, so we plan pours early in the day and protect fresh concrete from heavy rain.

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Permits in Starke and Bradford County

The City of Starke handles permits inside city limits, and Bradford County covers unincorporated parcels. U.S. 301 and State Road 100 are state highways, so a driveway connecting to one of them may also need a state access review. We confirm which offices your project involves before we schedule and request Sunshine 811 locates at least two full business days before digging.

What we pour in Starke

• Driveway replacement and widening
• Carport and parking slabs
• Patios and back porch floors
• Front walks, steps and landings
• Shed and workshop slabs
• Repair of cracked, heaved and sunken sections

We also travel to the farms and homes around Starke, including Hampton, Brooker and the Lake Butler road. Call (352) 558-2464 to set up a visit.