Worn, stained or faded driveway or patio? If the slab is solid, we lay a new surface over it instead of tearing it out.
Concrete resurfacing in Country Walk, FL puts a thin new overlay over a worn, stained or faded slab. Your driveway, patio or garage floor gets a fresh surface for a fraction of what tearing it out would cost, as long as the slab underneath is solid.
What moves the price is mostly the slab itself. Size matters, and so does how much crack repair and prep it needs first. A slab with moderate cracking or a little unevenness can usually still be resurfaced once those are fixed, and that work adds to the cost. The finish you pick and how much old coating has to come off move it too.
The schedule turns on the product and the weather. Some overlays are ready for your car within hours and others need days, so we choose the product with you around how long you can go without the space. Your written estimate gives your figure and names the product we'd use.
I've run this business since 2017, and before that I learned the trade as a helper on a coatings crew, so I come out to look at every slab myself. Here's how it goes once you call (786) 733-0104 or send our estimate form.
When you call, I set up a time to come out, look over the concrete and test the slab, because the cracks and the base tell me more than the stains do. You get a written estimate that spells out the prep your slab needs and the overlay we'd put down.
Before we schedule, we check which office covers your address, since the rules can change depending on where you are in the county. If your job needs a permit or other approval, we handle the application and tell you what you need to sign.
We prep the slab, put down the overlay we agreed on and walk the finished surface with you before we call it done. We're fully licensed and insured. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
An overlay only holds on a solid slab, so I start by looking hard at the cracks and telling you straight if replacing the concrete is the better call. If the slab is a good candidate, we repair the cracks and clean and grind the surface so the new material has something to grip. Then we put down the overlay and finish it to the texture you picked. Before you decide, I'll tell you that old cracks can show through a new surface, especially if the slab settles, and the maker of one common resurfacer says that can't be completely prevented.
Not every tired slab needs the same fix. If a garage or indoor floor is uneven and has to come up flat before anything else goes on, self-leveling concrete and overlays are usually the better fit. If the worn concrete is around your pool, our pool deck coatings and resurfacing work is meant for a deck that stays wet and gets walked on barefoot.
Every resurfacing job goes in the same order, because skipping the early steps is how overlays come loose.
We go over the slab crack by crack and test it before anything gets mixed. That's what decides whether an overlay will hold at all.
We fill and repair the cracks, then clean and grind the surface down to sound concrete. A dirty or slick slab won't let the overlay bond, so this is where most of our time goes.
One resurfacer maker says to apply out of direct sunlight, not on hot, windy days, and to keep rain off the new surface for at least 4 hours. In South Florida that means we watch the forecast closely before we spread and finish the overlay.
We keep the area blocked off for as long as the product needs and clean up the work site. Then we tell you when you can walk on it and when the car can come back.
Send us a few photos of the slab and its cracks, and tell us if your HOA has to approve a new driveway finish, so I know what I'm walking into. We reply within one business day to set up a visit, and the on-site estimate is free with no obligation. After that, I come out, test the slab and give you a written estimate.
(786) 733-0104A solid slab with only fine hairline cracks is usually a good candidate for resurfacing. Deep cracks that are still moving, or concrete that's sinking, heaving or crumbling, should be replaced instead, because an overlay over a failing slab fails fast. I'll test yours and tell you which side it falls on.
You can drive on it anywhere from 4 hours to 7 days later, depending on which product goes down. One resurfacer takes foot traffic in as little as 2 to 3 hours and cars in 4 to 8 hours, while another overlay needs at least 24 hours before you walk on it and 7 days before you park on it. We pick the product with you around how long your driveway can stay closed.
Miami-Dade County's Contractor Licensing Section licenses contractors and tradesmen who work in the county. In Florida, a certified license is good statewide, while a registered license covers only the cities or counties where the holder has a certificate of competency. You can ask any contractor which kind they hold.
Yes, Miami-Dade lists a construction covenant as required for any driveway other than asphalt or plain concrete, such as stamped concrete, and it's recorded by the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller. If an HOA controls your area, you also need an approval document from the HOA. The county's permits page lists what it requires.
In unincorporated parts of Miami-Dade, the county requires a permit for stand-alone hard surface work. Its list names concrete slabs and driveway replacement but not overlays, so that list alone doesn't settle whether a resurfacing job needs one, and the county is the place to ask about your address. When a single-family or duplex owner applies for that permit, the county reviews the whole property against current code, which can pull other parts of your lot into the review.
Water is the other thing I plan around here. Miami-Dade sits close to sea level with its underground water supply just below the ground, so after a major rain the water sometimes has nowhere to drain and some areas flood now and then. We're based in Country Walk and do the same work across the cities around it, including The Hammocks, Kendall and Richmond West, and most of what we see is tired driveways, patios and garage slabs on family homes.
We answer until 9 PM every day and from 6 AM on weekends, so call (786) 733-0104 or use the form while you're standing over the slab.
If you're not sure your slab can take an overlay, call (786) 733-0104 and I'll talk it through with you.
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