Concrete Contractor for Metal Building Companies and Pole Barn Builders

A metal building concrete subcontractor you can hand the slab to

Search for a steel building in Polk County and you get page after page of building sellers. Who pours the slab is a question that lands on you.

That's the job we want. Concrete Barn Slabs Polk County works as the concrete contractor for metal building companies, erectors and post-frame builders across Polk County. We also handle concrete for metal building dealers and kit sellers who need one name to give their buyers. Slabs and foundations for buildings are our focus.

What we pour for building companies: metal and steel building foundations, pole barn slabs, barndominium foundations, detached garage and workshop slabs, aircraft hangar slabs, warehouse and commercial slabs, storage building slabs and RV, boat and carport pads.

Scheduling so your erection crew isn't waiting on concrete

A slab that slips a week throws off your whole board. Here's how we keep you in the loop.

• Free on-site estimate, then a written quote within 48 hours.
• A target pour date once the permit and site are ready, and a pour-day confirmation the day before.
• A date for when your crew can start, based on the mix and the engineer's notes.
• Photos at each stage: forms and grade, steel and bolts, pour day, finished slab.

Weather is the wild card. The National Weather Service puts West Central Florida's rainy season at May 25 to October 10, peaking July through early September. In summer we pour early, since ACI caps concrete temperature at discharge at 95F for general building work. If a storm pushes a pour, you hear it from us as soon as we know.

Permits, inspections and who pulls what

Every permit office handles this differently, so we settle the permit question with you in writing before anything gets scheduled. Some builders pull it for the whole building. Some customers go owner-builder. Here's what local offices ask for.

• Polk County: any building regardless of size needs a permit, and so do concrete slabs meant to support a structure. All slabs must meet setbacks from property lines and easements. The permit package includes a site plan and a foundation plan. Polk County permitting.
• City of Lakeland: all accessory buildings need a permit, and a Notice of Commencement is needed when the job is over $5,000.
• City of Auburndale: slabs on grade over 100 sq ft within 10 feet of the principal structure, or meant to carry a building, need a permit.
• City of Lake Wales: new buildings, storage buildings included, need a permit from the Building Division.

We don't pour until the inspection the permit calls for has passed, and you get the photos.

Customer handoff, billing and referrals

There's more than one way to set this up. Let's talk through what fits your business.

• Customer pays us directly. You send the customer our way, we quote them, and they contract and pay us for the concrete.
• We bill through you. You roll the slab into your package and we work as your sub on that job.
• Referral setup. If you'd rather just pass leads along, tell us how you want those tracked and we'll talk terms.

We don't sell buildings, so there's nothing for us to pitch your customer.

Where we pour: our Polk County service area

We work across Polk County, all within about an hour of Wahneta. That takes in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Auburndale, Haines City, Lake Wales and Davenport. See the full service area.

The ground changes inside the county. On flatwoods soils like Myakka and Immokalee, the seasonal high water table can sit half a foot to a foot and a half down for about four months a year. Up on the ridge sands like Candler and Astatula, it's more than six feet down. The region also sits on sinkhole-prone limestone. That's why we see every site before we price it.