Concrete in Melbourne — from the 1920s bungalows downtown to the 1990s cages off Wickham
Melbourne is Brevard's second city — about 88,000 people — and its oldest: the downtown and Eau Gallie neighborhoods have concrete from the 1920s, the mid-century subdivisions off US-1 and Babcock have the county's most root-heaved sidewalks, and the 1980s–'90s streets off Wickham and Lake Washington have pool cages in every yard.
Melbourne has every era of Florida concrete in one city. Downtown and Eau Gallie, the historic districts along Crane Creek and the Eau Gallie River, have front walks and driveways poured before the Depression, oak canopies over every street and design-review rules in the historic overlays. The 1950s and '60s neighborhoods between US-1, Babcock and Sarno have the county's worst root-heaved sidewalks and the original narrow driveways. The Lake Washington and Wickham corridors, Suntree's southern edge and the streets around the airport are 1980s–'90s: pool decks, lanais, and driveways settling at the swale on the streets that still have one. And the commercial strips — New Haven Avenue, Wickham, Babcock, the Melbourne Square area — run on the dumpster pads, ADA ramps and curb work we do for property managers.
Melbourne is its own city with its own rules: driveway and sidewalk work in the right-of-way goes through the City of Melbourne's Engineering Department rather than Palm Bay Public Works, and the historic districts have their own review. We pull the Melbourne permit, match the city's sidewalk section, and keep the crew small enough for the tight downtown lots. Twenty minutes from our base, and it's "concrete contractors melbourne fl" that half our Melbourne customers typed to find us — so here's the page.
What we do in Melbourne
Melbourne right-of-way permits
Driveway aprons, culverts where the street still has a swale, and public sidewalk panels permitted through the City of Melbourne's Engineering Department and poured to the city's section.
Historic-district work
Front walks, steps and driveways in the downtown and Eau Gallie overlays done to the review's expectations — broom finish, tooled joints, no stamped surprises.
Pool decks and lanais
Resurfacing, replacement and extensions in the '80s–'90s cages along Lake Washington, Wickham and Croton.
Streets, units and communities we cover
- Downtown Melbourne
- Eau Gallie Arts District
- Historic Eau Gallie
- Crane Creek
- Lake Washington
- Wickham Road corridor
- Sarno Road area
- Croton Road
- Babcock Street north
- Melbourne Village edge
- Melbourne Orlando International Airport area
- Harbor City
- Post Road
- Aurora Road
- Apollo Boulevard
- Melbourne Square area
- Riverview Drive / US-1
- Suntree south edge
- Front Street & the Causeway
- 32901 · 32904 · 32934 · 32935 · 32940
Concrete services available in Melbourne
- Concrete driveways, culverts & swale aprons, walkways & sidewalks
- Patios & lanai slabs, pool decks, pool deck resurfacing, stamped & decorative
- Shed, boat & RV pads, foundations & additions
- Repair & leveling, removal & demolition
- Commercial & HOA concrete
Questions from Melbourne homeowners
Who permits a driveway apron in Melbourne?
The City of Melbourne's Engineering Department, not Palm Bay. Anything in the right-of-way — the apron, a culvert, a public sidewalk panel — needs the city's permit and inspection, and the sidewalk has to match the city section. We handle it; we're in Melbourne every week.
The city sidewalk in front of my Eau Gallie house is heaved by an oak. Whose repair is it?
Ask the City of Melbourne first — on many streets the public sidewalk and the tree in the strip are the city's, and they'll repair or schedule it. If it's on you, we replace the panels to the city section under a permit, and we bridge or cut the root so it doesn't come right back.
Do you do commercial work in Melbourne?
Yes — dumpster pads, ADA sidewalks and ramps, curb and gutter, drive-through and loading panels for property managers and general contractors along New Haven, Wickham, Babcock and Sarno. Certificates of insurance and lien releases with every draw.
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