Pr3ciseConcrete and masonry estimating services in Miami
Foundations, slabs, CMU, formwork and reinforcing measured to the assembly — the structural backbone of almost every South Florida building, and the trade where HVHZ costs the most.
Concrete is measured by pour and by element — footings, slabs, columns, beams, shear walls — with formwork, reinforcement and finishing quantified separately, and masonry counted by unit type with grout and reinforcement broken out. Every project inside Miami-Dade sits in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which drives reinforcement density, tie-down and connection detailing, and the inspection holds that shape your pour schedule.
What we price on a Miami concrete package
- Foundations and footings: excavation, forming, reinforcing, concrete by mix design and placement method, with pile caps and grade beams where they apply.
- Slabs on grade and elevated, including vapor barrier, mesh or rebar, finishing, curing and joint treatment.
- CMU walls quantified by block size and type, with cells to be filled counted rather than averaged, plus mortar, grout and reinforcing.
- Tie beams and columns — the poured elements that tie a South Florida masonry building together and carry its wind resistance.
- Formwork priced by contact area and reuse cycles rather than as a percentage of concrete cost, which is how form-heavy jobs get underbid.
- Reinforcing steel quantified by bar size and weight, with laps, chairs, ties and accessories included instead of assumed.
What Miami-Dade changes about this trade
- HVHZ reinforcing density. Wind resistance in Miami-Dade means more filled cells, heavier tie beams and more reinforcing than the same building elsewhere in Florida. This is the single largest HVHZ cost driver on a masonry structure.
- Oolitic limestone excavation. South Florida rock is harder to dig than the soils most national cost databases assume, and it changes both productivity and equipment selection.
- High water table. Shallow groundwater across much of Miami-Dade frequently means dewatering for footings and any below-grade work.
- Concrete durability near the coast. Chloride exposure drives mix design, cover requirements and sometimes corrosion-inhibiting admixtures, none of which are free.
- Recertification repair work. Structural concrete restoration driven by Miami-Dade recertification and Florida milestone inspections is a large and distinct market, priced very differently from new construction.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Filled-cell counts come off the structural drawings rather than an assumed percentage. In the HVHZ that count is high and getting it wrong moves the number substantially.
By contact area with an assumed reuse cycle, both stated in the estimate. Pricing formwork as a percentage of concrete cost is the most common reason form-heavy jobs get underbid.
Yes, and it is a significant part of our Miami work. We price directly from the engineer inspection report, itemized by repair type and quantity so an association or owner can see what each line costs.
Yes. Bar size, weight, laps, chairs, ties and accessories are all included. Accessories are small individually and add up to real money on a large pour.