Concrete for the oceanfront, downtown and Pine Lakes
The oldest neighborhoods in the city have the oldest concrete: 1950s–80s driveways settled over the utility trenches, aprons below today's spec, and rental houses that need parking fully on the lot.
Central Myrtle Beach is the original city: the oceanfront hotel and condo strip along Ocean Boulevard, the downtown grid between Kings Highway and the ocean, Pine Lakes — the 1920s golf neighborhood with the city's first course — and the residential streets around the Withers, Cane Patch and Midway swashes that carry the city's stormwater to the beach. The housing is the oldest on the Strand: 42 percent of the city's homes date from 1970–1999 and the Pine Lakes and Oak Street blocks go back further. The concrete is the same age. Driveways poured on uncompacted sand over the original utility trenches have dropped at the apron, walk panels have lipped, and many aprons are four-inch slabs below the city's current six-inch, 3,000-psi, fiber-mesh standard — which any replacement has to meet, with a form inspection before the pour.
Two other things define concrete work here. The swashes and the city's stormwater system mean nearly every street drains somewhere specific, and the city's apron rule that the tie-in "shall not alter storm water flow" is enforced. And the short-term rental economy — twenty thousand active listings in the city — means parking: rental owners need pads that put every car fully on the lot, widened drives that stay under the city's twenty-foot apron limit by flaring behind the sidewalk, and golf cart pads for the guests. Foam lifting of sunken aprons and walks is the most common call we get downtown; six-inch apron replacements and rental parking pads are the next two.
What we do in Oceanfront & Pine Lakes
Sunken-apron leveling
Foam lifting for the 1970s–90s driveways that dropped over the utility trenches; replacement to the six-inch spec when the slab is done.
City-spec aprons
Six inches, 3,000 psi, fiber mesh, five-foot radii, permit and inspections through Construction Services.
Rental parking pads
Pads and widened drives that put every guest car on the lot, flared behind the sidewalk to stay under the 20-ft apron limit.
Swash-aware drainage
Tie-ins and grading that don't change where the street's stormwater goes.
Public sidewalk panels
Replaced to the city standard with the apron work.
Marine-exposure mix
Everything east of Kings Highway is within salt reach; fiber or coated steel, sealed finishes.
Neighborhoods and areas we cover
- Ocean Boulevard & the oceanfront
- Downtown / the Arts & Innovation District
- Pine Lakes
- Withers Swash neighborhood
- Cane Patch area
- Oak Street grid
- Kings Highway central
- Seaboard Street
- Myrtle Beach Convention Center area
- The Market Common north edge
- Broadway at the Beach area
- Chapin Park neighborhood
Concrete services available in Oceanfront & Pine Lakes
- Driveways, aprons, culverts & encroachment permits, walkways
- Patios, pool decks, resurfacing, stamped concrete
- Golf cart pads, shed, boat, RV & generator pads, foundations & additions
- Repair & leveling, removal
Questions from Oceanfront & Pine Lakes homeowners
My driveway dropped three inches at the street. Lift or replace?
If the slab is in one piece and the concrete is sound, foam lifting restores the grade in a morning for $600–$1,800. If it's cracked into panels or the apron is below the city's six-inch spec and you want it right, it's a replacement — $1,200–$2,800 for the apron, more with the drive.
How many parking spaces does my rental need?
The city's rental rules set it by bedrooms and the spaces have to be on the lot, not the right-of-way or the sidewalk. We size a pad to the count and keep the apron inside the twenty-foot limit; check the current ordinance for the exact number for your license.
Can I widen my driveway in Pine Lakes?
On the lot, yes; at the property line the apron can't exceed twenty feet wide or come within twenty feet of a corner, so a wide drive narrows to the apron and flares behind the sidewalk. Pine Lakes' historic character doesn't restrict concrete, but a few streets have HOA covenants.
Who fixes the sidewalk in front of my house?
Inside the city it's the city's sidewalk and spec, and when a panel is damaged by a driveway job or a tree root the owner is often asked to replace it. We do those panels to the city standard with the apron permit.
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