Concrete driveways
Extensions on new lots; long drives and turnarounds on ranchettes.
Driveways in Harmony →Concrete and pavers in Harmony, Narcoossee and Sunbridge, FL
Harmony & Narcoossee
New lots on old water in Harmony, Narcoossee and Sunbridge
Harmony (2003–, a conservation-minded community on US-192 east of St. Cloud with its own CDD), the Narcoossee Road corridor (Nova Grove, Bridgewalk, Del Webb Sunbridge, Weslyn Park and the rest of Tavistock's Sunbridge, 2015–2026) and the older Narcoossee ranchettes share unincorporated Osceola County permits and some of the wettest ground in our area: EauGallie and Smyrna fine sands cut by Basinger lows where the water table is at the surface in summer. New-construction patios, driveway extensions, RV and boat pads and first sealing of builder pavers are the work.
Communities and typical work
| Community | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony (Harmony CDD, HOA) | 2003–2020 | Front-loaded and alley lots; ARC review through the HOA; paver driveway repairs and sealing on 2005-era drives; patios and lanai extensions |
| Weslyn Park, Del Webb Sunbridge, Nova Grove, Bridgewalk | 2019–2026 | New builder paver driveways and concrete drives; patios, pads, first sealing; confirm city vs. county by address |
| Narcoossee ranchettes (Jones Rd, Absher Rd, Bass Rd) | 1970s–2010s | Long driveways, RV and boat pads, workshop slabs, septic drainfields to avoid, well irrigation rust |
| Lake Nona south edge (Orange County) | 2010– | Outside our county coverage for permits; text mention only |
Permits
Unincorporated Osceola County for Harmony and the Narcoossee corridor: county driveway permit for new or widened drives with the 24-foot limit (§22-50.6), Building Office at 1 Courthouse Square (407-742-0200), 3- to 5-day residential plan review, Notice of Commencement at $5,000 or more. Some Sunbridge phases carry St. Cloud addresses and utilities; the permit finder and a call to the Building Department settle which office applies.
Unincorporated Osceola County; City of St. Cloud; Permit & Jurisdiction Finder. Harmony's HOA and the Sunbridge associations review visible changes; the HOA / ARC Packet Checklist lists the attachments.
Ground and water
This is the low, flat east side of the county: EauGallie fine sand (42,853 acres in Osceola), Smyrna, and Basinger fine sand in the sloughs, with a wet-season water table from the surface to about 12 inches (USDA Soil Data Access). Slabs are built on compacted fill above the seasonal high water with positive drainage to a swale; a pad set flush with the lawn sits in water every June. Ranchettes on wells and septic have two extra rules: no concrete over the drainfield (Septic Drainfields and Driveways on Rural St. Cloud and Harmony Lots) and expect iron staining from irrigation (Rust Stains From Well-Water Irrigation: Identify, Remove, Prevent). Long rural driveways need truck access checked before the pour; a mixer will not cross a wet pasture.
Costs in Harmony and Narcoossee (Q3 2026)
| Item | Unit | Low | High | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete driveway, broom finish, 4 in, 3,000 psi, fiber + rebar at edges | sq ft | $8.50 | $13.50 | New pour on prepared base; demolition of an old slab adds $2.00–$4.00 |
| Concrete driveway, 6 in, 4,000 psi with #4 rebar grid (RV/boat loads) | sq ft | $11.50 | $17.00 | Thicker slab, more steel, same forming and finishing labor |
| Concrete pad (shed, AC, generator, hot tub), 4 in | sq ft | $9.00 | $15.00 | Minimum-charge jobs; a 10x12 pad typically lands at $1,200–$1,900 |
| Paver driveway, concrete pavers (60–80 mm), 6 in limerock base | sq ft | $14.00 | $22.00 | Borders, bands and cuts add; removal of old concrete adds $2.00–$4.00 |
| Paver pool deck over existing deck (thin pavers, coping) | sq ft | $15.00 | $24.00 | Coping and drain work priced separately |
| Paver clean, re-sand (polymeric) and seal | sq ft | $1.75 | $3.25 | Stripping an old failed sealer adds $0.75–$1.50 |
Long driveways are quoted by the foot; fill to raise a slab above the water table is priced separately and is common here.
Services in Harmony and Narcoossee
Slabs and pads
RV, boat and workshop slabs raised above the seasonal water.
Slabs in Harmony →Paver driveways
Rebuilds and widening of 2005-era Harmony pavers; new drives in Sunbridge.
Paver driveways in Harmony →Paver pool decks
New decks and overlays in the new communities.
Pool decks in Harmony →Straight-line distance from downtown Kissimmee: 14 miles (Census 2024 Gazetteer internal point). Drive time estimate: about 35 minutes on a weekday morning. County: Osceola.
Local service pages
Service pages written for Harmony & Narcoossee
Each of these covers the soil, permit office, HOA and housing stock of this place for one service, and links back to the master service page.
Three areas
Harmony, Narcoossee and the new communities on the corridor
This part of eastern Osceola County covers three quite different things. Harmony, planned from 2003 with a conservation ethos, generous lots and a dark-sky lighting standard. The Narcoossee corridor along Narcoossee Road, where Sunbridge and Weslyn Park have been building since around 2021. And the working rural parcels around and beyond them, on Nova Road, Jones Road and out toward Holopaw, where driveways are measured in hundreds of feet and septic systems and wells are the norm.
All three are unincorporated Osceola County for permitting, which means the county driveway permit and the twenty-four foot width cap apply to driveway work, and the Building Office at 1 Courthouse Square reviews residential applications in about three to five days.
Wetter than it looks
It is natural to assume that large rural lots drain better than suburban ones. East of St. Cloud the opposite is often true. The soil map units out this way include EauGallie and Basinger fine sands and, in the low areas, depressional phases that sit at or near the surface through the wet season. A long driveway will frequently cross more than one of them, which is why a single rate per square foot across a rural run produces a slab that dips where the ground is worst.
Access is the other rural constraint that gets underestimated. A loaded mixer weighs over thirty tons and needs a firm route, working clearance and somewhere to turn, and the culvert at the county road has to carry it. We walk the whole route at the site visit and price a pump truck or buggies where it will not work, rather than discovering it with a truck idling at the gate.
Questions we get about this
Is Sunbridge in St. Cloud or the county?
Parts carry St. Cloud addresses and utilities while sitting in unincorporated Osceola; the permit finder and a call to the Building Department settle it before we file.
Can a mixer truck reach my ranchette?
We check access, turnaround and ground on the site visit; if a truck cannot reach the pour we price a pump or a buggy.
Why does my new driveway sit in water?
Slabs poured flush with grade on EauGallie or Basinger sand sit in the wet-season water table. Raising the slab on compacted fill with a swale fixes it.
Do you build over septic drainfields?
No. We locate the system from the county record and stay clear.
Does Harmony's HOA review pavers?
Yes for visible changes; submit through the association's ARC form with a sample and site plan.
Get a written estimate for your project in Harmony & Narcoossee
Tell us the size, the surface you have now and where the lot is. We visit, measure, check access and drainage, and send a written proposal. No pressure calls.
What changed in this update: 2026-09-11 — first published