Tampa Daily Press

“On average, we’re booking approximately I’d guess 260 to 300 yards of concrete to pour a day,” stated Bill Yates, general manager at Carroll’s Building Materials, St. Petersburg.

He says that if a building or home is being built in Tampa Bay, there’s a good possibility that one of his crews laid the foundation. He has taken great pride in this job for 12 years, and the business is doing well, except for a problem that threatens to end the boom in building.

Concrete is in short supply across the country. Yates believes concrete is the most important thing in construction.

Concrete, the new Howard Frankland Bridge expansion. He stated that concrete is the most common material used for roadways and interstates. Your home foundations, blocks and pavers. Concrete is an important part of the building industry.

Concrete industry experts say there has been a slight shortage in construction supplies for many years. However, right now, they claim that developers are building faster then the suppliers can make the building material. Yates and others have been left scrambling for building supplies everywhere they can.

He explained that trucks are being sent to northern Florida and east to pick up the product. Your transportation costs will go up slightly because of that.

Concrete is only three ingredients. Concrete is made from sand, cement, and #89 Limerock (a porous gravel).

Yates stated, “That’s the key right here, limerock.” It’s been difficult to find it lately.

Yates claims that concrete is in short supply and high demand, which has caused the price to rise by 35% this year. He says that despite feeling stuck in supply chain problems, he has been able find enough materials to continue pouring concrete at the construction sites of his clients.

Yates stated that there is just too much work. Yates said that there’s plenty to do and that everyone should be done in a week. Only need concrete. That’s it.”