Concrete Contractors in Argusville, ND

Argusville is a small city about 16 miles north of Fargo, founded in 1881 when the railroad arrived. Its population went from 147 in 2000 to 475 in 2010, an increase of 223 percent, and has held near that level since, at 480 in 2020. Much of the town was built in a housing boom in the mid-2000s, so the concrete contractors Argusville homeowners call today are usually looking at slabs that are now about twenty years old.

Twenty-year-old concrete

Housing units in Argusville rose from 65 in 2000 to 152 in 2010. Concrete poured during that boom is now old enough to show what was under it. Common problems on slabs of that age:

• Garage aprons that have dropped below the garage floor
• Driveway panels that have tipped toward the house
• Patios that have settled away from the back door
• Surface scaling where deicer was used on unsealed concrete

Some of these can be fixed panel by panel. Others point to a base problem that runs under the whole slab.

Replacement done the right way

When we replace a driveway or patio in Argusville, we do not just pour new concrete in the old footprint. We dig out the old base, check the soil, compact new granular base and reset the slope so water leaves the slab. New concrete is air-entrained for freeze-thaw, and we cut the joints at spacing suited to the slab thickness.

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Water at the north end of the diversion

The Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion's 30-mile channel runs from just south of Horace to north of Argusville. Argusville sits at 890 feet, 16 feet below Fargo, and during one spring flood fight Cass County engineers were watching the stretch between Harwood and Argusville closely. On a lot like that, grading is as important as the concrete. We set slabs to drain clearly and keep the base from trapping water.

Upgrades on established lots

Now that yards in Argusville are mature, many owners are adding the pieces they skipped at build time: 1. A larger backyard patio, broom-finished or stamped 2. A pad beside the driveway for a trailer or camper 3. A shed slab 4. A walk along the side of the house

A small town, a long drive in winter

Most trips from Argusville into the metro are about 16 miles each way, and in winter that means a lot of road salt carried home on vehicles. Salty slush that drips onto a garage floor or driveway apron soaks into unsealed concrete and speeds up scaling. Sealing the garage floor and apron and rinsing off slush during long cold spells are simple habits that add years to a slab. If a garage floor is already badly scaled, we can talk through replacing it or the apron alone, depending on how deep the damage goes.

Small jobs count too

Not every project in Argusville is a full driveway. A single cracked stoop, a sunken step or a short walk to the back gate is worth fixing before it becomes a bigger problem, and we price small jobs with the same care as large ones. If you have several small repairs, doing them together in one visit usually saves time and keeps the finishes consistent.

Permits

Argusville is its own city in Cass County. We confirm whether your project needs a permit before we schedule.