Concrete Contractors in Osgood, ND

Osgood is a south Fargo neighborhood named for a small town that once stood on the east side of the Sheyenne River, three miles south of West Fargo. The old town's store and post office closed in 1953. The City of Fargo describes today's Osgood as one of its newest neighborhoods, developed from vacant land starting in 2004 and annexed between 2001 and 2004. Homeowners who call concrete contractors in Osgood are usually improving houses that are still fairly new.

A mix of owners and renters

Fargo's neighborhood profile lists 1,935 housing units in Osgood at the 2010 census, with 905 owner-occupied and 836 renter-occupied, and a population of 4,295. The neighborhood was planned with varied housing, commercial areas and open space around the Osgood Golf Course. That mix means our work ranges from single-family patios to walks and repairs at rental and townhome properties.

What newer homes usually need

Patios. Builder patios tend to be small. We expand them or pour new ones sized for real furniture.

Stamped concrete. Stamped patios and front walks are a popular way to dress up a newer home. They need sealing to hold up through Fargo winters.

Driveway extensions. A side pad for a trailer or extra car.

Walks and steps. A side path to the backyard and steps from a deck or patio door.

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Young slabs, early cracks

It surprises many owners when concrete only a few years old cracks. In Osgood, the soil is part of the reason. The North Dakota Geological Survey describes the Lake Agassiz clay under Fargo and West Fargo as soft and expansive, and it notes problems near the Sheyenne River, where the water table can sit just a few feet down when the river is high. A shallow base or water running under a slab can let it shift. When we add to or replace a slab in Osgood, we:

• Dig out to firm soil and compact a granular base
• Slope the slab away from the house
• Tie new concrete to old where it makes sense
• Cut joints so cracks stay in straight lines

Sidewalks along the street

The City of Fargo's sidewalk FAQ says property owners are responsible for sidewalks next to their property in the right-of-way, and that anyone installing or repairing them must be licensed with the city as a Sidewalk Contractor and hold a North Dakota general contractor's license. Only a contractor holding both may work on the public walk in front of your Osgood home; concrete on your own lot behind it is a separate matter.

Townhomes and shared concrete

With hundreds of renter-occupied units and many townhome-style buildings in Osgood, some concrete is shared: a common walk, a shared driveway, or a row of stoops along one building. For those jobs, we work with the owner, the association or the property manager to agree on scope before we start. We can replace a single stoop or walk section to match the rest, or price a full row so every unit's entry ages the same way. Clear access plans keep residents able to come and go while the concrete cures.

City address, West Fargo schools

Osgood sits inside Fargo's city limits, so Fargo's sidewalk and approach rules apply here, but the City's neighborhood profile lists the West Fargo Public School District for the area. That mix confuses some owners when they look up rules. For concrete, the city is what counts: driveway widths at the sidewalk line follow Fargo's approach requirements.

Around the golf course

The neighborhood takes its name from the Osgood Golf Course, Fargo's newest course, which sits inside it. Homes that back onto open space often want a patio that looks out over it, with a walk down to the yard. We set those patios to drain toward the open ground rather than toward the house, and keep them low enough to meet the back door without a tall step.