Concrete Contractors in Reile's Acres, ND

Reile's Acres is a small city just north of Fargo, named for Reinhold Reile, who farmed the land. It incorporated on February 22, 1977, largely because the township could not keep up with road maintenance. When owners call concrete contractors in Reile's Acres, the projects often include long driveways, wide patios and detached shop slabs.

From 31 homes to a growing suburb

Before incorporation, in 1976, the area had 31 homes. By 2020 it had 225 housing units and 703 residents, and the 2024 estimate is 866. Households are large, at about 3.47 people each in the 2023 American Community Survey. That usually means multiple vehicles, trailers and a lot of outdoor living.

Long driveways need a plan

A long rural-style driveway is a big slab, and big slabs move. Here is how we approach one:

• Base: strip topsoil and soft clay, then compact granular base in lifts
• Thickness: heavier where trucks, trailers or delivery vehicles turn
• Joints: spaced so panels stay roughly square, saw-cut early
• Slope: a crown or cross-slope so water runs off the edges, not down the middle
• Edges: backfilled and graded so the slab is not left hanging

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Outdoor living

Outdoor projects we price here include: 1. Stamped concrete patios with a decorative border 2. Walkways connecting the patio, driveway and garden 3. A pad for a hot tub, which needs to be level and thick enough for the weight 4. Steps leading from a deck or walk-out down to the patio

Shop and garage slabs

For a detached shop, we pour shop slabs with thickened edges for walls, steel where loads call for it, and a slight slope toward the overhead door. Talk to us about where you want floor drains or anchor bolts before the pour, because they are much easier to set in fresh concrete than to add later.

Valley soil and winter

Reile's Acres sits on the same Red River Valley lakebed clay as Fargo, which swells and shrinks with moisture. Air-entrained concrete, a good base, proper curing and a sealer once the slab dries out are standard on every job we do here.

Approaches and road edges

Reile's Acres incorporated in part because the township could not keep up with road costs, so the roads here have their own history. Where a driveway meets the road, the edge takes the most abuse: plow blades, turning tires and water running along the shoulder. We thicken the slab at the approach, make sure the transition to the road surface is smooth, and grade the ditch or shoulder so water does not undercut the edge. It is worth checking with the city about the approach before any work begins, and we do that as part of planning the job.

Big pours take planning

A long driveway or a large shop slab may need several trucks of concrete placed in one day. We plan truck access, the pour sequence and the finishing so the whole surface is worked before it sets. Those details matter more on large slabs than on a small patio, and they are part of every estimate we write for jobs of this size in Reile's Acres.

Permits

Reile's Acres is its own city in Cass County. We check with the city about permit needs for your project before we schedule.