Concrete Contractors in West Fargo, ND

West Fargo went from 25,830 people in 2010 to 38,626 in 2020, a jump of 49.5 percent, and the 2024 estimate is 41,027. Growth like that means thousands of newer homes, and most of them come with the same short list of concrete projects that homeowners in West Fargo call concrete contractors about: a wider driveway, a backyard patio, a pad for a shed, or a garage floor that has started to crack.

Start with the ground

West Fargo sits on the same old lakebed as Fargo. The North Dakota Geological Survey's 2023 article on Fargo-area foundations says both cities lie on the former bed of Glacial Lake Agassiz, on expansive clay. It notes that several West Fargo homes needing piers are in low areas near the Sheyenne River, where the water table can sit just a few feet below the surface when the river is high.

For flatwork, that means wet clay under a slab for part of the year. We handle it with: 1. A full dig-out to firm soil, not a scrape. 2. A compacted granular base that drains instead of holding water. 3. Grading that pushes water away from the house and toward the street or yard. 4. Joints cut early so shrinkage cracks follow straight lines.

Newer homes, typical upgrades

With the city's housing count at 16,560 units in 2024 figures, a big share of the driveways and patios here are young. Builders often pour the minimum: a standard driveway, a small back stoop and a bare garage floor. Typical West Fargo upgrades build on that.

• Driveway widening for a third car, a trailer or a boat
• Patios off the back door, sized for a table and a grill
• Stamped concrete to dress up a plain patio or front walk
• Shed slabs for storage the garage no longer has room for

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When a young slab already has problems

A crack in a driveway that is only a few years old usually comes from what is under it: a thin or soft base, water running under one edge, or joints placed too far apart. Before we suggest a fix, we look at where water goes in a rainstorm and how the crack lines up with the joints. Sometimes one panel can be cut out and replaced. Sometimes the base problem runs the whole length, and full concrete repair and replacement is the honest answer.

Built for long winters

West Fargo shares the region's cold. We use air-entrained concrete on every outdoor job, cure it properly, and recommend a penetrating sealer after it has had time to dry out. In the first winter, sand is a better choice than salt for traction on new concrete.

An older core inside a young city

Not every West Fargo lot is new. The city began as a Northern Pacific whistle stop called Sheyenne Crossing, became the Village of West Fargo in 1925 when Armour and Company bought the local meatpacking plant, and incorporated as a city in 1967. It merged with neighboring Riverside in 1989. The blocks that grew up around the old plant and along the original streets carry driveways, stoops and garage slabs that are far older than the subdivisions on the edges of town. On those lots the work looks more like Fargo's older neighborhoods: tear-out, a new base, and steps or aprons rebuilt to sit level again.

Permits in West Fargo

West Fargo is a separate city from Fargo, with its own Public Works Department overseeing streets, sewer and water. Rules for approaches, curb cuts and work in the right-of-way can differ from Fargo's, so we check what West Fargo requires for your address before we set a pour date.