Garage & Shed Slabs in Fargo, ND

Garage & shed slabs are the flat floors everything else sits on: a new detached garage, a third stall, a workshop, a backyard shed or a pad for a trailer. In Fargo they also hold the slush that melts off a car all winter long. A garage floor here needs to drain that water out the door, resist the salt in it, and stay flat on clay that swells and shrinks with the seasons. A shed slab needs less strength but the same attention to the base, or one corner ends up low after a few years and the doors stop closing.

Replacing an old garage floor

An old garage floor that is cracked, sunk in the middle or pitched the wrong way holds water instead of draining it, and detached alley garages in Fargo's older neighborhoods are a common place to find one. When the walls are sound, the floor can often be broken out and replaced inside the existing garage. We cut along the walls, remove the old slab, dig out soft soil, compact new gravel and pour a new floor sloped toward the overhead door. Where the floor meets the apron, we plan the joint so the driveway and garage can move separately.

New garages and shops

For a new garage, the slab is part of a bigger plan. The walls need proper support at the edges, either a thickened slab edge or a separate footing, and the building plans and permit set which one is required. We pour slabs to the plan you have, or work with your builder on the layout, anchor bolts and thickened areas. For shops where you park heavy trucks, a car lift or equipment, the slab should be thicker and more heavily reinforced than a standard garage floor.

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Sheds and pads

A shed slab is simpler, but it still needs topsoil removed and a compacted gravel base. Black Fargo topsoil is rich and soft, which is good for gardens and bad under concrete. We set the pad slightly above the surrounding grade so water runs off instead of soaking the base, and we can add anchor bolts or a thickened edge for a framed shed. Pads for trailers, RVs and side-yard parking are poured thicker, with rebar, since they take point loads from tires and jacks.