Concrete Foundations and Slabs in Ann Arbor, MI

A solid structure starts underground. That is where our crew spends the most care. In Ann Arbor the frost line runs deep. The clay heavy soil across Washtenaw County swells and shrinks as it freezes and thaws each year. We dig footings below that frost depth. That way the weight of your build rests on stable ground instead of a layer that shifts every winter. Then we form the walls or the slab, pour to the right depth, and finish the concrete to match your plans. We pull the permits the city asks for and stay ready for the inspection. Adding a room in Burns Park? Setting a new detached garage in Pittsfield Township? Replacing a tired slab out toward Ypsilanti? We handle the concrete from the first stake in the ground to the final cure.

Every good pour begins with the base under it. We check the grade. We set and compact a clean gravel bed. Then we lay the vapor barrier and rebar your build calls for. The right slab thickness and steel placement keep concrete from cracking under real weight. So we size both to the job in front of us. We do not pour the same slab for every project. Cold Michigan mornings change how concrete sets. A rushed cure in the wrong weather leaves a weak surface behind. We adjust the mix and the cure time to fit the day. The finish comes out hard, flat, and even. We also tool in control joints at the right spacing, so the slab cracks where we plan it and not where it wants to. When we strip the forms you get a clean edge, a level surface, and a base you can trust for years.

• We dig and pour footings below the Ann Arbor frost line so seasonal heaving does not lift, tilt, or crack the structure resting on top.
• A compacted gravel base, the right vapor barrier, and rebar placed to carry the real load your build puts on it, never a one size guess.
• Slabs poured flat and finished smooth for attached garages, home additions, backyard sheds, pole barns, and fresh basement floors.
• Mix design and cure timing adjusted for cold Michigan weather so the concrete reaches full strength instead of setting up soft and weak.
• One crew from layout to final cure, plus a direct number you can call whenever a question comes up during the job.

We take on new foundations and repairs to old ones alike. Say an existing slab has settled. Say a foundation wall shows the wear of decades of Washtenaw County winters. We look hard at what the ground and the water are doing before we pour anything new. Sometimes the answer is a fresh slab on a properly prepared base. Sometimes it is a footing repair or a new section of wall. Sometimes it is better drainage. That way water stops collecting against the concrete and freezing there. For a new garage or pole barn we set the anchor bolts and the thickened edge while the concrete is still wet. We tell you what we actually see in plain words. We lay out a straight plan with no filler. Then we do the work ourselves. You always know who is on your property and who to call.

Planning an addition, a new garage, or a slab replacement in Ann Arbor? Call us. We will walk your site, talk through the pour in plain terms, and get you on the schedule.