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Garage Floors and Concrete Slab Work in Ogden, UT
Garage floors and slabs for sheds, hot tubs, shops and more. Ask for a free estimate.
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Garage Floors & Slabs
Concrete Slab for Ogden, UT
The garage floor is the hardest-working slab most Ogden families own and the one they think about least. All winter the car rolls in packed with salty slush off Washington Boulevard or I-15, it melts into puddles, and that salt water sits in the low spots and eats at the surface. Older detached garages along central Ogden alleys often have floors that cracked, heaved or sank long ago, and some barely slope toward the door. We replace garage floors and pour the other flat slabs a house needs: shed bases, hot tub and AC pads, shop floors and basement floors.
A slab only stays flat if the ground under it does. That means digging out soft soil, laying a compacted gravel base and keeping reinforcement up in the middle of the slab where it actually does its job. A garage floor should pitch gently toward the door so meltwater leaves instead of pooling under the car. Sheds and car garages are usually 4 inches thick, and spots for trucks, trailers or heavy shop equipment typically go 5 to 6 inches. Low lots toward the lake can have a high water table, so a vapor barrier under garage and basement slabs is worth talking through.
What's included
What goes into garage floors and concrete slabs
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Garage floor replacement
Breaking out a cracked or sunken floor, rebuilding the base and pouring a new one that slopes toward the door.
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Shed and shop slabs
Level slabs with thickened edges for sheds, workshops and storage buildings.
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Hot tub and AC pads
Small, level pads for hot tubs and air conditioning units, sized to the equipment that sits on them.
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Basement floors
New or replacement basement slabs poured over gravel, with a vapor barrier where ground moisture is a concern.
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Side-yard slabs
Slabs along the side of the house for the trailer, the trash cans or the kids' bikes and scooters.
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Garage floor coatings
Epoxy coatings over a ground and repaired slab, for a floor that wipes clean and shrugs off salt stains and oil.
Ideas
Garage Floors & Slabs: what they can look like
Example photos of this kind of concrete work.
How it works
How a slab job works
- 1
Check the ground
We look at what is under the old slab, where water goes and what will sit on the new one.
- 2
Excavate and base
Old concrete and soft soil come out, and gravel is placed and compacted into a level, solid bed.
- 3
Steel and pour
Reinforcement goes in on chairs, the concrete is placed and struck off flat or to a slight fall, and joints are cut.
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Cure before loading
Give it about a week before the car parks on it, and longer before a hot tub, shop machine or trailer moves in.
Questions
Garage Floors & Slabs FAQs
Why is my garage floor flaking near the door?
That is usually salt damage. Salty snow melts off the car, soaks into the surface near the door where it is coldest, and freezes and thaws there all winter until the top layer pops off. A sealer or coating, a rinse now and then during winter and a slope that drains water out all slow it down.
What sets the price of a garage floor or slab?
Size, thickness and how much has to come out first are the big three. A shed pad on open ground is a simpler job than a garage floor that has to be broken out between walls and wheeled out by hand. Coatings, vapor barriers and thicker sections for heavy loads add to it.
Do I need a permit for a shed slab or hot tub pad?
Often not for a small slab on its own, but a larger shed, anything with electrical work or a slab close to a property line can bring in city rules and setbacks. Your city or county building department decides, and 811 should mark buried lines before anyone digs.
Can a garage floor be replaced without hurting the walls?
Usually, yes. The old floor is sawcut free of the walls, broken into pieces and removed, and the new slab goes in with an isolation joint at the edges. Older detached garages need a careful look first, because some of their walls rest right on the slab edge.
How thick should a slab for a hot tub be?
Typically 4 to 6 inches with reinforcement, depending on the tub's size and what its maker calls for. The bigger concern is a flat, level surface on a well-compacted base, since a full tub is heavy and any settling shows up as a tilted waterline.
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Where we work
Garage Floors & Slabs in these towns
Free estimates on garage floors & slabs for homes in Ogden and every town below.
Weber County
Davis County
Box Elder County
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Tell us which part of the house it is, roughly how big, and what is wrong with the old concrete if there is some. The contractor will call you back to go over it and arrange a visit.