What does a concrete slab cost?
Pads and slabs in West Texas generally open around $7 to $13 per square foot, moving with thickness, reinforcement, caliche depth, and access. We price from a site visit rather than a phone estimate, since excavation and caliche base work vary too much lot to lot to guess.
How thick does my slab need to be?
Four inches handles most sheds and light equipment, vehicle and RV slabs run thicker with heavier steel, and shop or oilfield slabs depend on what rolls or sits on them. Tell us the real use and we spec to it instead of pouring one size.
Do I need a permit for a shed slab?
The slab itself usually does not trigger one, but the structure on it can, by size and placement. We flag what applies in Midland during the estimate so nothing surprises you mid-project.
Can you pour heavy oilfield or equipment pads?
Yes, and to a heavier spec than a residential pad: more thickness, heavier steel, a base cut and compacted for the load, and blockouts or anchors where the equipment sets. Give us the equipment specs and we build the pad to them.
Why did my old slab tilt or crack?
Almost always the same autopsy: poured on raw caliche and clay, no reinforcement, and years of shrink-swell and freeze-thaw underneath. The answer is not another lift of concrete on top; it is tear-out and a base built right.
Can you extend my existing slab?
Yes. We dowel into the existing edge so the two pours act together, match elevations, and set an isolation or control joint at the seam. What we will not do is set new concrete against old and hope it holds.
