Slabs and Pads
We pour concrete slabs and pads for garages, sheds, workshops, additions and equipment. Thickness, steel and base prep are set by what the slab has to hold.
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Concrete Solutions pours concrete foundations for homes and buildings around Modesto. We form and pour concrete footings, stem walls and slab-on-grade foundations for new homes, additions, ADUs and garages. Your engineer or building designer draws the foundation. We build what those plans show, formed square and set to grade.
Most foundation jobs start when a homeowner, a builder or a general contractor hands us a plan set. We read the footing and rebar details, lay out the forms and pour. We also pour a slab or pad for a shop or shed on the same job. Call or text (209) 606-9904 for a free estimate on your plans.
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A stem wall foundation starts with a trench for the footing. We dig and form that footing, then set the rebar your plans call for. Short concrete walls rise off the footing and carry the floor framing above the dirt. That leaves a crawl space under the house for plumbing and ducting.
Additions, ADUs, detached garages and shops use the same parts at a smaller size. We pour the footing, form the stem wall and pour again, or pour both together when the plans allow it. Anchor bolts and hold-downs go in before the concrete sets up. Then the forms come off and your framer can start.
The structural design is not our work. Footing sizes, rebar and depth come from your engineer or building designer. We read the drawings and build what they show. The same goes on commercial jobs, where we pour footings and pads on commercial sites to the project drawings.
A slab foundation, often called slab-on-grade, puts the floor right on the ground. The outside edges get a thickened footing, and the slab and footing pour as one piece. The finished floor ends up close to grade, and the slab itself is the floor.
A stem wall foundation sits the footing down in the ground. Concrete walls come up off that footing to carry the floor framing. The floor ends up higher, with a crawl space underneath. Builders use it where the plans call for a raised floor or where the lot slopes.
Your engineer picks the system from the soil report, the lot and the house design. Cost follows how much digging and concrete the design takes on your lot. We can talk through both at the estimate, then pour whichever one your plans show.
The valley floor around Modesto is deep soil washed down from the Sierra. USDA soil records for the San Joaquin Valley list loams and clay loams on flat alluvial fans. Some nearby soils carry a cemented hardpan about 20 to 40 inches down. Your soils engineer tests the lot, and the plans reflect what the test finds.
Foundations are structural, so the job takes a building permit. In the city that runs through the City of Modesto Building Safety Division. Unincorporated ground nearby goes through the Stanislaus County Building Permits Division. Each of the other towns we drive to has its own building office.
Modesto's Building Safety Division says a project has to be inspected before any work is covered up. On a foundation that means the forms and the steel get looked at before concrete goes in. We set the pour after that inspection passes, and we start early through the hot months. Confirm the current permit and inspection steps with the office that covers your address.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Modesto and the Central Valley.
(209) 606-9904From the first call or text to the cured, finished concrete, here is how it goes.
Call or text (209) 606-9904 and tell us what you want poured. You can send photos of the area if you have them.
We come out to look at the job, measure it and check the slope and the existing surface. This is where questions about thickness, joints and finish get answered.
You get a written estimate. It lists the area, the thickness, the finish and what the price covers.
We form the job, grade and compact the base, set rebar or mesh, then pour and finish. Control joints get cut so the slab cracks where it should.
We clean up the site and tell you how to look after the new concrete. That covers when you can walk on it, when you can drive on it and when to reseal.
Common questions about foundations across Modesto and the Central Valley. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We pour concrete slabs and pads for garages, sheds, workshops, additions and equipment. Thickness, steel and base prep are set by what the slab has to hold.
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We pour commercial and industrial flatwork: building slabs, equipment pads, loading areas, dumpster pads and parking lot concrete. General contractors and facility managers around Modesto bring us in to form, pour and finish the work.
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We pour new concrete driveways and replace old ones that have cracked or lifted. Base prep, steel, control joints and the finish you pick are all part of the job.
Learn MoreConcrete Solutions holds California CSLB license #1134246 in the C-8 concrete classification, licensed and bonded. You can look the license up on the CSLB website before you hire anyone.
We come out, measure the area and look at the existing surface, then send you a written estimate. Both the visit and the estimate are free.
The same company pours a backyard patio and a warehouse floor. Homeowners, property managers and general contractors all get the same crew and the same process.
Stamping, integral color, micro topping and staining are done by our own crew. That keeps the color and the texture consistent from the pour through the final seal.
Stem wall vs slab foundation for Central Valley homes, ADUs and garages: what each is, how each is built, and why the engineer's plans decide.
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What a concrete slab costs in California in 2026: published market ranges per square foot and by size, plus what moves the price on a garage or shed pad.
Read more →Call or text (209) 606-9904, or send the form and we will get back to you. Tell us the kind of job, the rough size and the finish you have in mind.
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