Garage & shop slabs — specified for what sits on them
A riding mower shed and a two-post lift do not want the same pour. We spec the slab to the load and put it in writing.
The spec conversation, in plain terms
Every slab quote starts with one question: what will live on it? A storage shed rides happily on 4 inches with mesh done properly. A workshop with a welder, a car lift, or a truck parked nightly wants 5–6 inches, rebar on chairs, and thickened edges where point loads land. Planning a metal building? The manufacturer’s anchor plan decides bolt layout and edge details, and we pour to it.
Site prep carries the same weight it does under driveways: Blackland clay moisture-conditioned and compacted, a proper base course, vapor barrier where the space might ever be conditioned, and joints laid out around the bays instead of wandering through them. Add-ons that are cheap on pour day and expensive later: floor drains, conduit sleeves under the slab, and an apron tying the shop to the driveway.
Slab pricing
Most garage and shop slabs in the Rowlett area run $6–$12 per square foot, with thickness, steel, and plumbing penetrations moving the number. Pad-plus-patio or pad-plus-approach combinations price well together — the pump and crew are already on site.
Building something out back?
Bring the building plan or just the idea — the slab spec comes with the quote.