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House slabs built for East Texas clay.
3,000-4,000 PSI MIX · REBAR ON CHAIRS AT MID-SLAB · COMPACTED STABILIZED BASE · CONTROL JOINTS CUT ON SCHEDULE
Concrete does not crack because it is weak. It cracks because the ground under it moves, and East Texas clay moves every season — swelling when it takes on water, shrinking when it dries out.
You cannot stop that. What you can do is build for it: a compacted, stabilized base so the slab sits on something predictable, rebar on chairs at mid-slab depth, a 3,000-4,000 PSI MIX, and control joints saw-cut on schedule so the slab cracks where we chose instead of across the middle of your living room.
SCOPE
What's included
- On-site measurement and layout
- Compacted, stabilized base
- Rebar set on chairs at mid-slab depth
- Beams and footings formed to the plan
- Plumbing sleeves set before the pour
- Control joints saw-cut on schedule
- Site left clean when we pull off
RECENT WORK
Foundations we have poured
WHY SLABS CRACK HERE
Built for East Texas clay
Concrete does not crack because it is weak. It cracks because the ground under it moves — and East Texas clay swells when it takes on water and shrinks when it dries out, every single season. You cannot stop that. What you can do is build for it.
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Compacted, stabilized base
The slab is only as steady as what it sits on. We compact and stabilize the base so the ground under your concrete behaves predictably instead of moving with the seasons.
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Rebar on chairs at mid-slab
Rebar lying on the ground does almost nothing. Set on chairs at mid-slab depth, it sits where the tension actually is and holds the slab together when the ground shifts.
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3,000-4,000 PSI MIX
A stronger mix costs more per yard and is worth it here. It resists the stress that seasonal ground movement puts on a slab in this part of Texas.
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Control joints cut on schedule
Concrete will crack. Joints cut at the right time — not whenever someone gets back to it — decide that it cracks along a straight line you chose rather than across the middle of your slab.
FAQ
Foundations questions
Why do slabs crack in East Texas?
The clay here swells when it takes on water and shrinks when it dries out. That movement is seasonal and it does not stop, so the ground under a slab is never still. A foundation that ignores it will telegraph that movement as cracks.
What do you do about it?
We compact and stabilize the base so the slab sits on something predictable, set rebar on chairs at mid-slab depth where it can resist tension, use a 3,000-4,000 PSI MIX, and saw-cut control joints on schedule so the slab cracks along the lines we chose.
Do you work from engineered plans?
Bring whatever you have from your builder or engineer and we will pour to it. If you do not have plans yet, say so during the estimate — it changes what we can quote and what you will need before we start.
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