Concrete in Orem, UT

Most homes with a basement can get one, though the work varies with the grade. A lot that falls away needs less digging, while a flat lot needs a stairwell with walls on both sides. Either way, plan on a header over the new door, a building permit, and in most cases a letter from an engineer.

Usually once it stands taller than about 4 feet, or when a driveway, a building or more slope sits above it and adds weight. The city's building department sets the exact threshold, so the requirement is confirmed before the design is final.

Deep enough to sit under the frost, which for most valley lots means around 30 inches. Homes higher on the benches or close to a canyon mouth may need deeper footings, and the local building department names the exact figure.

Usually because the slab has settled or tipped toward the house, or because runoff from uphill has no path around it. Lifting or replacing the slab to restore its slope, and adding a drain or extending downspouts, typically solves it.

Call (801) 210-6285 or use the form with the project, the rough size and a note about the slope or any drainage trouble. You will get a call to discuss it and arrange a time to see the lot, and the quote costs nothing.

Slopes concentrate the problem. Snowmelt runs downhill, gathers at the low edge of a slab or against a wall, and freezes again overnight, dozens of times a season. Air-entrained concrete, footings below frost depth (about 30 inches in most of the valley, sometimes more on high benches), steady drainage and no de-icing salt on new work the first winter keep that cycle from prying things apart.