Concrete for Cane Beds dirt road acreage
Cane Beds is spread out, quiet and a long way from the St. George contractors. It is not a long way from us.
Cane Beds
Out in Cane Beds the nearest neighbor may be a quarter mile off and the road to the house is dirt or gravel. Plenty of places have a shop, a barn or a couple of trailers parked beside the house. Concrete here earns its keep. People ask for a pad so the trailer stops sinking in wet sand, an apron in front of the shop door, or a landing and a few steps so nobody tracks mud inside.
A long drive, a few unpaved miles and a small pour is a combination larger outfits often turn down. It suits us fine. We are based in Colorado City, licensed in Arizona and set up for short loads. Before pour day we ask about your road and your gate. Then we try to line up another Cane Beds job or two for that trip, so a single truck covers more than one property.
Pouring in Cane Beds
- Getting a truck to your pour
- A loaded concrete truck is heavy and needs a firm road and room to turn around. Before we set a date we ask about your road, your gate and how close the truck can get. If it cannot reach the spot, we plan on wheeling or pumping the concrete in.
- Soft sand under the slab
- Much of the ground in Cane Beds is deep sandy soil that turns soft when it is wet and blows when it is dry. We dig down to firm ground, add compacted gravel and thicken the slab where tires will roll onto it.
- High desert weather swings
- Cane Beds sits at roughly 5,000 feet. Summer days are hot, winter nights freeze and the wind has nothing to slow it down. We pick the pour time for the season, early morning in summer and the warm part of the day when it is cold.
Common jobs in Cane Beds
- 1
RV and trailer pads
Stock trailers, flatbeds and campers are part of life on acreage, and a thick pad keeps them level and out of the mud.
- 2
Driveway add-ons
An apron in front of a shop or garage door gives equipment a solid place to roll in from a dirt drive.
- 3
Steps and landings
A landing at the door is the simplest way to stop sand and mud at the threshold.
- 4
Shed and hot tub slabs
A tack room, tool shed or pump house lasts longer on a level slab than on skids over bare sand.
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Cane Beds: straight answers
Will a concrete truck drive down a dirt road?
Often, yes, if the road is firm, wide enough and not too steep. Send us a photo of the road and the gate along with the photo of the job. If the truck cannot make it, we will tell you what other way we can get concrete to the spot.
Can you pour just an apron in front of my shop door?
Yes. A shop apron is a classic small pour. We typically make it 5 to 6 inches thick with rebar if vehicles or equipment will cross it, and slope it away from the door so rain does not run inside.
Do I have to wait for other Cane Beds jobs before you come?
Not always. Grouping jobs keeps the trip sensible for everyone, so we look for others nearby or pair your pour with a Colorado City day. Text (435) 220-5536 with a photo and we will tell you which pour days are open.
Everywhere we pour
St. George area
Hurricane Valley
Zion corridor
Hildale and the Arizona Strip
- Hildale
- Colorado City
- Centennial Park
- Cane Beds