Cabin concrete at Panguitch Lake
You come up to fish, not to chase contractors. Text us a photo of the spot and we will sort out the concrete while you are back home.
Panguitch Lake
Panguitch Lake freezes hard enough to fish through the ice. That tells you what the ground around it goes through every winter, at roughly 8,200 feet. The homes here are nearly all cabins and second homes, and the requests match. A level place to park the boat trailer. A slab for the shed that holds the fishing gear. Steps to the door that do not wobble.
Highway 143 is a long haul for a concrete truck, and many owners are only at the cabin a few weekends a year. Meeting a contractor in person can eat a whole trip. A photo and rough measurements get things started from wherever you are. If we need to see the spot, we look at it on a run up the mountain, and your job goes on a lake pour day with the others.
Pouring in Panguitch Lake
- Summer is the whole season
- At this height the pour window is short. Figure roughly June into September, give or take, depending on when the snow leaves and when the nights turn. We stack the lake jobs together inside that window, so the earlier you text, the better your odds for this year.
- Parking pads on sloped lots
- Many cabin lots tilt toward the water or sit on a hillside. A pad for a boat or camper trailer has to be level enough to park on and still shed water. We pour those 5 to 6 inches thick with rebar over compacted gravel.
- Snow sits on it for months
- A slab here can spend half the year under snow, then soak in melt water each spring. That wet, cold cycle is what breaks up ordinary concrete. Air-entrained mix is made for it. We also slope every slab so water leaves instead of pooling and refreezing.
Common jobs in Panguitch Lake
- 1
RV and trailer pads
Boat trailers and campers need a firm, level spot, and bare dirt ruts out after a few wet springs.
- 2
Steps and landings
A solid landing at the cabin door beats a stack of pavers that shifts every time the frost comes out.
- 3
Shed and hot tub slabs
Boats, sleds and fishing gear all need storage, and every storage shed wants a flat slab.
- 4
Repairs
A cabin that sat empty all winter can show a new crack or a chipped step when you open it up.
Text a photo from Panguitch Lake.
435·220·5536Text us a photo of the spot and rough measurements. We will tell you what we can from the photo, or come out and take a look. Rather type it out? Use the form.
Panguitch Lake: straight answers
I am only at the lake a few times a year. Can you do the job without me?
Yes. That is what the photo is for. Text a picture, rough measurements and the cabin address. If anything is unclear we will ask, or stop by on a trip up to look. You do not have to be standing there on pour day.
What months do you pour at Panguitch Lake?
Summer, mostly. The ground has to thaw and dry out first, and we stop before fall nights start to freeze. That usually leaves a few months in the middle of the year. Text us in spring if you can, so your job lands on an early trip.
When can I park the boat trailer on a new pad?
Give it time. You can walk on it after about a day and park a car after about a week. A loaded boat trailer or camper should wait about a month, which is when concrete reaches full strength. Plan the pour with that month in mind.
Everywhere we pour
St. George area
Hurricane Valley
Zion corridor
Hildale and the Arizona Strip
Up the mountain
- Duck Creek Village
- Panguitch
- Panguitch Lake
- Hatch
- Alton