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Serving Moorhead, MN and surrounding areas. (218) 227-4510
Moorhead Concrete handles concrete contractor work in Fargo, ND - driveways, foundations, patios, and retaining walls - with free estimates, licensed crews, and work guaranteed to hold up through North Dakota winters.
Fargo winters push concrete hard - temperatures drop to -20 degrees Fahrenheit and the ground freezes more than three feet deep, which heaves and cracks driveways that were not poured to the right spec. We install concrete driveways designed for North Dakota frost conditions, with adequate thickness and the proper base to resist heave.
Fargo's frost line sits at about 42 inches deep, and foundations must reach below it to avoid movement. The flat Red River Valley soil also drains poorly, so proper footing depth and drainage considerations are critical for every Fargo foundation we install.
Fargo summers are short but warm, and a concrete patio that drains properly and sits on a stable base will outlast a poured deck by decades. We size control joints and drainage slopes to handle the spring melt and heavy rains common in the Red River Valley.
Slab foundations in Fargo require extra attention to insulation and edge thickness to resist the deep frost. We build slab foundations for garages, additions, and accessory buildings that meet North Dakota building requirements.
Older Fargo neighborhoods like Hawthorne and Jefferson have homes where the front steps have shifted, cracked, or settled after decades of freeze-thaw cycles. We replace failing steps with properly reinforced concrete that stays level and safe through North Dakota winters.
The flat terrain around Fargo means retaining walls are often needed where grading was not done carefully in original construction, or where the soil has shifted near flood-prone areas along the Red River. Concrete walls handle the lateral load without the rot or shifting that other materials develop over time.
Fargo is built on the flat floor of ancient Lake Agassiz, a glacial lake that covered most of the northern plains thousands of years ago. The soil left behind is heavy clay with very low permeability - meaning water does not drain through it easily. When rain falls or snow melts, water stays near the surface and puts pressure on concrete slabs, basement walls, and any structure that does not have proper drainage built in. Add a frost depth of 42 inches and temperature swings of 100 degrees between January and July, and you have conditions that are genuinely hard on concrete.
About half of Fargo's homes were built before 1980, and many of those have original concrete flatwork - driveways, sidewalks, and steps - that has been through 40 or more freeze-thaw cycles. The freeze-thaw damage is cumulative: small cracks let in water, that water freezes and expands the crack, and within a few seasons a hairline becomes a structural problem. Homes in Fargo's older neighborhoods near downtown and North Dakota State University often have the most pressing concrete repair needs because those properties have the oldest existing concrete.
Our crew works throughout Fargo regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect concrete work here. We are familiar with the permit process through the City of Fargo Inspections Division and the way soil and drainage conditions differ between Fargo's older in-town neighborhoods and the newer subdivisions expanding south and west.
Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota and anchors a metro of around 250,000 people with Moorhead just across the Red River. The older neighborhoods - areas like Hawthorne and Woodrow Wilson, within a few blocks of Broadway downtown - have homes from the 1950s and 1960s where we most often see driveways, steps, and sidewalks past the end of their useful life. The newer neighborhoods south of 52nd Avenue and out toward the Osgood and Summerfield areas are at the age where the first major concrete repairs are starting to come due.
We work across the metro and serve neighboring communities including West Fargo, ND directly to the west and Moorhead, MN across the river, so we understand how project needs vary across the entire Fargo-Moorhead area.
Call us or send a message through our contact form. We get back to all Fargo inquiries within one business day to schedule a visit at your property.
We come to your Fargo property, look at what needs to be done, assess the soil and drainage conditions on site, and give you a straight estimate before any work starts. There is no charge for this visit.
If a permit is required for your project, we handle that process with the City of Fargo. We complete all forming, grading, and base preparation before the pour day.
On pour day we place, finish, and cure the concrete according to the mix design and curing plan for your project. We review the curing timeline with you - most projects reach usable strength within 7 days.
We serve Fargo and the surrounding metro. No pressure, no obligation - just an honest estimate and a clear plan for getting your concrete work done right.
(218) 227-4510Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota, with a population of around 130,000 people and a metro area that includes Moorhead, MN across the Red River. The city sits on the flat floor of the ancient Lake Agassiz lakebed, which gives it its characteristic level terrain and the clay-heavy soils that shape how everything from drainage systems to building foundations must be designed. The older parts of the city - neighborhoods like Hawthorne and Jefferson, and areas surrounding North Dakota State University - have homes dating back to the early and mid-20th century. Newer residential development has pushed the city's footprint south and west, with neighborhoods like Osgood and Summerfield representing the newer end of Fargo's housing stock. Broadway remains the city's downtown spine, lined with historic commercial buildings and institutions that have been there for generations. More background is available at the Fargo, North Dakota Wikipedia article.
The Red River runs along Fargo's eastern edge and is one of the city's defining features - the major floods of 1997 and 2009 left a lasting impression on how Fargo homeowners think about drainage and water management. The Fargodome, visible from much of the north side of the city, sits near NDSU and anchors a neighborhood with a higher share of older rental homes. Whether your property is near downtown, by the university, or in a newer subdivision on the south side, concrete repair and replacement needs are consistent across the city because of the climate. We serve Fargo along with nearby West Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN.
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