Garage Slab Addition Poured Right in Sturgis

This was a garage slab addition in Sturgis, and we built it the way it should be - from the ground up, no shortcuts. The scope was straightforward: pour a clean, square, flat slab that could actually support a structure long-term. That means the details matter before a single yard of concrete gets placed.

Here's what sets a slab like this apart from a basic pour. We formed the edges with a 16-inch thickened perimeter. That extra depth at the edge is what carries the load when a garage sits on top of it. A thin, flat slab might look fine for a while, but under real weight - walls, roof, equipment - it can crack and shift. The thickened edge keeps that from happening.

You can also see the rebar grid laid out before the pour. That steel reinforcement ties the whole slab together so it moves as one unit instead of cracking apart in sections. Good sub-base prep, proper rebar placement, and correctly formed edges - that's the foundation of a slab that holds up for decades. Skip any of those steps and you'll be looking at problems down the road.

After the pour, we finished it with a burn finish using a power trowel. That tight, smooth surface is harder and denser than a standard broom finish. For a garage floor, that matters - it holds up better to vehicle traffic, oil, and general wear. It also gives you a cleaner starting point if you ever want to coat or seal it later.

The end result was a slab that came out square, flat, and ready for whatever gets built on top of it. That's the standard we hold ourselves to on every concrete job - whether it's a garage addition, a patio, or a full foundation. Solid work that doesn't need to be redone.