Concrete footings in Sheridan WY - a solid base set below the frost line
Building a deck, addition or garage on ground that freezes and moves? We set footings deep enough and suited to your soil.
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What do concrete footings do, and does your project need them?
Concrete footings are the base that carries a structure's weight down into the ground, and Sheridan Concrete pours them for decks, additions, garages and walls in Sheridan, WY and the cities around it.
Most people call us about footings because something is about to go on top of them, and they want it to stay put through a Sheridan winter. The price moves with how many footings you need, how deep and wide they go, what the soil is like, how hard the digging is and whether the pour needs protection from the cold. The schedule turns on the weather and the ground, since frozen ground or a site that needs a soil study comes first. If it's a whole new base you're after, our foundation installation page covers that, and either way your written estimate gives the figure for your site once I've seen it.
How we build concrete footings
A footing job starts before anyone digs. I check with the local building office on how deep your footings need to go, and I look at the soil before we pick the footing type, because the ground decides what will hold. Then our crew digs to firm ground, sets the forms or tubes, places the rebar, the steel that keeps the concrete from pulling apart under load, and pours. If it's a cold-season pour, the new concrete stays covered and protected until it's past the risk of freezing, and only then do the forms come off.
Some footing jobs come with other work attached. If an existing porch, addition or slab has already sunk, foundation raising can be a better fix than new footings. When a footing has to go under something that's already there, like a garage floor or a basement slab, we use concrete cutting to open the slab cleanly first.
Pier footings for decks and porches
Round piers poured in tubes suit decks, porches and post-built additions, because each one carries a single post's load straight down. They take less digging and less concrete than a footing that runs the length of a wall.
Continuous footings for walls
A continuous footing runs under the whole length of a wall, so it suits additions, garages and walls where the weight is spread along a line. It's the usual choice when the structure needs support everywhere, not just at a few points, and the soil checks out.
Concrete footings on Sheridan ground
A lot of ground in Wyoming holds clay that swells when it gets wet and shrinks when it dries, and the Wyoming State Geological Survey names bentonite among the most common. Structures built on that kind of soil without a plan for it can crack or fail, so I ask what you know about your lot and look at the ground closely before I'll recommend anything.
The state survey's hazard map only gives a regional picture, and the survey strongly recommends a soil study of the specific site. If your ground looks questionable, I'll tell you up front that a study is worth getting before the footing is chosen, the same as we do on jobs around Sheridan and the nearby cities.
Why Sheridan property owners call Sheridan Concrete for footings
I'm on site for every pour
I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm there with our crew when the footings go in. The person who heard what the footings will carry is the one watching the holes get dug.
Raised on Sheridan concrete crews
I spent every summer through school on concrete crews around Sheridan, from a shovel up to finishing, and started this business in 2023. That's three years on our own, built on a lot of time learning how this ground acts through a winter.
Licensed and insured, ask anytime
Sheridan Concrete is licensed and insured. Ask about it at the estimate, because it's a fair thing to check with any crew digging on your property.
We'll tell you to wait
If the ground is frozen, the soil looks wrong or the load calls for an engineer, I'll say so before we pour. A footing is hard to fix once something sits on it, so I'd rather wait than pour one I don't trust.
If you've got a project that needs footings, the first step is getting someone out to see the ground. Send us the details or call (307) 218-3106.
Request a quoteGet a footing estimate for your Sheridan site
We reply to every form within one business day. Estimates are free and done on site, with no pressure to book. Once you send it, I'll set a time to come out, look at the ground and ask what the footings will hold up.
What happens when you call about footings in Sheridan?
Call or send the form
Tell us what you're building and where, and we get back to you to set up a visit. The property address and a rough idea of what the footings will hold help me come ready.
I walk the site with you
I look at the ground, ask what the footings will carry and how you'll use the structure, and walk you through the footing choices. Then you get a written estimate, so you see the price and what it covers before you decide anything.
We dig, form and pour
Our crew preps the ground, sets the forms and pours with me on site the whole time. We plan the pour day around the weather, since the ground and the forecast matter as much as the concrete.
We walk the finished footings
When the forms come off, we walk the job with you so you can see what's going under your structure. I go over care for the first season before you start building on them.
Frequently asked questions
How deep do concrete footings need to go in Sheridan, WY?
Footings in Sheridan need to go below the frost depth, which local building officials can give you for your site. A footing tube maker's guide says to dig deep enough to keep frost from getting under the pier, and the bottom of each hole should rest on undisturbed soil strong enough to carry the load.
Can concrete footings be poured in winter in Wyoming?
Yes, as long as the pour is planned for the cold. Fresh concrete freezes once its own temperature drops below about 25°F and can lose more than half its strength, so a cold-season pour should stay protected for about two days after it's placed, and the industry's cold-weather guide treats it as cold-weather work any time the air drops, or is expected to drop, below 40°F during that stretch. Snow and ice come off the site first, the ground under the footing has to be above freezing, and blankets, tarps, enclosures or insulated forms keep the heat in, with extra attention on corners and edges because they cool fastest.
Does clay soil change what kind of footing I need?
Yes, swelling clay can change the footing, because shallow spread footings are highly prone to damage when that soil expands and contracts with moisture. The soil helps decide which footing suits the job, which is why some sites need the soil study mentioned above before anything gets chosen.
How much do concrete footings cost?
Concrete footing installation across the US usually costs about $500 to $2,200 per project. That covers the footings themselves, and where yours lands depends on the count, size and depth of the footings and the ground they go into. Your written estimate spells out the number for your site.
How long do the forms stay on new concrete footings?
Forms usually stay on for 1 to 7 days, depending on how fast the concrete gains strength, the weather and the load it's going to carry. Cold weather slows that strength gain, so a late-fall pour usually sits longer than a summer one.
What causes concrete footings to crack or settle?
Most of the time it's the ground moving under them, from swelling clay, frost reaching below a footing that's too shallow, or water soaking the soil next to the foundation. Keeping the ground sloped away from the structure is something you can keep up after the work, and it keeps a lot of that water away from your footings.
Other concrete work that goes with footings
Foundation raising
If a porch, addition or slab has already settled out of level, raising it back up can save you from tearing it out and starting over with new footings underneath.
Concrete cutting
When new footings or posts have to go through an existing garage floor, basement slab or patio, clean saw cuts open just the space needed and leave the rest intact.
Sheridan, WY
Get your footings planned before you build
Call (307) 218-3106 or use the form with your property address, what the footings will hold up and when you hope to build, so I show up with the right questions.