Concrete contractors in Ogden, UT
Locally owned Ogden concrete contractors, each checked against the same published standard. Below the list: Utah's concrete license, the permit rules for driveways and sidewalks, Ogden's specs, and how to make flatwork survive the winters.
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What Utah requires of a concrete contractor
Concrete and asphalt work falls under DOPL's S260 Asphalt and Concrete Contractor license, which covers flatwork, forms, reinforcing, resurfacing, coatings and sealing. The old separate flatwork classes were merged into S260 in 2019. Utah doesn't license individual concrete finishers, so check the company's license in the state's Licensee Lookup and Verification System.
Permits: your property versus the city's
The approach, sidewalk and curb
This is where Ogden is strict. Any work using powered equipment on the sidewalk, park strip, curb and gutter or street needs an engineering right-of-way permit, and the city says only a licensed contractor can obtain it. That covers driveway approaches and sidewalk, curb and gutter work. The contractor must carry at least $1 million in liability coverage ($3 million combined) and post a bond: $5,000 for paving and flatwork, or $25,000 when digging deeper than 12 inches. A city engineering inspector checks the work. Ogden Engineering: 801-629-8990.
On your own lot
The residential code Utah adopted lists sidewalks and driveways among work exempt from a building permit. Ogden's permit page, however, still lists parking slabs among its examples of permitted work (at no cost). Retaining walls are a separate case. Before pouring a new parking pad or anything you're unsure about, call Ogden Building Permits and Inspections at 801-629-8950.
Ogden's specs for approaches and sidewalks
Ogden's 2025 standards set what a contractor has to build in the right-of-way:
- Residential driveway approach: at least 6 inches of Class 4000 concrete over a 6-inch base, 10 to 32 feet wide (or half the lot frontage, whichever is less).
- Sidewalk: 6 inches thick directly behind a residential approach, 4 inches elsewhere in residential areas.
Concrete that survives Ogden winters
With about 121 nights a year at or below freezing, the enemy of Ogden flatwork is freeze-thaw, made worse by deicers. The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association recommends, for exterior slabs that will see deicers:
- 4,000 psi concrete with about 6% total air content. Air entrainment gives freezing water room to expand.
- No deicers in the first winter.
- Never ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate or magnesium-based salts. Calcium chloride and rock salt are considered acceptable on mature concrete.
Ask your contractor what mix, air content and curing they plan. Surface scaling in the first few years usually traces back to one of those.
Ogden also requires residents to clear snow from sidewalks and approaches within 12 hours after it stops.
Ogden's 50/50 sidewalk program
If the sidewalk or curb in front of your house is broken (three or more cracks in a panel, or a half-inch lift), Ogden's 50/50 Concrete Replacement Program can split the cost with you. You hire a licensed contractor, and the city pays half while funding lasts. Driveways, driveway aprons and house walks aren't eligible. Call 801-629-8919 before you book the work.
What concrete work costs in Ogden
We don't publish per-square-foot prices, because we haven't found a dated local survey we'd stand behind. The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median wage for cement masons and concrete finishers in the Ogden area at $25.00 an hour (May 2025): what finishers earn, not what you're billed. What moves the price: tear-out and haul-away, base preparation, thickness and reinforcement, the mix, the finish (broom, stamped, exposed aggregate), and whether right-of-way work adds a permit, bond and inspection.
How to choose a concrete contractor
- Check for an active S260.
- For an approach or sidewalk, confirm they'll pull the right-of-way permit. You can't.
- Ask about the mix: strength, air content and reinforcement.
- Ask how they'll prepare the base and handle drainage away from the house.
- Get it in writing, including thickness and finish.
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Concrete questions
Can I pour my own driveway approach in Ogden?
No. Work on the sidewalk, park strip, curb and gutter or street needs Ogden's right-of-way permit, and the city says only a licensed contractor can obtain it. You can hire the contractor; you can't pull that permit yourself.
Who pays to fix the cracked sidewalk in front of my house?
Ogden's 50/50 Concrete Replacement Program can split the cost of replacing broken sidewalk or curb and gutter in front of your property, while funding lasts. Driveways, driveway aprons and house walks aren't eligible. Call 801-629-8919.
Can I use salt on new concrete?
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association advises avoiding deicing chemicals in the first winter, and never using ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate or magnesium-based salts. Calcium chloride and rock salt are considered acceptable on mature, properly air-entrained concrete.
How thick should a driveway approach be in Ogden?
Ogden's 2025 standard drawing calls for at least 6 inches of Class 4000 concrete over a 6-inch base for a residential approach, between 10 and 32 feet wide.