Concrete Slabs in McGregor, TX
Concrete slabs in McGregor, TX start with three questions at the free estimate from Waco Elite Concrete: how deep the limestone lies, what the slab will carry and which City fees apply, for a house foundation, a shop floor or a carport pad.
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Limestone, loads and City fees
The 1992 county soil survey says of the Crawford-Purves unit that holds McGregor: "The limestone bedrock is difficult to excavate" when roads are built and septic systems are installed. The county's 2001 survey adds that "The limestone bedrock is a good foundation for houses and roads, but it commonly is difficult to excavate," so the estimate looks at how much excavation the site will take.
Design follows the soil. For expansive ground, the International Residential Code hands foundation and floor-slab design over to the International Building Code's Section 1808.6, and the IBC (2015 edition, as the Post-Tensioning Institute quotes it) requires post-tensioned slab-on-ground foundations there to follow PTI's standard DC 10.5.
On the City side, McGregor's fee schedule gives a carport its own line, $50.00 minimum plus $.20 a square foot. The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey estimates count about 191 housing units built in 2020 or later (a wide margin).
Shop and plant floors are on commercial concrete in McGregor, a drive up to the new garage on the driveway page, and all our McGregor services are listed together.
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(254) 309-9254Dig, set steel, pour
Check the site
The estimate looks at the soil and rock depth, the loads and the City's fee lines, then settles rebar or post-tension and any engineering.
Excavate and set steel
The pad is dug and compacted, and the International Residential Code wants the steel "supported to remain in place from the center to upper one-third of the slab" through the pour.
Pour day and the cure
Concrete goes in and is finished, and curing carries on afterward, typically 3 to 7 days in NRMCA's guidance.
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(254) 309-9254Foundation prices, national figures
No McGregor price for house or shop slabs turned up; the ticket's figures are national, for 2026. A slab-on-grade foundation is typically 6 inches thick for home construction. These are averages, not our prices.
- Slab-on-grade (monolithic)
- $6 to $14 a sq ft
- 2,000 sq ft home
- $12,000 to $28,000
- Stem wall
- $6 to $18 a sq ft
- Pier and beam
- $8 to $15 a sq ft
- Removing an old slab
- $1 to $3 a sq ft
National averages for 2026, not a quote.
Footings, permit fees and steel
What is a concrete footing used for?
Piers and walls stand on footings, sized to the load and the ground. McGregor counts 60 mobile homes in the Census Bureau's survey estimates, and Texas's generic standard for manufactured-home footers and piers says proper footing size depends on the load-carrying capacity of both the piers and the soil: "The footing must be placed on firm, undisturbed soil, or fill compacted to at least 90% of its maximum relative density." For retaining walls, one published guide says walls over four feet should have their footings poured separately.
How does McGregor price the permit for a new house?
By size. Ordinance O-17-2025 charges new residential construction $.21 per square foot of living space plus garage for the building permit, and lists Residential Plan Review at $150.00. Confirm current fees with Community Development before you budget.
Does a shop or garage slab always need steel?
Not always. One published guide's rule of thumb puts rebar or welded wire fabric in any slab deeper than 5 inches, above all where loads are heavy, but calls reinforcement unnecessary for many slabs on well-compacted subbases with control joints at the proper spacing.
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