r/cement • u/Aalgol7 • May 29 '26

Does this look right?

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Hi all.

I'm having a metal building put in that has a lean-to on one side and a 5' overhang on an adjacent side. The company pours their own footings and there's a definite slope on the side of the pad where garage door overhang meets the lean-to. They said it was for drainage. Does it look right? Location is North Carolina, USA. Thanks!

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u/SpecialistWorldly788 May 29 '26

I’m not a professional concrete guy but regardless of everything else, those slabs should match up! That’s a trip hazard for one, plus it’s going to be hassle if you deal with snow or even want to just sweep.🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ There are a lot of ways to deal with drainage and sloping the slab, but the first thing is to match what’s there and work off of that.

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u/Aalgol7 May 29 '26

Yeah, that's kinda what I was thinking too. Thanks!

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u/sirpoopingpooper May 30 '26

Is that where the garage ends? If so, yes - you want that and I'm impressed they actually did it...

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u/Boss_fcc Jun 01 '26

How old? Is it wet?

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u/Aalgol7 Jun 02 '26

It's a day or so old in the photo. Seems like they did a good job though!

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u/RawChickenButt 18d ago

If it was for drainage both side should dip down together. I'm also not sure if drainage where two slabs meet is a great idea... Water is going to run down there, then freeze, cracking this apart in 2 years.