Dumpster pads and loading dock aprons in Des Moines are the hardest-working concrete on a commercial property, and usually the first pavement on the lot to fail.
We replace worn-out asphalt and broken concrete in those spots with thick, reinforced slabs.
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A front-load garbage truck stops in the same place every week, sets its forks, lifts a full container, and drops it again, so the load lands on the same few square feet over and over. Trucks backing to a dock turn their wheels while standing still, and trailer landing gear sits on two small feet. Asphalt ruts and breaks under that. Concrete built thick enough doesn't.
We pour a pad under the containers and extend it out as an approach slab where the truck's front wheels stop, since that's where the weight lands when the forks lift. Enclosure walls or gates, bollards and a curb stop to keep containers off the back wall are often part of the same job.
Dock aprons run from the dock face out far enough to carry a trailer's landing gear and the tractor's drive wheels. We slope the apron away from the building or to a trench drain so meltwater doesn't run under the dock door, and we tie the apron into the dock wall and the drive lane with joints planned to the layout.
We also pour exterior pads for transformers, generators, chillers, compressors and ground-mounted rooftop-unit equipment. These are sized to the equipment maker's drawings, with anchor bolts or embeds set where they're specified.
Dumpster and dock work usually means coordinating with the hauler and the people who receive freight. We'll set the pour date with the property manager, arrange a temporary spot for containers, and give a clear date for when trucks can run on the new concrete.
Paving the rest of the lot? See concrete parking lot paving.
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