The build starts with the pad, and a bad pad follows you through the whole project. DBK builds house pads, barndominium foundations, and shop pads to footprint, elevation, and compaction, so your slab or steel sits on ground that is level, solid, and built to drain. Get the pad right and everything after it goes easier.
Built to footprint and elevation
We build the pad to the footprint your plans call for and to an elevation that keeps the finished floor high and dry. On low coastal ground, getting that elevation right is what keeps water out from under the build for the life of the structure.
Barndominiums a specialty
Barndominium and metal-building projects are a big part of what we do. We have raised and shaped pads to carry the footprint of a barndo, worked alongside the builder, and gotten the ground ready so the slab and steel go up on solid, level footing.
Compacted to carry the load
A pad is only as good as its compaction. We place and compact fill in lifts so the pad carries the weight of the structure without settling or cracking down the road. This is the part you never see and the part that matters most.
Shaped to drain away
We shape the pad and the ground around it so water sheds off and away from the building instead of collecting against it. A pad that drains is a foundation that lasts. That is the whole point of building it right.
What this covers
- House and slab pads
- Barndominium and metal-building pads
- Shop and outbuilding pads
- Built to footprint and elevation
- Engineered fill and compaction
- Pad and perimeter drainage
