Concrete footings in Williston ND - a base that sits below the frost and stays put
Planning a garage, deck or addition and need the base under it right? We dig footings deep and wide enough for your ground.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
What do concrete footings do, and what goes into the price?
Concrete footings are the wider strip or pad of concrete under a wall, post or column that spreads its weight into the ground, and in Williston the main job is getting them deep enough that winter frost doesn't lift them.
Most people call us when they're adding a garage, a deck, a shed or a room and want the base under it done once. The price moves with how many feet of footing the job needs, how deep they go and how good the ground is. The schedule turns mostly on the weather and the permit side, so I'll walk the site with you and write up a figure for your job instead of leaving you to guess.
How do you know your footings aren't doing their job?
Deck posts lifting in spring
If deck posts or porch steps sit higher after winter and drop back by summer, they're usually on footings too shallow to get under the frost. Each year that movement loosens a few more fasteners, until the boards and railings start coming loose with it.
A shed or garage leaning
A building that's started to lean, or doors that won't close square, usually means the base under one side has sunk. The longer it goes, the more the framing twists, and that turns into a bigger repair than the footing ever was.
Stair-step cracks in a wall
Cracks that step up a block or concrete wall often point to a footing that's moved underneath it. Water finds those cracks quickly, so it's worth having someone look before the wall settles any further.
How we pour concrete footings
I start with depth and soil, and we talk about whether a soil test makes sense before we talk price, because both can change the bid. Then our crew lays out the lines, digs to depth, makes sure the bottom of the trench is firm, sets the forms and ties in rebar, the steel bars that keep the concrete from pulling apart. We pour, keep the footings covered while they cure, which is the stretch where concrete gains its strength and has to be kept from freezing or drying out too fast, and strip the forms once they're ready. If you want to pour in cold weather, I'll lay out what covering the footings involves and you make the call. A footing is buried by the end of the week, which makes it the easiest place to trim a budget and the worst one, so I'd rather spend your money down there than on anything you can see.
Footings often come up alongside other work. When an existing wall or slab has already sunk on a base that wasn't up to it, foundation raising can bring it back before we tie anything new to it. When a new footing has to pass under a slab or through a wall, concrete cutting gets us through it cleanly, so we're not breaking out more than the job needs.
Continuous footings
A continuous footing runs the full length under a wall, so it suits garages, additions and anything with a foundation wall on top. It spreads the weight along the whole line instead of a few points.
Pad footings
A pad footing is a single block of concrete under one post or column, which is what most decks, porches and carports sit on. Each pad is sized to the load it carries and set deep enough to get under the frost.
Get a footing estimate for your garage, deck or addition
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, look at the site and write up a free estimate, with no obligation to go ahead.
(701) 401-8095- Based in
- Williston, ND 58801
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call about footings in Williston?
Here's how a footing job runs from your first call to the day the forms come off, and who handles each part.
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Call or send the form
Call (701) 401-8095 or send the form with what you're building and where. We'll get back to you and set a time for me to come out.
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I look at the site
I walk the ground, ask what the footings will carry and look at where the water goes. You get a written estimate for your job, so you know what you're paying for before anything is dug.
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We sort out permits and dates
Once you say go, we handle the permit side for your address and pick a pour date with the weather in mind. If the forecast turns, I'd rather move the date than rush the pour.
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Our crew digs, forms and pours
I'm on the job with our small crew from the dig to pulling the forms. We clean up the site before we leave.
Why Williston property owners call Williston Concrete for footings
The footing is the one part of the build nobody sees again, so it's worth getting the depth right before anyone picks a pour date. Tell us about your project and I'll come take a look.
The owner writes your estimate
I come out myself, look at the ground and write the estimate. The person pricing your footings is the same one standing in the trench on pour day.
In business since 2023
I learned on a concrete crew when I was young, did other work for a lot of years and came back in 2023, so we've been at it three years now. I came back to build things people can stand on, and footings are about as literal as that gets.
Licensed, insured and glad to show it
We're licensed and fully insured. Ask about both at the estimate, before you decide anything.
Pour dates planned around winter
We're best known for planning each pour around the season instead of hoping the weather holds. When cold is coming, you'll hear about it at the estimate, not the morning the truck shows up.
Footings, permits and inspections in Williston
Before work starts, we figure out with you whether the city or the county covers your address, since that decides who issues the permit. Inside city limits, the City of Williston takes an accessory structure form with the residential building permit application for detached garages and for yard sheds over 120 square feet, and it uses its deck application for every residential deck, attached or not. The city's list doesn't name footings as a job of their own, so for footings alone we ask the city rather than guess, and we take care of the permit paperwork when the job calls for one.
On jobs Williams County permits, the footing inspection gets called in once the forms and steel are in place and before any concrete goes in, so we have the trench ready for it before the truck is ordered. Around Williston and the cities near it, most footing calls we get are for garages, decks and additions, and the same planning goes into each one.
Questions about concrete footings in Williston
How much do concrete footings cost in Williston?
Concrete footings across the US usually cost about $5 to $18 per linear foot, based on national pricing for 2026. Where a job lands in that range depends on its size, how deep the footings go and the site itself. For a Williston price, I'll need to see the ground and write it up.
Why do footings have to go deeper in a cold climate?
Footings in cold climates may need to go deeper to get below the frost line, which keeps freeze and thaw cycles from heaving or shifting them. Ice layers can form where the frost line is close to the water table and lift the soil and the foundation with it, and that's more likely with a high water table and clay or silt than with well-drained gravel. That's why depth goes in the plan before anything else.
Can concrete footings be poured in winter in North Dakota?
Yes, footings can be poured in cold weather, but it costs more. A concrete industry guide counts a pour as cold weather work when the air is at or expected to fall below 40°F while the concrete is being protected, and it says heaters, insulating blankets and tarps add cost but most likely keep a project on schedule. The guide leaves it to you to weigh that against waiting for milder weather, and so do I.
How do I know if I need a soil test before pouring footings?
A soil test before work shows whether your ground is weak and how to make up for it, and weaker soil needs wider footings. Because the ground itself can push the cost up, testing early lets you plan the budget around the footing you'll actually need instead of finding out halfway through the dig.
Does the contractor pouring my footings need a license in North Dakota?
Yes, North Dakota requires the person doing the job to be licensed as a contractor when its cost, value or price is over $4,000. The rule is on the Secretary of State's contractor page, so it's fair to ask anyone you're considering about their license before you hire.
What is the best way to protect new footings from a fall freeze?
Cover them, because the industry guide calls for protecting fresh concrete from unexpected freezing for at least the first 24 hours in fall and spring in cold climates. Concrete that freezes early can be ruined outright or left permanently weaker, and those first 24 hours alone don't promise it gains strength well if colder weather follows. Ask any crew how they'll cover your footings in that window.
Other work that often goes with new footings
Worth a look if the house or garage you're adding onto has a corner that's dropped, since lifting it first gives the new footing something level to meet.
Handy when a footing for a post, wall or addition lands under your garage floor or patio, so we remove a neat strip instead of the whole slab.
Service areas for footing work
Williston Concrete is based in Williston, ND, and pours footings for homeowners and small business owners in Williston and the cities around it. Williston is the one area with its own page on this site, not the only place we work.
Plan your footings before picking a pour date
Have the structure type, its rough size and the address ready when you call (701) 401-8095 or send the form, so I show up knowing what we're looking at.
Williston, ND