ADA Ramps in Winston-Salem, NC | Accessible Concrete Ramps & Landings

The work covers entrance ramps, ramps between levels of a lot, accessible parking access aisles and the walkways that connect them. Most callers are property managers or businesses that have been told they are out of compliance, or a GC building it into a new project. The pour is simple concrete; the value is in getting the geometry exactly right.

How Much Does ADA Ramps & Accessible Concrete Cost in Winston-Salem, NC?

Every job is priced on site. We measure, check the base and the grade, and put a written price in your hand before any concrete is ordered.
What changes	Effect on your price
Total rise to climb	The height being climbed sets the run length and the number of landings, because the slope is capped by the standard. Rise is the first thing measured and the biggest driver.
Landings and turns	Every ADA ramp needs level landings at the top, bottom and each turn. More turns means more landings and more forming.
Slope compliance	The running and cross slopes are built to the ADA maximums and checked by an inspector. Pouring to those numbers the first time is the value.
Railing anchors	Where the rise requires a handrail, the anchor points are set in the wet concrete. The railing itself is usually a separate trade.
Base condition	The wildcard. Sound compacted gravel can lower the price. A failed base that has to be rebuilt raises it more than anything else on this list.
Concrete truck access	Tight lots, long wheelbarrow runs and pump trucks all add labour to the exact same square footage.

What's Included

Running slope and cross slope built to the ADA maximums
Level landings at the top, bottom and every turn
Ramp width and edge protection to the standard
Detectable-warning and transition detail where required
Railing anchors set where the rise calls for a handrail
Tie-in to the door, the walk and the parking access aisle

How a ADA ramp Job Goes, Step by Step

Measure the rise and plan the run

The total height to climb sets everything. We measure the rise, work back to a compliant slope, and lay out the run and the landings so the finished ramp meets the standard before a form is set.

Prep the base and set forms to grade

The base is prepped and forms are set precisely to the running and cross slopes, because on an ADA ramp the forms are the compliance, not a suggestion.

Reinforce and set railing anchors

Reinforcement is placed, and where the rise requires a handrail the anchor points are set into the wet concrete so the railing has something solid to bolt to.

Pour, finish and add traction

The ramp is poured to the formed slopes, finished with a slip-resistant texture, and any required detectable warning is set at the transitions.

Cure and inspect

The concrete is cured, and the finished slopes and landings are there to be checked against the standard, which is the point of building it to the numbers in the first place.

How It Works

1. Tell us what you need
Call or text with the rough size and what is there now. A photo of the space answers half the questions before anyone drives out.
2. Get a written price on site
Someone walks the job, measures it, checks access and drainage, and leaves you a written number. Free, and there is no pressure attached to it.
3. We schedule the pour
Once you approve the price the work gets scheduled around the weather window. You get a start date and a realistic finish date, not a vague week.

When to Call

You have been told your entrance or lot is out of ADA compliance
A business needs an accessible entrance ramp added
A new build needs ADA ramps, landings and access aisles
An old ramp is too steep, cracked, or missing landings

Slope, Landings and Handrails

There is very little discretion in this category. Almost every dimension is prescribed, and the value a contractor adds is getting them right the first time.

The slope limits

The maximum running slope for an accessible ramp is one in twelve, meaning one unit of rise for every twelve of run, and the maximum cross slope across the ramp is far shallower still, effectively close to level. Shallower than the maximum is always acceptable and is usually more comfortable. Steeper is not a judgement call and is not something a site condition excuses. Where the required run genuinely will not fit, the answer is a switchback with landings or a different route, not a steeper ramp.

Landings

Landings are required at the top and the bottom of every ramp, wherever it changes direction, and at maximum intervals of vertical rise through a long run. They have to be level in both directions and large enough for a wheelchair to rest and turn, with additional clearance where a door swings onto them. Landings are the most commonly undersized element on a non compliant ramp.

Handrails, edge protection and surface

Handrails are required on both sides of a ramp above a modest rise, continuous through the run, graspable, extending past the ends, and set at a specified height. Edge protection stops a wheel rolling off the side. The running surface must be firm, stable and slip resistant. All three are requirements rather than upgrades, and all three are cheaper to build in than to retrofit.

ADA Ramps & Accessible Concrete for Winston-Salem Homes and Businesses

The standard applies most strictly to public accommodation, but the geometry helps everyone.

Homes

Residential ramps for ageing in place or wheelchair access are not usually subject to the same enforcement, but building to the same slope and landing standard is strongly advisable anyway, because those numbers exist for usability rather than paperwork. A steeper home ramp that technically nobody inspects is still a ramp that is hard to climb and dangerous when wet.

Businesses

Any place of public accommodation must provide an accessible route, and the ramp is frequently the element that gets measured in a complaint or an audit. The details that most often fail are cross slope, landing size and handrail extensions, none of which are expensive at construction and all of which are expensive to remedy. Build to the standard and keep the survey documentation.

How Long ADA Ramps & Accessible Concrete Take in Winston-Salem

An accessible ramp is the one concrete element on a property where the dimensions are set by federal standard rather than by the designer. It gets surveyed, built to numbers and measured afterward, so the sequence is heavier on layout than on concrete.

Measure the total rise

Everything follows from the vertical distance the ramp has to climb. That number sets the length, the number of landings and whether the run is feasible in the space available at all. Measuring it accurately is the entire design step.

Lay out runs and landings

At the maximum permitted slope, every foot of rise needs twelve feet of run. Landings are required at the top and bottom, wherever the ramp changes direction, and at intervals through a long climb. Landing dimensions are specified, not approximate. This is where a ramp is won or lost, because a design that will not fit has to be discovered on paper.

Excavation, footings and base

Footings where the ramp is structural or elevated, compacted base where it sits on grade. Anywhere it abuts the building, the connection detail matters because the two will move differently.

Forms and reinforcement

Forms set precisely to the surveyed slopes. This is the step that decides compliance, and it is checked with a level and a story pole rather than by eye. A form set half a percent steep produces a finished ramp that fails.

Rail post sleeves or anchors

Handrail anchors are set into the forms before the pour. Rails drilled in afterward are weaker, uglier and more likely to loosen.

Pour and finish

Placed and finished with a broom texture across the direction of travel. A ramp surface has to be slip resistant, which rules out a smooth trowelled finish entirely.

Detectable warnings where required

Truncated dome surfaces are installed where the route meets a vehicular way or where the standard otherwise requires them, in the specified colour contrast.

Verification

The finished slopes are measured before sign off. It is far cheaper to check the forms twice than to saw out a finished ramp.

Standard pour weather rules. The additional pressure is that ramps are frequently the accessible entrance to an operating building, so the work is often phased or temporarily ramped so access is never lost.

Where we cover

ADA Ramps & Accessible Concrete across Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Walkertown, Rural Hall, Union Cross, Pfafftown, Clemmons, Lewisville, Stanleyville, Belews Creek, King, Germanton, Oak Ridge, Colfax, Summerfield, Stokesdale, Wallburg, Midway and Welcome.

Common Questions

What slope does an ADA ramp have to be?⌄

The standard sets maximums for both the running slope and the cross slope, plus level landings at the top, bottom and any turn. The exact geometry depends on the height being climbed, which is why the rise is the first thing we measure. Building to those numbers is the job.

What happens if a ramp fails inspection?⌄

It usually has to be corrected or re-poured, which costs more than building it right the first time. That is the whole argument for having it done by someone who pours to the ADA slopes rather than eyeballing a ramp and hoping.

Do you handle the railing too?⌄

The railing is often a separate trade, but the anchor points for it have to be set into the concrete while it is wet. We locate and set those as part of the pour so the handrail bolts to something solid.

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