Entrances
Concrete Entrances & Landings in Reno, NV
Front entry landings, porch slabs, side-door pads and commercial approaches — the concrete every visitor stands on.
- Sizing
- Deep enough for the door swing plus room to stand clear of it
- Drainage
- Pitched away from the threshold, always
- Threshold height
- Set below the door sill by the required margin
- Finish
- Traction finish, often with a decorative border
An entrance slab is small, highly visible and easy to get wrong. Two dimensions decide whether it works: how deep it is relative to the door swing, and how it sits relative to the threshold. Poured too shallow and you back off the edge opening the door; poured too high or flat and meltwater runs back at the sill.
Entrances usually pair with steps and a walkway, and are a natural place for decorative concrete or a stamped border since the area is small.
Designing an entrance slab
- Depth. Enough clear standing area outside the door swing so someone can open the door without stepping back off the edge.
- Height. Set below the door threshold by the required margin, so wind-driven rain and melting snow cannot reach the sill.
- Slope away from the house. This is the detail most often missed on entry pads, and the most damaging.
- Isolation joint at the foundation. The slab and the house move differently; a joint prevents cracking at that line.
- Traction and appearance. A broom or light texture in the field, with an optional stamped or exposed border to lift a plain slab.
Commercial entrances
Business entrances add accessibility requirements — landing dimensions, maximum slopes and level approach areas. That work is covered under commercial concrete and is worth verifying with measurements rather than assumptions.
Questions we get asked
Concrete Entrances & Landings in Reno, NV: common questions
How big should a front entry landing be?
At minimum, deep enough that the door can swing fully open while someone stands clear of the edge. Larger landings are more comfortable and look better in proportion to the entry.
Water runs toward my front door — can that be fixed?
Yes. Either the slab is flat or it slopes the wrong way. Depending on elevations, the fix is replacing the pad with correct slope or adding drainage; that gets assessed on site.
Can an entrance be decorative without becoming slippery?
Yes — textured stamps and exposed aggregate provide traction, and a slip-resistant sealer keeps a decorative entry safe in winter.
Where we do this work
Crews work throughout the Reno–Sparks area. Pick your community for local notes on soils, permitting and typical projects.
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Next step
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- Clear explanation of what would change the price
- No pressure to decide on the spot