Accessibility isn't a design choice on commercial sites in Regina. Ramps and curb cuts must meet ADA slope, cross-slope, landing width, and detectable warning specs. We pour them to those specs, embed the tactile warning panels, verify dimensions during the pour, and hand off documentation for inspection. Start with a free written estimate.
An ADA ramp or curb cut is not a general concrete pour. The running slope has a maximum angle, the cross-slope has a separate maximum, the landing at the top and bottom must be level in both directions, the width is specified, and detectable warnings (truncated dome panels) must be positioned at every transition between pedestrian and vehicle surfaces. One missed spec and the work fails inspection.
We design the ramp footprint to the applicable code (federal, provincial, or local), set forms with the engineered slope and cross-slope, embed the warning panels in the concrete, and verify dimensions with a level before the slab cures. The result is a ramp that passes the first inspection walk-through. Where an existing ramp is out of spec, we demolish and re-pour to current code.
We identify the applicable ADA standard for your project, confirm the running slope, cross-slope, width, and landing dimensions, and note where detectable warnings are required by code.
Grade and prepare subgrade
The ramp footprint is excavated to the correct elevation so the running slope will hit the ADA maximum, and the cross-slope is graded into the base to shed water off the side.
Set forms and embed panels
Forms are positioned with the engineered slope and cross-slope, reinforcement is placed, detectable warning panels are positioned in the form footprint at every required transition, and the ramp is detailed flush to adjacent walks or curbs.
Pour, verify, and document
Concrete is placed and finished, slope and cross-slope are verified with a level before cure, warning panels are confirmed in position, and as-built dimensions are documented for the accessibility inspector.
The most common failure
Why Slope Verification Matters Most
The single most common reason an ADA ramp fails inspection is slope. Either the running slope came out steeper than the code maximum, or the cross-slope drains across the ramp instead of off the side. Both are failures, and both require demolition and re-pour to fix. You cannot adjust slope on cured concrete, which is why slope has to be right during the pour, not after.
We verify slope on every section while the concrete is still workable. A level and a story-pole catch errors before the slab sets. The ramp passes inspection on the first walk-through. Coordinate with adjacent equipment pads and curb and gutter so the ramp lands flush at both ends and the site drains correctly.
Slope specs, detectable warnings, landings, and where ADA work is required.
The current ADA running-slope maximum is defined in the accessibility code; we follow the specific code version applicable to your project (federal, provincial, local). The cross-slope maximum is also specified separately and is just as critical.
Truncated dome panels (typically yellow, cast into the concrete or surface-mounted) at every flush transition between pedestrian and vehicular surfaces. They are tactile cues for the visually impaired. They are required at curb cuts, ramp bottoms at parking lots, and similar transitions.
Yes, ADA requires a level landing at the top and bottom of every ramp run, sized to the spec for that ramp's use. The landing has to be flat in both directions (running and cross-slope) within the ADA tolerance.
Modification rarely works because slope cannot be changed on cured concrete. Most non-compliant ramps need full replacement to bring them to current code; the quote will say which case yours is.
Most public-accessible commercial properties do, especially new construction and any renovation that triggers accessibility review. The exact scope depends on the property, the renovation work, and the local accessibility code; we coordinate with the accessibility consultant on every project.
They replaced four non-compliant curb cuts across our retail center. Each one to current ADA spec, detectable warnings cast in, accessibility consultant passed all four first walk-through.
Q. I.
Property Manager, Regina
★★★★★
Slope was verified during the pour, not after. They had a level out on every section. The inspector specifically commented on how clean the as-built dimensions were.
X. H.
Facility Director, Regina
★★★★★
Multiple ramp installations during off-hours so the mall stayed open. Coordinated with adjacent sidewalk pours, detectable warnings flush, ADA inspector signed off without a single revision.
Z. C2
Mall Operations, Emerald Park
★★★★★
ADA ramps at every entrance to our medical building. They knew the accessibility code cold, no improvisation, no surprises at inspection. Compliance was their first concern, not their last.
Y. M2
Healthcare Facility Director, White City
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