Generators, HVAC units, transformers, and site-mounted equipment all need a concrete base that's sized to their weight, positioned for their anchor bolts, and built to handle vibration. Regina Concrete designs and pours equipment pads to the equipment's specifications, not to a template. Every pad starts with the equipment cut sheet and ends with a free written estimate.
A generator pad that looks solid can crack within months if it's not engineered to the actual loaded weight of the unit. Most equipment weighs more when it's full of fluids and running under load than the dry weight listed on the nameplate. A pad poured to the dry weight will settle, crack, or shift when the real load arrives.
We pull the equipment cut sheet from the manufacturer or your supplier, calculate the loaded weight (including service margin), design the slab thickness and reinforcement to carry that load, and position every anchor bolt using a template so the equipment frame bolts down without forcing or shimming. Vibration isolation gets embedded where the equipment spec requires it.
We request the cut sheet from the equipment manufacturer or your supplier. The cut sheet tells us the footprint, loaded weight, anchor pattern, vibration class, and any isolation requirements. This drives every decision that follows.
Excavate and prepare the base
For exterior pads, we dig below Regina's frost line, compact the subgrade, and place a gravel base to the engineered depth. Interior pads on existing slabs may tie into the floor depending on the load and site conditions.
Build forms and set anchors
Forms are built to the pad dimensions, rebar is tied per the load calculations, and anchor bolts are positioned using a steel or wood template that matches the equipment's mounting frame. Vibration isolation embeds are placed if required.
Pour, finish, and cure
Concrete is placed and finished to the elevation the equipment expects. The pad is protected through cure, and we verify anchor bolt projection and as-built dimensions before handing off to the equipment installer.
The most common problem
Anchor Bolts Out of Position Cost Installation Time
An equipment installer arriving with a generator or HVAC unit and finding anchor bolts that don't line up with the equipment frame has a problem that can't be solved on site. Most equipment-pad disputes trace back to anchor bolt position. We template every anchor pattern from the cut sheet and verify position during the pour so the bolts land exactly where the equipment frame expects them.
Coordinate with the equipment supplier early so the cut sheet is locked in before we start forming. Equipment pads often pair with loading dock concrete or parking lot concrete work, and we sequence the whole site project to keep the install schedule on track.
Anchor patterns, vibration isolation, sizing to loaded weight and equipment-installer coordination.
The pad has to support the loaded weight of the equipment (full of fluids, under service load) with a margin, and provide enough footprint for the anchor pattern plus access for maintenance. We size from the equipment cut sheet, not from generic tables.
We template the anchor pattern from the equipment cut sheet, build a wood or steel template that holds the bolts in exact position, and place that template in the form so the bolts are anchored during the pour at the right spacing and projection.
Some equipment requires it (especially generators, compressors). We use vibration absorption pads or specialized embedded systems per the equipment's spec sheet. Not every pad needs it; we follow what the equipment requires.
Exterior equipment pads need footings below the frost line in Regina, which is typically several feet. Interior pads on existing slabs can be much shallower or even tied into the existing floor depending on load. The engineering drives the depth.
Equipment installers typically wait for the pad to reach a specific cure strength before mounting the unit; for most pads that is within a few days of the pour. We give the installer the cure timeline so installation schedules without delay.
Client reviews
What Regina Operations Say About Their Equipment Pads
HVAC pad with anchor bolts that lined up exactly with the unit frame. The HVAC installer commented that it was the easiest install he had done that month. Templating is everything.
X. A.
Facility Manager, Regina
★★★★★
Generator pad engineered for the unit's vibration and weight. Three years of regular generator runs, zero crack development, zero shift. The engineering held.
Y. Y.
Industrial Operations Director, Regina
★★★★★
Transformer pad replacement during a planned outage. Coordinated the schedule tightly with the utility, pad cured and ready in the window. Power back on as scheduled. Real timing discipline.
Z. P2
Property Manager, Emerald Park
★★★★★
Multiple equipment pads across a plant expansion. Every cut sheet honored, every anchor template right, every pad finished to the elevation the equipment expected. No improvisation, no surprises.
Y. N2
Plant Engineer, White City
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