Utah Concrete Prices, Codes & Climate

Ready-mix cost range

$140–$180per cubic yard

Frost depth reference

30″reference only

ACI 318 exposure classes

F3 · C2 · S2

Air entrainment

required for exterior flatwork

How much does concrete cost in Utah?

Ready-mix in Utah runs roughly $140 to $180 per cubic yard. That is an estimated band, not a quote — published US price sources disagree with each other by nearly two to one. How we source price figures.

What does the Utah climate require?

Cold snowy Wasatch Front winters with heavy deicing salt and hot dry summers mean both ACI 306 and ACI 305 provisions are used within a single year.

Under ACI 318, Utah falls in exposure classes F3, C2, S2. Air entrainment is required for exterior flatwork. Air entrainment is required for classes F1, F2 and F3.

How deep is the frost line in Utah?

Compiled reference tables put Utah at about 30 inches. That figure is orientation only. The footing depth you actually have to build to is determined by your local building department — IRC R403.1.4 requires footings to extend below the locally determined frost line, and there is no national number.

Soil concerns

Great Salt Lake basin soils carry high water-soluble sulfate and salt, so Type V cement is routinely specified, and lakebed deposits are collapsible and liquefaction-prone.

Seismic

The Wasatch Fault runs directly through the state's population centers, putting Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden in high seismic design categories.

Contractor licensing

We do not publish a licensing determination for Utah without a dated primary source. We do not publish a state licensing determination without a dated primary source. Check the state board directly. Check the official source.

Cities

• Salt Lake City
• West Valley City
• Provo
• West Jordan
• Orem
• Ogden
• St George