Concrete Projects

Concrete projects

A pour done right starts under the concrete — the base, the thickness, and the joints decide whether it is still flat and crack-free in ten years. Patios, driveways, walkways, and sidewalks: here is what goes into every pour we take on.

What we pour

Backyard patios

The outdoor living space — sized for the furniture, the grill, and the way you actually use the yard.

Driveways

Tear-out and replacement or brand new, built to carry vehicles for decades.

Walkways

Front walks and paths that fit the yard, in any of our finishes.

Sidewalks

Replacement of cracked, heaved sidewalk sections — clean, safe, and flat again.

What’s included on every pour

  • Site prep before the truck shows up — we plastic off your siding on every project, so concrete splatter never has to be cleaned up later. We have seen jobs where that cleanup was simply forgotten — and the splatter stayed.
  • A compacted gravel base — a minimum 4-inch gravel base under the slab, so the concrete sits on something stable instead of raw dirt.
  • Minimum 3.5-inch thickness — formed and reinforced as required for a slab that carries furniture, grills, and foot traffic for decades.
  • Your choice of finish — classic broom finish, exposed aggregate, or stamped and stained.
  • Control joints — concrete moves; the joints tell it where to do it, instead of letting a random crack pick the spot.
  • Full cleanup — forms out, debris gone, the work area cleaned of construction debris when we leave.
  • Dirt and sod after the forms come out — once the forms are pulled, we backfill the border with dirt and lay sod right up to the edge of the new concrete. The yard is finished when we leave — no landscaping left on your plate.
  • One-year Concrete Flatwork Limited Warranty — concrete flatwork carries its own written warranty, in your contract, not a handshake.
New concrete front walkway and stoop with borders graded for sod

A new front walk and stoop we poured — borders graded and ready for sod right up to the edge.

What’s under every pour

Cut anywhere along the slab and this is what you would find.

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Section view · illustration only, not to scale.

Pick your finish

Stamped and stained concrete patio with steps

Stamped + stained

Texture pressed into the surface — slate, flagstone, even wood plank — then stained for depth and color. The custom look.

Exposed aggregate concrete patio and walkway

Exposed aggregate

The surface is washed back to expose the natural stone in the mix. Great texture and grip, and it hides wear better than anything.

Broom finish concrete patio

Broom finish

The clean, classic finish — durable, slip-resistant, and the friendliest on the budget.

More on the three finishes.

The best time to fix your drainage is now. While the ground is open, we can run hidden drain lines from your gutters underneath the new slab — downspout water disappears into buried pipe and comes out away from the house, instead of dumping across your new concrete. Once the concrete is down, that chance is gone. More on gutter drainage.
Two honest notes: fresh concrete never matches existing aged concrete exactly — new work reads lighter at first and blends over a year or two. And new concrete needs its cure period before heavy use; we will tell you exactly how long to stay off it.
Text us photos: 314-440-8873Spec your job