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Concrete Patios
Outdoor living that holds up to Texas weather.
3,000-4,000 PSI MIX · REBAR ON CHAIRS AT MID-SLAB · COMPACTED STABILIZED BASE · CONTROL JOINTS CUT ON SCHEDULE
A patio is the slab people actually stand on, so the finish matters as much as the structure.
The part that gets overlooked is drainage. A patio poured flat, or sloped the wrong way, quietly aims water at your foundation every time it rains. We set the fall on site, build a compacted and stabilized base, and saw-cut the control joints on schedule.
SCOPE
What's included
- On-site measurement and layout
- Compacted, stabilized base
- Rebar set on chairs at mid-slab depth
- Slope set to drain away from the house
- Control joints saw-cut on schedule
- Clean edges tied into existing concrete where needed
- Site left clean when we pull off
RECENT WORK
Patios we have poured
WHY SLABS CRACK HERE
Built for East Texas clay
Concrete does not crack because it is weak. It cracks because the ground under it moves — and East Texas clay swells when it takes on water and shrinks when it dries out, every single season. You cannot stop that. What you can do is build for it.
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Compacted, stabilized base
The slab is only as steady as what it sits on. We compact and stabilize the base so the ground under your concrete behaves predictably instead of moving with the seasons.
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Rebar on chairs at mid-slab
Rebar lying on the ground does almost nothing. Set on chairs at mid-slab depth, it sits where the tension actually is and holds the slab together when the ground shifts.
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3,000-4,000 PSI MIX
A stronger mix costs more per yard and is worth it here. It resists the stress that seasonal ground movement puts on a slab in this part of Texas.
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Control joints cut on schedule
Concrete will crack. Joints cut at the right time — not whenever someone gets back to it — decide that it cracks along a straight line you chose rather than across the middle of your slab.
FAQ
Patios questions
Will the patio drain away from my house?
That is part of the layout. A patio poured flat, or sloped the wrong way, sends water at your foundation every time it rains. We set the fall during the on-site visit and you will see where the water is going before we pour.
Can you tie a new patio into an existing slab?
Usually, yes. How it gets tied in depends on the condition and height of what is already there, which is exactly the kind of thing we look at during the estimate rather than guessing from a photo.
Do you do stamped or decorative finishes?
Ask us — this is on our list to confirm before we advertise it. We would rather tell you plainly on the phone than promise a finish here and walk it back later.
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