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Concrete Patio and Driveway Contractor in DFW
Reinforced patios, walks, pads and driveways, built on a base that expects the clay to move.
Written scope and locked price before any deposit · One-year workmanship warranty
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Concrete is only as good as what is under it.
Every slab in North Texas sits on clay that swells when it is wet and shrinks when it is dry. The concrete does not fail on its own. It fails because the ground under it moved and nothing in the slab was ready for it.
So the work that matters is the part you never see again: a base prepared and compacted before anything is poured, steel reinforcement to hold the slab together when it does crack, and joints cut where the cracks are allowed to go. All concrete cracks. Good concrete cracks along a straight line you chose.
Patios, walks and pads are priced at one published rate. Driveways and decorative finishes are different jobs and quoted from the walk.
Published Rates
Concrete Patios, Walks and Driveways pricing
All-in, covering labor, materials, normal mobilization, protection of the areas we work around, coordination and cleanup. These are budgeting standards, not a quote: the number on your contract comes from a site walk.
| Scope | Rate | Project minimum | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforced concrete flatwork | $19/SF | $6,000 minimum | Base prep, forming, reinforcement, expansion joints, 4 in pour, broom finish. Patios, walks and pads. |
The full cost breakdown, with what each band buys and where it stops.
The Work
Concrete we have poured.
Already in the price
- Base prepared and compacted before any concrete is placed
- Forms set so the finished slab falls away from the house
- Steel reinforcement through the slab
- Expansion joints where the slab meets the house, and control joints cut to guide cracking
- Four-inch pour with a broom finish that is not slick when wet
- One-year workmanship warranty
How we quote it
A site walk, then a written scope back within five business days. The scope names the work, the materials and the price, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
Anything found behind a wall or under a slab that changes the work gets priced and approved before we touch it. That is a change of work, in writing, not a surprise on the final invoice.
Payment is by ACH, card, check or cash, on the schedule written into the contract.
What Moves the Number
Up and down, before you ask for a quote.
Pushes price up
- Tearing out and hauling off old concrete first
- A driveway, which needs a thicker slab, more steel and usually a city permit for the approach
- Stamped, stained or colored finishes
- Steps, curbs, turned-down edges or a raised pad
- Poor access, where concrete has to be pumped or wheeled in
- Low ground that needs fill, or drainage that has to be solved before the pour
Keeps price down
- A simple rectangle on flat, open ground
- Nothing to tear out
- A truck that can reach the forms
- A broom finish rather than a decorative one
- Pouring it with a patio cover, so the footings and the slab are one mobilization
Common Questions
What does a concrete patio cost?
Nineteen dollars per square foot with a $6,000 project minimum. That covers base preparation, forming, steel reinforcement, expansion joints, a four-inch pour and a broom finish, for patios, walks and pads. A 20 by 16 foot patio is 320 square feet, which is $6,080. A 12 by 12 pad is 144 square feet, which comes to less than the minimum, so it is $6,000.
Do you pour driveways?
Yes, and they are quoted from the walk rather than at the patio rate. A driveway carries vehicles, so it is poured thicker with more reinforcement, and the approach where it meets the street usually needs a city permit and has to meet the city's own detail. Tear-out of the old drive, if there is one, is part of the number.
Will my concrete crack?
Yes, eventually, and anyone who says otherwise is selling something. Concrete shrinks as it cures and the clay under it moves with the seasons. What you control is where it cracks and whether it stays together: control joints cut on a grid give the cracks a straight line to follow, and reinforcement keeps the pieces from separating or lifting when they do.
Do you do stamped or decorative concrete?
We quote stamped, stained and colored finishes from the walk, because the pattern, the color and the sealer all change the work. Worth knowing before choosing one: a stamped surface needs resealing every few years, and it can be slicker than a broom finish when it is wet, which matters around a pool.
Can you extend my existing patio?
Usually. The new slab is doweled into the old one so the two move together instead of shearing apart, and the joint between them is sealed. The color will not match exactly, because old concrete has weathered and new concrete has not, which is one reason people often extend a patio at the same time as covering it.
How soon can we use it?
Typically light foot traffic after a day or two, furniture after about a week, and vehicles on a driveway after longer than that. Concrete keeps gaining strength for weeks after it is poured, so we give you the exact dates for your pour and the weather it went in.
Get a Written Scope
Tell us what you are looking at and roughly how much of it. We price the scope, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
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