Cracked, sunken slab out back, or just bare dirt? We pack the ground hard, then pour and cure a patio you can actually use.
Concrete patio construction in Laredo means we dig out and pack the base, set forms and steel, pour the concrete, then finish and cure it, so you end up with a flat outdoor floor that's ready for chairs, a table and a grill.
Price comes down to size, what's there now and how it's finished. A bare dirt spot costs less to start than an old cracked slab that has to be broken out and hauled off. A plain finish costs less than a stamped pattern, and steel in the slab adds to the cost too. Your written estimate puts each of those on its own line, so you see your own number.
The schedule turns on three things. If the city needs a permit for your patio, that review comes first. Then the weather has to cooperate, because we'd rather pour in the cool of the morning than into midday heat. After the pour, the slab sits covered while it cures, which is the wait that lets concrete gain its strength before you put weight on it.
Most of the patio problems we get called about started on pour day or before it. Here's what we watch most closely, because it's where a new slab goes right or wrong.
The subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, disappears the minute concrete goes down, so it's the first thing a tight budget cuts. Dirt that's raked level instead of dug out and packed settles later, and the slab goes with it. If something has to give, I'd rather drop the fancy finish than skimp on the base.
Hot concrete sets fast, which leaves less time to finish it right and more chance of cracks. A slab rushed through midday heat often ends up with a weak, dusty top that wears early. So we plan the pour around the heat instead of just taking the first open day on the calendar.
Concrete shrinks as it dries, and on a slab this size some cracking is normal. Control joints, the straight grooves cut across the surface, give those cracks a place to happen in a clean line instead of wandering across the middle. Cut them late or skip them and the slab picks its own spots.
Here's how a patio job runs from your first call to the final walk-through, and who handles each part along the way, so you know what's coming before we start.
Call (956) 508-9209 or use the form on this page. Tell us roughly how big a patio you want, where it goes and whether an old slab has to come out first.
I come out, measure the spot and ask how you'll use the patio, since that decides its size and shape. You get a written estimate with each part of the work on its own line.
If your patio needs a permit, we handle it with the city, which can take up to 21 days to review a residential permit. Once it's cleared, we dig out, pack the base, set forms and steel, pour and finish.
The slab stays covered and damp through its first days while it cures. Before we pack up, I walk the finished patio with you and tell you when it's ready for furniture and foot traffic.
A patio is only as good as what it sits on, so we dig out soft soil and compact the ground well before any forms go up. Then we set the rebar, the steel that holds the slab together when it tries to pull apart, up on supports so it sits inside the slab where it does its job. Steel left lying in the dirt ends up at the bottom and does very little.
Once the concrete is placed, we finish the top, usually with a broom finish, a light dragged texture that gives shoes and bare feet some grip, and we cut the control joints. Then we keep the slab covered and damp through its first days, because concrete that dries out too fast comes out weaker on top.
A lot of patio jobs grow by a few feet once you see the forms. If you want a path from the driveway or side gate out to the new patio, we can pour it with our concrete sidewalk building work. If you'd like the patio to look like stone or tile, our stamped concrete services press a pattern and color into the surface while it's still wet.
The simplest finish, with a texture that's easy to walk on and easy to sweep and hose off. It suits a patio that's mostly about grilling, sitting and getting things done.
A pattern pressed into the wet surface so it reads like stone, brick or tile. It costs more per square foot and takes more hands on pour day, so it's worth deciding before the estimate.
We reply to every call and message within one business day. After you send the form, I set a time to come out, measure and give you a free written estimate, line by line, with no obligation. It helps to have the patio's rough size, whether an old slab comes out, and plain or stamped in mind.
(956) 508-9209The City of Laredo issues building permits, its written okay to build a project, and the city is where you ask whether your patio needs one. If it does, we pull the permit as your hired contractor. That matters, because a homeowner who pulls the permit is treated as the contractor on the job and takes on that role.
The city also requires contractors who work in Laredo to be registered with the city office that handles their trade, so that's worth asking anyone you're comparing. We're based here and work across Laredo and the cities around it. Most patio calls we get are bare dirt off a back door or an older slab that's cracked or sunk, and pour-day heat shapes our plan on most of them.
I learned concrete from my dad, setting forms and pulling screed boards on his jobs from the time I was a teenager. I started this business in Laredo in 2021, and we've been at it for 5 years. I come out to look at every patio myself, and our crew does the work with me on site.
We're fully licensed and insured. If your yard isn't right for a patio, or something under it needs an engineer's eye, I'll tell you that instead of pouring anyway. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. When you're ready, call (956) 508-9209 or send us the form.
Want the patio to look like laid stone instead of plain gray? A pattern and color pressed in on pour day can get you there.
A new patio usually needs a clean way to reach it, and a poured walk from the driveway or gate keeps feet off muddy grass.
We're based in Laredo, TX and build patios across the city and the cities around it. If you're close by and not sure we come out your way, just call and ask.
A concrete patio in Laredo usually costs about $5 to $11 per square foot, which is the going rate for the work around here, not our price. A stamped finish costs more per square foot than a plain one, reinforced concrete costs more than unreinforced, and tearing out an old patio adds to the cost. Your written estimate shows your own number, line by line.
Not by itself. One Texas guide says a slab poured on uncompacted native clay starts out weaker than a thinner slab on a properly compacted base, whatever its thickness. So when you compare bids, look at how each crew plans the base as closely as the slab thickness they quote.
Yes, but heat makes fresh concrete set faster, so it's harder to finish and more likely to crack. Industry guidance for hot, dry days is to dampen the ground, the forms and the steel before the pour, without letting water stand. We plan the pour time around the heat for the same reason.
Plan on the slab staying covered and damp for at least its first 3 days, which is what industry guidance calls for in hot weather, starting as soon as finishing ends. That's the curing time, and it's why the patio stays off limits at first. I'll tell you when it's ready for furniture and a grill.
Wait at least 28 days. One concrete supplier's guide recommends sealing only after the slab has cured that long, then resealing regularly as the sealer wears. Follow the instructions from the maker of whatever sealer you buy, because they set the details for that product.
Keep children and pets inside or well away while we work, because wet concrete is caustic and can cause third-degree burns after 2 hours on the skin. Beyond that, clear furniture, hoses and anything stored where the patio goes, and leave a path open so the crew can bring the concrete in.
If an old slab has to come out first, call (956) 508-9209 or use the form and we'll put the tear-out and the new pour on one written estimate.
