Tired of a plain gray slab out back? We pour, color and stamp concrete so your patio looks like slate, brick or stone.
Stamped concrete services in Laredo, TX give you a patio, walk or driveway that looks like slate, brick or natural stone, because we press a pattern and color into the flatwork, the flat poured slab itself, while the concrete is still fresh.
Most people who call about stamped concrete have a plain gray slab, a patch of dirt out back, or a yard where they want something nicer than bare concrete. Stamping gets that stone or brick look in one pour. It's still a slab underneath, though, so it needs the same dug-out, packed base and the same care with water as any concrete we pour.
The price moves with the size of the area, how much digging and base work it needs, the pattern, how many colors, whether the color goes in the mix or on top, whether the slab gets rebar, the steel bars set inside it, and sealing. Your estimate lists each of those on its own line, so you can see where the money goes.
The schedule turns on three things: whether your job needs a city permit, the time of day we can pour, and curing, the slow hardening before the slab is ready for use and for sealer. I'll tell you on the estimate visit which of those apply to your job.
The pattern is what you notice first, but a few plainer things decide whether it still looks right years from now. These are the ones I look at before we price anything.
Before we set forms, I look at which way your yard drains and where the downspouts empty. The slab gets a slight fall away from the house, because a patio that tips toward your wall sends rain right back at it, and pooling water just sits in the grooves of the pattern.
You pick the pattern and how many colors go into it. One color is simplest, and a darker accent worked into the texture makes it read more like real stone. Bigger stones and simple layouts go faster, while tight brick patterns and extra colors take more hand work and add to the price.
Open, square areas stamp quickly because the big stamp mats lay down in rows. Edges against the house, around posts and on step faces need smaller hand tools and detail work, so a patio with lots of corners takes longer than one the same size with straight sides.
I handle the visit and the estimate myself, and our crew does the work with me on site. Here's the order things happen in, including the city's part if your job needs a permit.
Call (956) 508-9209 or fill out the form with the rough size of the area and the look you want. I set a time to come out and see the spot in person.
I measure, check where the water runs and ask how you'll use the space. You get a written estimate with each part of the work on its own line, color method included.
If the job needs a permit, we take care of it with the city, and the city's rules allow up to 21 days for review, so plan for that wait. Then we dig out, pack the base, set forms, pour, color and stamp.
The concrete cures before anyone uses it, and I'll tell you when it's ready for foot traffic, and for cars if it's a driveway. Before we pack up, I walk the finished job with you.
The base is where I won't cut corners. It's buried on day one, so it's the first thing a tight bid trims, but a pattern poured over a base that was only raked level can settle and tip, and no finish hides that. We dig out, pack the base and set forms to the right grade before any color or stamp comes out.
On color, I tell you up front whether your color goes into the mix or gets shaken onto the fresh surface, because they're different methods and bids don't always say which one they priced. I also walk you through sealing and resealing down the road, since that's part of keeping the color and the look over the years.
If you want the same pattern carried out to the front door, we can plan a concrete sidewalk on the same visit. A stamped finish isn't usually the pick inside a garage, but if that slab is due too, ask about garage floor concrete while I'm there measuring.
Every square foot gets the pattern. It reads most like real stone or brick, and on a patio where people sit and gather, that's the choice I usually point you toward.
A stamped band runs around the edge and the middle gets a broom finish, light grooves dragged in for grip. There's less stamping to do, and it gives better footing on a walk or near a pool.
We reply to every call and form within one business day. I'll set a time to come out, measure and look at how the water runs. The estimate is free, written line by line and comes with no obligation.
(956) 508-9209A hired contractor usually pulls the permit for concrete work in Laredo, but the City of Laredo's permit list names porches, carports, block fences and remodels and doesn't name stamped concrete, so that list doesn't settle whether your job needs one. The city's building development services office is where to ask. If it does, we pull it as your hired contractor, so you don't take on that role yourself.
The city also says anyone who wants to do work in Laredo has to be registered with its office, so it's fair to ask any contractor you're comparing whether they are. For a stamped driveway or sidewalk, the city lists those among the jobs its street cut contractors are authorized to do, so ask whether your job calls for that contractor type.
We're based in Laredo and work across Laredo and the cities around it. The stamped work we get asked about most here is the backyard patio, followed by front walks and driveways, often on homes where the first slab was poured plain and the owner wants something with more character.
I learned concrete from my dad, setting forms and pulling screed boards, the straight boards that level fresh concrete, on his jobs from the time I was a teenager. I started this business in Laredo in 2021, so we've been on our own five years. I come out to look at every job myself, and our crew does the work with me on site.
We're fully licensed and insured. If your base or drainage isn't right for stamped concrete, I'd rather tell you no, or send you to an engineer, than pour something I don't believe in. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. When you're ready, call (956) 508-9209 or send us the form and tell me what you have in mind.
A plain or stamped walk ties the new patio to the driveway or front door, so guests aren't cutting across the yard to reach it.
If the garage slab is cracked, chipping or uneven, planning its replacement alongside your patio means one estimate visit instead of two.
We're based in Laredo, TX and take stamped patios, walks and driveways across the city and the cities around it. If you're just outside Laredo, call and ask.
A stamped concrete patio in Laredo usually costs about $8 to $15 per square foot. That's the going rate around the area, not our price, and reinforced concrete usually runs a little higher than unreinforced, so ask which one a bid is for. Your estimate breaks out the base, concrete, color, stamping and sealing on separate lines.
Color goes in one of two ways, mixed into the concrete itself as integral color, or shaken onto the fresh surface as color hardener, a powder that also makes the top denser. Hardener often goes on before stamping. Ask which method each bid uses, since you're comparing two different ways of doing the job.
One supplier advises waiting until the concrete has cured at least 28 days before sealing, then resealing regularly because sealers wear down. Sealer keeps moisture and dirt from soaking in, which helps the color and surface hold up. One sealer maker notes each coat can make the surface a bit slicker, and sand added while the sealer is still wet helps offset that.
You can, but the City of Laredo then treats you as the contractor for the project, with the responsibilities that come with it. That's why the hired contractor usually pulls it. If your stamped job needs a permit, it's part of what we handle.
Usually at the cooler end of the day, if the weather allows it. National guidance on hot-weather concrete says fresh concrete sets faster in the heat, which makes finishing harder and shrinkage cracks more likely, and one supplier advises pouring at a time of day or night when the weather is favorable. Stamping needs that working time.
Have a rough size of the patio, walk or driveway and a picture of the look you like, whether slate, brick or stone. Think about how you'll use the space, since I'll ask. Clear the spot enough that I can walk the edges and see where the water runs.
Call (956) 508-9209 any day between 6 AM and 11 PM, or use the form, because the sooner I've seen the spot, the sooner a permit can get started if your job needs one.
