Concrete Patios in Charlotte, NC

Patios are the job we pour most often, ahead of driveways.

Most of our Charlotte jobs are patios. Outside the city, we have poured them in Huntersville and Harrisburg.

Before you call, set your table and chairs on the grass where the new concrete patio would go.

Mark the outline with a garden hose or a can of spray paint. Then give us the rough length and width when you ask for a quote.

Square edges line up with the house. Curves follow beds, trees and the line of the yard. The Harrisburg patio in the photos below does both: square along the house, curved out in the yard.

If your back door sits well above the ground, plan for a step down to the patio. Ask for it in the quote so it is priced in.

A concrete patio sits right against your foundation. If it tilts the wrong way, every storm sends water toward the house.

We slope the concrete so water runs off it, where the site allows. On a patio, that means away from the house.

Red clay drains slowly, so water that runs off the slab can sit in the yard for a while. Tell us where your downspouts empty and where the yard stays wet after rain. We plan the slope around that.

If your concrete patio is only big enough for a grill, we can add onto it. We pour new concrete off the edge of the old slab.

New concrete next to old will not match its color exactly, so you will see where they meet.

If the old slab is cracked or sunk, adding onto it will not fix that. We can replace just the bad section, or tear out the whole patio and start over.

Some old patios are past saving. They are broken in pieces, sunk at one end or tipped toward the house.

In that case we break the old slab out, then pour a new concrete patio in its place. Hauling the old concrete away is included when your quote lists it.

Mention the old patio when you ask for a quote. Tearing it out changes the price, and it can add a day to the job.

Broom finish is the standard. Stamping presses a pattern, like stone or brick, into the wet concrete. It costs more than broom.

Our stamped patio jobs include homes in Charlotte and Davidson. One Charlotte patio has a dark border around the pattern. See the stamped concrete page for more on it.