The job
Ten by twelve, right against the back door, big enough for a table or a couple of chairs but not both. Half the calls we take on patios are the same story: the family outgrew it in the first summer.
Extending one properly isn't just pouring more concrete beside it. The new section has to tie into the old at a real joint, sit at the same level, carry the fall away from the foundation, and end up with a finish that doesn't announce where the seam is.
Same crew handles the levelling, any wall work the slope needs, and the pour itself.
How it's built
It's the one slab where getting the levels wrong doesn't just look bad — it sends water at your foundation. So the fall and the tie-in get worked out on the ground before anyone orders concrete.
We set the finished height against the door threshold and the existing slab, then form the fall so rain runs out into the yard. On a sloped lot that can mean a low retaining wall or some cut-and-fill first — we'll say so at the estimate rather than after.
A patio with chairs on it and a patio holding a filled hot tub are two different slabs. Tell us what's going on it — spa, outdoor kitchen, pergola posts, a shed — and the thickness and steel get set for that load rather than guessed.
Hand-worked edges where it meets brick, the door and the grass. Your choice of texture on top. Joints cut in early, forms pulled, offcuts and spoil hauled away, and the grass edge tidied back so it doesn't look like a building site for a month.
What people pour
A lot of the back-yard concrete we pour is smaller and more specific than a full patio — a pad so the shed stops sinking, a flat spot for the smoker, somewhere solid to stand the spa or the generator, a landing at the bottom of the steps.
Those jobs are worth doing properly too. A pad that isn't thick enough under a filled hot tub cracks in a way you can't patch out.
Back patios // Extensions // Front porches // Covered patio slabs // Hot tub pads // Outdoor kitchens // Fire pit pads // Shed slabs // Generator & AC pads // Steps & landings
Choosing a finish
The right finish depends on whether the slab gets wet, whether it's walked on barefoot, and how much sun it takes.
Yes — it's one of the most common jobs we do. Builder patios are usually the minimum the plan allowed. We tie the new slab into the existing one at a proper joint and match the finish as closely as the original will let us.
No. Every patio gets a deliberate fall away from the foundation. That matters more here than almost anywhere else on the property, because the slab sits directly against the house.
Yes, as long as we know before we pour. A filled spa is a serious point load, so the pad needs the right thickness and reinforcement under it. Mention it at the estimate and it gets designed in at no drama.
Broom finish for grip, a brushed texture, or a smoother trowel finish for a cleaner look. If the patio leads to a pool or gets walked on barefoot we'll usually steer you toward something with texture that still isn't slick.
It's a normal one. Depending on how much fall there is, it's either cut-and-fill and a thicker edge, or a low retaining wall to hold the level. Retaining walls and stonework come off the same truck, so it stays one crew and one conversation.
Stay off it on foot for about 24 hours. Patio furniture is fine after a few days; hold off on anything really heavy for a week or so. We'll give you the actual dates for your pour before we leave.
Free estimate
Roughly how big you want it, what's there now, and whether anything heavy is going on it. That's enough to get you a real number.
Nearby
Front walks, side paths, steps and landings that sit level and drain.
Sidewalks & walkways
Cracked, sunken and spalling concrete assessed honestly, then patched or replaced.
Concrete repair
Dig, grade, break out and haul off — the work that happens before the pour.
All servicesRoyse City · Rockwall County
Levelling, walls and the pour, all from the same crew. Tell us what you want out there.
