What Does a Stamped Concrete Patio Cost?
Every yard is different, so the honest answer is a free estimate. Here's how we price, what moves the number, and what you get for it, so you know what you're looking at before we show up.
How we price a project
We don't charge by the hour and we don't quote off a photo. We come out, measure, look at what's there now and where the water goes, and talk through what you want the space to do. Then you get one written price for the whole job, from tearing out the old surface to the last coat of sealer. Larger projects are priced by the square foot; smaller ones, like a single pad or a short walk, are priced as a job.
Most estimates come with good, better and best options at different price points. A typical set for a backyard might be a broom-finished patio with a stamped border, a fully stamped patio, and the stamped patio with steps and a sitting wall. You choose the version that fits, and the price on the paper is the price.
What's included in every quote
Removal and prep
Taking out the old deck, concrete, pavers or sod, excavating, and building a compacted stone base.
The concrete itself
Forms, rebar reinforcement, a 4,000 PSI minimum mix, control joints, and a crew that has poured it the same way since 2002.
Finish and sealing
Broom finish, or stamping with a base color and accent release. Stamped work is sealed after cure with an anti-skid additive.
What moves the price up
- Size. A bigger slab costs more in total but less per square foot, because the setup, delivery and crew days are much the same for 300 square feet as for 500.
- Stamped vs. broom finish. Stamped concrete is colored, textured, detailed and sealed; it's more labor than a broom finish on the same footprint. It's also what most people picture when they say "patio."
- Pattern and color. Some patterns take longer to stamp and detail than others, and two-tone schemes or contrasting borders add steps. Our patio design page walks through the choices.
- Steps, borders, walls and fire pits. Each is its own small build. A contrasting border is the most popular upgrade for the money; steps and sitting walls are the biggest.
- What's there now. Tearing out a wood deck, old concrete, pavers or asphalt costs more than cutting sod.
- Access. If the concrete truck can't get close and we're wheeling it around the house, that's labor.
- Grade and drainage. A sloped yard may need a retaining wall or a stepped patio to sit level and drain away from the house.
What moves it down
- Broom finish instead of stamped, or broom with a stamped border, which gets you most of the look for less.
- A simpler pattern or single color.
- A simpler shape. Curves and cutouts look great and we enjoy doing them, but they take form work.
- Doing the whole project at once. A patio, walkway and steps poured together cost less than the same three pieces done in three different years.
- Booking early. Our spring schedule typically fills by March. A fall pour, or a winter booking for spring, is easier to fit in.
Stamped concrete, pavers, or a deck?
For the same footprint, stamped concrete usually installs for less than pavers and needs resealing every few years instead of re-sanding, re-leveling and weeding. A wood deck is often cheaper on the day it's built and costs more every year after, in staining, board replacement and eventually tearing it out. Many of the patios we pour are replacing a deck or a paver patio the owner got tired of maintaining. The stamped concrete page has the longer comparison.
Paying for it
We offer 0% APR financing through Wisetack for qualified buyers, with terms from 3 to 60 months and no prepayment penalty. Prequalifying takes a minute and doesn't affect your credit, so plenty of clients check their number before the estimate to know what's comfortable.
Get a real number
The only way to know what your patio costs is to have us look at it. Estimates are free, take about half an hour, and come with options. Pick a time online or call (315) 676-0005.
Frequently asked questions
Can you give me a ballpark over the phone?
Not a useful one. Two patios of the same size can differ a lot depending on what's being removed, access, grade and finish. The estimate is free and takes half an hour, and you'll get a real written price instead of a guess.
Is the estimate really free?
Yes, with no obligation. We'd rather you have a number and think it over than not have one.
Does the price include sealing?
Stamped concrete, yes: sealing after cure is part of the job. On broom-finished driveways and walks we recommend a penetrating sealer and quote it separately.
Do you do small jobs?
Yes. Pads, short walks and single sets of steps are priced as a job rather than by the square foot, and we'll tell you up front if bundling it with something else makes more sense.