Concrete patios, stamped and stained.
Concrete patios, stamped concrete and decorative finishes, often built together with a patio cover, pergola or outdoor kitchen.
A patio is the floor of the outdoor room. Everything else sits on it: the furniture, the grill, the posts of a cover or pergola. If the slab settles, cracks across the middle or holds water against the house, everything on top of it looks worse.
Sierra Outdoor pours plain concrete patios, stamped concrete and stained or decorative finishes across Dallas–Fort Worth. Many of them go in alongside a patio cover, pergola or outdoor kitchen, so the whole back yard is planned as one job.
What we build
Concrete patios
New patios and replacements for cracked or sunken slabs, graded so water runs away from the house.
Stamped concrete
Patterned and colored to read like stone or slate, like the patio under the outdoor kitchen below.
Stained & decorative finishes
Color, stain and finish chosen to sit well next to the brick, stone and cedar already in the yard.
Patios under a cover or pergola
Poured with the structure in mind, so the posts, footings and slab are planned together, not patched around each other.
Outdoor kitchens & fire pits
The slab the kitchen, grill island or fire pit sits on, sized for the weight and the way people move around it.
Pool decks
Concrete around the pool, planned with the coping so the deck and the pool look like one job.
What we pay attention to
The ground underneath. North Texas clay swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it dries. The base under the slab is what keeps a patio flat through both.
Where the water goes. A patio should shed rain away from the house and the foundation, not toward it.
Joints. Concrete moves. Joints placed in the right spots control where it cracks, so it happens in a straight line you don’t notice.
What comes next. If a cover, pergola or kitchen might go on the patio later, we plan for it now, so you’re not cutting into a new slab to set posts.
What they said afterward.
…Toby also built a pergola and outdoor concrete patio and did a fantastic job! The job included electrical work with an outdoor fan and it has become the new family hangout even in the Texas heat.…
Good to know.
Stamped or plain concrete?
Plain broom-finished concrete costs less and does the job. Stamped and stained concrete costs more but looks like stone or slate, and suits a patio that’s the center of the yard. We’ll show you both before you decide.
Can you build a patio cover or pergola over it?
Yes, and that’s often the best way to do it. Planning the slab and the structure together means the footings, posts and drainage are right from the start.
Will my concrete crack?
Almost all concrete develops some hairline cracks over time, especially on North Texas clay. Good base preparation and properly placed joints keep cracks small and where they belong instead of across the middle of the patio.
Do I need a permit?
It depends on the city and the size of the job. Requirements vary across Dallas–Fort Worth; we’ll confirm what applies to your address and handle the permit if one is needed.
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