Cracked old slab, bare dirt or water pooling by the back door? We build a patio on a packed base, sloped away from your house.
Concrete patio construction in Gilroy means forming, pouring and finishing a flat slab beside your house, so you get a hard outdoor surface built on a packed base and sloped to carry water away from your walls.
Most calls start with bare dirt that turns to mud every winter, or an old slab that's cracked and tipping toward the back door. We dig out and pack the base, set forms to the slope we agreed on, then pour and finish, usually with a broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives bare feet some grip. If you'd like a pattern, our stamped concrete work goes over the same base.
Price moves with the size and shape of the patio, how much digging and base work your ground needs, how easy it is to get concrete into the backyard, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the weather for the pour and the curing wait after it. Your own figure comes from the estimate. We're licensed and insured, and our own crew does the work.
Call (408) 427-8265 or use the form, and tell us the rough patio size, the finish you're leaning toward and a few photos of the yard. We'll set a time for me to come look.
I come out, measure the space and look at what's under and around it, including where water runs now. Then I write the estimate line by line, so you can see what's included and what isn't before you decide anything.
Before the pour we go over the layout with you, including where the joints go and which way water will drain. On pour day I'm on site with our crew working to that plan, and we cure and protect the new concrete before we hand it over.
A patio has to carry water away from your house, so I settle the slope and the base before we talk about color or pattern. One contractor's guide calls a patio that drains toward the house a foundation problem waiting to happen, and it says the base and drainage deserve full budget because they're buried for good. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, instead of raking dirt level.
Slope matters even more on some hillside lots around Gilroy, where the local soil sheds water quickly and soaks it in slowly, so runoff from a patio has to be sent somewhere on purpose. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a chosen place to crack, and plan the pour for mild weather, since national guidance says moderate temperatures and a balanced mix help lower cracking risk. We keep the slab moist while it cures, which helps it harden.
What a patio job with us covers:
A slab cracks where the ground under it moves unevenly, and one contractor's guide points out that patches stay visible because matching aged concrete is effectively impossible. If the cracks are few and the slab still drains away from the house, sealing them can make sense. If it has sunk or tips toward your walls, a patch won't fix the slope, so I'd tear it out and rebuild from the base.
Size and shape come first, then the dig-out and base, how far the concrete has to travel to reach your yard, and the finish. Colored or stamped work costs more than a broom finish, and extras like steps or tying in a concrete sidewalk add to it. When the budget's tight, people want to trim the base because nobody sees it. I'd cut the finish first, since you can't fix a base later without tearing the patio out.
I started Premium Gilroy Concrete in 2017 after years on commercial slabs and paving, where I learned that the base, the forms and the layout decide how a slab holds up. We settle questions on paper before the truck shows up, keep your yard and driveway clear as we work, and you'll know exactly what you're paying for.
Call (408) 427-8265 and tell me where water sits in your yard now, since that shapes the slope and the base.
Tell us the rough patio size, add a few yard photos and the finish you'd like. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no pressure to book.
A 4-inch concrete slab, installed with labor and materials, usually runs about $9 to $18 per square foot in California, and that's the market's range, not our price. Where your patio lands depends on the dig-out, the finish and how easy your yard is to reach. I'll measure it and give you your own figure.
Mississippi State's extension service says a concrete patio lasts 20 to 30 years, compared with 5 to 8 years for a wooden patio or brick laid on sand. That lifespan leans on what's underneath, so most of our care goes into the base and the slope.
One contractor's guide says a poured patio needs about 7 days before normal use, after two to three days of work on site. During that wait the concrete is still curing, so keep furniture and the grill off it until we hand it over.
A contractor holding California's concrete license can, because the state license board's concrete class covers forming, pouring, placing and finishing flat concrete work like patios. A general "B" contractor may take it on when they hold that specialty license or hire a licensed concrete subcontractor, and a landscaping contractor can pour one as part of a landscape project around your home. We're licensed and insured, and our own crew does the pour.
It's worth it if you're ready to reseal, because one contractor's guide says a stamped and colored patio gives the strongest look but needs resealing every 2 to 3 years. I'll tell you about that resealing up front, before you pick a finish. If that's more upkeep than you want, a broom finish on the same base is the simpler choice.
Most patio cracks start where the ground underneath moves unevenly, which is why a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed lets a slab settle with the dirt. Joints cut late or skipped let cracks pick their own spots. We pack the base and cut control joints on time, so any crack has a place to go.
We're based in Gilroy and pour patios in many of the cities around it, including Morgan Hill and Hollister. Pick your area below, or call if yours isn't listed.
