Concrete Patios in Austin, Texas.
Broom-finish, stamped, and stained concrete patios and extensions, with structural footers where covers come later.
Concrete is the workhorse of the Austin backyard, but the same expansive clay that rules the east side wants to crack it. The craft is in controlling where and whether it does: proper subgrade prep, reinforcement, the right thickness, and control joints placed so the slab relieves stress on your terms, not the soil's. Done that way, a broom-finish, stamped, or stained patio holds up for decades on Central Texas ground.
We also build for what comes next. If a patio cover or louvered roof is anywhere in the plan, we set structural footers with the slab now, sized and placed for the posts, so the cover lands on real support instead of a thin patio edge later. It is far cheaper to place those footers during the pour than to cut and retrofit them afterward.
Austin questions
Concrete can hairline-crack anywhere, and expansive clay raises the odds, which is why control matters more than a promise it never will. We prep and reinforce the subgrade and cut control joints to steer any cracking into planned lines rather than random ones across the slab. Good prep is the difference between a patio that ages well and one that spiders.
Yes, if a cover or louvered roof is even a possibility. Setting structural footers with the initial pour gives future posts proper support and saves the cost and mess of cutting into finished concrete later. We plan the footer locations around the cover you have in mind, so the two projects line up.
Both work, but they age differently on clay. Concrete gives a continuous, lower-cost surface and takes stamping or staining, while pavers flex with soil movement and can be reset if the ground shifts. On especially active clay, pavers avoid cracking; where a monolithic look or a footer-ready base for a cover is the goal, concrete makes sense.
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