Concrete Patio Construction in Lakewood CA - a patio built on ground that's ready
Old patio cracked and sinking? We dig out and pack the base first, so your new slab sits flat and drains away from the house.
A good concrete patio starts below ground
A concrete patio is a slab poured over your yard, then finished, jointed and left to cure, the slow hardening that makes it strong. Most calls start with an old patio that's cracked, sunk on one side or holding water against the house, or with bare dirt out back and no concrete walkway to reach it.
That trouble usually starts underneath, so on concrete patio construction in Lakewood, the ground gets most of my time. Price moves with the size, any old slab to remove, access to the yard and the finish, from a plain broom finish, a light texture for grip, to stamped concrete. The schedule turns on the prep and the curing wait, and my estimate lays out the prep and the finish.
- Base dug out and packed, not raked
- Slab drains away from the house
- Joint layout settled before the pour
- Cured before furniture goes on it
Patch, fix a section or start over
A tired patio doesn't always need to come out. The right call depends on whether the ground under it has moved, and I'll tell you what I see.
Patch it
- When it suits
- Hairline cracks on a slab that's still level and draining right.
- What it takes
- Cleaning and filling the cracks, though it won't stop a slab that's sinking.
Replace a section
- When it suits
- One corner or panel has sunk or broken while the rest sits solid.
- What it takes
- Cutting out the bad section, fixing the ground under it and pouring new.
Tear out and repour
- When it suits
- The slab tips toward the house, cracks wide or sinks in several spots.
- What it takes
- Removal, a way in for equipment, a new packed base and a fresh pour.
How a patio job runs
A look at your yard
After you call or send the form, I come out myself to check the ground, which way the water runs and how we'd get into the yard.
A plain estimate
In plain words, I write up the prep, the finish and whether a permit applies. When one's needed, we handle the application with the city or county.
Joint layout
Before the pour, we go over where the control joints sit, the cuts that give the slab a planned place to crack instead of a random one.
Base, pour and finish
We're licensed and fully insured. Our crew digs out and packs the base, then pours and finishes, and I'm on site running pour day.
Walkthrough
When it's done, I walk the patio with you and go over how long to keep off it while it cures. It's satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
What to weigh before we pour
We're based in Lakewood and build patios in many cities across Los Angeles and Orange counties, and in every yard these few things shape the prep and the price.
The ground on your lot
Soil around Los Angeles runs from clay-heavy fill in the flat neighborhoods to rocky decomposed granite on hillsides, and each takes different prep. I dig into yours before I price the base.
Where the water runs
A slab that tips toward the house sends rain against the wall and under the concrete. We set it to drain away, toward somewhere the water can go.
Base before finish
When the budget's tight, trim the finish, not the base. A nice surface on raked dirt still settles with the dirt, and the base can't be redone without tearing the slab out.
Ask about pour day
Slab guidance calls the timing of finishing, jointing and curing critical, so ask any crew their plan for pour day. We work around midday heat, which can leave a weak, dusty top.
What good patio work looks like
Check the joint lines, the clean edges and which way the slab drains. Open any example for a closer look.
Tell us about your patio
Send the rough size, whether an old slab comes out and how we'd reach the yard. We reply within one business day to set up your free, no-obligation estimate.
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How much does a concrete patio cost near Lakewood?
An installed concrete patio in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $8 to $18 per square foot, based on one Los Angeles cost guide. The same guide calls concrete the most popular and most affordable patio surface. That's the area's range, not our quote, and my estimate shows what's included for your yard.
Why do concrete patios crack, and how do joints help?
Concrete shrinks as it cures, so most slabs crack somewhere, and joints give those cracks a place to go. National slab guidance puts joint spacing among the main things that decide how much random cracking a slab shows. That's why I go over the joint layout with you before the pour, and why a hairline crack along a joint is normal.
Does a concrete patio in Lakewood need a deep gravel base?
In the Los Angeles area, usually not. One cost guide notes the area doesn't get hard freezes or frost heave, the ground pushing up as it freezes, so deep gravel bases aren't required. The subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, still gets dug out and packed so the patio doesn't settle with it.
Can a crew get equipment into my backyard to remove an old patio?
Most of the time, yes, but it takes planning. A Los Angeles cost guide notes that narrow side yards and shared fences in denser neighborhoods can limit room for removal equipment. When an old patio has to come out, I work out how our equipment gets into your yard first, before anything else gets scheduled.