Concrete Patios Built by Our Summit Crew

The best patios we have poured are the ones families actually live on: birthday dinners stretched across two tables, a grill going in the corner, kids drawing with chalk while the adults talk. The patios that disappoint are usually too small for real life, or they were poured flat, so every storm leaves a puddle at the back door or, worse, sends water straight at the foundation and into the basement. Our crew starts by asking how you plan to use the space: how many people, where the grill goes, which way the door swings, whether you want shade from the house in the afternoon. Then we size and shape it around that. We read the yard with a level, note where the downspouts empty, and decide which way the slab should fall so water travels out to the lawn. The ground is excavated, crushed stone is packed in layers, and forms are staked with that fall built in. Most patios are poured about 4 inches thick, then finished the way you choose, broomed for grip, troweled smooth, or stamped and tinted to look like flagstone. Saw cuts follow the outline of the patio, and once the boards are gone we rake soil up to the edge so the grass can knit right in.