An outdoor entertaining area only works if the concrete underneath is right: level where it needs to be level, and falling away from the house everywhere else. Water pooling against a dwelling is one of the most common and most avoidable problems with a badly built patio.
Built to sit level with your house and drain away from it.
Sized around outdoor furniture, cooking areas and everyday use.
Tied in around pergolas, decking or an existing outdoor area.
Plain, exposed aggregate, coloured or stamped. See the Decorative Concrete page.
A patio needs a controlled fall, typically away from the house, so water sheds to a drain or garden bed instead of sitting against the slab or the dwelling's foundation. This gets planned at the design stage rather than adjusted after the pour.
Patios also need to account for what sits above and around them: roof runoff from an existing patio roof or pergola, adjoining garden beds, and how the area ties into the rest of the yard's drainage.
Anyone quoting a firm price before seeing your site is guessing. What we can tell you is what drives the number:
The single biggest factor.
Removing an existing surface costs more than working on prepared ground.
If the truck can't get close, concrete has to be barrowed or pumped.
Plain concrete costs less than exposed aggregate, coloured or stamped.
Slope, drainage and soil type all affect preparation.
30 seconds. Service, suburb, contact details.
Within our contracted response time on business days, to talk through scope and book a time.
We assess access, sub-base and drainage, and answer your questions.
Itemised, with what's included and what would change the price.
Scheduled around you, with a clear start and finish date.
A look at the range of finishes and jobs we handle across Western Sydney.
Entertaining Area
Alfresco Patio
Poolside Patio