- New pours and full replacements
- Stamped flagstone, slate, cobble, and brick looks
- Acid stain, dye, and sealer packages
- Pitch away from the foundation and toward drains
- Sized for kitchens, dining, and covered living
Built as a room, not a leftover slab
The patios that last in this climate are treated like a room: planned elevation, a real base, reinforcement, and a finish that can take sun and furniture. We pour against existing sliding doors, wrap around pools without doing pool construction, and carry the house’s limestone or stucco language into the stamp and color. Broom finish is still the right call when the budget is tight or the patio sits under a deep porch.
Hill Country outdoor living
Boerne, Bulverde, and the north side of San Antonio want outdoor rooms that read as limestone, not gray warehouse floor. Stamped flagstone with a satin sealer is the finish we pour most for those houses. In New Braunfels we see more brick and cobble patterns. We also pour simple gray slabs that a builder or homeowner will later cover with pavers or an outdoor rug — the structure still has to be right.
What we check before we form
We look at door thresholds, downspouts, existing grade, tree roots, and where water wants to go in a gullywasher. A patio that ponds against the house is a foundation problem waiting. We correct that with elevation, slope, and sometimes a drain, not with a thicker decorative topping on a bad slab.