Stamped concrete services in Tuscaloosa AL - a patterned slab that sheds rain
Tired of a plain gray slab out back? We pour stamped concrete sloped to drain, with a texture that grips when wet.
Ask for a free estimate
Have a rough patio size ready, since I do the estimate at your property and look at the ground myself.
(205) 579-1212Hours Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
Stamped concrete for Tuscaloosa homes
Stamped concrete is an outdoor slab pressed with a pattern while it's wet, then sealed. It's still a slab on dirt, and around Tuscaloosa some of that dirt is clay that swells and shrinks with the rain, enough to badly crack a highway. So we dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, first.
Size, the pattern and how much dirt we dig out move the price, and your written estimate says what's in it. Weather and the wait before sealing move the schedule. We check with the permit office for your address and pull the permits our work needs. If it's the slab inside your garage, see our garage floor concrete page instead.
Stamped concrete layouts and sealers
Most stamped jobs come down to where the pattern goes and what seals it.
- Full stamped patio — The whole slab carries the pattern, which suits a patio you look at from the kitchen every day.
- Stamped walk to match — A matching concrete sidewalk carries the same pattern from the patio to the driveway or the door.
- Topical sealer — This film on top deepens the color, which is why it's the usual pick for stamped work.
- Penetrating sealer — Usually repels water and stains without deepening the color, and suits commercial work that won't get routine upkeep.
How a stamped concrete job goes
- I come out myself to measure and check the ground
- Our crew digs, pours and stamps with me on site
- A slope that drains and a pattern that grips wet
- I walk the finished job with you
- Licensed and insured on every job
Plan your stamped patio and the walks around it
Bring a sketch, a photo you liked or just the back door you walk out of, and we'll plan the slab around it.
Describe your stamped patio or walk
Send the patio size in square feet and whether you're near Lake Tuscaloosa or the street. We reply within one business day to set a free, no-obligation estimate visit.
(205) 579-1212Questions about stamped concrete
How much does a stamped concrete patio cost in Tuscaloosa?
A stamped concrete patio in Tuscaloosa usually costs about $9 to $19 per square foot across the area. Concrete with rebar, steel bars that hold a cracked slab together, costs more per square foot than concrete without it, so ask which one each bid includes. Our estimate says which we've priced.
Do I need a permit for a stamped concrete patio in Tuscaloosa?
Plan on one, because the City of Tuscaloosa requires permits for all new construction, remodels and alterations, and its Building and Inspection Division handles home permits. Anything permanent in the city's right-of-way, the strip along the street, also needs a right-of-way use permit before it goes in.
Do I need extra approvals to build near Lake Tuscaloosa?
You might, since projects next to Lake Tuscaloosa may need a Land Development Permit from the city, and work on land that drains to Lake Tuscaloosa, Harris Lake or Lake Nicol may need a Site Stabilization Plan. The Office of the City Engineer answers those questions at ocemail@tuscaloosa.com or (205) 248-5380, and we work from the plans they approve.
How long before new stamped concrete can be sealed?
Stamped concrete gets sealed once it has cured, fully or to the point your sealer calls for, and the industry standard for a full cure is 28 days. The real wait shifts with the site, the season and the sealer, so we hold off until the slab is ready for the one you chose.
How often does stamped concrete need to be resealed?
Reseal stamped concrete when it stops shedding water and stains or the color looks flat, not on a set schedule. Sealing more often than that leaves a build-up that can take a lot of time and money to remove, so this is one place where putting it off is the cheaper move.
If these don't answer your question, call (205) 579-1212 or send us the form.
Other concrete work we do
- ServiceConcrete driveway building
- ServiceConcrete patio construction
- ServiceConcrete sidewalk building
- ServiceGarage floor concrete
- ServiceDecorative concrete
- ServiceConcrete retaining walls
- ServiceConcrete floor installation
- ServiceConcrete pool decks
- ServiceConcrete steps construction
- ServiceSlab foundation building
- ServiceFoundation installation
- ServiceConcrete parking lot building
- ServiceConcrete footings
- ServiceFoundation raising
- ServiceConcrete cutting
Let's talk about your stamped patio
Tell us in the form what the slab holds, since a hot tub needs more under it than chairs, and we'll set a time to look.