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Concrete Patio Contractor in North Central Phoenix, AZ

Big lots, old shade trees, and patios to match.

Phoenix · River and wash alluvium

North Central Phoenix is known for its big lots off Central Avenue and 7th Street, with ranch houses from the 1940s to the 1960s, flood-irrigated lawns and old shade trees. Backyards here have room, and owners tend to use it: a wide patio across the back of the house, a separate seating area out under the trees, a ramada, sometimes a path of stepping pads out to a guest house or the garden. Many of the original slabs are small and cracked, and replacement plus expansion is the most common job we do here.

Typical Phoenix-area price$7–$12 / sq ft · stamped $12–$18installed · free written estimate
(602) 773-1313
Stamped and coloredJoints on grout linesBase on firm groundSlopes away from houseUV-resistant sealer
A patio on river and wash soil
Serving ZIP 85012, 85013, 85014, 85020, 85021 · Maricopa County, ArizonaPermits and right-of-way work: The City of Phoenix
Concrete Patios in North Central Phoenix

Planning a patio in North Central Phoenix

The soil is river and wash alluvium, silt and sand that drain well and settle if wet ground was never compacted. On these lots, flood irrigation is the main thing to plan around. Water spread across the lawn will find its way under a low patio and soften the base over time. We set the slab a bit above the lawn, slope it toward the grass, compact the base in lifts, and add an edge where irrigation water would otherwise flow onto or under the concrete. Big tree roots get checked before the layout is final.

North Central Phoenix is in the City of Phoenix, and covered structures follow city rules; the crew checks what your project needs. Some streets also have their own neighborhood guidelines. Long driveways usually give good truck access, and when they don't, a pump reaches the back. Mature trees along the drive get checked for low limbs before the truck comes in. We schedule summer pours for the early morning and plan around the monsoon. Free on-site estimate and printed quote: (602) 773-1313.

What’s included

A North Central Phoenix patio gets planned around the yard, the shade and where storm water goes on river and wash alluvium, and the quote spells out each part:

  • New patios and patio extensions
  • Stamped, colored and exposed-aggregate finishes
  • Pergola and shade-structure pads, with footers
  • Fire-pit, grill and outdoor-kitchen slabs
  • Step pads and paths to the patio
  • Patio replacement and resurfacing
  • Slope away from the house
  • Compacted base for caliche or clay
  • Joint layout that fits the design
  • Color that holds up in the sun
  • A UV-resistant sealer, renewed every few years
The ground under North Central Phoenix

River and wash alluvium

Layered silt, sand and gravel laid down by the Salt River and the desert washes, across the flood plains and alluvial fans of the central and west Valley.

Compaction done in lifts at the right moisture, with loose or soft soil dug out and replaced, a thicker section anywhere a truck, trailer or RV will park, and grading that keeps runoff off the slab and out from under it. Washes and drainage easements stay open.

What fails here first

  • Corners or joints sunk below the next panel
  • Ruts or cracks along the tire lines of a driveway
  • Gaps opening under the edge of a slab
  • Soil washed out along an edge after a monsoon storm
Our process

How a North Central Phoenix patio job runs

  1. 01

    Free Estimate

    Call, text or send the form. We come out to look at the space, measure it and talk through what you want, and we can do a drive-by estimate if your schedule is tight.

  2. 02

    Printed Quote

    You get a printed quote on the spot, free of charge, with the project details and a clear breakdown of the cost. You decide if and when to go ahead.

  3. 03

    Install

    Once you approve it, we schedule the work, prepare the site and pour, finish and cure your concrete with methods planned for the heat and the monsoon.

  4. 04

    Final Walkthrough

    We’ll review the completed work with you, answer your questions, and make sure you know how to care for your new concrete.

North Central Phoenix patio questions

Straight answers

Sam The Concrete Man North Phoenix pours patios in North Central Phoenix that slope away from the house and keep water from flood-irrigated yards off the slab edge. Mature trees shade many of these lots, so we lay out the patio and any pergola footings around the roots and the canopy. Extending an older back slab and finishing it in a lighter integral color or cool-deck style texture keeps it cooler in the afternoon sun.

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We pour patios in North Central Phoenix from our North Phoenix base.

A new patio in North Central Phoenix? Let’s talk.

Tell us what you're planning. We'll come out, measure, look at the ground and leave you a printed quote.

(602) 773-1313