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Serving Burton, MI and surrounding areas. (810) 204-9905
Your backyard has potential you are not using. We build concrete patios in Burton that are properly poured, correctly graded, and sealed for Genesee County winters - so you get a space that lasts decades, not a few seasons.
Concrete patio construction in Burton, MI means excavating the area, compacting a gravel base for drainage, pouring a reinforced concrete slab with a drainage slope away from your home, and finishing the surface - most jobs take one to two days on-site, then a week before light use.
Many Burton homes built in the 1960s and 1970s have large backyards that have never had a usable outdoor surface. Others have old slabs from that era that have cracked, heaved, or just outlived their useful life. Either way, the starting point is the same: remove whatever is there, prepare the base correctly, and build something that will actually hold up to mid-Michigan winters. The patios that fail early in this area almost always come down to a rushed base or bad drainage - not the concrete itself.
If you want more visual interest than plain gray, we can also do stamped concrete patterns that look like stone or brick. And if you have a pool, we build concrete pool decks that connect seamlessly with a patio pour.
Cracks wider than a quarter-inch, or sections of your patio that have tilted or lifted, signal that the slab has been damaged by Burton freeze-thaw cycles over many winters. Widespread cracking or heaving usually means the base has failed - and patching on top of a failed base is just delaying a larger expense.
A properly built patio slopes slightly away from your house so water runs off rather than collecting. Puddles sitting on the surface after rain - or water draining toward your foundation - mean the patio was poured incorrectly or has settled. In Burton, standing water on concrete freezes in place during winter and speeds up surface damage.
Called spalling, this happens when the top layer of concrete breaks away in small chips or flakes. In mid-Michigan, it is usually caused by years of freeze-thaw cycles combined with road salt or ice melt tracked onto the surface. Once spalling covers a large area, a full replacement gives a better long-term result than continued patching.
Many Burton homes built in the 1960s and 1970s have backyards with no defined outdoor space. If you avoid your backyard because there is nowhere comfortable to sit or entertain - or your existing patio feels cramped - concrete patio construction is one of the most cost-effective ways to fix that.
We build concrete patios for Burton homeowners from the ground up - demolition of any existing slab, frost-depth base preparation with compacted gravel, and a properly sloped pour using a concrete mix suited for Michigan conditions. Every patio gets control joints cut in while the concrete is still workable, which guides any natural expansion and contraction into planned lines rather than random surface cracks. We pull all required permits through the City of Burton before work begins.
Finish options include standard broom finish, exposed aggregate, and stamped concrete patterns in stone, slate, or brick styles. If you are adding a pool or already have one, we can incorporate pool deck construction into the same project so the whole backyard gets done at once. All patio work includes a post-cure sealing recommendation to protect the surface through the first winter.
Best for homeowners who want a durable, low-maintenance outdoor surface at the most straightforward price point - plain broom finish, correct slope, control joints.
For homeowners who want the durability of concrete with the visual interest of stone or brick - all finish decisions are made at pour time.
Right for existing patios that are too small - we can pour an addition that ties into the footprint of the current slab and matches the finish.
When an old 1960s or 1970s slab has a failed base, full replacement is more cost-effective than patching - and it gives you a chance to resize and regrade correctly.
Burton sits in Genesee County, where the ground can freeze to a depth of 30 to 40 inches and temperatures swing above and below freezing dozens of times each winter. Water trapped under a patio slab expands when it freezes and can crack or heave the concrete from below. The parts of Genesee County with clay-heavy soil are especially vulnerable to this, because clay holds water instead of letting it drain and shifts more than sandy soil when it gets wet or freezes. A contractor who skips the base or underestimates drainage is setting you up for problems that show up within a few seasons.
Burton also has a short outdoor construction season - concrete should not be poured below 40 degrees, which limits the practical window to roughly late April through October. Spring slots fill fast here and across nearby communities. We serve homeowners throughout the area, including Flint and Grand Blanc. If you are thinking about a patio this year, reaching out in late winter gives you the best shot at the dates you want - not whatever is left over after the season gets busy.
Tell us roughly what size patio you are thinking and whether there is existing concrete to remove. We respond within one business day and schedule a free on-site visit to measure and talk through your options.
We visit your yard, measure the space, and give you a written quote that specifies base depth, slab thickness, slope, finish, and whether demo is included. No guessing at what you will owe when the job is done.
We handle the City of Burton permit entirely - you do not need to visit the building department or make any calls. Permit processing typically takes a few business days and we coordinate the final inspection too.
The crew removes old concrete, prepares the base, and pours the new patio - typically in one full day. Before we leave, we walk you through the curing timeline so you know exactly when the patio is ready to use.
We come to your yard, measure the space, and give you a written quote with no surprises. Spring slots in Genesee County fill fast - reaching out now is the best way to get the dates you want.
(810) 204-9905In Genesee County, the ground freezes more than three feet deep. We build every base to account for that, using compacted gravel that allows water to drain away from the slab rather than collecting underneath it and pushing from below when it freezes.
Our written estimates include every line item - demo, base prep, concrete thickness, control joints, permit, and cleanup. Homeowners in Burton have told us the detail in our quotes is what sets them apart from the vague totals they got elsewhere.
Every patio we pour is graded to drain away from your house - typically at least one inch of drop for every eight feet. This is not optional. Water against your foundation causes real problems over time, and it is completely preventable with correct grading.
We hold a valid Michigan residential builder license through the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. You can verify any contractor license in Michigan at michigan.gov/lara - it takes about two minutes and is one of the simplest ways to protect yourself before signing anything.
A patio that is poured correctly once is one you will not think about for 30 years. A patio that cuts corners on the base or drainage is one you call about again in four or five. We build the kind that you forget about - in the best possible way.
The American Concrete Institute and the Michigan LARA contractor licensing page are good resources if you want to go deeper. Or just send us a message and we will answer your specific question directly.
Get the look of stone or brick with the durability and price of concrete - stamped finishes are applied at pour time and sealed for Michigan winters.
Learn MoreCombine a new patio with a matching pool deck pour so the whole backyard project gets done at once with a consistent finish.
Learn MoreSpring books fast in Genesee County - reach out now and we will come measure your yard and give you a written quote before the best dates are gone.