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Concrete Patio Contractor · Old Mill Creek, IL
Concrete Patios in Old Mill Creek, IL
Broom, exposed aggregate and troweled patios, pitched away from the house so water never sits against the foundation. Serving Old Mill Creek from Waukegan.
Concrete patios for Old Mill Creek properties
Old Mill Creek has a rural village of farmsteads and very large lots, and that shapes how we approach concrete patios here. Locally the thing we run into most is lake-community lots, seasonal freeze-thaw and a lot of 1970s-and-80s driveways at end of life.
We pour patios across Lake County and southeast Wisconsin, sized and shaped to the yard rather than to whatever was easiest to form.
Grade comes first
A patio sloping toward the house sends every rainfall and every snowmelt straight at the foundation. On a lot where the patio meets the back steps, that is the most expensive mistake available.
Steps, landings and edges
Where the patio meets the back stairs, the transition gets formed and poured with the slab instead of patched afterward. Steps, landings and low sitting walls go in at the same time so everything moves together.
How the job runs in Old Mill Creek
- Walk the yardDrainage, existing grade, access, and where the patio actually needs to sit relative to the house.
- Layout and demoShape marked out. Any existing slab comes out and gets hauled.
- Excavate and compactPast disturbed soil, graded stone in, compacted in lifts.
- Form to the pitchForms set to fall away from the structure, checked before anything is poured.
- Pour and finishPlaced, screeded, floated, finished in your chosen texture.
What affects the price in Old Mill Creek
- Square footage and how complex the shape is
- Finish: broom is the baseline, exposed aggregate costs more
- Access for material and debris
- Existing slab removal and haul-off
- Steps, landings and sitting walls
- Drainage work if the yard currently holds water
Full detail on the concrete patios page, or see everything we do in Old Mill Creek.
Other work we do in Old Mill Creek
Old Mill Creek customers also ask us about Sidewalks & walkways in Old Mill Creek, Concrete removal in Old Mill Creek and Concrete repair in Old Mill Creek. We cover nearby Wadsworth, Lindenhurst and Third Lake too.
Old Mill Creek concrete patios FAQ
How much does a concrete patio cost?
It depends on square footage, finish, access and whether an old slab has to come out. We quote after seeing the site rather than guessing from a phone call.
How long does a concrete patio last?
On a compacted base with correct jointing and drainage, decades. The failures we get called to fix are almost always base or grade, not the concrete.
Can you pour a patio over an existing one?
Only where the existing slab is sound, and even then it raises the height against your door threshold. Usually the old one comes out.
Do you charge extra to work in Old Mill Creek?
Old Mill Creek is inside Lake County and we cover it from Waukegan with no trip charge.
How soon can you start in Old Mill Creek?
It depends on the season and whether a permit is involved. Spring and early fall book up fastest. Call and we will give you a realistic date with the quote.
Concrete patios in Old Mill Creek
Free estimates. Call or email and we will come look at the job.