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Concrete Contractor Plus pours driveways, patios, stamped surfaces, slabs and retaining walls inside Houston city limits and across its suburbs. Plain residential flatwork typically costs $7–$12 per sq ft, and stamped work $12–$18 per sq ft. Most home jobs finish in 2–4 working days. Every estimate comes in writing, line by line.
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Call or text (512) 749-7448This page covers the whole city, from bungalow lots in the Heights and Montrose to bayfront yards near Clear Lake and wooded streets in Kingwood. It explains what Houston ground, rain and rules mean for a slab, what typical jobs cost here, and which parts of town we work in.
Concrete Services in Houston
We sort the work into three groups. Each heading links to a page with full specs and pricing.
Residential Concrete
Homeowner flatwork makes up most of our calendar. A standard job is a 4-inch reinforced slab on a compacted base, finished with a broom, a stamp or exposed aggregate.
- Driveways: replacements and widenings at $8–$14 per sq ft, with the street approach handled under city right-of-way rules.
- Patios: backyard slabs at the same per-foot range, often extended to meet a pergola or outdoor kitchen.
- Stamped concrete: patterned patios, walks and pool surrounds from $12 per sq ft.
- Retaining walls: short block or poured walls that hold a raised bed, a pool pad or the edge of a drainage ditch.
Commercial Concrete
Retail centers, apartment complexes and office parks call us for parking areas, curbs, dumpster pads and accessible ramps. A new 6-inch lot section on stabilized subgrade typically runs $6–$10 per sq ft, phased so tenants keep at least one entrance open.
Industrial Concrete
Warehouse slabs, loading aprons and machine foundations get priced from the engineer's drawings, since load ratings and joint layouts vary job to job. Send plans with your request and we return a line-item bid.
Concrete Repair
Not every problem needs a new pour. Crack routing and sealing typically costs $300–$1,000 per project. Lifting a sunken walk or driveway panel runs $3–$8 per sq ft by mudjacking or $5–$12 per sq ft with polyurethane foam. When a slab has broken into loose pieces, lifting rarely holds, and the estimate prices a replacement instead.
Local conditions
What Makes Concrete Work in Houston Different?
Four local facts shape every slab we place here: the clay, the rain, the heat and the rules. Each one changes a line in the estimate.
Clay
The Beaumont and Lissie formations under most of Harris County are gumbo clays that swell when wet and pull apart in a drought. We dig past the soft top layer, bring in compacted fill and center the steel mid-depth so panels move together instead of tilting one by one.
Rain and drainage
A big Gulf storm can drop several inches in an afternoon, and lots near Brays, Buffalo and White Oak Bayou sit low. With almost no natural fall, slope has to be built in: we set a minimum of 1/8 inch per foot away from the foundation and check it with a level before the truck shows up.
Heat
July sun dries a fresh slab surface within hours. Summer pours start near 6 am, and the crew keeps the surface damp or sprayed with curing compound for the first week.
Rules
Houston has no zoning, but deed restrictions and HOA architectural committees control a lot of what gets built. Inside city limits, permits for right-of-way work like a new driveway approach go through the Houston Permitting Center. Bellaire, West University Place, Pasadena and Pearland run separate permit offices with their own forms. Anything close to a channel owned by the Harris County Flood Control District needs the district's sign-off first. Our written estimate states whether your project needs a permit and which office issues it.
Cost
Houston Concrete Prices
These are typical Houston ranges for common jobs, each with one sample size. Your written estimate replaces them with numbers for your lot.
| Job | Typical range | Sample size | Sample total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broom-finish driveway | $8–$14 / sq ft | 18 × 40 ft (720 sq ft) | $5,750–$10,100 |
| Plain patio | $7–$12 / sq ft | 12 × 18 ft (216 sq ft) | $1,500–$2,600 |
| Stamped, one color | $12–$18 / sq ft | 300 sq ft | $3,600–$5,400 |
| Stamped, multi-color | $18–$25 / sq ft | 300 sq ft | $5,400–$7,500 |
| Pool deck | $8–$13 / sq ft | 450 sq ft | $3,600–$5,850 |
| Front walk | $7–$12 / sq ft | 4 × 30 ft (120 sq ft) | $850–$1,450 |
| Garage floor, with tear-out | $10–$16 / sq ft | 22 × 22 ft (484 sq ft) | $4,850–$7,750 |
| RV pad, 6 inch | $10–$17 / sq ft | 14 × 45 ft (630 sq ft) | $6,300–$10,700 |
| Block retaining wall | $16–$30 / face sq ft | 50 ft × 2.5 ft (125 face sq ft) | $2,000–$3,750 |
| Poured retaining wall | $30–$40 / face sq ft | 50 ft × 2.5 ft (125 face sq ft) | $3,750–$5,000 |
| Commercial lot section, 6 inch | $6–$10 / sq ft | 10,000 sq ft | $60,000–$100,000 |
| Crack repair | $300–$1,000 / project | One driveway or walk | $300–$1,000 |
| Slab lifting | $3–$8 / sq ft mudjacking; $5–$12 / sq ft foam | One to three panels (100–250 sq ft) | $300–$3,000 |
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods We Serve
We work in 18 Houston-area neighborhoods most weeks, grouped below with the kind of job each part of town tends to need.
Inner Loop
Narrow lots and alley access mean smaller trucks, ribbon driveways and front walks rebuilt to match 1920s porches.
West
Large driveway replacements, circular drives and backyard slabs, plus elevated pads on lots that took water from Brays Bayou.
North
Mature oaks and pines push roots under old slabs, so we often cut and reroute walks and add thicker edges near trees.
South and Bay Area
Salt air and steady humidity favor breathable sealers, and many jobs here are pool decks and patio extensions on slab-on-grade homes.
Typical Houston project
Typical Houston Projects
Typical project, Oak Forest: a 1950s single-lane driveway with two root-heaved panels widened to 18 × 40 ft. Tear-out on day one, base and steel on day two, pour on day three. Typical cost with removal: $7,200–$14,400.
Typical project, Meyerland: a 12 × 18 ft back patio raised on new fill so it drains toward a yard inlet instead of the house. Three working days. Typical cost: $1,500–$2,600 before any tear-out.
Typical project, Pasadena: three sunken 4 × 5 ft sidewalk panels (60 sq ft) at a front entry lifted with foam in a single morning. Typical cost: $300–$750, before any minimum charge.
How a Job Moves From Call to Cure
First contact
phone, text or the form; a reply goes out the same business day.
Site visit
we measure, shoot grade with a laser level, look at truck access and read any HOA or deed-restriction rules you have.
Written estimate
slab depth, steel, PSI, finish, joint plan, dates and payment stages on separate lines.
Prep
demolition, haul-off, fill, compaction, forms and rebar. Forms stay open for your look the evening before the pour.
Pour and finish
early start in hot months; joints saw-cut within about 12 hours.
Walkthrough
we walk the new slab with you and hand over written cure and care instructions covering foot traffic, vehicle weight and sealing dates.
Typical specs on Houston residential work: 3,000–4,000 PSI concrete, 4 inches for walks and patios, #3 or #4 bar at 18 inches or tighter, and joints no more than 10 ft apart. For any job with stamped drawings, your engineer's plans govern.
Why Clients Choose Us
Houston Service Area
Beyond the neighborhoods above, our crews cover Katy, Cypress, Sugar Land, Missouri City, The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Humble, Atascocita, Friendswood, League City and Baytown, across Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria and Galveston counties.
What do concrete contractors charge in Houston?
Concrete contractors in Houston typically charge $7–$12 per sq ft for reinforced broom-finish flatwork and $12–$18 for single-color stamped work. Tear-out, extra thickness, color and tight access each add to that base.
Do I need a permit for concrete work in Houston?
Some Houston concrete jobs need a permit and others do not. Driveway approaches and sidewalks in the city right-of-way go through the Houston Permitting Center, while suburbs such as Bellaire and Pearland run their own offices; we tell you in the estimate whether your project needs a permit.
How long does a concrete project take in Houston?
A typical Houston driveway or patio takes 2–4 working days from tear-out to finish. Allow about 7 days before parking a car on new concrete, and longer when rain pushes back the pour date.
Which areas of Houston do you serve?
We serve neighborhoods across Houston, from the Heights, Montrose and River Oaks to Memorial, Kingwood and Clear Lake. Suburbs include Katy, Cypress, Sugar Land, Pearland and The Woodlands.
When is the best time of year to pour concrete in Houston?
October through April gives the easiest pouring weather in Houston, with mild temperatures and slower surface drying. Summer pours work too when they start at dawn and the slab is kept moist while it cures.
Why does concrete crack so often in Houston?
Concrete cracks in Houston mainly because the expansive clay beneath it swells after rain and shrinks in dry spells. Thin slabs, missing steel, poor base prep and joints spaced too far apart turn that movement into wide, uneven cracks.
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