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Concrete Patios in Kitchener
We pour concrete patios across Kitchener, from first pours in the south-end surveys around Doon to replacing old backyard slabs in the older core. Most of the city sits on the sand of the Waterloo Moraine, so we build each patio on a compacted granular base with firm edges, slope it about 2 percent away from the house, and keep downspout water off the slab. Union-certified crews, a free written quote, and a lifetime warranty on labour.
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Most of Kitchener sits on the Waterloo Moraine, the glacial sand the early settlers called the Sandhills. Sand lets meltwater drain down instead of freezing in layers under a slab, so a backyard patio here tends to heave less than one on clay.
Sand has a weak point. Where water runs to the same spot for years, it carries the sand away grain by grain. Often a downspout empties at the edge of the patio. Then the edge of the slab sits over a hollow, and it cracks. So a Kitchener patio is won at the base and the edges.
Not all of Kitchener is sand. The low ground along the Grand River and the creeks that feed it, Schneider and Strasburg among them, has a higher water table. The full method, the 32 MPa air-entrained mix, the 100 mm slab, the compacted Granular A base and the slope, is on our concrete patios page. This page is about what Kitchener's ground and homes change. The site visit and the written quote are free, and the number on the quote is the number you pay.
Sandhills and valley ground are two different jobs
On the moraine sand that covers most of the city, drainage helps and erosion is the risk. Every patio sheds water off its edges, because it is sloped away from the house. On sand, that water must land where it cannot wash the ground out. We plan with you where the downspouts and the patio's runoff go before the forms go in, and we compact the base so it stays in place.
Down near the Grand River and its creeks, the water table sits higher than on the sandhills above. On those lots the slope away from the foundation matters even more. We check which ground you have at the site visit and build the base and the grade to suit it.
South-end first pours and older backyards
The south end, out around Doon and the newer surveys, is where Kitchener has grown hardest. Those houses close without the concrete a builder leaves out, so the patio is often a first pour. The ground around a new foundation keeps settling for a year or two, so wait until the builder sets the final grade and the lot has been through a winter. We compact our own base rather than trust loose fill.
In the old Berlin core and the postwar streets around it, a new patio often starts with taking out an old cracked slab and finding what failed under it. If the old patio went in flat or sloped toward the house, the new one fixes that. Our concrete removal page says what the tear-out involves.
Finish, cure and when to book
Broom finish gives grip and is the most affordable. Exposed aggregate adds texture. Stamped concrete adds pattern and colour; see our stamped and decorative concrete page if you are weighing it. Whatever the finish, the slab is 32 MPa air-entrained concrete, the mix made for freeze-thaw winters.
Foot traffic can go on a new patio after 24 to 48 hours, furniture after 7 days, and we seal it at about 28 days. Kitchener jobs ride our regular Waterloo Region routes through the pouring season, which runs from about April into November. Ask for a quote in spring if you want the patio ready for summer.
Straight answers
Does Kitchener's sandy ground make a concrete patio easier or harder?
Easier in one way and harder in another. The moraine sand drains meltwater away, so a patio heaves less here than on clay. The trade is erosion: where water runs to one spot, the sand washes out and an edge loses its support. We compact a granular base, keep the edges firm, and keep downspout water off the slab.
We just moved into a new house near Doon. When can we put in a patio?
Wait until the builder has set the final grade and the lot has been through a winter. The ground around a new foundation keeps settling for a year or two, and a slab on moving ground cracks early. We compact our own base rather than trust loose fill. Ask for a quote in spring.
Our lot is in the low ground near the Grand River. Does that change the patio?
It can. The low ground along the river and the creeks has a higher water table than the sandhills above. So we take extra care with the slope away from your foundation, about 2 percent, and with where the patio's runoff and your downspouts go. We look at your lot before we quote.
How much does a concrete patio cost in Kitchener?
Size, the finish you choose, access to the backyard, the base the ground needs, and whether an old slab has to come out all move the number. Broom finish is the most affordable, exposed aggregate is a step up, and stamped work costs more. We give you a written quote after a free site visit, and the number we give you is the number you pay.
Keep reading
- Concrete Patios across Southern OntarioThe full method: mix, base, slope, finishes and cure times.
- Concrete Contractors in KitchenerEverything else we pour and repair across the city, from the south-end surveys to the old Berlin core.
- Concrete Driveways in KitchenerHow we build driveways on Kitchener's moraine sand and the wetter valley ground.
- Concrete Patios in WaterlooNext door on the same moraine sand: Waterloo's west-end surveys and uptown backyards.
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