Concrete Patios in Lorena, TX
Concrete patios in Lorena, TX are poured by Waco Elite Concrete anywhere in the city's 3.852 square miles of land, whether the plan is a pad for two chairs or a slab across the back of the house, and the estimate is free.
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Fall, curing and finish for a backyard slab
Owners occupy 474 of Lorena's 593 occupied homes, about 80%, by the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey estimates. Whoever owns the yard, the slab beside the house should drain away from it, and the 2015 International Residential Code sets the rule at a slope of at least 2 percent for paved surfaces within 10 feet of the foundation.
Curing protects the slab's strength: left to dry out, concrete may lose up to half its potential strength next to concrete kept moist. For curing, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association wants a liquid compound that meets ASTM C309 or C1315, put on as soon as the water sheen has gone after final finishing, best in two coats laid at right angles, or else plastic sheeting 4 mils thick or more.
For a pattern pressed into the slab, see a stamped patio; a patio that has sunk toward the house may be a job for slab leveling in Lorena. Other jobs are on the Lorena concrete services page.
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(254) 309-9254Layout, pour and cure
Lay out and grade
Mark the slab, set its fall away from the house and grade the ground beneath it.
Form, place and joint
Forms go in, the concrete is placed and finished, and joints divide it into near-square panels.
Seal in the moisture
A curing compound or plastic sheeting holds water in while the slab gains strength.
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(254) 309-9254Patio prices, plain to stamped
A basic 20x20 concrete patio costs $1,600 to $4,800 nationally (2025). Choosing a decorative surface raises the square-foot rate, finish by finish, on the ticket. Treat all of it as averages, not our prices.
- Plain or smooth
- $4 to $12 a sq ft
- Broom finish
- $6 to $13 a sq ft
- Exposed aggregate
- $7 to $18 a sq ft
- Stained
- $8 to $25 a sq ft
- Stamped
- $9 to $30 a sq ft
2025 national averages per square foot; not a quote.
Before a patio goes in out back
Does a porch slab fall under the same rule as a patio in Lorena?
Yes. The City's permit list names porches and patios together under all concrete work. Its 2022 fee schedule doesn't say which fee line covers either one, so ask City Hall; nationally, building permits for a patio cost $50 to $400 (2025).
What shape should the panels in a patio be?
Square or nearly so, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association says, with the length no more than 1.5 times the width and no L-shaped panels.
How much does steel reinforcement add to a patio price?
Rebar or wire mesh adds $1 to $3 a square foot to a patio, in national figures for 2025, on top of the slab's own price.
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