Concrete Patio Contractor in Indianapolis & Central Indiana
Broom finish, stamped, and exposed aggregate poured patios built for how you actually use the backyard.
Get a quote for concrete patios
Tell us about the project and we will follow up to schedule a site visit. Every quote is written and itemized before any work begins.
Poured concrete patios for Indiana backyards
A patio is the one piece of concrete on your property you sit on, eat on, and look at every evening from May to October. It deserves more thought than a rectangle and a price per square foot.
What does a concrete patio involve?
A concrete patio project covers layout and use planning, a drainage and grading assessment, compacted aggregate base, reinforcement and a control joint plan, the finish you approved, and cure and sealing guidance. GoldenPaw sizes every patio quote by square footage in a written, itemized scope of work issued after a site visit.
Every patio work project GoldenPaw takes begins the same way: a site visit, a drainage and grading assessment, and a written scope of work that shows base depth, slab thickness, reinforcement, joint layout, and finish as separate lines you can read and compare. We do not quote this work over the phone, because a number given before anyone has seen the site is a number that changes once we do.
The reason we lead with the scope rather than the price is that in this trade the number on its own tells you almost nothing. Two quotes for the same patio can differ by thousands and be describing genuinely different structures, and the difference is usually buried in the part you will never see: the base underneath. That is where a bid gets shaved, and it is the single largest factor in how the slab ages through central Indiana freeze-thaw cycling.
Quotes are sized by square footage and sent in writing after the site visit. Base depth, compaction, thickness, reinforcement, joint plan, and any drainage work each appear as their own line.
Informative rather than salesy. If the honest answer is that you can wait a season or that another kind of contractor suits the project better, that is what you will hear.
What goes into the project
Each of these appears in your written scope of work with a specification next to it rather than a description.
Layout and use planning
Before anything is priced, we walk the space and talk through how you use it. Where the grill goes, whether a table needs clearance behind the chairs, which direction the afternoon sun comes from, whether a future pergola or fire feature needs footings poured now rather than cut in later.
Drainage and grading assessment
Water is the thing that kills patios. We check where the roofline dumps, how the yard falls, and whether the slab will pitch water away from the foundation or hold it against it. If the grade needs correcting, that goes in the written scope with a number next to it.
Base preparation
Compacted aggregate base, properly depth-checked. Cutting the base is the cheapest way for a contractor to shave a bid and the fastest way for a patio to settle unevenly. It is the part of the job you will never see and the part that decides how the slab ages.
Reinforcement and control joints
Reinforcement sized to the slab and to the use, and control joints cut on a plan rather than wherever is convenient. Concrete is going to move. Control joints decide whether it moves along a straight line you chose or a jagged one you did not.
Finish work
Broom, stamped, exposed aggregate, or stained, finished to the sample you approved rather than to whatever the crew felt like that day.
Cure, seal guidance, and walkthrough
Clear instructions on cure time and when to keep furniture and traffic off it, sealing guidance for the finish you chose, and a final walkthrough before the last payment is due.
- Size the patio from the furniture and how you will use it, not from the yard.
- The base under the slab decides how it ages far more than the finish on top.
- Footings for a future pergola or fire feature are cheap now and disruptive to retrofit.
- Broom, stamped, exposed aggregate and stained each carry a different maintenance commitment.
- Plan the connecting walkway at the same time. Adding it later costs more.
- Sections sitting at different levels to each other
- Water pooling on the slab or running back toward the house
- Cracks that have widened noticeably over a season
- Surface flaking across a large share of the area
- A builder rear slab too small for the furniture you actually own
| Decision | Why it matters | Cheap to change later? |
|---|---|---|
| Overall size and shape | The most common regret is a patio smaller than the use | No |
| Finish type | Sets both the look and the maintenance commitment | No |
| Pitch and drainage direction | Decides where water goes for the life of the slab | No |
| Control joint layout | Decides where the concrete cracks | No |
| Footings for pergola or fire feature | Small line item now, cutting concrete later | No |
| Connecting walkway | Cheaper poured in the same mobilization | Partly |
| Border or contrast treatment | Adds definition at low cost | No |
Finishes that suit patio work
Not every finish belongs on every surface. These are the ones worth considering for this kind of work, with the tradeoffs stated plainly.
Broom Finish Concrete
The workhorse finish. Textured, slip resistant, and the most forgiving surface through an Indiana winter.
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Stamped Concrete
Pattern and texture pressed into fresh concrete to read like stone, brick, or plank, in one continuous slab.
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Exposed Aggregate Concrete
The stone in the mix revealed at the surface. Durable, high traction, and it ages better than almost anything else.
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Stained and Colored Concrete
Color worked into or applied to the slab, from subtle warmth to deliberate contrast.
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Every market in the service area brings its own soil, lot sizes, access constraints, and permitting. Pick your city for what actually changes locally.
Concrete Patios questions
How much does a concrete patio cost in the Indianapolis area?
It comes down to square footage, finish type, site access, and how much grading the space needs before we pour. Rather than give you a number over the phone that changes once we see the yard, we do the site visit and send a written, itemized quote sized by square footage. You will see what each line covers before you decide anything.
How long does a patio take from approval to finished?
The pour itself is usually a short part of the timeline. Prep, forming, and the cure window take longer, and weather moves things. You will get a clear schedule as part of the written scope so you know what to expect from day one, and we plan pours around conditions rather than rushing a job that will not hold up.
Will a concrete patio crack?
Concrete patios typically last around thirty years. Freeze-thaw cycles and uneven soil beneath the slab are the common causes of cracking, which is exactly why our process includes a drainage and grading assessment before we ever pour. Control joints are cut deliberately so that the movement concrete naturally does happens where it was planned.
Can you match a patio to my existing driveway or walkway?
Often yes, and it is worth discussing at the site visit. Matching an existing broom direction, joint spacing, or aggregate exposure is easier to plan before the pour than to correct afterward. Where an exact match is not realistic, we will say so rather than promise it and hope.
Do you build paver patios?
No. GoldenPaw is poured concrete only. We do not install paver patios, paver walkways, or segmental block walls. If pavers are what you want, you want a hardscape company, and we would rather tell you that up front than talk you into the wrong product.
Do I need a permit for a patio?
Most concrete projects require permits from the local building department, and requirements vary by city and county across the metro. We are upfront about what is required in your jurisdiction and we clarify who is pulling the permit before work starts, so there is no confusion halfway through.
All poured concrete, all quoted the same way.
Site visit first. Then a number you can hold us to.
We do not quote concrete over the phone, because a number given before anyone has seen the site is a number that changes.
You send the details
The form or a phone call, whichever you prefer. A team member follows up the same day.
We come look at it
Measurements, photos, drainage and grading assessment, and a conversation about finish options.
You get it in writing
A written, itemized scope of work sized by square footage. What is included, what is not, and what it costs.
Request a written quote
Tell us about the project and we will follow up to schedule a site visit. Every quote is written and itemized before any work begins.
Thinking about patio work?
Send the details and a team member follows up the same day to schedule a site visit.