Allen, TX • Concrete & Hardscaping
Concrete & Hardscaping in Allen, TX
Most concrete work we do in Allen is not replacement — it is extension. The original driveway and walkway from 2003 are generally in decent shape, but the ten-by-twelve patio the builder poured was never big enough for a table, a grill and people at the same time.
The exception is the flatwork that was poured on thin or poorly compacted base, which on Collin County clay shows up as separated joints, a tipped panel, or water standing against the foundation after a storm. We check the grade before we quote either job.
Why homeowners in Allen hire us
Extensions that do not read as add-ons
A new slab butted against a twenty-year-old one is obvious forever unless the joint, the finish and the color are planned. We tie in deliberately, or we cover the whole area in pavers or stone so the seam stops mattering.
Base and reinforcement done right
Compacted base, correctly placed rebar and control joints cut on time. This is the part that decides whether your patio looks the same in ten years, and it is the part that gets skipped.
Drainage away from a twenty-year-old foundation
Adding surface area changes where water goes. We grade for fall, tie downspouts in, and add area or French drains so the new patio is not quietly pushing water back at the slab.
HOA drawings and city permits
Master-planned Allen associations review visible hardscaping. We prepare the submittal and handle City of Allen permitting on request.
What's included
- Grade, drainage and soil assessment before design
- Builder patio extensions and full slab replacement
- Paver and natural stone patios, walkways and seating walls
- Driveway widening, approaches, walkways and steps
- Retaining walls with proper drainage behind them
- Compacted base, rebar reinforcement and timed control joints
- Area drains, French drains and downspout tie-ins
- Fire pits, grill surrounds and outdoor kitchen pads
- Stains, broom, salt and exposed-aggregate finishes
- HOA submittals and City of Allen permits on request
Twenty-year-old flatwork on Collin County clay
Because so much of Allen went up in a fifteen-year window, the concrete here ages on roughly the same schedule. Driveways and front walks poured in the early 2000s are usually still serviceable, with the common complaints being separated control joints, a lifted panel where a tree has matured, and staining. The back patio is a different story — builder pads were sized to a budget, not to how people use a yard, so most of our Allen hardscaping starts by making that space usable: extending the slab, wrapping it in pavers or flagstone, adding a seating wall or a fire pit, and getting the fall right so water leaves rather than pooling at the foundation. Expansive clay is the constant. It swells and shrinks with the season, and it will find any surface that was laid on loose fill. Where movement is already active or mature roots are in play, a jointed paver surface is often the better long-term answer because it can be lifted and reset. Visible work goes to the HOA committee; permits go through the City of Allen.
See the range of our work
This recent project is documented step by step, from the first day on site to the finished result.
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Get a concrete & hardscaping estimate in Allen
Walkthroughs are free, and you'll get a written scope — layout, electrical, materials, and a real timeline — not a number on the back of a card.