Concrete Patios in Cambridge, MA
Extend Your Living Space Outdoors
Cambridge Urban Concrete’s design team creates beautiful concrete patios that turn the backyard into an additional, usable, functional area for you to live in the outdoors. Our professional concrete patio construction company develops areas for entertaining, dining, and relaxing that will last through New England weather while matching your house’s style.
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Why Choose a Concrete Patio?
A concrete patio is an option to consider for your home in Cambridge due to its flexibility. Wood decks will eventually rot from our warm, humid summers, and pavers will move with freeze-thaw conditions. A concrete patio provides a stable and long-lasting (decades) surface that requires very little maintenance. Concrete may be finished in many different ways to create the look you desire, such as smooth and modern, textured to provide traction on wet surfaces, stamped to mimic a natural product like stone, or stained/colored to fit your design idea.
Unlike other products, a solid surface prevents weeds from growing through it, prevents insects from damaging the product, and supports heavy objects such as furniture without sinking. Therefore, if you are looking for a low-maintenance area of your property that you would like to utilize right away and have a small amount of upkeep, then a concrete patio is an excellent choice.
Concrete Patio Designs That Reflect Your Style
We help you design a unique type of concrete patio style based on how you live and where your property is:
Modern Minimalism: The finish, when smooth-troweled, gives the patio an extremely modern feel, with clean lines, geometric shapes, and a very sleek look. A saw-cut border or a contrasting-colored pattern can add an element of style to this modern look.
The Stone Look: Slate, flagstone, and fieldstone look can be replicated using Stamped Patterns. This style blends perfectly with the old-world charm of Cambridge and its beautiful surrounding landscape.
Casual Texture: With a broom-finish or Exposed Aggregate, you get great traction and a casual, warm appearance on your patio. Casual textures also work well with your garden and casual entertaining outdoors.
Multi-Level Patios: Design multi-level patios for separate dining, lounging, and cooking areas as needed, and incorporate concrete patio stairs so they seamlessly transition from one level to the next.
Decorative Edges: Decorate the edges and make your patio visually appealing by creating decorative edges in many different colors, textures, and patterns.
Concrete Patio Finishes: Function Meets Beauty
Your choice of finish affects both how your patio will look and how it will perform:
Broom Finish: We use a stiff broom to “drag” through wet concrete to create a textured line that provides traction (slip resistance) as well as a very clean look. The broom finish is an ideal choice for high-traffic areas such as pool areas and patios with many people walking on them.
Smooth Trowel: A steel trowel produces a smooth contemporary look. This type of finish works best for covered patios with little to no rain exposure.
Exposed Aggregate: After we have finished pouring the concrete, we wash off all of the surface cement to expose the decorative rocks and stones that were embedded into the mixture during production. The exposed aggregate finish provides a lot of texture, visual interest, and natural beauty to your concrete patio.
Salt Finish: Rock salt is applied to the wet concrete and then washed away after the concrete has cured. This leaves behind a light textured finish, which can be popular around pools.
Stamped Patterns: Our stamped patterns mimic natural materials and are made by using texture stamps to replicate natural products such as stone, brick, or tile. More details about this product are available on our stamped concrete page.
Concrete Patios for Cambridge Properties
We need to consider a couple of things for our New England weather:
Drainage Design: For patios, we have to have them sloped enough that they are at least 1/4 inch per foot in relation to your house foundation, so you can’t get water accumulating on your structure and forming ice.
Protection Against Freeze-Thaw: Using an air-entrained mix of concrete will help protect against the expansion and contraction caused by freeze-thaw.
Control Joint Placement: The strategic placement of control joints will direct where the natural cracking occurs, so it looks intentional and doesn’t occur randomly.
Base Material: A compacted crushed stone base of at least 4 inches is necessary to provide drainage underneath your patio and prevent settlement.
Concrete Thickness: A thickness of 4 inches is usually adequate for most residential patios, but if you have heavier furniture or other features, then you will want 5-6 inches.
Why Choose Cambridge Urban Concrete for Your Patio?
Design Experience – Our experienced staff will provide you with a functional yet aesthetically pleasing outdoor space.
Quality Concrete Mixes – Our concrete mix is designed for our area in New England and includes the proper amount of air entrainment to be able to withstand freeze-thaw cycles and has the correct amount of strength as per industry standards.
Installation – We take pride in the level of quality of installation. This can only be achieved by using the right tools and having an understanding of how to properly grade the ground to ensure that the patio is even, form the patio correctly so that it has the correct shape and finish the patio professionally so that it has a nice appearance and lasts for many years.
Knowledge of Local Conditions – We have extensive knowledge of the soil conditions, drainage issues, and design preferences for this area of Massachusetts, and are confident that we will be able to meet your expectations based on our over 200 patio installations in this area.
Total Solution Provider – Whether it is a simple or complex patio project, we are happy to assist you at all stages of the process, including providing a free consultation, installing your new patio, and applying a sealer to protect your investment.
Solving Problems – If there are site problems such as steep grades, poor drainage, or limited access, we can develop a unique solution to solve these problems.
Ready to Create Your Outdoor Oasis?
Contact Cambridge Urban Concrete today for a free consultation about your concrete patio project. We’ll visit your property, discuss design possibilities, and provide a detailed estimate for transforming your backyard into an outdoor living space you’ll enjoy for decades. Let’s build something beautiful together.