Patios · Columbus Concrete Repair
Concrete Patio Replacement in Columbus, OH
A patio that sinks, cracks or sheds water toward the house, rebuilt with the right fall. Get a free estimate.
Serving Columbus and 31 nearby towns, from Dublin and Westerville to Grove City
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Tell us the type of slab, its rough size and what it is doing (cracking, sinking, heaving or flaking). Expect a phone call back to go through it and pick a day to come see the slab.
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Patio Replacement
Concrete Patio Replacement for Columbus, OH
The most common patio complaint is not the crack, it is the puddle. A slab poured against the back of a house usually sits on soil that was dug out for the basement and pushed back in, and as that fill settles the patio tilts toward the wall. Water then runs at the foundation instead of out to the yard. Other patios break up around the edges where they were poured thin, or heave where a downspout dumps water under one corner. A patio that has dropped away from a door threshold can also leave an awkward step down at the slider.
Replacing it lets you fix all of that at once. The old slab is broken out, the settled fill is dug out and replaced with compacted gravel, and the new patio is formed with a gentle pitch away from the house, typically an eighth to a quarter inch per foot. It gets reinforcement, an air-entrained mix and joints laid out to its shape. Many owners take the chance to make it larger, change the outline, or move from a plain broom finish to stamped or exposed aggregate, since the forms and base work are happening anyway.
What's included
What goes into patio replacements
- 01
Settlement diagnosis
Finding out whether the patio sank on backfill, washed out from roof water, or was simply poured too thin.
- 02
Full removal and haul-off
The old slab broken out, any steel in it included, and the debris taken away.
- 03
Rebuilt base along the house
Extra excavation and compaction next to the foundation, where settling fill does the most damage.
- 04
Pitch away from the walls
Forms set so the new surface sheds rain toward the yard instead of the foundation.
- 05
Resize or reshape
Room to go bigger, add a curve or square off an awkward corner while forms are going in anyway.
- 06
Finish options
Broom finish, or a stamped, colored or exposed aggregate surface if you want the new patio to look different.
Examples
Patio Replacement: examples
Example photos of the type of work.
How it works
Patio Replacement, step by step
- 1
Measure the fall
Check how far the patio has dropped and which way water now runs, especially along the house.
- 2
Break it out
Remove the old slab and any loose fill, keeping equipment off the parts of the yard that will stay.
- 3
Compact and form
Build a compacted gravel base, set forms to the new size and pitch, and place the reinforcement.
- 4
Pour, finish, cure
Pour and finish the surface, cut joints, and give the slab a few days before furniture and the grill go back.
Questions
Patio Replacement questions
Why is my patio sloping toward the house now?
Most often because it was poured on backfill along the foundation, and that clay fill has been settling ever since. Wet seasons speed it up. A replacement corrects the base along the house, not just the surface slope, so the new patio does not follow the same path.
What determines the cost of replacing a patio?
How big and how thick the old slab is, how much settled fill needs to come out, how equipment gets into the backyard, and whether the new surface gets a broom finish, a stamp or color. Broom is the simplest; stamping and color add labor and materials. The free estimate breaks it down item by item.
Do I need a permit to replace a backyard patio?
Usually not for a ground-level patio on private property, though rules vary by city, township and village, and an HOA may want to see plans first. Utility lines still get marked through 811 before digging. If a gate or fence limits access, that gets sorted out before demolition day.
Can the new patio be bigger than the old one?
Yes. Tear-out is the easiest time to change size or shape, since forms and base work are happening regardless. Keep setbacks, drainage paths and any HOA rules on lot coverage in mind when you plan the new footprint.
Is one crack in my patio a reason to replace it?
Not by itself. A tight crack with level edges on a patio that drains well is cosmetic. Replace when the slab is tilting toward the house, has sections at different heights, is breaking into pieces, or is flaking over most of its surface.
Tear-out and replacement
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Service area
Patio Replacement around Columbus
We handle patio replacements for homes and businesses in Columbus and these nearby towns:
Franklin County
Pickaway County
Fairfield County
Delaware County
Licking County
Talk to us about patio replacements
Describe the crack, the sinking or the heave, and get a free replacement estimate from someone who will tell you if it can wait.