Decorative concrete in Kingman AZ - color chosen for how you'll use the slab
If a plain gray patio or walk looks tired, we pour, color, stamp and seal a new slab that suits your house.
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What goes into a decorative concrete patio, walk or driveway in Kingman?
The short answer: Decorative concrete in Kingman, AZ is usually stamped concrete. It's a new slab we pour and color, then press with rubber mats while it's still soft so it looks like stone, brick, wood or tile, and then seal. It gives a patio, walk or driveway a finished look that suits your house, and how well it holds up comes down to the ground under it and the color method you choose.
Most calls I get start with a plain gray patio or walk that has worn out, or a bare stretch of yard someone would like to finish properly. The price moves with the size of the area, the color method, the pattern, and how much digging and packing the ground needs before we pour. The schedule turns on the pour itself, because a stamped slab has to be placed, colored and stamped before it sets, so on a hot day a big area may be split into more than one pour with more hands on site. The estimate I give after seeing your site puts your own figure on all of that.
How do you know a slab is due for decorative concrete or a reseal?
Faded, dull color
When a colored or stamped slab has gone chalky and flat, the sealer has usually worn thin and the surface is taking the wear on its own. Left that way, stains soak in and the color keeps fading, which makes the cleanup bigger when you do reseal.
Cracks across the pattern
A crack running through stamped stone or brick usually means the ground settled under the slab, or the joints weren't cut where they were needed. Water gets into the crack and under the slab, so waiting tends to let the pieces move further apart.
Worn slab with low spots
A gray patio or walk with chipped edges, sinking corners or pooling water usually has a tired base under a tired surface. Coloring over it won't fix that, so it's usually time to take it out and pour a new decorative slab on ground that's been prepared properly.
How we build decorative concrete, starting with the ground
I start by asking how you'll use the area, because a back patio and a driveway ask different things of the color, and I talk through resealing with you before we begin so you know what owning the slab involves. Our crew then digs out and packs the subgrade, which is the ground the slab sits on. We check that water will run away from the house, set the forms, and lay rebar, the steel inside that holds the slab together, sized to the job. We pour, and while the concrete is still soft we color it and press the stamp mats into it. Once it has cured, we seal it. If a budget needs trimming, the base is the first thing people want to cut because nobody sees it on day one, and it's the last thing I'd cut, because a decorative finish hides none of the mistakes underneath. I'd sooner make the area a little smaller or the pattern simpler.
Decorative work often sits next to other concrete. On a sloped yard, a stamped patio may need concrete retaining walls to hold the ground beside it. If you'd like a solid, finished slab inside a shop or an addition, that's our concrete floor installation work.
Integral color, mixed all the way through
The pigment runs through the full depth of the slab, so a chip or a saw cut shows the same color as the top. It suits a patio or walk where you want the slab to age without pale scars, as long as you can give up the deepest and brightest tones.
Color hardener, for driveways
This lays a rich color on top and builds a harder, denser wear surface, which is why it's the common choice where cars park and turn. The color lives only in that top layer, so deep damage can show gray underneath, and that's the trade for the extra strength.
What happens after you call about decorative concrete in Kingman?
Thank you for considering us. Here is how a decorative concrete job runs from your first call to the final walk-through, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
- Step 01
Call and set a visit
When you call, we set a time for me to come out to your property. It helps to have your address, the rough size of the area and the look you like in mind.
- Step 02
Walk the site together
I look at the ground, the slope and how the area gets used, and I listen to what you have in mind. After the visit you get your estimate, so you know the figure before any concrete is ordered.
- Step 03
Check the office, pick a date
Before we choose a pour date, we look up which office covers your address. That tells us what paperwork, if any, has to happen before the crew shows up.
- Step 04
Prep, pour, finish, walk through
Our crew preps the ground, sets the forms, pours and finishes the slab, and I run the work on site. When it's done, we walk the finished job with you and go over how to look after it.
Decorative concrete permits and job sites around Kingman
Which office you deal with depends on whether your address is inside Kingman or on unincorporated county land. Inside the city, the city's Building & Life Safety Fire Inspection Division answers questions about construction projects by phone at (928) 753-2891, and I don't assume either way on a stamped patio or walk there, so we ask. On county land, Mohave County's Building Division covers the work, and its list of work that doesn't need a building permit includes driveways and sidewalks no more than 30 inches above the ground next to them, as long as they aren't over a basement or a story below and aren't part of an accessible route. The county's other rules still apply to that work, and for anything not on the list we check with the county rather than guess. Either way, we take care of the permit application when the job needs one.
Most decorative jobs we see are back patios, front walks and driveway approaches where the old gray slab has had its day. We do the same work in Golden Valley and in Laughlin across the river, and if your address isn't listed on the site, please ask us anyway.
Get a decorative concrete estimate for your patio, walk or driveway
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out and see the area. The on-site estimate is free and comes with no obligation, and thank you for taking the time to send it.
Why Kingman homeowners call Kingman Concrete Company
I give the estimate myself
I come out to see the job and give the estimate, and our own crew does the prep, forming, pouring and finishing while I run the work on site. The person who planned your slab is the one watching it go in.
In business since 2020
I learned concrete on a municipal crew pouring curbs, walks and slabs for the city, and I started this business in Kingman in 2020. That work taught me to plan a pour carefully and check it the same way, because people judge a slab years after it's poured.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured. Under Arizona law, the small-job license exemption covers only casual or minor work, and it doesn't apply when the job needs a local building permit or is split into contracts under $1,000, so it's worth asking anyone who quotes your slab for their license.
If you'd like me to come look at your patio, walk or driveway, please reach us through the contact page or call (928) 391-0060.
Decorative concrete questions from Kingman homeowners
How much does stamped concrete cost per square foot in Kingman, AZ?
Installing stamped concrete across the US usually costs about $26 to $31 per square foot, and that's a national figure for installed work, not our price. Your own figure comes from the estimate after I see the site, and it moves with the size of the area, the color method, the pattern and how much ground prep the job needs.
How often does stamped concrete need to be resealed?
One installation guide advises resealing stamped concrete every 2 to 3 years. It's worth planning and budgeting for that as part of owning the slab, the same way you'd plan for repainting trim.
How do I keep stamped concrete from getting slippery when it's wet?
Keep the sealer thin. The same installation guide advises sealing in two thin, even coats, because a heavy flood coat, one thick layer poured on all at once, bubbles, turns white and makes the slab slick when wet.
What time should a concrete pour start in hot weather?
As early in the morning as the job allows. A ready-mixed concrete trade group advises early morning placements whenever possible in hot weather, and also advises dampening the forms and the ground underneath before the concrete goes in. It's fair to ask any crew what time they start and whether they've asked the supplier about hot-weather mix options, because a slab placed in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top.
How long does new stamped concrete take before I can walk or drive on it?
You stay off it until it has cured, which is the waiting period that lets the concrete harden and gain strength, and the wait before driving on it is longer than the wait before walking on it. I give you the time for your slab when we walk the finished job, because it turns on the thickness and the weather that week.
What causes cracks in a new decorative concrete slab?
Most cracks come from ground that settles under the slab or from joints that were cut late or left out. Control joints are shallow grooves cut into the slab so that when concrete shrinks and cracks, as it does, the crack follows the groove instead of wandering across your pattern. On stamped work we try to line them up with the pattern so they're hard to spot.
Concrete work that often goes with decorative slabs
Concrete retaining walls
If your new patio sits against a slope, a retaining wall holds the ground back so dirt and runoff don't push against the edge of the slab.
Concrete floor installation
When you need a solid concrete floor inside a garage, shop or addition, this covers the slab under your feet rather than a finish outdoors.
Call about your decorative concrete slab
Call (928) 391-0060 seven days a week from 7 AM to 10 PM, or send your address, the size of the area and the finish you like through the contact form or to info@kingmanconcretecompany.com, so I can plan the visit around your job.