Stamped concrete services in Simi Valley CA - the look of stone, poured in place
Plain gray slab looking tired? We pour, stamp and color concrete to look like slate, brick or stone, then seal it to deepen the color.
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What is stamped concrete, and is it right for your Simi Valley yard?
Stamped concrete is flatwork, the flat pours like patios, walks and driveways, textured and colored while it's fresh so it looks like slate, brick or natural stone. Custom Simi Valley Concrete does stamped concrete services in Simi Valley and the cities around it, so you get that look in a surface poured in place.
Most people who call us have a plain patio or walk they've grown tired of, or a bare yard they want finished in something nicer than a broom finish, the brushed texture you see on most sidewalks. The price moves with the size of the area, how much old concrete we have to cut out and haul off first, how much digging or grading the slope needs, and the finish and sealer you pick. The schedule turns on the prep work, the weather on pour day and the curing wait, the days the concrete needs to harden before it can take weight. You'll get your own figure in a written estimate once I've seen the site.
How can you tell your stamped concrete needs work?
Color gone dull and chalky
The rich color you had the first year looks flat and gray, usually worst where the sun hits hardest. That usually means the sealer has worn thin, and the longer it goes, the more dirt and stains soak into the surface instead of rinsing off.
Water soaks in, not beading
After you hose it off, patches stay dark and wet instead of shedding water. The sealer isn't repelling much anymore, so oil, leaves and spilled drinks start leaving marks that are hard to get out.
White, cloudy or peeling patches
A milky haze or flaking film on top usually points to sealer that trapped moisture or got built up in too many layers. Putting another coat over it only makes it worse, and the old film gets harder to strip the longer it sits.
Cracks that ignore the pattern
A crack running straight across a stone or brick shape usually means the joints were cut late or skipped, so the slab picked its own place to break. Water works into those cracks and the edges start chipping, so it's worth having someone look before it spreads.
What our stamped concrete services include
On a stamped job I start by watching where the water goes, because the slab has to fall away from the house and shed rain off the pattern instead of holding it. Our crew digs out and packs the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, sets the forms to that slope and adds rebar, steel that helps hold the slab together, where the job calls for it. We pour early so the crew has time to color and stamp the surface while it's still workable, then cut the control joints, shallow saw cuts that give the slab a planned place to crack as it shrinks, and I lay those cuts out so they follow the lines of the stamp instead of running through the middle of a stone. Once it has cured we seal it, and I'll talk with you about which sealer fits and how you'll know when it's time to reseal. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather you go with a simpler finish than cut corners on the base, because nobody sees the base on day one and it's the part that decides whether that finish stays flat.
A stamped patio rarely stands alone. If the walk out front is cracked or lifting, our concrete sidewalk building work lets us set the grades together so the two meet cleanly, and if the garage slab is in rough shape, garage floor concrete is usually poured plain and smooth because a garage floor needs to sweep clean and sit flat under a car.
New stamped patio or walk
This suits a bare yard or a spot that's only ever had gravel or grass. We start from the ground up, so the base and the slope are set right before any color goes on.
Old slab out, stamped slab in
This is for a cracked or sunken patio that's past saving. We cut it out, look at why it failed, and pour the new slab over a properly packed base so you're not pouring over the same problem.
Stamped work on slopes or by a pool
Yards that step down, or concrete that has to meet the house or a pool edge just right, are the jobs we like figuring out. They usually take more forming and grading than a flat yard, and that shows up in the estimate.
Get a written estimate for your stamped concrete
Send the rough size of the area, what you want stamped and a few photos if you have them. We reply within one business day, then I come out for a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
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- Simi Valley, CA 93065
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What happens after you call about stamped concrete in Simi Valley?
Here's how a stamped concrete job runs from your first call to the sealed surface, and who you'll deal with along the way.
Call or send us a message
Call (805) 261-5009 or use the contact form and tell us what you want stamped. We'll set a time for me to come out and see it.
I walk the site with you
I look at the slope, where the water runs, what's there now and how the new slab meets the house, and I ask a lot of questions. You get a written estimate with the work and the price laid out, plus anything we can't know until the old concrete is out.
Sort out permits and prep
Once you say go, we sort out any permit with you, then dig out, pack the base and set the forms. This is the part you won't see later, so it's the part I check most closely.
Pour, stamp, cut and seal
The crew pours, stamps and cuts the joints while I check in at the steps that matter most. After the slab cures we seal it and walk the finished surface with you.
Why Simi Valley homeowners call us for stamped concrete
I look at your job myself
I come out myself to look at the site and write the estimate, and a crew lead runs the work day to day with our crew. I stop by at the steps that matter most, so the person who priced your job sees the base and the joints before they're covered up.
Framing first, concrete since 2017
I spent years framing houses before starting this business in 2017, and I learned concrete on flatwork and foundation crews. That's why we like the jobs that need some figuring, like a sloped yard or a patio that has to meet the house just right.
Licensed and insured in California
We're licensed and insured. The state's contractor license board counts forming, pouring, placing and finishing flat concrete as concrete contractor work, and that's exactly the work a stamped patio or walk involves.
Told what we don't know yet
We're based in Simi Valley, and when something can't be known until the old slab comes up, I'll say so instead of guessing. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Tell me what you want stamped and roughly how big it is, then send us a request or call (805) 261-5009 to set up a visit.
Planning a stamped patio, walk or driveway in Simi Valley
In Simi Valley, which city office you deal with depends on where the concrete goes. If a stamped driveway apron or walk reaches the street or the public sidewalk, that's work in the public right-of-way, and the city's Public Works Development Services issues the encroachment permit, the city's sign-off for working on public ground. The city's Building and Safety Division reviews plans and inspects projects every day to check them against the state building code. I won't guess whether your job needs a permit. I'll tell you which office handles it, and we can pull it as your contractor or help you pull it yourself, in which case the city asks you for its own set of owner paperwork.
What we run into most on stamped jobs here are backyards with some slope to them and older patios that have to come out before anything new goes in, so a lot of the work happens in the cutting, digging and grading before the stamps ever come off the truck. We see the same kinds of yards on jobs in Thousand Oaks and Moorpark, and we start them the same way, by finding where the water runs.
Questions about stamped concrete in Simi Valley
How much does stamped concrete cost in Simi Valley?
Stamped concrete in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $15 to $30 per square foot, and that's a market figure for the area, not our price. The spread is wide because size, tear-out and site work move it a lot, as I covered up top. You'll get a figure for your own Simi Valley yard in the written estimate after I've looked at it.
Which sealer is best for stamped concrete?
Most stamped concrete gets a topical sealer, the kind that leaves a thin film on top, because it deepens the color. A penetrating sealer soaks in instead, generally needs the concrete fully cured first and mostly leaves the color as it is, so people after richer color usually go topical. Either way, too many coats or coats put on too early can spoil the look, which is one of the things I'll go over with you before we seal.
How often does stamped concrete need to be resealed?
There's no set number of years, so you reseal when water stops beading up or the color starts looking flat. Sealing more often than that builds up layers that are slow and expensive to strip off. Sealer should go on out of direct sun, since sun on the slab can raise bubbles that weaken its bond with the old coat, and it does best when the slab will keep cooling for 3 to 4 hours afterward, which can mean an evening job.
Is stamped concrete slippery when wet?
It can be if the texture is too smooth or water sits on it, which is why industry guidance says outdoor slabs should be sloped to drain and finished with a texture that won't get slippery when wet. Ask any contractor how your pattern and slope will shed water and how it'll feel underfoot after the sprinklers run. On our jobs, I'll show you where the water goes and talk the texture through before we pour.
What causes cracks in new stamped concrete?
Most early cracks come from the ground under the slab or from joints that were cut late or not at all. Industry guidance says the subgrade should be packed evenly and sloped to drain before the pour, with no wet spots or cold ground under it, because soft spots settle and take the slab down with them. The joints are the other half, which is why we plan those saw cuts around the pattern.
How long before I can walk or drive on new stamped concrete?
You stay off it until it has cured enough to take the weight, and cars wait longer than feet because a car puts far more load on a young slab. How long that takes depends on the mix and the weather that week. I'll tell you what to expect for your slab before we pour, so you can plan around it.
Related concrete work around your home
A cracked or heaved front walk can drag down a new stamped patio, so replacing it on the same project keeps the grade and the look in line.
If your garage slab is cracked, stained or sinking, a new floor poured smooth and flat gives you a surface that's easy to sweep and park on.
Areas we serve around Simi Valley
Custom Simi Valley Concrete is based in Simi Valley, CA, and we take stamped concrete jobs across the cities around it, including Camarillo and Santa Clarita. The 12 cities below have their own pages, and if yours isn't listed, ask us.
Simi Valley, CA
Start planning your stamped concrete today
The base, the slope and the joint lines can only be set right before the pour, so it's worth talking your project through early.