Tired of a plain gray slab out back? We pour a new one and press in the pattern and color you chose.
Stamped concrete services in Aberdeen, SD give you a new slab with a pattern like brick or stone pressed into the surface while the concrete is still soft, and colored at the same time, so you end up with a plain concrete surface that looks the way you picked.
Most calls start with a patio or walk that's plain, worn or cracked, and a homeowner who wants the look of brick or stone. The job is a fresh pour. We set the forms, place the concrete, add the color and press the pattern in while the top is still workable, so the look has to be settled before the truck shows up.
The price moves mostly with the size of the area, how busy the pattern is, how many colors go in and whether an old slab has to come out first. The schedule turns on the weather, any permit review and the few weeks afterward when cars stay off it. Your estimate lays out what's included for your space, so you can see where each piece of the price goes.
You call (605) 824-9815 or fill out the form, and I get back to you to set a time to come out. I look at the site myself and hear what you have in mind.
We measure the area and talk through patterns and colors, and you get an estimate that lays out what's included. I'm happy to go over it line by line so the price doesn't catch you off guard.
We settle the pattern and color with you well before pour day, because both go on while the concrete is fresh and can't be changed after. If the job needs a permit, we put in the application with the city and keep you posted on where it stands.
We set a pour date that works with the weather, and I'm on site with our crew from prep through the finish. Before we leave, we help you plan how to keep cars and heavy use off it while it firms up.
Color usually goes on first. A color hardener is a dry powder shaken over the fresh concrete that colors the top and makes it denser, and then the stamps go down while the surface is still soft enough to take the pattern. Timing is most of the job here, because once the concrete stiffens the pattern won't press in clean.
Most stamped work sits outside where people see it, on patios, walks and the edges of driveways. If you want a plain walk tied into a stamped patio, that's our concrete sidewalk building work, and a garage slab usually gets a plain, hard-wearing finish through our garage floor concrete work instead.
What our stamped concrete work covers:
A stamped look can't be added to concrete that's already hard, because the pattern has to be pressed in while it's soft, so a new stamped surface means a new pour. If an existing stamped slab has one bad section, a patch is possible, but matching the old color and pattern is tough and usually shows. When the slab is cracked across or sinking in spots, I'd rather replace the whole area so it reads as one piece.
Size is the big one, since more area means more concrete, more color and more stamping time. A pattern with lots of curves, edges or steps takes longer than a straight run, and a two-toned finish adds a second color step. Tearing out and hauling off an old slab adds labor, and tight access for the truck can too. Your estimate breaks those pieces out so you can decide where to spend.
I learned this trade from an old-school contractor who made me reset forms until they were dead straight, and I started Aberdeen Concrete Company in 2023 to run jobs that same careful way, with a lot more explaining. On a stamped job that means you see the pattern, the color and the plan well before pour day, so nothing catches you off guard.
We treat your yard the way we'd want ours treated, keeping the work area picked up and talking through anything we run into before we act on it. If a question comes up halfway through, ask, because I'd rather explain twice than leave you guessing. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Call with your area, pattern ideas and color ideas, and we can start working toward a pour date before the weather turns.
Tell us where the slab goes and any pattern or color ideas you have. I'll reply within one business day to set a visit, and the estimate is free with no obligation.
One maker's system offers patterns like cobblestone, used brick and ashlar slate, which is a cut stone look, and the color comes from the hardener we covered above. For an antique, two-toned look, that maker's darker colored release powder over the hardener settles into the grout lines and deeper texture. Bring photos you like to the estimate and we'll narrow it down together.
One maker's instructions say to protect the finished surface and keep heavy traffic off it for 28 days, so plan on about four weeks before cars park on it. If it's a driveway or a parking pad, line up another place to park for that stretch before pour day.
Yes, the South Dakota Department of Revenue says anyone paid for construction work, concrete work included, is a contractor and needs a license, which is the contractor's excise tax license. The state requires it before work starts no matter how small the job, and contractors show that license number with building permits, so ask to see it. We're licensed and fully insured.
Call the city's Community Development Department at 605-626-7017 and ask for the setbacks in your zoning area, since the city requires work to meet setbacks from property lines. That office reviews applications at City Hall, and looking over the right form before you go may save you a second trip.
It comes down to your area's size and the pattern, color and tear-out choices covered above, so the honest number comes from an on-site look. South Dakota law lets contractors list their tax as its own line on contracts and bills, so you may see it broken out separately. Call (605) 824-9815 and I'll come take a look.
Usually the warmer months, when the ground and the air aren't locked in a freeze. Aberdeen winters bring weeks of air below freezing, and the open prairie often lacks much snow to hold the cold back, so cold soaks deep into the ground. Call early in the season and we'll find a date that suits the forecast.
We're based in Aberdeen, SD and work in the cities around it too. Pick your area below, or call (605) 824-9815 if yours isn't listed.
