Pavers & Concrete

We pour and place hardscape that lasts through freeze-thaw and Pacific Northwest rain — driveways, walkways, patios, and stamped concrete — with proper base prep, drainage, and control joints so it doesn't crack and heave.

Flatwork lives or dies on what's underneath it. We compact the base, set drainage, and place control joints where the slab wants to move, then finish with broom, exposed aggregate, or stamped patterns. Paver systems for driveways and patios get a proper bedding layer and edge restraint so they stay put.

What's included

• Driveways, walkways, and patios

  Driveways, walkways, patios and steps poured with the right mix, reinforcement and finish for your climate and use.

• Stamped and stained concrete

  Stamped patterns and integral or stain color for patios and pool decks — our Meridian patio replaced an aging wood deck with a stamped slab and broom-textured border.

• Paver driveways and patios

  Interlocking pavers and travertine on a compacted base with a bedding layer and edge restraint so they stay put — like the Mesa hardscape and the Scottsdale pool deck.

• Base prep, compaction, and drainage

  Flatwork lives or dies on what's underneath it: excavation, compacted base, and drainage that moves water away from the slab and the house.

• Control joints and reinforcement

  Rebar or mesh where the slab needs it, and control joints placed where the concrete wants to crack so the cracks stay invisible.

• Retaining and site walls

  Reinforced CMU block walls, poured walls and engineered soldier-pile walls for hillside lots — our 200-foot Bellevue CMU wall went up in 8 days.

How it works

1. 1
   Free advice visit

   We look at grade, drainage, access and what you want the surface to do, and leave you a scoped range.

2. 2
   Design and engineering

   Layout, patterns and materials; engineering for retaining walls over the height your city sets.

3. 3
   Permits where required

   Retaining walls and some driveways need a permit; we pull it.

4. 4
   Excavation and base

   Demolition and haul-off, excavation, compacted base and drainage.

5. 5
   Pour or set

   Forms, reinforcement and the pour, or bedding layer, pavers and edge restraint; block laid, grouted and finished for walls.

6. 6
   Cure and walkthrough

   Joints cut, sealer where specified, and a walk of the finished work.

The same ten-step process runs every project we build — see how we work.

What it costs

Flatwork is priced by area, with finish (broom, exposed aggregate, stamped), thickness and reinforcement, access and the amount of demolition and base work moving the range; pavers and stamped concrete both cost more per square foot than plain broom-finished concrete. Retaining walls are priced by length and height, and walls that need engineering carry the design and permit cost on top.

Timeline

1. Design and permits

   Layout and materials; engineering and permit for walls where required.

2. Demo, excavation and base

   Old concrete or deck out, excavation, base compacted and drainage set.

3. Forming and pour / setting

   Forms and reinforcement, then the pour and finish; or bedding, pavers and edge restraint. Our Bellevue CMU wall took 8 days; our Port Orchard beach stairs about 2 weeks.

4. Cure

   Concrete needs cure time before use — light foot traffic first, vehicles last.

Permits and codes