Concrete Patio Construction in Williston ND - a slab built for North Dakota winters
Cracked, sinking or flaking patio, or just bare dirt out back? We pour a new slab sized for its load and timed for the weather.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
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What does it take to build a concrete patio in Williston?
Concrete patio construction in Williston, ND means pouring a new slab out back, built for whatever will sit on it and timed so the concrete can cure, or gain strength, before a freeze gets to it.
Most people who call us have an old patio that's cracked or sinking, or a patch of grass where they keep meaning to put one. The price moves with the size, how thick the slab needs to be, the finish you pick and whether an old slab has to come out first. The schedule moves mostly with the weather, because I won't pour into a cold snap, and a little with whether your address needs a permit. Once I've seen your yard, I'll write up an estimate with your own figure on it.
How do you know it's time for a new patio?
Cracks that keep growing
A crack that's wider every spring usually means water is getting in and freezing there, which pries the slab apart a little more each winter. Wait long enough and a patch won't cover it, so the whole slab comes out.
One side sinking or tipping
When one end drops or a section tips, the ground under it has moved, and the low spot starts holding water and ice. It's a trip hazard in summer and a skating rink in winter, and it rarely levels itself back out.
A chipping, flaky top
A rough surface that sheds little flakes is usually freeze and thaw working on the top, often helped along by salt. It only spreads, and once it's deep the patio is hard to sweep and harder to look at.
Concrete patio construction, start to finish
If a hot tub or outdoor kitchen is in your plans, tell us now, because we build that part of the slab for the weight before the pour and nobody has found a way to do it after. Then we mark out the shape with you, set the forms, pour and finish the top, usually with a broom finish, a light texture dragged across the surface so it isn't slick when it's wet. In summer we start early, since a pour finished in midday heat can leave a weak, dusty top. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, while the concrete is still young, because joints cut late or skipped let it crack wherever it likes. Then it cures, and you wait before loading it up so it has the strength to carry you.
A patio is often one piece of a bigger yard plan. If plain gray isn't the look you want, our stamped concrete services can be done on the same pour. If there's no good way to get to the patio, we can add concrete sidewalk building to tie it to the driveway or the back door.
Broom-finished patio slab
This suits most backyards, with room for a table, chairs and the grill on a top that grips when it's wet. It's the plainest option and usually the easiest on the budget.
Stamped or colored finish
This suits a patio that's the centerpiece of the yard and has to look the part. It costs more than a broom finish and takes more hands on pour day, so it's worth settling at the estimate.
Get a free estimate for your new patio
Send a rough size, any hot tub or outdoor kitchen plans and the season you're hoping for. We reply within one business day, and I come out and write up a free estimate, no pressure and no obligation.
(701) 401-8095- Based in
- Williston, ND 58801
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call about a patio?
Here's how a patio job goes, from your first call to the day you carry the grill back out.
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Call or send the form
Tell us roughly how big a patio you want and what it's for, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Mention the season you're hoping for, because that shapes the schedule more than anything.
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I look and write it up
I walk the spot with you, ask how you'll use it and write up the estimate, so you see the number in writing before you decide anything. If something about the spot will cost more, I'll tell you then, not after the truck shows up.
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Sort out permits and pour date
Once you say go, we handle the permit side if your job needs one and pick a pour date with the weather in mind. If the forecast turns, we move the date rather than pour into it.
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We pour and finish it
My small crew and I do the work ourselves, from the forms to the finish to cutting the joints. Then the slab cures, and we tell you when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for furniture.
Why Williston homeowners call Williston Concrete for a patio
When you've got a rough size and a season in mind, send it over through the contact page or call (701) 401-8095. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
The owner writes your estimate
I'm the one who comes out, looks at the spot and writes the estimate, and I'm there with a small crew when it's poured. The person who made the plan is standing on your patio on pour day, so nothing gets lost between the visit and the work.
Back on concrete since 2023
I learned the trade on a concrete crew when I was young, did other work for a lot of years and came back to it in 2023 because I missed building things people stand on. I care more about how your slab holds up years from now than how it looks the day we pack up.
Licensed and fully insured
North Dakota requires a contractor license on any job over $4,000, subcontractors included, and anyone can check whether a license is in good standing with the Secretary of State's FirstStop search. Run that check on anyone bidding your patio, us included.
Patio permits and winter pours around Williston
On patio jobs in Williston and the cities around it, the permit question comes first, and the answer depends on where your house sits. Williams County requires a permit for any structure and for any grading or drainage work, and its list of exempt work names fences and retaining walls but not patios. Whether a ground-level patio inside city limits needs a city permit isn't spelled out, so before work starts we figure out with you whether the city or the county covers your address, and we take care of the paperwork when the job calls for one. If the patio ties into a city sidewalk or a driveway apron, those permits come from Engineering in the city's Public Works Department at 701-577-6368, not from Building Safety.
Winter is the other local factor. North Dakota State University's soil readings at Carrington show frost driving well down most winters, and in 2019 it likely went past the station's sensors. That's why every patio we pour gets its date planned around the season, and why I'd rather move a pour than rush one ahead of a cold front.
Questions about concrete patios in Williston
How much does a concrete patio cost in Williston ND?
It comes down to the size, how thick the slab needs to be, the finish and how much work the site takes before the pour. Tearing out an old patio, a yard the truck can't reach or a stamped finish all add to it, while a plain broom finish on open ground keeps it lower. I'll put your figure in writing after I've seen the spot.
When is the best time of year to pour a concrete patio in Williston?
The warmer part of the year is best, because industry guidance urges caution about pouring outdoor concrete in late fall, winter or early spring, when it might freeze soon after while it's still soaked. Fresh concrete that freezes can lose a big share of its strength and won't last, and it needs protecting from freezing until about two days after the pour. We watch the forecast for those first days and move the date if a cold snap is coming.
What is the best way to make a concrete patio hold up to freezing and thawing?
Start with air-entrained concrete, which is what industry guidance calls for where concrete sees severe freezing and thawing. The mix carries tiny air bubbles that give freezing water somewhere to go instead of cracking the top. When you compare quotes, check that each one names an air-entrained mix.
Who handles the permit and contractor license for a patio in Williston?
We take care of the permit side, and you can check our license yourself. As covered above, we sort out with you whether the city or the county covers your address and do the paperwork when the job needs it, and the state's FirstStop search shows whether any contractor's license is in good standing.
Is a concrete patio or a paver patio easier to repair?
Pavers are easier to fix in one spot, since one cost guide notes that a paver heaved by a tree root can be lifted and reset. A heaved concrete slab means cutting and patching or replacing the whole section. If a big tree sits close to where your patio is going, I'll say so at the estimate.
How do I take care of a new concrete patio in its first winter?
Keep deicing salt and chemicals off it that first winter, then use them in moderate amounts in the winters after, which is what industry guidance advises. Shoveling it clean is the easiest way to get a new slab through its first freeze with the top intact.
Other concrete work that goes with a patio
Stamped concrete presses a stone, slate or brick look into the patio while it's still wet, if plain gray isn't what you want out back.
A new walk from the driveway or back door to the patio gives you a dry path across the yard instead of a worn track through the grass.
Service areas we cover from Williston
Williston Concrete is based in Williston, North Dakota, and works in the cities around it. Williston, ND is the 1 area with its own page on this site so far, and it's the place to start for local detail.
Get your patio on the pour schedule
The good stretch for pouring is short up here, so an estimate done early leaves room to pick a warm, dry date.
Williston, ND