Concrete Patio Installation Price: Plain and Stamped Finishes

You can picture the table and chairs outside, but the patio quote changes as soon as you mention color or a stamped pattern. Before choosing a finish, give the contractor the size and ask what happens to the ground beneath it.

So Pitt Landscape in Salt Lake City publishes $10 to $16 per square foot installed for a broom-finish concrete patio with a standard base. Its single-color stamped concrete is $16 to $24 per square foot.

I checked the prices on October 25, 2026. I will show you how size changes the calculation, what decorative finishes add and why steps or difficult access need their own place on the estimate.

Concrete Patio Prices by Finish

These are Pitt Landscape’s Salt Lake Valley prices. The broom-finish entry specifies a standard base; have the other finishes’ preparation and sealing scope confirmed.

A broom finish gives the surface a brushed texture. Stamping adds a pattern; integral color puts pigment into the mix. Pitt offers these as different finish choices, so a photograph alone is not a complete specification.

I would choose the finish before comparing contractors. A plain patio and a multicolor pattern can have the same dimensions while asking the crew to do quite different work.

What a 12 x 16 or 20 x 20 Patio Works Out To

For a rectangle, multiply the length by the width. A 12 x 16-foot patio is 192 square feet. Using Pitt’s broom-finish rates gives 192 x $10 = $1,920 and 192 x $16 = $3,072.

Those sums help you see the effect of area and finish. They do not establish a contractor’s minimum charge or price excavation, demolition, steps and unusual access for your yard.

Pitt also gives a separate 300-square-foot broom-finish project estimate of $3,500 to $5,500 installed. Its project example is not identical to multiplying every square foot by the lowest advertised rate.

The Work Before the Concrete Arrives

Walk the route from the street to the proposed patio. Tell the contractor about gates, narrow side yards, retaining walls and existing planting you want to keep. Ask how the concrete and excavated soil will get through.

Pitt’s proposal process covers dimensions, base depth, finish and control joints. Its service description also addresses grading, compaction and drainage. Have your estimate say how much of that work is included.

For an old patio, separate breaking up the concrete, hauling it away and preparing the exposed ground. A price for new work on a ready site cannot explain the total for removing and rebuilding an existing area.

My driveway replacement guide covers a different paving job. For a shed or garage pad, use the concrete slab guide and its building-specific scope.

What Owners Paid or Were Quoted

The following owners describe US projects with different finishes and extras. Keep their dates beside the amounts when you use them to understand a current bid.

• On September 8, 2022, Dayton, Minnesota member 311hemi described phone estimates of $10,000 for standard concrete and $20,000 for stamped and stained concrete. The plan replaced 300 square feet with 550 square feet, without a site visit.
• On September 9, 2022, Inver Grove Heights member DaveB recalled paying $11,000 the previous year for about 450 square feet. Steps were roughly a third of the quote in that stamped-patio discussion.
• A Montgomery County, Maryland homeowner posted $6,000 to $15,000 quotes on September 4, 2012 for an approximately 15 x 20-foot concrete patio. The owner thought the higher option included a small retaining wall and did not proceed.

The Minnesota owner identifies steps in the paid job. The Maryland owner was unsure whether the higher quote included a wall; the Dayton estimates were given by phone.

Give Steps, Water and Finish Their Own Space

A patio has to meet the doors and surrounding yard at workable heights. Ask the installer to show the finished elevation, the route water will take and any steps needed between the house and the patio.

A retaining wall is another construction item. Have its drainage and foundation work described separately instead of assuming it is part of a flat patio price.

Also confirm the texture and the sealer, if any, that will be applied. Ask to see a completed example of the proposed finish and discuss how it behaves when wet.

For an existing patio, you can also read my concrete leveling guide.

Before You Accept the Patio Estimate

Pitt describes curing and sealing as separate stages after the pour. Ask how those stages fit the schedule before arranging to use the patio.

Questions About Concrete Patio Installation

Where These Prices Come From

Checked October 25, 2026. Current contractor prices are regional; the owner accounts retain their original dates and quoted or paid status.

• Pitt Landscape: patio finish prices and Salt Lake Valley project scope.
• In-Depth Outdoors: Dayton estimates and Inver Grove Heights paid project, September 2022.
• DC Urban Moms: Montgomery County patio quotes, September 4, 2012.

I hope this helps you price the patio you actually want to use. If an estimate is hard to understand, you can email me at costcheckr@gmail.com.