Stamped concrete is poured concrete pressed with textured mats while it is still soft. The mats leave the look of cut flagstone or wood plank in one solid slab. We install stamped concrete across Las Vegas, from Summerlin backyards to Henderson pool decks. Most of that work is patios and pool decks, plus walkway and driveway borders. Color comes from pigment mixed into the truck and a colored release powder on top. Then the slab gets sealed, because desert sun decides how long that color holds. We do this for homes and commercial properties anywhere in Clark County.
Most people call us for one of two reasons. The back patio is bare gray concrete, and they want it to look like stone. Or the stamped concrete they already have has gone dull and faded. We handle both. New pours get formed, reinforced, poured, and stamped before the slab sets up. Existing stamped concrete gets the old sealer stripped and the slab cleaned, then color and sealer go back on. Sealing waits until the slab has cured, so it usually happens on a later visit. You get a written price before any work starts, and the estimate is free.
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Pattern comes from the mats we press into the fresh slab. Common picks here are ashlar cut stone, random flagstone, seamless slate, and wood plank. A brick or stone border can frame the field and give the edge a finished line. We bring samples so you see the mat and the color together before we order.
Color runs in two layers. The base tone is pigment batched into the concrete, so colored concrete carries the tone all the way through. The second tone is a release powder broadcast over the surface right before stamping. Release keeps the mats from sticking and leaves darker shading in the low spots.
On pour day we set forms and compact the base. Reinforcement goes in before the truck arrives. In summer we start early, because fresh concrete that gets too hot sets before the mats are down. Stamping is a timing job, so we watch the slab and stamp the field in one pass.
Stamped concrete gives you one continuous slab with the pattern pressed into it. There are no joints between pieces for weeds to push through. It usually costs less than a paver patio of the same size. The tradeoff is cracking, because a crack crosses the pattern instead of hiding in a seam.
Pavers are separate units set on a compacted base. They flex with ground movement, and a damaged piece can be lifted and swapped. They usually cost more installed, and the joints need sand and weed control. We install pavers as well, so we can price both on the same visit.
Plain concrete with a broom finish is the cheapest option and the fastest to place. It holds up fine, it just looks like a gray slab. Plenty of clients run plain concrete on the driveway and save the stamped concrete for the backyard.
A stamped concrete patio costs more per square foot than a broom finish slab. Published national ranges for stamped work sit in the low to mid teens per square foot. Detailed jobs run higher than that. We price yours after we see the space, and the estimate is free.
Small pours carry the same setup cost as big ones, so square footage is not the whole story. Tearing out an old patio adds demo and haul off. Access matters too. If a wheelbarrow is the only way into the backyard, the pour takes longer.
Pattern and color move the number as well. One mat and one color sits at the low end. Two tone color, hand tooled borders, steps, and radius edges push it up.
Sun is what ages stamped concrete here. UV breaks down pigment and cheap sealer, so the color goes flat and chalky. We use a UV resistant sealer on every stamped pour. On pool decks we add grit to the sealer so wet feet do not slip.
Plan on resealing every two to five years. Industry guidance puts it in that window, and heavy sun pushes it to the short end. An easy check is water. If it soaks in instead of beading up, the sealer is done.
Bare concrete around a pool gets very hot in a Las Vegas July. Lighter colors stay cooler than dark ones, so we point pool decks toward tan and sand tones. Cool deck coatings are also sold here for that problem, and they are built to reflect heat.
Upkeep past that is light. Rinse the slab down, and do not let pool chemicals sit on the surface. Faded stamped concrete can usually be stripped and resealed instead of torn out.
Ram Masonry has worked in Las Vegas since 2014. Juan Delgadillo, who goes by Junior, owns the company and is on the jobs. He has decades of masonry behind him, which is where the finish work comes from. We hold Nevada masonry license C-18 number 0080771, and we are bonded and insured.
Masonry is the base of the business, so a patio that meets a block wall is normal work. We take residential and commercial jobs across Clark County. That covers North Las Vegas, Henderson, Paradise, Spring Valley, Enterprise, Sunrise Manor, Whitney, Winchester, Summerlin, and Boulder City.
Estimates are free. Call (702) 769-4416 and we will measure the space and put a price in writing.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Las Vegas and the whole valley.
(702) 769-4416From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
Call or send the form, and photos by text get a fast first read. For a firm number we come out, measure the run, and check what sits under the job: grade, access, caliche, old work.
You get a written price and timeline before any work starts. If a permit or engineering applies, the estimate says so. Repair and rebuild get quoted as separate numbers when both are on the table.
Footings dug to bearing and inspected, rebar and grout in the cells, base compacted before concrete, mortar kept from drying too fast in the heat. The parts you never see get built like the parts you do.
We walk the finished work with you: walls plumb, joints full, slabs draining the right way, site cleaned up. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.
Common questions about stamped concrete across Las Vegas and the whole valley. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.
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Read more →Block, brick, stone and concrete are the whole business, not a sideline. Footings dug to bearing, cells grouted around steel, joints struck full. That is why the walls we build stay straight.
Vegas heat and monsoon wind punish shortcuts. Early summer pours, mortar kept from drying too fast, drainage behind every retaining wall, footings cut through caliche instead of stopping on it.
Junior looks at the job, measures it, and puts the price and timeline in writing before work starts. Photos by text get a fast first read. The estimate costs nothing either way.
Nevada C-18 masonry license #0080771, bond and insurance on file. The license is what lets us pull your wall permit, and it covers commercial work at the same standard as residential.
A wall that worries you, a driveway past its best, or a backyard ready to become the good part of the house? Call or send the form and we will look at the site with you and hand you a straight written quote.
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