Concrete Patios in East Goshen, PA
East Goshen patios are frequently replacements for original concrete that has reached the end of a long life alongside the house.
What East Goshen properties need from this work
On developments from the seventies and eighties, the original rear patio is usually a plain slab poured directly against the house, often without adequate pitch and sometimes without a proper base. Those slabs are now cracked, settled, or holding water where they meet the foundation.
Replacement is the opportunity to correct the things that were wrong from the beginning. Getting pitch away from the house, putting a compacted base under it, and jointing it sensibly produces a patio that behaves completely differently from the one being removed.
Association rules apply in several developments in the township, particularly the planned and age restricted communities, and they often cover patio size, materials and finish. Worth checking before design rather than after.
The full detail on concrete patios
How we build it, what the specifications mean and when each approach is the right one is set out on the main service page.
More about working in East Goshen
East Goshen is largely a township of planned residential development, and much of it has reached the age where original driveways are due for replacement.
Concrete Patios in East Goshen: common questions
My patio slopes toward the house. Can that be corrected?
Only by replacing it or by an overlay thick enough to build in the correct fall, which is often impractical because it raises the surface toward door thresholds.
Replacement is usually the honest answer. A patio pitching toward a foundation is delivering water where it does the most damage, and it is worth fixing properly rather than patching.
Can a new patio be poured over the old one?
Sometimes, if the existing slab is structurally sound, the added height does not create a problem at doors or steps, and correct pitch can still be achieved.
More often the old slab has cracked or settled, in which case the problems transfer straight through to the new surface. Removing it and starting with a proper base gives a result that lasts.
Other work we do here
Asphalt Driveway Paving
New asphalt driveways and full replacements, built on a compacted stone base so the surface lasts.
Asphalt Driveway Paving in East GoshenConcrete Driveways
Poured concrete driveways with proper thickness, reinforcement and control joints.
Concrete Driveways in East GoshenFrench Drains
Structural water management around driveways, patios and foundations.
French Drains in East GoshenConcrete Patios estimate in East Goshen
Send a few photos of the driveway, patio or drainage problem and we will come back with a real number, not a range.
- Most estimates come back within one business day.
- Photos usually get you a real number without a site visit.
- If you need less work than you asked about, we will say so.
Prefer to talk? (610) 646-1187