A Deck Came Down and a Stamped Patio Went In
The homeowner called this one no small job, and that is fair. An aging wood deck came down, a hot tub was moved out of the way, an existing paver patio came up, and all three were replaced with one sweeping stamped concrete patio with a wood burning fire pit set into it.
- Stamped patio, colored and sealed
- Wood burning fire pit
- Deck and paver removal
Project at a glance
- Location
- Ontario, NY 14519
- Scope
- Deck removal, stamped patio, fire pit
- Finish
- Seamless texture, colored and sealed
- Also included
- Border and topsoil
Before
What Was There Before
The back of the house had two outdoor spaces that had stopped working together. A wood deck ran off the back door, weathered and coming to the end of its service life, and below it a hot tub sat on an existing paver patio. Neither was in good condition, and between them they carved a decent sized yard into disconnected pieces at two different heights.
Demolition
Clearing the Site
Removal was most of the first phase, and on a job like this it is the part that decides whether the finished patio looks designed or looks squeezed in. The deck came down and off site. The hot tub was moved clear so it could be set back afterward. The paver patio came up. What was left was one open, level working area instead of three separate levels, which is the only way to get a single continuous slab out of a yard shaped like this one.
It is worth saying that this is a different job from a patio going onto bare lawn. Everything under a deck and a paver patio has been disturbed already, so the base has to be rebuilt and recompacted rather than assumed.
The pour
Pouring Around the Fire Pit
The wood burning fire pit was set as part of the pour rather than dropped on top afterward, so the slab finishes cleanly right up to the ring instead of leaving a seam that collects water and grit and works itself apart over a few winters. The rest of it is a long freeform curve, formed and staked the whole way around, poured in one go and floated by the crew working off kneeboards.
Color and seal
Color, Seal, and Topsoil
The finish here is a seamless texture rather than a cut pattern, so the surface reads as one continuous natural face instead of laid units, with a smooth contrasting band run around the perimeter as a border. It was colored and sealed once it had cured. If you want to see how that decision plays out across other finishes, the colors and patterns guide lays the options side by side, and the stamped concrete page covers the install itself.
The last step was topsoil, brought in outside the border and graded back into the lawn. That is the difference between a finished job and a good slab sitting in the middle of a construction site, and it is the step that gets skipped most often.
Service area
Working Out in Wayne County
Ontario sits east of the city in Wayne County, out past Webster, and we run that direction regularly. Lot sizes out there tend to be generous, which is exactly the condition a single sweeping concrete patio suits better than a small rectangle off the back door. If you are out that way and thinking about replacing a deck with concrete, this is the shape that conversation usually takes.
Hot Tub, Pavers, Gone
What the homeowner said
NG was amazing in every imaginable way. It was no small job. They tore down / removed our old aging deck, moved our hot tub, removed an existing paver patio and replaced it all with an amazing looking patio and firepit. They helped every step of the way from asking questions and preferences, giving advice and recommendations based on their experience and even being flexible in some final tweaks and adjustments. Teresa, Dave, Noah and team are incredible. Highly recommended!
Homeowner, Ontario NY
Replacing a Deck With Concrete?
Tearing something out changes the job, so it is worth having someone see what is actually under the deck or the pavers before anyone quotes a number. We will come out and look. Estimates are free and there is no pressure attached to them.
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