Decorative concrete in Dodge City KS - color that fits how you use the space
Plain gray slab that looks tired or doesn't match the house? We add color and texture that suit how the space gets used.
What decorative concrete can do for youaround your Dodge City house
Decorative concrete in Dodge City, KS is concrete that's been colored and textured to look like slate, brick or natural stone. Most folks call us when a plain gray patio or walk looks tired next to the house, or when they want the look of stone without laying stone.
We start by asking how the space gets used, since each color method costs, wears and holds up differently under bare feet, car tires and a snow shovel. If a slope needs holding back too, we can plan concrete retaining walls at the same visit so the colors work together.
Price moves with the size, the color method, whether old concrete has to come out and how much base work your ground needs. The schedule turns on the weather and on the city's review if the work reaches the sidewalk or street. Your estimate spells out what's in it and what isn't.
You'll know what's in the job before we pour, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job, so call (620) 390-0780 to talk it over.
Decorative concrete finishes we work with
We match color and texture to your house and to what's already there, so a new walk beside an old slab looks like it belongs instead of looking dropped in.
Stamped stone and brick
We press texture into the fresh concrete so a patio or walk reads like slate, brick or stone. It needs regular resealing, which we'll talk through before you pick it.
Integral color
The color gets mixed into the whole batch, so it runs all the way through the slab. A chip or a scrape shows the same color underneath.
Color hardener
We work a colored powder into the surface while it's still wet, which puts strong color in the top layer where feet and tires do their wearing.
Stains
Stain goes on once the slab has cured, the wait while concrete hardens before it's ready for use. It soaks into the surface for a softer, varied look instead of one flat color.
Dyes on indoor floors
Dyes give bright, even color and usually suit floors indoors, out of the sun. If you need the slab itself first, see our concrete floor installation work.
Why Dodge City homeowners call Ridgelinefor color, texture and straight answers
We keep it plain. You hear what concrete will and won't do, what each finish asks of you later and what the estimate covers before anything gets poured.
I'm the one who comes out
I come out to look at the job myself, and I work right alongside our crew when it's time to build it, so the person who quoted it is there for the pour.
In business since 2021
I spent my early years pouring slabs and footings for new houses, then started Ridgeline Dodge City Concrete in 2021 to work on homes people already live in.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, which matters when our crew is working a few feet from your house, your neighbor's fence and the street.
Joints you see before the pour
Concrete cracks some, so I'd rather show you where we're cutting control joints, the grooves that give a crack a straight place to go, than pretend it won't.
Your yard left the way we found it
We work around the grass and gardens you already have and clean up the yard and street before we leave, because you and your neighbors live there after we're gone.
Get your decorative concrete estimatewritten out for your Dodge City house
Send photos of any slab you have now and tell us if the work reaches the sidewalk or street. We respond within 1 business day to set up a free on-site estimate, no pressure and no obligation.
From first call to cleanuphow a Ridgeline job runs
You get one written estimate that shows what's in the job and what isn't, and we keep you posted from the permit questions until the forms come off.
You call or send a note
Call (620) 390-0780 or use the form and tell us a little about the space, and we'll get back to you to set up a time to come out.
I walk the spot with you
I walk it with you and ask how the space gets used and where the water goes, then write up an estimate that spells out what's in it and what isn't.
Permits and planning
Once you say yes, we sort out permits and plan around the weather. If the work reaches the sidewalk or street, the city can take up to 7 days to review the permit, so we build that wait in.
Base, forms and the pour
We dig out and pack the base and set forms, and on street-side work we call the city 24 hours ahead to inspect them before we pour. Then come color, texture and joints.
Cleanup and walkthrough
We keep you posted until the forms are off and the cleanup's done, call for the city's final inspection on street-side work, and walk the finished surface with you.
Decorative concrete questions
How much does decorative concrete cost in Dodge City, KS?
Stamped concrete costs more than plain concrete and takes professional installation, and past that your price turns on size, color method and base work. I don't put a number on it until I've seen the spot, because tear-out and soil can swing it. Call (620) 390-0780 and I'll write it out for you.
How do I add color to the concrete slab I already have?
Staining is the usual way, because unlike the other decorative methods it works on concrete that's already in place. If your slab is sound, that might save you a new pour, and I'll tell you honestly if it isn't worth it. Send a photo with your request so I know what I'm looking at.
How often does stamped concrete need to be resealed?
Stamped concrete needs resealing every 2 to 3 years, and if that gets skipped it wears out faster than the other options. It's part of owning it, so weigh that upkeep before you pick stamping over integral color or stain.
Will decorative concrete hold up to winter ice and deicers?
Concrete that's properly air-entrained, with tiny air bubbles mixed in that give freezing water room, has excellent resistance to scaling, the surface flaking from freezing, thawing and common deicers. Ask whoever pours yours whether the mix is properly air-entrained. On new concrete, deicers generally aren't recommended until 30 days after the proper curing period, so plan another way to handle ice that first stretch.
Who can do concrete work between my property line and the street in Dodge City?
Only a licensed contractor, because Dodge City limits construction in the public right-of-way, generally from your front property line to the property line across the street, to licensed contractors. Driveway and sidewalk work there needs a city permit, the city's Engineering Department takes the permit questions, and a traffic control plan goes in with the application if a sidewalk or street has to close. We check what your job calls for and pull the permit or tell you plainly who files it.
What causes new decorative concrete to crack?
Most cracks come from the ground moving under the slab and from joints cut late or skipped. By one count Ford County has more expansive clay than the Kansas average, the kind that swells wet and shrinks dry, so if the budget's tight I'd trim the finish before I'd skimp on digging out and packing the base. Pretty color on a poor base still settles with the dirt.
Decorative concrete around Dodge City
We're based in Dodge City and work in the cities around it too, mostly for homeowners plus some small businesses. Pick your area below, or call (620) 390-0780 if yours isn't listed.
Plan your decorative concrete in Dodge Citywith a call to Ridgeline
Call (620) 390-0780 or use the form, and once I've seen the spot you'll know in writing whether a stain on what you have will do or a new decorative pour makes more sense.