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Concrete, Paver & Flagstone Patios in Los Angeles, CA

Patios · Los Angeles, CA

The Floor of the Outdoor Room

A patio contractor in Los Angeles builds the floor of the most-used room in the house, the one with no roof. Around Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena and across the Los Angeles area, a backyard gets used twelve months a year, and the surface underfoot decides whether it feels finished or temporary. We build concrete patios, interlocking paver patios and flagstone patios, new and as replacements for cracked old slabs, and we build them on compacted base so they stay flat on LA clay.

Most of our patios are the first move in a bigger outdoor plan: the floor under a pergola, the field around a fire pit, the surface a kitchen island stands on. Because the same masons build the seat walls, steps and planters, the patio and everything on it come from one plan and one quote. Our outdoor living builds show how far a yard can travel from bare dirt.

What We Handle

  • Broom, trowel and colored concrete patios
  • Slabs and footings for covered patios and pergolas
  • Interlocking paver patios in running bond, herringbone and plank layouts
  • Flagstone patios, dry-set or mortared over concrete
  • Seat walls, planters and low walls around the patio
  • Patio steps and level changes on sloped yards
  • Old patio demo, base correction and rebuild
  • Drainage falls that move water away from the house

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Concrete Patios and Covered-Patio Slabs

A concrete patio is the working answer for most LA backyards: one clean pour, finished for the use, pitched just enough to drain away from the house. We form and pour patios on compacted base with control joints laid out so the normal hairline lands in a straight sawcut, and we finish them broom for grip, smooth trowel for a modern house, or with integral color and banding. Published LA guides start concrete patios around $8 per square foot, the lowest entry price of the three surfaces.

Covered patios start with us too. A pergola or a solid patio cover needs a slab and footings poured to the cover builder's plan, with post bases set where the drawings say and the slab pitched so the cover sheds water the right way. We pour that stage, the cover goes up, and the yard is ready for furniture. One of the patios on our work page is exactly that build: a fresh concrete floor under a new pergola with stone accents.

Paver Patios That Move With the Ground

LA's expansive clay swells wet and shrinks dry, and a one-piece slab answers that movement by cracking. An interlocking paver patio answers it by flexing, but only over a real base: excavation to depth, base rock compacted in lifts, screeded bedding, edge restraint at every border and polymeric sand locking the joints. That section is most of the cost and the entire reason a paver patio stays flat, and our paver patio cost guide explains why cheap bids find their discount there.

Pavers also give the patio its design range. Large-format planks read modern, running bond stretches a small yard, and a soldier-course border frames the field like trim. Seat walls faced in stone veneer rise from the same field, a fire pit sinks into it, and a paver pool deck runs the same pattern to the water. The full material story lives on our paver installation page.

Flagstone Patios Set by Hand

Flagstone is the patio for a yard with trees and curves. Each piece gets picked, fitted and cut so the joints stay tight, the thickness sorted so the surface walks flat, and the color blended so no single stone shouts. We set flagstone dry over compacted base where a garden feel is the goal, and mortared over a concrete slab where the patio carries a fire pit, a bench or daily traffic.

The finished flagstone patios in our work show the pairing that makes them: a curved concrete bench and a rectangular fire pit rising out of the stone field, a stucco seating wall wrapping the corner, a flagstone path leading out through the lawn. Add the fire pit or kitchen island and the patio stops being a surface and becomes where the evening happens.

New concrete patio slab poured under a covered patio at a Los Angeles home Paver pool patio with stacked-stone planter walls during a backyard renovation

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How We Work

How a Job With Camberos Runs

From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.

1

See the Site

We look at the project where it lives: the grade, the access, what is being held back or built on, and what you want the finished space to look like.

2

Straight Quote

You get a written quote with a real timeline. It spells out materials, finishes, demolition and haul-off, and flags permit or engineering questions before anything is built.

3

We Build It

Proper base and footings, clean courses, real drainage behind every wall. The details you cannot see are the reason the work lasts, and we treat them that way.

4

Final Walk-Through

We walk the finished work together — joints, finishes, cleanup, the whole job. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.

FAQ

Patios Questions, Answered

Common questions about patios across Glendale, Burbank and Greater Los Angeles. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.

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How much does a patio cost in Los Angeles?
Published LA guides put installed paver patios at $15 to $30 per square foot, flagstone at $18 to $28, and concrete patios from about $8 per square foot. A 400-square-foot paver patio lands roughly $6,000 to $12,000 at those rates. Demo of an old slab, steps and walls are priced as their own lines in our written quote.
Concrete, pavers or flagstone: which patio should I pick?
Concrete wins on entry price and clean modern lines. Pavers cost more, then flex with LA clay instead of cracking and repair by the unit. Flagstone is the natural look, priced like the craftwork it is. Yards with tree roots or drainage trouble lean toward pavers or dry-set flagstone. We build all three, so the advice fits the yard.
Do I need a permit for a patio in Los Angeles?
An at-grade patio floor is often exempt or lightly reviewed under local size thresholds, and each city sets its own. Walls, steps and anything structural attached to the patio can trigger review, and a patio cover is permitted work through the cover builder. We flag the permit picture with the quote.
Can you replace my old cracked patio?
Yes, and it is a large share of our patio work. We saw-cut and remove the old slab, correct the base and the drainage that let it fail, and build the new surface you choose. If the old concrete is still sound, resurfacing can be the cheaper route, and we tell you which case you have at the site visit.
How long does a patio take to build?
A straightforward concrete or paver patio runs from a few days to about a week, longer with demolition, seat walls or steps. Concrete takes foot traffic after a couple of days and furniture within the week. Paver and flagstone patios are ready for use as soon as the joints are finished. Your timeline comes with the quote.
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Why LA Homeowners Call Camberos Masonry

Real Masonry, By Hand

Brick, block, stone and concrete are our whole trade — not a sideline. Footings, coursing, drainage and finish details done the traditional way, because that is why masonry lasts.

Built for LA Ground

Hillside walls with real drainage, slabs built for expansive soil, finishes that suit Spanish, Craftsman and modern houses. This is Los Angeles work by people who know Los Angeles lots.

Straight Written Quotes

We look at the site, flag permits and engineering honestly, and put the price and timeline in writing. No phone guesses, no surprise change orders for things we should have seen.

One Crew, Whole Project

Walls, flatwork, veneer, fire features and tile from one contractor — so materials match, schedules hold, and the finished yard reads as one design instead of four handoffs.

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