Concrete Patios and Backyards in Visalia and Exeter

Concrete Patios and Backyards

Tru Concrete pours patios, backyard slabs, pool surrounds and steps in Exeter, Visalia, Tulare and nearby towns. Freeform curves, raised patios and wide steps are all in the photos below, from owner Tim McCormick’s own jobs. Call or text (559) 793-6062 for a free estimate.

What this covers

Patios and full backyards
Freeform and curved patios
Pool surrounds
Poured steps and stoops

Curves and joints

A patio does not have to be a rectangle. The patio at the top of this page curves through river rock landscaping, with joints running out from a center drain.

Curves make joint layout matter more. NRMCA’s guidance is to keep panels square or nearly so and avoid L-shaped panels, and to isolate the slab from walls, columns and footings so each can move freely.

Pouring a patio in summer heat

Visalia’s normal July high is 93.8°F (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). NRMCA says hot, dry and windy conditions dry the surface fast and can cause plastic shrinkage cracks, the shallow parallel cracks that form while concrete is still soft.

Its fixes: windbreaks and sunshades, fog sprays, dampening a dry subgrade, avoiding the hottest part of the day, and starting curing right away. See our guide to pouring concrete in Central Valley heat.

Steps

Steps get poured too, from a small stoop at a back door to a full stairway between block walls. Several are in the photos on this page and in Our Work.

Recent patios work

Freeform concrete patio with radial joints and a raised step, set into rock landscaping

Raised concrete patio slab along the side of a stucco house

Backyard concrete patio with a wide step up to a second level

Concrete porch slab along the front of a new stone and stucco house

Concrete patio and steps set among landscape boulders

Concrete steps and a planter cap at a covered patio

Wide poured concrete steps with smooth nosing

Concrete stairway up to a front porch between block walls

Small concrete stoop and steps at a back door

See every project photo

Where Tim pours patios

Questions people ask

Can a patio be curved?

Yes. Several patios in Tim’s photos are freeform, with curved edges set into landscaping.

Is summer a bad time to pour a patio?

Not if the heat is planned for. NRMCA recommends windbreaks, sunshades, fog sprays, avoiding the hottest part of the day and curing right away in hot, dry weather.

Do you pour steps?

Yes. Poured steps, stoops and stairways are in Tim’s photos.