Concrete Patios: The Right Choice

A concrete patio is a beautiful and efficient way to extend your home’s living space from inside your dwelling to your backyard and can dramatically improve the way you and your family and guests experience the outdoors.

Homeowners across Southeastern Wisconsin are turning to concrete to transform their yards into rooms without walls, where nature can be actively engaged, not passively observed.

Patio design ideas can be found in the Residential Concrete Project Galleries section of this web site, which can be accessed by clicking here.

Traditional cast-in-place, ready-mixed concrete patios will never represent major maintenance work for homeowners, requiring only occasional sweeping or hosing. Decorative concrete patios require resealing every 2-3 years. Many decorative concrete contractors provide sealing maintenance programs, or will help their customers develop a do-it-yourself patio maintenance plan.

Durable concrete patios look good from day one, and will continue to look good long after the mortgage is paid off. With unlimited shape options, and countless colors, textures, patterns, and finishes available, each concrete patio creates a unique “hardscape” for a homeowner, outdoor living at its finest!

Concrete provides a coordinated look to all of a home’s exterior elements, creating a cohesive package connecting “outdoor rooms,” planting areas, walkways, green space, driveways and off-street parking, and recreation and relaxation areas to the rest of the home.

Save Many Trees: Build a Concrete Patio Instead of a Wood Deck

According to demesne.com, a web site dedicated to collecting and sharing information about topics of concern for homeowners, the average acre of a modern forest supplies only enough high-grade heart redwood or cedar for two to three decks. Yet more than 600 million board feet of lumber is used annually to build/replace wood decks. According to the Portland Cement Association, fifteen million trees could be saved each year, if all homeowners selected concrete patios over wood decks.

Your selection does make a difference and can have serious consequences for our forests and our environment. Learn about the surprising environmental benefits of ready-mixed concrete by clicking here.

Since the installed square foot cost of a concrete patio versus a wood deck is competitive, Schmitz Ready Mix recommends a cast-in-place, ready-mixed concrete patio: the uniquely beautiful, easy-to-maintain, durable, and environmentally-sound choice.


QUICK LINKS:		CONCRETE PATIOS: THE RIGHT CHOICE A concrete patio is a beautiful and efficient way to extend your home’s living space from inside your dwelling to your backyard and can dramatically improve the way you and your family and guests experience the outdoors. Homeowners across Southeastern Wisconsin are turning to concrete to transform their yards into rooms without walls, where nature can be actively engaged, not passively observed. Patio design ideas can be found in the Residential Concrete Project Galleries section of this web site, which can be accessed by clicking here. Traditional cast-in-place, ready-mixed concrete patios will never represent major maintenance work for homeowners, requiring only occasional sweeping or hosing. Decorative concrete patios require resealing every 2-3 years. Many decorative concrete contractors provide sealing maintenance programs, or will help their customers develop a do-it-yourself patio maintenance plan. Durable concrete patios look good from day one, and will continue to look good long after the mortgage is paid off. With unlimited shape options, and countless colors, textures, patterns, and finishes available, each concrete patio creates a unique “hardscape” for a homeowner, outdoor living at its finest! Concrete provides a coordinated look to all of a home’s exterior elements, creating a cohesive package connecting “outdoor rooms,” planting areas, walkways, green space, driveways and off-street parking, and recreation and relaxation areas to the rest of the home. Save Many Trees: Build a Concrete Patio Instead of a Wood Deck According to demesne.com, a web site dedicated to collecting and sharing information about topics of concern for homeowners, the average acre of a modern forest supplies only enough high-grade heart redwood or cedar for two to three decks. Yet more than 600 million board feet of lumber is used annually to build/replace wood decks. According to the Portland Cement Association, fifteen million trees could be saved each year, if all homeowners selected concrete patios over wood decks. Your selection does make a difference and can have serious consequences for our forests and our environment. Learn about the surprising environmental benefits of ready-mixed concrete by clicking here. Since the installed square foot cost of a concrete patio versus a wood deck is competitive, Schmitz Ready Mix recommends a cast-in-place, ready-mixed concrete patio: the uniquely beautiful, easy-to-maintain, durable, and environmentally-sound choice.	PORTAL FAVORITES:
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CONCRETE PATIOS: THE RIGHT CHOICE

Save Many Trees: Build a Concrete Patio Instead of a Wood Deck

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