Most driveways in this area run about $7.50 to $11.50 per square foot for plain broom-finish work. A standard two-car drive (400 sq ft) often lands between $3,000 and $4,600 for the pour. We measure your site and give you a firm price in writing.
How thick will the concrete be?
Driveways and patios are poured 4 inches thick in most cases. Heavy truck or RV areas get 5 to 6 inches. We set rebar or fiber mesh in the slab for strength.
How long before I can drive on it?
You can walk on new concrete in about 24 hours. Park cars on it after 7 days. Heavy trucks should wait about 28 days while the slab reaches full strength.
Do you tear out the old concrete?
Yes. We break up and haul the old slab, grade the base, and compact fresh gravel before we pour. Tear-out and haul-off are in the written price.
Will my new concrete crack?
All concrete can crack in time. We cut control joints in the right spots so cracks follow the joints, not the slab face. Good base work and the right mix cut the risk a lot.
How long does a job take?
Most patios take 2 days. Most driveways take 3 days. Large or stamped jobs take 4 to 5 days. Weather can add a day.
What Does My Concrete Project Cost?
Concrete is priced by the square foot of the pour itself — length × width of the slab, driveway, or deck. Here are the ranges we see on real jobs around San Marcos, and a calculator built on the same numbers.
Concrete Driveway
A standard two-car driveway is 20×20 ft — 400 sq ft — and at 4 inches with a plain broom finish it runs about $3,000–$4,600 around San Marcos. Six inches for RVs and work trucks, stamped or exposed finishes, and tearing out the old driveway each move the number up from there. Every price here includes the compacted base — Central Texas clay swells and shrinks with the weather, so the base has to be built right or the slab moves with it.
Concrete Patio
A 20×20 patio at 4 inches, broom finish, runs about $2,400–$4,400. Stamped and exposed-aggregate finishes are the popular upgrades here — they can add half again to the plain price. Six inches goes under hot tubs and outdoor kitchens.
Slabs & Foundations
A two-car garage slab, 24×24 ft at 4 inches, runs $3,744–$5,760. Foundation-grade work — 6 inches, thickened edge, rebar, vapor barrier — prices higher per foot and is the spec a house or addition actually needs.
Pool Decks
Pool decks price like patios with three additions: coping edges at the water, drains that move splash water away, and a slip-resistant finish. A 400 sq ft deck runs about $2,600–$4,600 in a broom finish; cool-deck coatings and stamped finishes sit above that.
Repair & Resurfacing
Small concrete work is priced by the visit more than the square foot. Replacing one cracked or heaved section runs $11–$19 per sq ft with the demo of that section included; resurfacing a sound slab runs $3.50–$6.50. If a section has sunk, heaved, or cracked clean through, resurfacing is paint on a problem — we'll say so at the look.
What Moves the Price
Finish. Plain broom is the baseline. Stamped, exposed aggregate, and stained finishes add materials and skilled labor — stamped work can run close to double a plain pour.
Thickness. Four inches is standard for cars and foot traffic. Six inches — for RVs, work trucks, hot tubs — uses half again as much concrete on every square foot.
Tear-out. Breaking out and hauling off old concrete is its own line, priced per square foot on top of the new pour.
Job size. Small pours carry a minimum charge and short-load fees from the concrete plant; on big pours the setup spreads over more feet.
Ground. Central Texas clay swells when it is wet and shrinks hard in a drought, and that movement cracks slabs that were poured on a thin base. Base work is in every price here — it is not an extra.
Where these numbers come from. Published Central Texas cost guides — Angi's Austin slab and driveway guides, HomeBlue's San Marcos slab guide, BuildX Pro's Austin driveway data, and Austin contractor pricing guides — gathered November 2026, on top of the national guides (HomeGuide, Angi, Fixr) behind the fleet concrete card. The full research note is on file with the site records.
A note on materials. These ranges figure a standard 4-inch pour of 3,500-psi concrete on a compacted base, broom finish. Decorative finishes — stamped, exposed aggregate, stained — add materials and skilled labor, and 6-inch work uses half again as much concrete on every square foot. Tell us what the slab has to carry and we'll confirm the spec and the exact price at the in-person estimate, before any work starts.
Estimate Your Project
A standard 2-car driveway is 20×20 ft = 400 sq ft; 24×24 = 576.
Sections poured in one visit share a single minimum charge.
A 20×20 patio is 400 sq ft; 10×20 = 200.
Sections poured in one visit share a single minimum charge.
A 2-car garage is 24×24 ft = 576 sq ft; a house slab is often 1,200–2,000.
Foundation-grade includes a thickened perimeter edge, rebar, and a vapor barrier — that's the spec, not an upsell.
Measure the deck band around the pool — most home decks run 300–600 sq ft.
Sections poured in one visit share a single minimum charge.
Pool decks get a slip-resistant finish and slope away from the water — both are in these numbers.
For a section replacement, measure the section itself. For resurfacing, measure the whole surface.
Sections done in one visit share a single minimum charge.
Resurfacing only works on a slab that's still sound underneath. If a section has heaved, sunk, or cracked clean through, replacement is the honest fix — we'll tell you which one yours is at the in-person look.
Free — no obligation. Your calculator numbers ride along with the request.
Send Your Project to San Marcos Custom Concrete
Your estimate is attached automatically. Add your info and — if you can — a few photos of the project. Photos help us price the job before we ever set foot in the yard. Prefer to talk? Call (830) 582-9453.
San Marcos Custom Concrete provides concrete installation and repair in San Marcos, TX and the towns listed below.
Representative project — an example job priced in researched local ranges. A verified customer job replaces this example as jobs close.
Homeowner: Carlos — San Marcos, TX
The problem: The old drive had wide cracks and one corner had sunk two inches.
What Carlos told us: Carlos parks a work truck on the drive each night. He needed a slab that would hold the weight.
Scope of work: Removed the cracked old drive and poured a new 4-inch broom-finish drive with rebar on 18-inch centers.
Materials and gear: 4,000 PSI concrete, #3 rebar, gravel base. Size: 576 sq ft (24 by 24 ft).
Final price: $5,760. Time on site: 3 days.
Cost note: $10.00 per sq ft.
Outcome: The new drive cured in a week. Carlos said the truck no longer rocks when he backs in.
Concrete patio construction in Kyle, TX
Representative project — an example job priced in researched local ranges. A verified customer job replaces this example as jobs close.
Homeowner: Emily — Kyle, TX
The problem: The back yard was bare dirt and tracked mud into the house.
What Emily told us: Emily wanted a clean space for a grill and a small table before summer.
Scope of work: Poured a new back patio with a broom finish and one step down to the yard.
Materials and gear: 4,000 PSI concrete, fiber mesh, gravel base. Size: 320 sq ft (16 by 20 ft).
Final price: $3,360. Time on site: 2 days.
Cost note: $10.50 per sq ft.
Outcome: The patio was ready in two days. Emily hosted her first cookout the next week.
Concrete slab installation in New Braunfels, TX
Representative project — an example job priced in researched local ranges. A verified customer job replaces this example as jobs close.
Homeowner: James — New Braunfels, TX
The problem: The shed sat on blocks and the floor stayed damp after rain.
What James told us: James wanted the shed dry and level so he could store tools year round.
Scope of work: Poured a level slab for a storage shed, with a thickened edge and a smooth trowel finish.
Materials and gear: 4,000 PSI concrete, rebar edge, gravel base. Size: 200 sq ft (10 by 20 ft).
Final price: $1,900. Time on site: 2 days.
Cost note: $9.50 per sq ft.
Outcome: The slab cured flat and dry. James moved his tools in the next week.
Stamped concrete patio construction in Buda, TX
Representative project — an example job priced in researched local ranges. A verified customer job replaces this example as jobs close.
Homeowner: Sarah — Buda, TX
The problem: The back yard was grass and a worn paver strip that shifted every time it rained.
What Sarah told us: Sarah wanted the look of stone for the patio without paying for real stone.
Scope of work: Poured a new patio and stamped a fan cobble pattern with one color while the concrete was still fresh. Sealed the surface after the cure.
Materials and gear: 4,000 PSI concrete, color hardener, fan cobble stamps, sealer. Size: 400 sq ft (20 by 20 ft).
Final price: $5,600. Time on site: 3 days.
Cost note: $14.00 per sq ft.
Outcome: The pattern reads like real stone from the back door. Sarah set her table and chairs out the next week.
Concrete pool deck construction in Wimberley, TX
Representative project — an example job priced in researched local ranges. A verified customer job replaces this example as jobs close.
Homeowner: Mark — Wimberley, TX
The problem: The old deck had heaved at the coping and held puddles after every swim.
What Mark told us: Mark wanted a deck that drained right and stayed grippy for the grandkids.
Scope of work: Poured a new broom-finish pool deck with coping edges at the water and drains that carry splash water away from the pool.
Materials and gear: 4,000 PSI concrete, fiber mesh, gravel base, deck drains. Size: 500 sq ft.
Final price: $4,500. Time on site: 3 days.
Cost note: $9.00 per sq ft.
Outcome: The deck slopes the right way and dries fast after a swim. Mark says the puddles are gone.
Concrete driveway installation in Lockhart, TX
Representative project — an example job priced in researched local ranges. A verified customer job replaces this example as jobs close.
Homeowner: David — Lockhart, TX
The problem: The old drive cracked under his loaded work trailer inside two years.
What David told us: David needed a drive built for trailer weight, not just two cars.
Scope of work: Tore out the cracked drive, compacted a fresh gravel base, and poured a new 6-inch broom-finish drive with rebar on 18-inch centers.
Materials and gear: 4,000 PSI concrete, #3 rebar on 18-inch centers, compacted gravel base. Size: 480 sq ft (20 by 24 ft).
Final price: $7,200. Time on site: 3 days.
Cost note: $15.00 per sq ft.
Outcome: The new drive has not moved under the trailer. David parks on it every night.
Each town page above covers the work we do there. Pick your town for local details, or call (830) 582-9453 for a free written estimate.
