Patios, stamped concrete, pergolas and privacy fences laid out for Smyrna backyards, with Medina Concrete driving in from Powder Springs.
Medina Concrete is a concrete contractor that travels to Smyrna from Powder Springs, about 20 to 30 minutes across Cobb County. In Smyrna our work is mostly backyard space: patios, stamped concrete, pergolas and privacy fences.
Smyrna sits between Marietta and I-285, near enough to Atlanta that lots are smaller and houses closer together than they are out west. Older brick ranches near Spring Road, Concord Road and Atlanta Road share their streets with new infill houses and townhomes built where older homes once stood.
On a smaller lot every square foot of the yard counts. Francisco Medina comes out to measure, notes how close the house sits to the fence line and the neighbors, and suggests a layout that still leaves room to walk around the patio.
A compact patio off the back door, shaped to the yard instead of dropped in as a plain rectangle, makes a small Smyrna lot feel bigger. We form curves where they help, pitch the slab away from the house and finish it in broom, stain or a stamped pattern.
Stamped ashlar and slate patterns give a patio or walkway the look of cut stone, and they sit well next to the brick on many older Smyrna homes. We help you pick the pattern and color and explain the resealing a stamped surface needs every few years.
A timber pergola over a new slab adds shade and some cover from the second-story windows next door. We can pour the slab and build the structure on it, sized to the patio rather than the other way around.
With neighbors close on three sides, a wood privacy fence is often the first thing Smyrna owners want around a new patio. We build pine privacy fences with the gates placed where people actually walk.
Everything else we do is on the services page.
Many Smyrna neighborhoods date to the decades after World War II, when lots were laid out tighter than the subdivisions farther west. As newer and larger houses have gone up between the older ones, backyard privacy has turned into a common concern.
That is why Smyrna jobs often bundle pieces together: a patio, a fence along the back line and a pergola to screen the view from above. Planning them as one project means the slab edge, fence posts and gate line up instead of being fitted around each other later.
Around Smyrna Market Village and the streets near downtown, a lot of the newer houses came with a small builder patio or none at all. Extending a builder slab means matching the height of the old one at the door and cutting a joint where the two meet so each can move on its own.
Nickajack Creek and its branches cut through south Smyrna, and plenty of streets rise and fall between Atlanta Road and South Cobb Drive. On a small lot there is less room to send runoff away, so the pitch and the edges of a patio get extra attention.
Where the yard drops off, a short retaining wall or a couple of steps can keep the patio level. Where it is flat, we make sure the slab does not trap water against the foundation or along the bottom of the fence.
Downspouts on a tight lot often empty right where the new patio will go. We plan where that water ends up, whether that means extending a downspout past the slab edge or leaving a gravel strip for it to soak into.
Plenty of Smyrna backyards cannot be reached by a mixer truck, especially on infill lots with a house close on each side. Concrete may have to be pumped over or wheeled in, and Francisco checks that at the estimate because it changes how the pour is planned and what it costs.
Fence work comes after the concrete in most of these projects, so the posts are set once the slab is in and nothing gets damaged during the pour. Our patio and pergola pages cover each part in more depth, and nearby Mableton and Marietta are on our list as well.
Usually, yes. On tight infill lots the concrete may have to be pumped over or wheeled in, which changes how the pour is planned. Francisco checks the access during the free estimate.
A wood privacy fence along the property line blocks the view at ground level, and a pergola over the patio screens the view from second-story windows next door. Planning the patio, fence and pergola together keeps everything lined up on a small lot.
No. A patio is the surface you stand on, often a concrete slab, and a pergola is the open timber structure built over it for shade. We build both and often do them as one project.
A kit can cost less up front, but it comes in set sizes that may not match your patio. A built pergola is sized to the space and anchored properly to footings or the slab. We can price a built pergola at the free estimate so you can compare.
Stamped concrete can be slick when wet if it is not sealed with a grip additive, and the sealer needs to be renewed every few years to keep the color. Like any slab, it can crack if the base is poor, which is why the prep work matters.
That depends on the size, the shape, the finish and how hard the yard is to reach. A plain broom finish is usually simpler than pavers or stamped concrete. We can price the options for your patio at the free estimate.
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Francisco Medina does excellent concrete work. He is very professional and reasonably priced. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a reliable, hardworking and experienced construction mason. You can't go wrong with Medina Concrete!
Medina Concrete did a good job at the best price. They cleaned up well after the project. I was very happy with their work and would use them again.
Awesome work . Great price . Highly recommend. Removed old driveway poured new driveway.