Omaha, Sarpy County & Council Bluffs
Concrete driveways, patios and repair in Omaha
We're a local crew that pours driveways, patios, steps, garage floors and just about any other slab around the house. Call us, we'll come take a look, and you'll have a written price before anybody breaks up a thing.
Free estimates. You'll talk to someone who's actually on the job.
Give us a call
| Monday – Friday | 7am – 6pm |
| Saturday | 8am – 3pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Why so much Omaha concrete falls apart
Drive around any neighborhood in town and you'll see it. A driveway split corner to corner. A sidewalk panel popped up an inch where a maple root got under it. A front stoop leaning back toward the house.
Most of the time the concrete itself was fine. The trouble started before the truck ever showed up.
Our winters are rough on a slab. It freezes, thaws and freezes again something like a hundred times a year, and in between we all throw salt on it. A lot of the ground around here is clay that swells in a wet spring and shrinks in a dry August. Up on the bluffs it's loess, which is solid when it's dry and can drop out from under you when it gets soaked. Pour four inches straight onto any of that and you're on borrowed time.
So we spend most of every job on the part you'll never see. We dig out past the depth of the slab, bring in crushed rock and pack it down, set the forms so water runs away from your house, and put the rebar up on chairs so it ends up in the middle of the concrete instead of lying in the dirt. Every truck we order is air-entrained. (That means tiny air bubbles in the mix, which give freezing water somewhere to go.) Joints get cut the same day, and deep enough to do their job.
None of it's exciting, but it's how you end up with a driveway that's still flat in 2050 instead of one you're replacing before the kids finish high school.
What we pour
Mostly houses, plus some small commercial work. If it's concrete and it's on the ground, there's a good chance we do it.
Driveways
New driveways, tear-out and replace, and a third stall for the truck. Four or five inches thick depending on what you park on it.
More on driveways
Patios & walkways
Back patios, extensions off an old slab, and walks around the side of the house. Sloped so water goes away from the foundation.
More on patios & walkways
Steps & stoops
Front steps and stoops on footings that go below the frost line, so they quit moving every winter.
More on steps & stoops
Garage & shop floors
Garage floors and shop slabs sized for what's actually going on them, from a sedan to a two-post lift.
More on garage & shop floors
Aprons & city sidewalks
The apron at the street and the public walk out front. We pull the permit and pour it to city spec.
More on aprons & city sidewalks
Repair & leveling
Cracks, sunken slabs, trip edges and flaking. We'll tell you whether it's worth fixing or time to replace.
More on repair & levelingBallpark prices for 2026
Everybody wants a number before they pick up the phone, so here's roughly what things run around Omaha right now. What moves it: how big it is, how much old concrete has to come out, how much dirt work it needs, and whether we can back a truck up to it or we're wheeling it through a side gate.
Once we've seen it, you'll get an exact price in writing. That part's free.
One more thing. If one bid comes in way under the others, ask what thickness they're pouring and what's going under it. That's usually where the savings came from.
| Broom-finish driveways, patios and walks | $8–$14 / sq ft |
|---|---|
| Stamped or colored concrete | $14–$24 / sq ft |
| Two-car driveway, torn out and replaced | $5,000–$10,000 |
| 12×16 backyard patio | $1,900–$3,400 |
| Front steps rebuilt on new footings | $1,800–$5,000 |
| Lifting a sunken slab | $600–$2,500 |
| Crack repair | a few hundred and up |
Rough 2026 ranges for residential work around the metro. Every site's a little different. More on driveway prices.
How a job goes
- You call. Tell us what you've got. A rough size helps, and so does knowing what you'll park on it.
- We come look. Usually within a few days. We measure, check where the water goes and what's under the old slab, and leave you a written quote.
- Tear-out and prep. Old concrete out, dirt dug, rock packed, forms and steel set. A day or two for most houses.
- Pour day. Most houses are a single pour. We finish it, cut the joints and get the cure on.
- Stay off it for a bit. Walk on it the next day and drive a car on it after about a week. Keep anything heavy off for a month, and no salt the first winter. Use sand.
A little about us
Omaha Concrete Pros is a small, locally owned outfit. We pour all over the metro, from the old streets in Benson and Dundee out to the new subdivisions past 180th, and down into Sarpy County.
You'll deal with the same people from the first phone call to the day we pull the forms. No sales guy, no call center, nobody trying to finance a patio. If your driveway has a few good years left in it, we'll tell you, and you can call us when it doesn't.
We're registered with the State of Nebraska as a contractor and we carry general liability and workers' comp. You'll get proof of both with your quote, before you've paid us anything. Nebraska doesn't license concrete work the way it does electricians, so it's worth asking everyone you call for the same thing.
Want to see our work before you call? Ask us for a few addresses near you. Most people are happy to have us point at their driveway.
Stuff people ask us
How much does concrete cost around Omaha?
Plain broom-finish concrete runs about $8 to $14 a square foot right now, and stamped or colored runs $14 to $24. A two-car driveway, torn out and replaced, usually lands between $5,000 and $10,000. A 12 by 16 patio is more like $1,900 to $3,400. Size, tear-out, dirt work and how far we have to haul everything all move the number. You'll get an exact price in writing after we look.
Can I just pour it myself?
A small pad, sure. An AC pad or a shed base is a fine Saturday project with bagged mix. Anything bigger gets tricky fast. Once the truck shows up you've got a short window to place it, level it and finish it, and finishing at the wrong moment is what makes a surface flake apart a couple of winters later. And if a driveway goes wrong, there's no fixing it. It comes out.
Is a cracked driveway urgent?
Usually not. Thin cracks happen, and that's what the joints are for. Call sooner if one side of a crack sits higher than the other (that means it's still moving), if a slab is tipping toward the house, or if a sidewalk lip is tall enough to catch a toe.
Do I need a permit?
For concrete on your own lot, usually not. For the apron where your driveway meets the street, a public sidewalk or a new curb cut, yes, and it gets inspected. Footings for an addition or a deck get their own permit. We'll tell you at the estimate what applies and pull it if it's needed.
Is any of this required by code?
Some of it. Sidewalks and aprons have to meet the city's specs for thickness and slope. Anything structural, like footings for steps or a porch, has to go below the frost line, which is about 42 inches here. Steps need even risers. A backyard patio isn't held to the same rules, but we pour it the same way anyway.
How long does a job take?
Most driveways and patios are two to four days of work, though not always back to back. You can walk on it the next day, drive a car on it after about a week, and park a heavy truck or a camper on it after a month.
Are you licensed and insured?
We're registered with the State of Nebraska as a contractor, and we carry general liability and workers' comp. You'll get proof of both with your quote. Nebraska doesn't issue a separate concrete license, so ask anyone you call for their registration and their insurance certificate.
When's the best time to pour?
April through November is the easy window. We pour into early December with warm water and blankets when the weather cooperates. After that most jobs are better off waiting for spring, and spring books up fast, so a fall or winter call gets you on the list early.
From the blog
Things we end up explaining on the phone a lot, written down.
Is it too late to pour concrete in Omaha this year?
How late in the year we can still pour around Omaha, what we do differently when it's cold, and when it makes more sense to wait for spring.
Read itWhat rock salt actually does to your driveway
Why so many Omaha driveways look sandblasted by March, which ice melts to skip, and how to protect new concrete through its first winter.
Read itSunken concrete: lift it or replace it?
Why stoops, patios and driveways sink around Omaha, when lifting a slab is the right fix, and when it's a waste of money.
Read itWhere we work
All over Omaha: Dundee, Benson, Field Club, Florence, Millard, Aksarben, the Ponca Hills and everything west out to 204th. We cover Sarpy County down through Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista and Springfield, head north to Bennington and Blair, west to Elkhorn, Gretna, Valley and Waterloo, and across the river into Council Bluffs.
- Bellevue, NE
- Papillion, NE
- La Vista, NE
- Gretna, NE
- Elkhorn, NE
- Bennington, NE
- Ralston, NE
- Council Bluffs, IA
- Springfield, NE
- Waterloo, NE
- Valley, NE
- Blair, NE
Not sure if you're in our area? Just ask. (531) 236-6623