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Stamped Concrete vs Pavers. Pricing??

Tony Paulauskis
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

So, Im very surprised in the extreme difference between the two. I have about 2800 sqft of old boring concrete for my driveway and pool deck. I have a quote for stamped concrete (tear out and replace current concrete than stamp) OTD of about 28k, or around $10 per sqft Including a monolithic slab around the pool deck since the pool while in ground is raised out of the ground about 2 feet for fema flood zoning, then 6 6 foot and 1 8 foot set of concrete steps formed into the slab.

I just got a paver quote today for the same sqft only difference is they are doing a paver coping (where as with stamped were leaving the coping alone) and doing a retaining wall with same size steps on the side of the pool instead of the monolithic slab. Their price was around 48k or about $17 per sqft and that doesn't include demo as they would go over the existing concrete around the pool and I would hire a third party set of labor workers to rip out the driveway. Are pavers really that much more expensive these days? Or should I get another paver quote? I was always of the opinion that pavers were about 2-3 dollars more per sqft vs stamped, But maybe IM wrong IDK. Even with the increased price I'm still leaning towards pavers. IM just trying to avoid getting screwed. Thanks!

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