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Site read
We check grade, drainage, and how the slab needs to pitch so water leaves the area, then mark the layout.
What we build
Decorative Concrete
Stamped, colored, and exposed-aggregate concrete that looks like stone or brick for less, poured on a compacted base and pitched so water leaves instead of pooling.
The work
Decorative concrete gives you the look of natural stone, brick, or tile in a single continuous pour, at a lower cost and with less long-term maintenance. The catch is that concrete is only as good as what is under it and how it is finished. Skip the base prep or the control joints and a beautiful slab cracks and spalls through its first Michigan winter.
Michigan Outdoor Creations pours stamped, colored, and exposed-aggregate concrete across Walled Lake and the Lakes Area on a properly compacted aggregate base, with correctly spaced control joints, a sealed surface, and a deliberate pitch so meltwater drains away from your home instead of pooling and refreezing. We film the base and the pour because the finish is the easy part.
What's included
Every build, every time.
- —Compacted aggregate base with proper subgrade prep
- —Stamped, broom, exposed-aggregate, or smooth-trowel finishes
- —Integral color, color hardener, and antiquing release options
- —Correctly spaced and tooled control joints to manage cracking
- —Penetrating or film-forming sealer rated for freeze-thaw
- —Slab pitched and graded so water drains away from the structure
Materials & options
What we build with.
- —Stamped patterns — ashlar slate, random stone, brick, wood plank
- —Integral and broadcast color systems with antiquing release
- —Exposed-aggregate and salt finishes for slip resistance
- —Fiber and rebar/wire reinforcement as the slab calls for
- —Freeze-thaw-rated sealers, including non-slip additives
How we build it
Four steps. The same on every job.
02
Scope
Pattern, color, finish, joint plan, and a written fixed price. You see samples before we pour.
03
Build
Excavate, compact the base, set forms and reinforcement, pour, stamp or finish, then cure and seal.
04
Walkthrough
We review sealing and care, hand over the warranty, and make sure the drainage does its job.
The thing other contractors skip
Why it matters in Michigan.
Concrete in Michigan fails for two reasons: poor base prep and water. A slab poured on loose or wet subgrade settles and cracks. A slab that holds water sees that water freeze, expand, and spall the surface. Both are preventable. We compact the base, reinforce the slab, tool control joints where the concrete wants to crack, and seal against freeze-thaw.
Pitch is everything. Every slab we pour is graded so meltwater runs off and away from your foundation, not toward it. That drainage-first approach comes from our sister company, Michigan Drainage Solutions, and it is why our concrete still looks right after the snow comes off it.
Questions we get
Frequently asked.
Areas we serve
Building outdoor spaces across western Oakland County: Walled Lake, Commerce Township, Wixom, Novi, Wolverine Lake, White Lake, West Bloomfield, Milford, Highland, Northville, South Lyon, Farmington Hills.
Free on-site read
Let's go look at the dirt.
No deposit, no obligation. The camera doesn't lie — we'll walk the site with you and tell you straight.