We help Ottawa homeowners find local concrete contractors, understand what patios, steps and repairs cost here according to published prices, and know what the City and the Building Code expect before they sign anything.
Ottawa's winters are hard on concrete. The National Research Council's digest on concrete in winter says surface scaling occurs mainly on pavements, sidewalks and other horizontal surfaces and is most severe where de-icing salts are used, and clay and silt soils heave when they freeze. The 2024 Ontario Building Code answers with a standard for the concrete itself: at least 32 MPa at 28 days and a water-to-cement ratio no higher than 0.45 for garage floors and all exterior flatwork, and protection for 72 hours when a pour happens below 5 °C. A contractor's quote rarely explains those numbers, so this site does.
The rules are specific to Ottawa. Since March 1, 2026 the City requires a hardscaping contractor licence for businesses that install or alter concrete pads, patios, walkways, steps, driveways and retaining walls, with insurance, written contracts and the City's Landscaping Education Guide for every client. The walkway strip at the sidewalk is City right of way under the Access By-law, which replaced the Private Approach By-law on April 8, 2026, and two zoning by-laws now apply together. Cement (Concrete) Finisher is a non-compulsory trade in Ontario. None of that is explained on a quote, so we explain it here.
Ottawa Concrete Pros is a matching service, not a concrete company. We do not pour, finish or repair concrete and we do not employ tradespeople. You tell us about your job, and we send your request to local concrete contractors listed in the Ottawa Construction Network directory. They reply to you by email. We do not screen or verify them, including their City licence, and we say so, which is why every page tells you what to check yourself.
Choose the job type and add what you have in mind: a new patio or pad, a front walk, steps that have sunk, a flaking garage floor, a finish you like, or a quote you want to compare. A rough size helps. No phone number needed.
We send your request to local concrete contractors in the Ottawa Construction Network directory. They contact you by email to arrange a look at the site and a written quote.
Compare quotes line by line: removal and disposal, excavation and base, thickness, the concrete strength, the finish, steps and footings, and cold-weather protection. Ask to see the City hardscaping licence and check the City’s list yourself.
This site covers one trade. Your request goes to concrete contractors, not general contractors or other trades, for patios and pads, walkways, steps, garage floor slabs, stamped and exposed aggregate finishes, repair and resurfacing.
Every service page gives a published range where at least two published Ottawa-area or Ontario price pages agree, labelled and dated. Where too few prices are published, such as resurfacing, crack repair and new garage floors, we say so instead of inventing one.
We explain the protections that matter when you hire here: a written direct agreement over $50, the 10-day cancellation right on a contract signed at home, the 10% limit over an estimate, the Construction Act holdback, the City hardscaping licence, and when you can ask for a WSIB clearance.
Our free knowledge base answers Ottawa concrete questions: what patios, steps and finishes cost according to published prices, when the City wants a permit, what the Building Code expects, why concrete scales and heaves, and how to tell a fair quote from a bad one.
The jobs we match, with the published range where one exists:
New poured concrete patios, pads and shed bases on Ottawa properties: base, mix, finish and what the City and the 2024 Building Code say.
2025-26 Ottawa-area published prices for plain broom-finish slabs; small jobs often hit a minimum charge of about $5,500. Excavation, removal and disposal can be extra.
Poured concrete front and side walkways in Ottawa, including the zoning width limit and the City rules where a walk meets the sidewalk.
We did not find two published Ottawa walkway prices that agree, so we do not quote a range. Ask for a per-square-foot price and what the base and removal include.
Poured and precast concrete front steps and stoops in Ottawa, with the 2024 Building Code rules for footings, risers, handrails and guards.
Ontario published prices for a poured set of 3 to 5 steps, read in September 2026; the top of the range is open-ended. Landings, railings and removal can be extra.
New and replacement concrete garage floors in Ottawa, with what the 2024 Building Code says about strength, thickness, base and drainage.
Only one published Ottawa price for a new garage floor, so we do not quote a range. Ask whether removal, base work and disposal are included.
Stamped and coloured concrete patios, walkways and steps in Ottawa: published price envelope, sealing and the same Code standard as plain flatwork.
A wide envelope from 2025-26 Ottawa-area and Ontario published prices; the sources spread about three times, so treat it as a range to check quotes against, not a tier list.
Exposed aggregate concrete patios, walks and steps in Ottawa: the published price range, the finish and the Code standard underneath.
A wide envelope from 2025-26 Ottawa-area and Ontario published prices. Removal, base work and sealer can be extra.
Cracked, scaling, spalling or sunken concrete patios, walks and steps in Ottawa: what the symptom points to and when replacement is the answer.
The repair prices we found come from one vendor only, so we do not quote a range. Ask for the diagnosis and the method in writing.
Resurfacing worn Ottawa patios, walks and steps with a bonded overlay, and when the slab underneath rules it out.
The resurfacing prices we found come from one vendor only, so we do not quote a range. Ask for the product name and the surface preparation in writing.
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