Service · Concrete Porches
What we offer
When the porch slab is cracked through, settled, or pulling away from the front façade, full tear-out and fresh pour. New rebar, new slab, new tie-in to the steps and front-stoop columns. The right move when the structural concrete is failing.
Surface spalling, edge chips, hairline cracks, concrete porch repair when the structure is still sound. We grind, patch, and feather repairs into the existing porch with bonded concrete. Cheaper than replacement and lasts decades.
Old porch slab that’s structurally fine but cosmetically rough, pitted, paint-peeled, salt-stained. We grind the surface clean and overlay with a fresh 1″ cap so the porch reads new without the cost of full replacement.
Wooden front porches converted to concrete. We tear out the old wood structure, build new concrete forms, and pour a fresh slab tied into the existing steps and front-stoop columns.
Porch slabs that pitch toward the house instead of away from it dump water into your foundation and soak the front wall. We re-pitch as part of any porch repair or full pour so water sheds off the front edge, where it should.
When all three are tired, we pour them together as one tied-in package, porch slab, steps, sidewalk landing, with clean expansion joints between each section. One crew, one pour week, one written quote.
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From our neighbors
“A short story…we needed someone who could do an emergency sidewalk repair in center city Philadelphia during the holidays! Impossible? Well, Marcello made it possible. He called back when he said he was going to call back. He showed up exactly when he said he'd show up. He arrived at…”
“A short story…we needed someone who could do an emergency sidewalk repair in center city Philadelphia during the holidays! Impossible? Well, Marcello made it possible. He called back when he said he was going to call back. He showed up exactly when he said he'd show up. He arrived at our center city address, got out of his truck and fixed the problem. He really cared about getting it right. And…all that happened for a reasonable price. Personable, honest, man-of-his word. He's been added to my short list of trusted Philly vendors.”
“I contracted with Marcello Family Concrete to replace my driveway, sidewalk, and steps/walkway from the driveway to the front door. The Marcello crew was AMAZING. They showed up on time, worked efficiently, and cleaned up as they went along. The owner and his father are wonderful people. Besides, being professional,…”
“I contracted with Marcello Family Concrete to replace my driveway, sidewalk, and steps/walkway from the driveway to the front door. The Marcello crew was AMAZING. They showed up on time, worked efficiently, and cleaned up as they went along. The owner and his father are wonderful people. Besides, being professional, honest, and dependable, they're true craftsmen who take tremendous pride in their work. It shows in the quality of the product they produce. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY.”
A family contractor
Marcello and his father pour every job themselves. The hands that quote your work are the hands that hold the trowel. No project-manager handoff, no subbed-out crew, no surprises.
What to expect
No call center. No answering service. Most days it’s Marcello himself on the line. We’ll talk through the project and schedule a free walk-through.
We measure, talk through what you’re looking for, and walk the existing condition with you. You’ll get a written quote with a clear scope, no pushy sales.
We confirm the start window with you, line up materials and equipment, and walk you through what to move (cars, hose reels, anything along the work line) before the crew arrives.
Demo the old porch slab, prep the base, set forms with proper pitch, pour, broom-finish, seal the façade tie-in. Most concrete porch replacements wrap in 1–2 days on site; resurfacing jobs are typically a single day.
FAQ
If the porch slab is structurally sound but cosmetically rough, surface spalling, edge chips, hairline cracks, concrete porch repair or resurfacing is usually right. If it’s cracked through, settled, or pulling away from the front façade, replacement is the better long-term call.
We’ll look at the porch on site and give you the honest answer. The wrong call lets water into the house.
Yes. Concrete porch repair patches specific failures (cracks, spalls). Resurfacing strips the existing surface and overlays a fresh 1″ cap across the whole slab, a full cosmetic refresh of a structurally sound porch.
Resurfacing is the right move when the slab itself is fine but the surface is too pitted or paint-peeled to look clean.
Yes, this is part of any concrete porch repair or full pour we do. If the existing slab pitches back toward your house (the most common porch failure pattern), we re-pitch in the new pour or as part of a resurfacing overlay so water sheds off the front edge instead of into your basement.
Surface concrete porch repair and resurfacing is usually a single day on site. Full replacement runs 1–2 days, tear-out and form-set day one, pour and finish day two. Foot traffic after 24–48 hours; full cure in a week.
Yes, porch + steps + sidewalk combos are some of the cleanest jobs we do. We pour them in sequence over 2–3 days with clean expansion joints between each section, so the whole front of your house reads as one finished work, not three patched ones.
Cost depends on porch size, whether it’s repair, resurfacing, or full replacement, condition of the existing pitch, and whether the steps and sidewalk are getting tied into the same pour.
Free on-site estimate, written quote with a single number, no hidden line items.
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Free walk-through. Written quote with a clear scope. No call center, no sales script, Marcello will pick up the phone himself.
