Product named, coverage rate stated, resealing interval written down
Concrete Sealing in Frisco, TX
Concrete sealing is the one thing we apply with a service life measured in years rather than decades, so the number that matters is not today's price but the resealing interval. At $1 to $3 per square foot, both go on the paperwork before the work is booked.
- The sealer we used, by name, on your handover
- Grit additive quoted separately for pool decks and shaded slabs
- We will tell you when your slab does not need sealing at all
Tell us the rough area and what the slab is — drive, patio, pool deck or garage. Someone attends, looks at the surface, and you get the number in writing.
Concrete sealing puts the slab on a maintenance schedule
Sealing is the one part of concrete work that comes back around. The slab lasts decades; the sealer on it does not, and when it goes the surface looks worse than an unsealed one because the wear is uneven.
Which is why the useful question at the estimate is not "how much to seal it" but "how much to keep it sealed". A cheap product applied thin costs less this year and more over ten.
We put the product name, the coverage rate and the resealing interval on the handover, so the next decision is yours to make with numbers rather than from memory. On a plain grey slab you do not mind weathering, we will also tell you to skip it.
No fee, no obligation.
How we seal concrete in Frisco
Four jobs cover the category, and the preparation matters more than the product in every one of them.
Sealing a driveway or patio
Sealing an exterior slab is a cleaning job with a coating at the end of it, and the cleaning is where it succeeds or fails. We pressure-clean the surface, treat oil and rust separately rather than sealing over them, let the slab dry, then apply a penetrating sealer at the manufacturer's stated coverage rate rather than stretching it thin. Every quote names the product and the coverage, so a thin coat cannot be sold as a full one.
Sealing stamped and coloured concrete
On a stamped or coloured slab the sealer is not optional maintenance — it is what holds the colour, and the colour is what you paid for. We reseal with a product compatible with what is already on the slab, because putting the wrong chemistry over an existing film is how a sealed surface goes cloudy or peels. Every stamped resealing quote states the product used and the interval to the next one.
Grit additive for pool decks and shaded slabs
Sealer over a smooth surface is what makes wet concrete slippery, and a broom finish only helps until it is filled with film. Around a pool, on shaded concrete that grows algae, and on any sloped approach we add a grit additive to the sealer and quote it as its own line. Every deck we seal gets that offer explicitly rather than silently, because it also has to go back in at every reseal.
Repairs that come before the sealer
Sealer is a film a few thousandths of an inch thick and it fixes nothing underneath it. We rout and seal moving cracks with polyurethane and treat spalled areas before any sealer goes down, or we tell you the slab needs resurfacing rather than sealing. Every quote separates the repair from the sealing, so you can see what you are buying twice over and what you are buying once.
A surface too far gone to seal is concrete resurfacing, and a change of appearance rather than protection is a concrete overlay. Cracks and spalling get concrete repair first, a coloured slab is decorative concrete, and the deck around a pool is on the concrete pool deck page. The rest of the trade is on the concrete services hub.
The spec goes on the quote before you decide anything.
What a sealer in North Texas is up against
Sealer wears from exposure rather than from use, and the exposure here is unusual in three of these four ways.
Sun on an unshaded slab
A south-facing drive in Frisco spends the summer in full sun with hot tyres standing on it.
That combination is the hardest thing a sealer meets here, and it is why the same product can last visibly longer on a shaded side path than on the drive at the same address. Exposure, not age, is what decides your interval.
Irrigation hitting the same strip daily
North Texas lawns are watered hard through the summer, and the edge of a walk or drive takes that water every day the system runs.
Repeated wetting and drying works on the sealer film at the edges first. It is the reason a slab often looks resealed in the middle and worn at the perimeter.
Oil and rust that were sealed over
Sealing over an oil stain locks it in, and no amount of cleaning afterwards reaches it.
Treating oil and rust as separate items before the sealer goes down is the difference between a clean slab and a permanently marked one. It is a line on the quote rather than an assumption.
A slippery surface where it matters most
A sealed, smooth slab around a pool or on a shaded path is slippery wet, and shade in this climate also means algae.
A grit additive in the sealer solves it for very little money, and it has to be repeated at every reseal — which is why the additive appears on the handover along with the product.
The site visit tells you which of these you actually have.
When a new slab can be sealed, and when yours can be used again
A new slab runs the normal cure first, and the sealing visit is booked against these dates plus whatever the sealer manufacturer requires before application. Both dates go on the one quote when we pour and seal the same job.
Cold weather extends every one of them. If that applies to your pour, you hear it before the truck is ordered rather than afterwards.
Curing guidance: NRMCA CIP 11, Curing In-Place Concrete.
Our sealing quote against the typical sealing quote
Same slab, same product aisle. The difference is whether the product name, the coverage rate and the next interval appear anywhere on the page.
| On the page | DFW Concrete Co. | The typical quote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | One number for the job as scoped | A per-foot range that moves on the day |
| Slab thickness | Stated in inches | Not mentioned |
| Reinforcement | Rebar or mesh, size and spacing | "Reinforced" — the entire line |
| Joint spacing | Planned and written | Cut wherever, if at all |
| Haul-off and clean-up | In the price | Added at the end |
Take our quote to any other contractor and compare it line by line. That is what it is for.
Free. No obligation. Most quotes back the same day.
How much does concrete sealing cost in Frisco, TX?
These are the 2026 market ranges with the specification each number assumes. Sealing is the one item on this site with a repeat cost, so the interval matters as much as the price — both go on your paperwork.
| Work | What the number assumes | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Sealing | ||
| Penetrating sealer on exterior concrete | cleaned, oil and rust treated, applied at the stated coverage rate | $1–$3 / sq ft |
| A two-car driveway, all in | the same work priced as a whole job rather than by the foot | $575–$1,700 |
| Minimum charge on a small area | cleaning, masking and mobilisation do not scale down | $150–$300 |
| Epoxy or polyaspartic coating | garage-floor systems rather than an outdoor sealer | up to 3× the above |
| What may have to happen first | ||
| Rout and seal moving cracks | crack cut to a clean channel, backer rod, polyurethane sealant | $8–$18 / linear ft |
| Resurfacing instead of sealing | profiled and primed, polymer-modified overlay, broom finish | $4–$8 / sq ft |
What moves a number inside its range: the product, how much cleaning and stain treatment the slab needs first, the number of coats, and whether a grit additive goes in. A slab that has been sealed before with an unknown product costs more to do properly, because compatibility has to be tested rather than assumed.
Free. No obligation. Most quotes back the same day.
How a sealing job actually runs
Four steps, and most of the work happens before the sealer is opened.
The site visit
We measure the area, check the grade and the drainage, assess the soil, and confirm whether a truck can reach the pour.
The written quote
One fixed price, with the thickness, the reinforcement and the joint spacing stated — the same three items the City of Frisco asks for on the survey with a concrete and driveway permit application. Yours to keep and to compare.
Prep and pour
Surface pressure-cleaned, oil and rust treated separately, repairs completed and left to cure, the slab allowed to dry, then the sealer applied at the manufacturer's coverage rate with the grit additive where it was quoted.
The cure
Product name, coverage and the resealing interval handed over in writing, and the surface left alone for the manufacturer's stated time before it is used.
Product name · coverage rate · reseal interval — all in writing
Step one costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Concrete sealing questions people ask before they book
Who are the best concrete sealing contractors near me in Frisco, TX?
How much does concrete sealing cost in Frisco?
Does concrete really need to be sealed?
How often does concrete need resealing?
Can new concrete be sealed straight away?
Will sealing make my concrete slippery?
Tell us what the job is. We'll price it in writing.
Tell us the rough size and what you want done. Someone comes out, measures, and you get one fixed number in writing — not a range that moves on the day. Nothing is owed if you don't go ahead.
On-site estimate is free · no obligation · most quotes back the same day.
- Free on-site estimate across the North DFW ring
- Fixed price in writing before we start
- Reinforcement and thickness stated on the quote
- Clean-up and haul-off included