Stamped concrete cost in Sheboygan, WI

Related projects, priced for Sheboygan

Because every project leans on different trades, Sheboygan's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, paver patio runs +9% and concrete slab +3%.

Extras that change the Sheboygan total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Sheboygan by the average of the local wage index (1.18) and goods index (0.94), a factor of 1.06. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.

Climate in Sheboygan: timing your stamped concrete job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Sheboygan (in the city). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

May through October is the stretch where pouring concrete runs into the fewest weather problems in Sheboygan (6 of 12 months). January, February, March, April, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below.

The 40°F line is a deliberately cautious stand-in. The American Concrete Institute's cold-weather guide (ACI 306R-16) defines cold-weather concreting around an average daily air temperature below 40°F, which is colder than our test of an average overnight low at or below 40°F, so we flag a few extra shoulder months. In cold weather crews may need heated enclosures, insulating blankets or accelerated mixes, and those measures can raise a quote.

Sheboygan gets about 35 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are May, June and August (4.0 inches in August). Inside the workable window, July and September are the driest, at 3.2 and 2.7 inches. The station averages about 9 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

Specs and site conditions that change a Sheboygan bid

• Pattern and color

  Basic to average coloring runs $8-$19 per sq ft. A 2-car stamped driveway runs $12-$18 per sq ft (HomeGuide); Estimators.us puts decorative slabs at $15-$30.

• Specialist labor

  Stamping has to be done before the concrete sets, so crews arrive in larger teams and charge for it.

• Sealing and vapor barrier

  Sealer is usually quoted separately; vapor barrier material is $0.20-$1.50 per sq ft depending on thickness (HomeGuide).

Pick a size, pick a tier: stamped concrete pricing in Sheboygan

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Sheboygan wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 3 common sizes.

Sheboygan labor market for stamped concrete

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Sheboygan is 1.18 times the national level.

For cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051, weighted 60%) the local median is $32.37 an hour, which is 18% above the national $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $28.76 and $33.85 an hour. BLS counts 140 of them working in the area, 23.1 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 13.3), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $27.14 an hour, 20% above the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $21.69 and $31.93 an hour. About 310 work in the metro. That is 51.1 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073, weighted 10%) the local median is $30.91 an hour, which is 7% above the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $30.16 and $41.78 an hour. BLS counts 100 of them working in the area, 16.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the cement masons and concrete finishers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($33.85 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $85. At the 25th percentile ($28.76) it shrinks by about $210. The total moves by 1.5% or 3.6%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 60,630 jobs in the Sheboygan area. That makes it the 285th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.04% of US employment.

How Sheboygan compares

Of the five closest metros, 2 are cheaper than Sheboygan. Green Bay is the lowest at about $5,850 (midpoint, 400 sq ft), 50 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Sheboygan comes in at #69 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $8,150; the cheapest is McAllen, TX at $4,550 (midpoints, 400 sq ft). Statewide, Sheboygan is 1% above the Wisconsin figure.

Other Wisconsin metros

Cities with a workforce like Sheboygan's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Sheboygan against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.