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JCH Concrete and Hardscapes
Drone view of a new concrete pool deck with a paver border behind a dark-sided home

Landscaping, hardscape, and concrete contractor in Cokato, MN Concrete and stone that outlast a Minnesota winter.

Patios, driveways, retaining walls, and shorelines, built by a small crew out of Cokato. We handle the base, the drainage, and the pour, so the work still looks right in ten years.

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42″ Frost depth we build for
in Wright County
Free on-site estimates
Based in Cokato, about 30 minutes each way
Landscaping, concrete, and shoreline
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What we build

Three trades.
One crew.

Most yards around here need more than one of these. A patio needs a wall to hold the grade, the beds along it need to drain, and a lake lot needs the shoreline fixed before the steps go in. We do all of it, so nothing falls between contractors.

Stone fire pit with a rock-edged walkway and new plantings in a freshly finished yard

Landscaping and hardscape

Planting beds, mulch and rock, paver and flagstone patios, retaining walls, walkways, fire pits, and outdoor kitchens. The whole yard, built by one crew.

  • Landscaping
  • Paver and flagstone patios
  • Paver driveways and aprons
  • Walkways and paths
  • Retaining walls
  • Fire pits
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Broom-finish concrete pool deck poured around a new pool behind a two-story home

Concrete flatwork

Driveways, patios, pool decks, garage slabs, and steps. Broom, stamped, or colored finish, on a compacted base with saw-cut joints.

  • Driveways
  • Patios
  • Pool decks
  • Stamped concrete
  • Garage and shop slabs
  • Steps
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Fieldstone shoreline and boulder wall in front of a lakeside boathouse and dock

Shoreline and drainage

Boulder walls, riprap shorelines, grading, and erosion control for lake lots and sloped yards. Compact equipment, so the yard survives the job.

  • Waterfront hardscape
  • Drainage and erosion
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Recent work

Jobs we would point
a neighbor to.

Every project here is within a short drive of Cokato. Ask us and we will tell you the address, so you can go look at the joints yourself.

Drone view of a dark cabin and matching garage with a new concrete parking pad, a curved concrete walkway to the deck, boulder-edged planting beds, and straw-covered seeded lawn under fall color

Landscaping and hardscape · Dassel

Cabin Landscaping with Boulder Walls, Flagstone Patio, and a New Driveway on Lake Washington

A Lake Washington cabin near Dassel rebuilt outside: boulder walls on the bank, a flagstone fire pit patio, a concrete pad and walkway, and all new beds.

Walls
Natural boulders stacked along the bank and set as bed edging
Patio
Irregular flagstone with tight joints and a fire pit at the center
Driveway
Broom-finish concrete parking pad at the garage, paver-edged drive from the road
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Drone view of a Chilton flagstone patio with a round stone fire pit, set below a raised deck and bordered by boulder walls and plantings

Landscaping and hardscape

Chilton Flagstone Patio with Fire Pit and Retaining Walls

A sloped backyard rebuilt with a hand-fitted Chilton flagstone patio, a matching stone fire pit, dry-stacked walls, and steps between the two levels.

Surface
Chilton flagstone, hand-cut and fitted with tight joints
Walls
Dry-stacked natural stone, rebuilt on both levels
Fire pit
Stone, built to match the wall material
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Long curved broom-finish concrete driveway sweeping toward a brick home in Hanover, MN, with fresh black dirt graded along both edges

Concrete flatwork · Hanover

Curved Concrete Driveway Installation in Hanover

A long, curved broom-finish concrete driveway poured for a brick home in Hanover, MN, with clean radius edges and evenly spaced control joints.

Finish
Broom finish, brushed perpendicular to the direction of travel
Layout
Long curved run with radius-formed edges
Joints
Saw-cut control joints at consistent spacing along the curve
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Boulder retaining wall stepping up a freshly graded lake bank with fieldstone riprap at the waterline and a house above

Shoreline and drainage · Lake Sylvia

Boulder Retaining Walls and Shoreline Installation on Lake Sylvia

A slumping bank on Lake Sylvia stabilized with fieldstone riprap at the waterline, a boulder retaining wall up the slope, and a seeded hillside.

Waterline
Rounded fieldstone riprap, packed tight along the shore
Upper bank
Large natural boulders stacked as a retaining wall
Equipment
Compact excavator to grade the slope without tearing up the lot
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Want to see one of these in person before you hire us? Call and ask for an address. Every job on this page is within a short drive of Cokato.

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How it works

What happens
when you call.

Four steps, in this order, every time. Most people hear back the same day and have a written number within a week of the site visit.

  1. 1

    You call or send the form

    We call back the same business day and ask a few questions: what you want built, roughly how big, and what is there now. Photos help.

  2. 2

    We walk your yard with you

    One of us comes out, looks at the grade, the soil, and where the water goes, and measures. That visit is free and there is no design fee.

  3. 3

    You get a written quote

    Line items, not a lump sum, so you can see what you are paying for. If something on your lot is going to be a problem, it is in writing before you commit.

  4. 4

    We build it and clean up

    We give you a start date and show up on it. Base, forms, pour, finish, and we haul off what we dug out. You get our number if anything ever moves.

Before the pour

Where concrete
actually fails.

Almost every cracked, heaved, or sunken slab we get called to replace failed for one of four reasons, and none of them happened on the surface. Here is what we get right first.

Under it

Base

We dig out the topsoil and compact a gravel base before anything else. Most failed slabs failed here, months before the first crack showed.

42 inches down

Frost

Wright County ground freezes deep. Walls, footings, and steps are built for frost heave, not for a nice day in June.

Away from the house

Water

Every surface is pitched to shed water away from foundations, and we add drain tile where the yard needs it. Standing water is what breaks concrete in winter.

On purpose

Joints

Concrete is going to crack. We saw-cut control joints at the right spacing so it cracks where we tell it to, in a straight line you will never notice.

Towns we serve around Cokato, drawn as flagstones COKATO HOME DASSEL 6 MI HOWARD LAKE 6 MI ANNANDALE 13 MI MAPLE LAKE 14 MI MONTROSE 14 MI WAVERLY 11 MI WATERTOWN 19 MI FRENCH LAKE 8 MI LITCHFIELD 17 MI HUTCHINSON 16 MI BUFFALO 17 MI DELANO 20 MI WINSTED 10 MI LESTER PRAIRIE 15 MI SILVER CREEK 19 MI MAYER 20 MI KINGSTON 10 MI DARWIN 11 MI SOUTH HAVEN 15 MI KIMBALL 17 MI

Where we work

Home turf is
about 30 minutes
from the shop.

We are in Cokato, on the Wright and Meeker County line. Most of our work is in the towns on this map, and we will go further for the right project. Every stone is a town, with the drive from our shop.

Not on the map? See the full service area or call. We take work out to Monticello, Glencoe, Rockford, and the west metro when the job fits the schedule.

Finished concrete slab under a timber-framed deck with river rock at the edge

About us

Built on
honest work.

We started Josephson Concrete and Hardscapes on a simple idea: outdoor work should last and it should look right. We earned our first jobs with clean work and clear communication, and that is still how we get most of them, one neighbor telling another.

We are a small crew, which means the person you talk to at the estimate is on the job. No sales rep, no subcontractor you have never met. If something is not going to work on your lot, we will say so before you spend money on it.

We treat every job like it is for our own family. That is not a slogan. It is the easiest way we know to decide how to do something.

More about how we work
Drone view of a new rectangular pool with a concrete deck and paver border beside a dark two-story home, yard still bare dirtConcrete pool deck with a paver border, lounge chairs, and umbrellas at the far end, open field beyondWide concrete pool deck around a covered pool beside a red house with a deck, open field behindLight gray concrete pool deck with a diving board and black fence, house and trees in the backgroundClose view of stamped concrete with a wood-plank pattern and brown stain, still wet from sealingInside a steel pole building with fresh concrete floor being finished by a power trowel

Questions we get on the first call

Straight answers.

If yours is not here, call. We would rather answer it on the phone than have you guess.

What does a concrete driveway cost around Cokato?

It depends on the size, the thickness, whether an old driveway has to come out, and how hard it is to get a truck to the pour. We do not quote off a per-foot number because that number is always wrong for somebody. We come out, measure, and give you a real written price. The visit is free.

When can you pour?

Concrete season here runs roughly mid-April through October, depending on when the ground thaws and when it freezes. We do not pour on frozen ground. Retaining walls, boulder work, and shoreline jobs can run later into the fall, and that is often the best time to book them.

Do I need a permit?

Sometimes. A driveway that meets a public road usually needs an approach permit from the city or township, and retaining walls over about four feet often need an engineered design. It varies by town in Wright and Meeker County. We will tell you what applies to your lot and handle the paperwork we can.

Will my concrete crack?

All concrete cracks eventually. The job is to control where. We compact the base, pour at the right thickness, and saw-cut control joints at the right spacing so the crack happens inside a joint where you will never see it. Random cracks come from a bad base, thin slabs, or missing joints, and we do not do any of those.

How far do you travel?

Our home turf is about 30 minutes from Cokato in any direction: Dassel, Howard Lake, Annandale, Litchfield, Hutchinson, Buffalo, Delano, Watertown, and the towns in between. We will go further for the right project. Call and ask.

Do you do pavers and natural stone, or only concrete?

Both. Poured and stamped concrete, paver patios and walkways, Chilton and other flagstone, boulder and block retaining walls, fire pits, and outdoor kitchens. Most yards end up with a mix, and doing all of it with one crew is the point.

Free estimate

Tell us about
your yard.

We will come out, look at the grade and the soil, and give you a real number. No pressure and no design fee. If we are not the right fit for the job, we will tell you who is.

Call or text

(612) 875-9858

Shop

13522 25th St SW
Cokato, MN 55321
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