What should I cover my patio with? It is concrete at the moment and we want upgrade

You can look into stamped concrete.

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since its as is, you really can't do a whole lot other than a topical stain which looks like shite

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Yeah figured.

I really want bluestone, but if my calculations are right, that is exorbitantly priced. Talking $10k+ easily with labor.

Previous owner didn't take care the concrete at all either so it currently looks like shite. Stains, cracks, etc. I can fix the stains, but honestly would rather just cover everything up.

Maybe I can look into limestone tile or something. But I don't think that is as durable and my kids are going to do god knows what out there.

Don't do something that's just ok. Do it how you want it or don't do it at all. You're going to be living with that shite .If i couldn't find a material that i liked opposite blue stone, id save the money and buy bluestone.

Also what would it cost you to tear it out, repour and score and stain with a like integral mix?

consult a stone yard. there are options

fyi blue stone will get very hot in direct sunlight so take that into consideration

I have slate tile for mine and like it a lot. Picked cheap slate tiles at the flooring store (under $2/sq ft - I think it was like $1.50) and did my whole back patio in it. Half covered, half exposed. A few layers of slate have flaked away on a couple of the tiles, but overall, it is holding up remarkably well after 7 years and still looks good.

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I have slate tile for mine and like it a lot. Picked cheap slate tiles at the flooring store (under $2/sq ft - I think it was like $1.50) and did my whole back patio in it. Half covered, half exposed. A few layers of slate have flaked away on a couple of the tiles, but overall, it is holding up remarkably well after 7 years and still looks good.

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Would you mind posting a picture? I'd love to hear more and see what it looks like. No big deal if it's too much a pain in the arse

Did you do it yourself? I'd love if I could cut some cost that way, the labor is where they get you. But I have precisely zero experience laying tile. Always outsourced that job in bathrooms and such.

I know you asked for stone options but our concrete patio was shifting an no longer level we covered it with a ground-level deck. Lumber prices lately might make that prohibitive but after we did it we wondered why we didn't do it sooner.

This isn't ours, but very similar:

That look nice. You and Catfish talking about this has me thinking of covering my concrete patio

I hare to ask but is it slippery when wet? We have an area that stays nasty from rain and I’m thinking gutters could help oraybe covering the concert with something like this as it’s easier to clean than the concrete.

Appreciate it.