Better Backyards
01
Material Selection & Design
You select your favorites from manufacturers, materials, and colors, then I help you to design a highly aesthetic space in your yard with ground marking paint. Later, I formalize the design in software and produce a formal quote for you. This gives you the best opportunity to visualize what your back yard will look like before committing to a design.
02
Material Ordering
We live in an era of supply chain problems and long lead times for simple items. I order your material and no work is started until the material ships to minimize the amount of time your yard is disturbed.
03
Excavation
Every manufacturer has a minimum amount of stone they require for a product, whether it is 4 inches or 12 inches. I always meet the minimum but I frequently go above it. This starts by digging until I hit something solid. I have had to dig as deep as 3 feet until I find firm ground. Any stonework laid on loose, wet, or decomposing material will settle unevenly over time.
04
Stone Underlayment
Stone is laid as required in 4 inch beds. If the area needs to be raised, new stone is used not dirt, sand or fiill.
05
Proper Compaction
The stone is compacted with a vibratory compactor in 4 inch lifts to ensure proper compaction.
06
Sand & Brick
The pavers are laid into a bed of precisely graded loose sand.
07
Cutting
Pavers are cut into precise patterns with a diamond bladed masonry saw.
09
Finishing up
Pavers are compacted into the sand with a vibratory compactor.
Sand or a polymer is used to fill the joints.
Dirt is filled around the edges and grass seed is planted to heal the lawn.
An optional sealer may be applied.
