Stone work for the yard, done to last.

Four kinds of work, one standard underneath

Every job on this page is built the same way underneath. The ground is dug to depth, the base goes in as crushed stone compacted in lifts, the surface is set to shed water away from the house, and the edge is restrained so the field cannot spread. That last inch you see is the cheap part. The work under it is what keeps the surface flat after five winters of freeze and thaw.

A patio is the floor of the yard and takes the most square footage, so the layout and the drainage get the most thought. A walkway takes more traffic per square foot and usually sits where water already wants to run, so it gets the same base in a narrower trench. A retaining wall holds back the weight of wet soil, which makes the base course, the drainage behind it and the compaction the whole job. A fire pit is built into the patio layout from the start, because one dropped onto a finished patio almost never sits right.

The stone you pick is the part that is easiest to change and the part that moves the price most. Paver is the friendliest budget, bluestone and flagstone climb from there. We pick the material with you after we have looked at the yard, because the right choice depends on the slope, the traffic and how you want it to age.

Prices here are per job, not per square foot, because two patios the same size can be different work. Grade, access and how much digging the base needs all move the number. Send a couple of photos with the size and the grade and you will get a straight answer on whether a visit is worth it.