Patio & Walkway Work
05 / 05- Site Assessment & Grade Plan
- Paver Material Selection
- Excavation & Base Installation
- Pattern Layout & Precision Cut
- Polymeric Sand & Sealed Finish
Hardscaping & Stonework
Paver Patios, Walkways &
Stone Steps
Outdoor spaces that are built to outlast the weather, and everything else. We design and install hardscaping that holds its shape, its level, and its look for decades.
3
Year LaborWarranty20
Year MaterialWarrantyEvery hardscape build is backed in writing.
Portland · Beaverton · SW Washington ·
OR LCB# 9957 · WA GCC# OLGUICL807RZ · Workmanship Warranty
The Craft
Built level, built tight,
built to last twenty years.
Most paver failures aren't material failures, they're base failures. A patio that shifts, sinks, or lets weeds push through was built on a shortcut underneath. We excavate to proper depth, install a compacted gravel base sized for Oregon's freeze-thaw cycle, and set every unit on a consistent sand bed. The surface you see is only as good as the six inches you don't.
We work in concrete pavers, natural stone, and tumbled brick, across patios, walkways, driveways, and steps. Every project is scoped with your site's drainage in mind, slope accounted for in the layout, and edges locked with commercial-grade restraints. The result looks exactly how you planned it, and stays that way.
Block Retaining Wall · Level Courses · Drainage Backfill
Capstone Finish · Integrated Steps · 20-Year Build Standard
Our hardscaping process covers
5core dimensions
- §01
Site Prep & Excavation
Depth, slope, and soil conditions are assessed before a single paver is ordered. We excavate to spec, no shortcuts on the base that determines everything above it.
- §02
Base Construction
Compacted crushed gravel, sized for load and drainage. Installed in lifts, compacted in lifts. This is what separates a patio that lasts from one that shifts after the first winter.
- §03
Material Selection
Concrete pavers, natural flagstone, tumbled brick, or bluestone, selected for your design, your traffic level, and your budget. We source regionally and spec materials we'd put in our own yard.
- §04
Precision Layout & Cut
Pattern, slope, spacing, and border, all set before installation begins. Cuts are made clean. Edges are locked with commercial restraints, not buried borders that shift.
- §05
Finishing & Sealing
Polymeric sand swept and locked, surface sealed against Oregon's moisture, and a final level check across the full installation. We don't leave until it's right.
One crew. Start to finish.
From your design consultation to the last sealed edge, we handle it all.
Patio by patio, walkway by walkway, every joint, slope, and edge gets the same attention from the same crew that scoped the job.
Assess site grade, drainage, and existing structures, then select paver material, pattern, and border treatment
Excavate, grade, and install a compacted gravel base built to hold its line through Oregon freeze-thaw cycles
Set pavers to pattern, lock the edges, sweep polymeric sand, and seal the finished surface
Every step placed for permanence, not just for looks.
Stone steps live or die by their foundation. We size, set, and tie every tread so what looks great on day one still works in year fifteen.
Design step rise, run, and landing dimensions to code, with a foundation base under every tread, no floating stones
Select stone for traction, durability, and visual match to the surrounding hardscape
Tie steps structurally to adjacent walls and grades, finished with a matching border or natural edge
The base is the build. Everything else is finishing.
Twenty years in the Pacific Northwest teaches you one thing fast: water wins. It freezes, it flows, it finds every gap you left. We build hardscaping that accounts for this from the ground up, proper base depth, correct slope for drainage, locked edges, and sealed surfaces. Not because it looks better on day one. Because it still looks right in year fifteen.
- Concrete Pavers
- Natural Flagstone
- Tumbled Brick
- Bluestone
- Polymeric Sand
- Sealed Finish
- Patio Design
- Walkways
- Stone Steps
“The base is the build. Everything you see is just the finish.”
What goes into a finished OCL hardscape.
Steps & Transitions
05 / 05- Step Design, Rise, Run & Landing
- Foundation Base per Step
- Natural or Cut Stone Selection
- Structural Tie-In to Adjacent Features
- Edge & Border Finish Treatment