one great looking patio

Adding a patio in your home enhances the overall beauty of your residence.

This project isn’t technically difficult, but be prepared to devote a big chunk of time and energy to it, should you decide to do it yourself. You’d haul many tons of dirt, gravel, stone and brick before you’re done. With a small crew of strong and ambitious helpers, you could finish this project in two or three weekends, but working alone at a leisurely pace, you’ll spend the better part of a summer. Then it will snow, and you’d have to wait to next spring to enjoy it.

The material is also pretty heavy. One-in.-thick bluestone weighs about 14 pounds per square foot. That means that a 1-in.-thick, 2-ft. 6-in. square piece tips the scales at about 87 pounds, and a 2-in.-thick piece of the same dimensions weighs about 175 pounds. For most patios, 1-in. stone is fine. But if you plan to drive over the stone, you’d have to use material that’s at least 2 in. thick. If installation speed and light work are important to you, then bricks or concrete pavers are probably the better choices.

Stonework can certainly be beautiful and can add value to your property. Unfortunately, it’s not very easy to install. Our crew can usually install a 9 foot by 12 foot patio in a couple days or so. Giving you the summer to enjoy your patio.