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Paver Patios, Walkways and Retaining Walls

Pavers on a base that survives Minnesota frost, walls that stay plumb, and repairs to the ones that did not — priced by the square foot or the wall.

A paver patio is a base job with pavers on top. Excavation depth, compacted class 5, bedding sand and edge restraint decide whether it is still flat in five winters. Each page below is one hardscape job.

Pavers jobs we do (9)

Crew staging block and base material outside a Minnesota home

Block Steps Installation — Paver and Retaining Wall Block Stairs

Timber steps rotting into the hill, a front walk that ends in a scramble up the grade, or a retaining wall you need to get through — steps built in block that stay level and even.

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Backyard of a Minnesota home where a paver fire pit area is being planned

Fire Pit Patio — Backyard Fire Pit Built with Pavers

A place in the yard to sit around a fire on a fall night, with pavers under the chairs instead of mud, and a pit that is built to take the heat.

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Crew working outside a home with materials staged along the driveway

Paver Driveway Apron — Paver Border and Edge on a Driveway

The concrete apron at the garage is cracked, the asphalt edge is crumbling into the lawn, or you want a band of pavers to dress up a plain driveway — cut out, based and set to carry a vehicle.

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Rear of a Twin Cities home with a covered porch where a paver patio is going in

Paver Patio Installation — Built on a Base for Minnesota Frost

A backyard paver patio that is still flat after the fifth winter: the base does that, and the base is where we spend the time.

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Front of a single-story Minnesota home with a paver walk leading to the entry door

Paver Repair — Relevel Sunken Pavers and Reset a Patio

Pavers are the one patio you can fix instead of replace. A sunken corner, a heaved walk or a whole wavy patio comes up, gets a new base, and goes back down flat.

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Front entry of a Twin Cities home with white trim and porch columns at the end of the front walk

Paver Walkway Installation — Front Walks and Paths

A cracked, heaved front walk is the first thing a visitor steps on. A paver walk on a proper base stays flat, sheds water, and can be reset if the ground ever moves.

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Contractors preparing a compacted gravel base on a residential site

Pavers vs Concrete Patio — Which Lasts Longer in Minnesota

Deciding between a poured patio and a paver patio? Here is how each one handles a Minnesota freeze-thaw, what fails on each, and what fixing it looks like ten winters in.

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Front of a Minnesota ranch home with beds and plantings along the foundation

Raised Planter Boxes Built — Block Planters and Cedar Garden Beds

A bed that keeps washing onto the walk, a blank strip along the house, or a garden you want up off the ground — planters built in block or cedar that hold soil, drain, and hold their shape.

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Crew working outside a home with block and materials staged for a retaining wall

Retaining Wall Installation — Block Walls Built and Repaired

A slope that will not hold, a bed that spills onto the driveway, or a block wall that is leaning out after ten winters — built or rebuilt on a base with drainage behind it.

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