Flat today, flat in ten years.
A patio is only as good as what's under it. Most of the ones we get called out to fix look fine the first summer and start moving the second.
We dig out to real depth, put down and compact the base in lifts, and screed it flat before a single stone goes down. Skipping that is why patios sink in one corner and hold puddles after every rain.
Then pitch. A patio has to shed water away from the house — a small slope you'll never notice underfoot, but enough that rain leaves instead of sitting in the joints. Edges get a proper restraint so the outside rows can't creep and open up.
Around here the real test is winter. Water that stays in the base freezes, expands, and lifts everything above it. Build it to drain and freeze-thaw has far less to work with. More on that in what freeze-thaw does to masonry.
What this covers
- Brick, stone, and paver patios
- Seating walls
- Fire pits
- Pool surrounds
- Regrading and drainage correction
- Rebuilding patios that have settled
Point at the problem.
If it's moving, sinking, or holding water, describe it in plain words — that's plenty to start.
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