Hardscaping
Patios, walkways, seat walls, steps, fire pits and retaining walls in travertine, pavers, flagstone and stone — the floor plan of the backyard, laid down properly.
- 40+Years in Business
- 15,000+Projects Completed
- 1984Family-Owned Since
- 90DFW Cities Served
Hardscaping — what you get
Hardscape is the floor plan of the backyard. Where you walk, where you sit, where the fire is, how the pool deck meets the lawn — all of it is decided in stone before anything else can work.
We grade and drain first, then lay travertine, pavers or flagstone that will still be level after ten North Texas summers.
- Travertine, pavers, flagstone, stamped and natural stone
- Seat walls, steps, fire pits and retaining walls
- Drainage and grading solved before anything is laid
Most hardscaping projects we build are designed at the same time as the pool, planting and lighting and stained and stamped finishes — that is the whole point of one team drawing the yard before anyone digs.
What moves the number on a hardscape project
We do not publish a price range, because a number that ignores your yard is not a quote — it is a guess you would have to un-learn later. These are the things that actually change the figure, and we will price them honestly at the design visit.
- Square footage and the material — broom-finished concrete, stamped concrete, pavers or natural stone
- How much demolition and haul-off the existing surface needs
- Drainage work, which on a flat DFW lot is often the real cost and always the right place to spend first
- Walls, steps and edging, priced by face area rather than footprint
- Access for a skid steer, since hand-carrying material adds labor
Hardscaping — common questions
Travertine stays cooler underfoot and handles heat well. Pavers are the most forgiving on shifting clay soil. We’ll recommend based on your yard and how you use it.
Usually for pools, structures attached to the house and anything electrical or gas. We file it and handle the inspection so it doesn’t stall your schedule.
That’s the point. One design, one crew and one schedule for the whole backyard, so the pieces fit each other instead of being bolted on one at a time.
Before You Commit to Hardscaping
- Drainage comes before stone. On a flat DFW lot, grading and drainage are often the real cost of the job, and they decide whether the patio still looks right in five years.
- Pick the material for the site. Travertine stays cooler underfoot in summer, pavers are the most forgiving on shifting clay, and flagstone suits older, tree-covered lots.
- Check the access. How easily a skid steer can reach the backyard changes the price as much as the material does.
How a Hardscaping Project Runs
- 1
A free design visit
A designer measures the yard, walks the access a crew would use, and talks through what you want the space to do. You get a firm price, not a range.
- 2
Drawings, permit and HOA
We draw the job, file the permit with your city and follow it through review. Where an HOA needs a submittal, we prepare the drawings it asks for.
- 3
One crew, one schedule
The same team builds the whole thing in the right order, so the slab, the structure, the electrical and the finish work are not three companies blaming each other.
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Walkthrough and warranty
We walk the finished job with you, settle the punch list, and leave you with one warranty covering the work rather than a folder of separate ones.
Reading on hardscaping
Practical notes on building a backyard in North Texas.
Why Your Patio Cracked — and What Fixes It
North Texas clay swells in a wet spring and shrinks hard by August. Here is how to read the crack you already have — and what it takes to pour one that survives it.
Which Siding Survives a Texas Year
Spring hail, a summer heat run, then a hard freeze before Christmas. A North Texas year asks four different things of a wall. Here is how each material answers.
What Two Texas Freezes Taught Us
Most of the damage from February 2021 and December 2022 was avoidable, and none of it was exotic. Here is what broke, in order of how often we saw it, and what to do before the first hard freeze.
Other patio options
Free estimate on Hardscaping
We’ll come out, measure, talk through the options and give you a firm number — no obligation.
Call (214) 251-4928