Case study · [City]

Backyard Patio and Lawn Transformation

A paver patio and a new lawn, built as one backyard layout over a concealed concrete retaining wall.

Location [City]Patio About 480 sq ftSod About 740 sq ftEdging About 112 linear ft

The Project

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The challenge

The goal was a backyard where the paved gathering area and the lawn work together as one layout, beside the house, the deck and the rock-lined planting beds. [Client challenge: what the site was doing against the homeowner, to be supplied by the owner]

The design response

The patio uses warm, blended paver tones with a contrasting dark border. Its curved outer edge makes a clear transition to the lawn, and edging finishes the transitions and defines the landscaped areas.

Part of the work is out of sight. Beneath the patio we built a concrete retaining wall to support the patio area. It is concealed in the finished installation, so the photos show only the pavers above it.

What was built, in order

Concealed patio support. A concrete retaining wall beneath the patio area.
Patio installation. About 480 square feet of pavers, with a dark perimeter and a curved edge beside the lawn.
Lawn installation. About 740 square feet of new sod beside the patio.
Edging and finished transitions. About 112 linear feet of edging.

Not part of this project

Several photos show a hot tub, a pergola and a deck, along with an existing rock wall and planting beds. Those were not part of this project's scope. Mission's work here was the paver patio, the new sod, the edging and the concrete retaining wall beneath the patio.

Gallery

18 Photos

Wide view of the finished paver patio, the house and the adjoining lawn

Blended paver field with a dark curved perimeter

Paver surface with the transition to the lawn in view

Patio running along the rock-lined planting bed

View toward the house across the finished patio

Patio extending toward the backyard lawn

Another view of the patio and its curved outside edge

Narrow paved section between planted areas

Low-angle detail of the pavers and the dark border

New lawn in the foreground with the paved patio beyond

Another lawn-to-patio view of the finished yard

Finished patio seen beneath a pergola that is not part of this project

Patio, curved perimeter and the surrounding backyard

Dark paver border following the edge of the planting bed

Another view along the curved paver perimeter

Paver surface beside the rock-lined planting bed

Another view of the finished paver surface

Curved patio edge beside the rock-lined planting bed

All photos show the finished project. We do not have a before photo of this yard, so there is no before-and-after comparison.

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