Patios
A great patio is the heart of an outdoor living space. We design and build paver, flagstone, and natural stone patios sized to your home and lifestyle.
What's included
- Engineered 6"+ compacted base
- Permeable options available
- Custom shapes, borders & inlays
- Polymeric joint sand for long life
How we build it
From intimate dining nooks to expansive entertainment patios with built-in seat walls and fire features, we help you choose the right material, pattern, and layout for your home and Central Oregon climate.
Available throughout Central Oregon
Why a great patio matters
A patios is the single highest-impact hardscape investment most Central Oregon homeowners ever make. It expands your living space outdoors, increases your home's value, and shapes how your family spends time together for the next two or three decades. Done right, a patio becomes the heart of summer cookouts, evening conversations around the fire, and quiet morning coffee with a view of the Cascades. Done wrong, it becomes an annual maintenance headache and a constant reminder of money badly spent.
We build patios that fall firmly into the first category. Whether you're picturing a clean-lined modern paver layout, a rustic flagstone installation with planted joints, or a large entertaining space with built-in seat walls and a fire feature, we design and execute it to a standard that holds up year after year.
How we build a patio that lasts
Every patio starts with proper excavation. We dig deeper than the manufacturer minimum because our freeze-thaw cycles demand it. The native soil gets compacted, then we install geotextile fabric to keep base material from migrating into the soil over time. Crushed angular base aggregate goes in next, in lifts, with each lift compacted thoroughly using plate compactors. We finish with a setting bed of coarse sand, screeded perfectly flat.
Pavers or flagstone get hand-set on the bed, with cuts made on site for clean borders and curves. Edge restraint goes in along every perimeter to prevent lateral drift. For pavers, we finish with polymeric sand swept into the joints and activated correctly so it cures hard but flexible. For flagstone, we use either tight mortar joints or a sand-set installation with stable joint material, depending on the design.
Materials and design choices
Patios material choice depends on your style, budget, and how the space connects to your home. Concrete pavers from manufacturers like Belgard and Techo-Bloc offer the widest range of colors, patterns, and modular sizes perfect for crisp, modern designs. Natural flagstone in earth tones gives you a softer, more organic feel that pairs beautifully with traditional and craftsman homes. Travertine, basalt, and granite are great options when you want premium natural stone.
We can incorporate borders, inlays, multiple materials, and built-in features like seat walls, planters, and fire pits into a single cohesive design. We'll bring samples to your home so you can see materials in real light, against your siding and existing landscape, before making a final call.
Sizing your patio for how you'll use it
One of the most common patio mistakes is undersizing. A patio that fits a small bistro table feels generous on paper but cramped the moment you try to host four people. We help you think realistically about furniture sizes, traffic flow around the table, and the additional footprint required for a grill or fire feature. Generally, plan on at least 12 by 14 feet for a six-person dining area, more if you want a separate lounge zone or fire pit.
Patios FAQs
Most paver patios in Central Oregon range from $25 to $45 per square foot installed, depending on material, base depth, site access, and design complexity. We provide a detailed written estimate after a free on-site consultation.
A typical 300–500 sq ft patio takes 5–10 working days from excavation through final joint sand. Larger projects with seat walls, fire features, or grading work take longer. We share a clear schedule before we start.
Not when it's built right. We over-excavate, use a deep compacted aggregate base, install proper edge restraint, and use polymeric joint sand. That construction handles freeze-thaw cycles for decades.
Most ground-level patios in Bend, Redmond, and the surrounding cities don't require a permit. Attached structures, walls over 4 feet, or gas fire features do. We handle all permitting when needed.
Yes. We frequently extend or tie into existing hardscape and can color-match or blend materials so additions look intentional, not patched.
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