Patio Contractor in Spokane, WA

The doorway tells us a lot about where the patio can sit. Show us the route to the lawn and where a table, chairs or grill would go. We will look at the grade and where water moves now before settling on a finished elevation. A layout that looks level in a photo might leave an awkward step or send water toward the house on your lot.

Access for bringing materials into the yard also affects the work. We can talk through an edge or transition that fits the way you cross the space rather than assuming the patio should fill every available square foot.

Each surface changes how the patio feels underfoot and how furniture sits on it. Concrete gives you a continuous area; stamped concrete changes its appearance. Brick and pavers can make a regular pattern with joints. Natural stone and flagstone bring more variation in shape and texture, so tell us if you need a particularly even path to a dining table. Gravel gives a looser surface, which you may notice under narrow chair legs or on a heavily used route.

We offer all of those patio materials, but the visible choice does not settle the base, edging or drainage. Ask what preparation each proposal includes. If you want rainwater to pass through the surface, specify a designed permeable assembly. Ordinary pavers with joints should not be assumed to do the work of permeable interlocking pavers and their supporting layers.

A Spokane mailing address can belong to a property outside City of Spokane limits. We need to establish the parcel's actual authority before discussing what review applies to the proposed footprint, surface or cover. Within City residential zones, building coverage and impervious coverage standards can affect the plan; the applicable treatment also depends on whether an engineer's stormwater drainage plan is submitted.

The City shows pervious concrete and permeable interlocking concrete pavers as patio options that can reduce runoff when correctly installed. That is a reason to talk about the entire surface and base, not to call every paver patio permeable. Tell us about pooling water or association requirements when we first discuss the site. The written scope should state who prepares any needed information and who handles any application.

We build patios and raised outdoor structures, so we can discuss which kind of surface meets your door and grade. If the door is high above the yard, forcing a ground-level patio up to it may create a difficult transition. A deck or porch platform may be the more useful starting point. We would rather work through that choice at the house than price a finish before we know where it needs to land.