Alpine, Utah
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Patios, outdoor kitchens, fire features, walkways and concrete for Alpine homes, built on a base that handles deep snow, sloped lots and the view you bought the house for.
“Everything, from the grading and prep to the stonework, sprinklers, and final cleanup, was done with real care.”
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Hardscaping and Concrete in Alpine
Most Alpine backyards face something worth looking at. Lone Peak and White Baldy sit right over town, and on lots zoned at 20,000 or 40,000 square feet there is room to build a real outdoor room around that view. That usually means a big patio, a kitchen with a grill and a bar, a fire feature, and walks that tie it all back to the house. The trick is building it on ground that sits on the slopes of the Wasatch.
Alpine sits around 5,000 feet and averages about 74 inches of snow a year. That snow melts, soaks in and freezes again, over and over, all winter long. A patio on a thin base heaves and cracks under that cycle, and pavers on a slope creep downhill a little every year. Near the mountain edge the city also maps ground for debris flow and rockfall, so on some lots the base under a big patio gets worked out with an engineer, not guessed.
We dig the base deep enough for the frost, compact road base in thin lifts and pitch every surface so meltwater runs away from the house. On sloped lots the patio usually sits on a terrace, so we plan the wall and the patio as one job. Fire features get placed with the Lone Peak Fire District's defensible space advice in mind, since Alpine has already seen what a wildfire on the hill can do.
Alpine is the big-lot town on the mountain edge under Lone Peak, where engineered walls, metered secondary water, deer on the bench and the memory of the 2012 Quail Fire all shape what a yard can be.
Know your Alpine ground
The Alpine challenges
With about 74 inches of snow in an average year, Alpine patios sit wet for months. Water gets under a thin base, freezes and lifts the pavers or cracks the slab. By spring you have a trip edge by the back door and a low spot that holds ice every morning.
On bench lots, the flat spot for the patio is often dirt pushed out when the basement was dug. Pour concrete on that loose fill and it settles toward the hill, usually at the far edge where the view is. Near the mountain edge the city treats unstable ground as a real hazard, and so do we.
The Quail Fire in July 2012 burned on the hill above town and forced evacuations in Alpine Cove and Box Elder Cove. A fire pit tucked under Gambel oak or set beside a cedar fence is a bad bet here. Where the fire sits matters as much as the stone around it.
Alpine outdoor rooms tend to grow: a patio, then a kitchen, then a fire pit, then lights along the steps. Built in pieces without a plan, the gas line, power and drains end up cut through finished stone. On large lots, the plan has to come first.
The J&H approach
We dig out soft soil, lay fabric where the ground calls for it, and compact road base in thin lifts. Every surface gets a slight pitch away from the house, so snowmelt drains off instead of freezing in place against the foundation.
Before a single paver goes down, we run sleeves for gas, power, low-voltage lights and drain lines to where the kitchen, fire feature and lights will go. Phase two then plugs in without tearing up phase one.
We set fire pits and fireplaces on stone, away from overhanging trees and wood fences, and leave a clear ring around them. On lots that back to open hillside we talk through the fire district's defensible space advice before we pick a spot.
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What homeowners say
"We had a really big project (full lot project) and a crazy timeline, and Jackson and his team were awesome. They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch. Great company. Great guys. I would highly recommend them for any landscaping needs."
"Jackson and his crew did a phenomenal job on our back yard. I had a vision and they brought it to life. We had them do a retaining wall, grading, underground trampoline, sprinkler system, and sod. They met deadlines, communication was on point, and the whole crew was friendly.…"
"…The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help."
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