Cedar Hills, Utah
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Patios, paver walks, fire pits, outdoor kitchens and concrete for Cedar Hills families, built on a base set for your bench lot and its long freeze and thaw season.
“The craftsmanship of the pavers is absolutely stunning, every detail meticulously executed, transforming our outdoor space into a work of art.”
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Hardscaping and Concrete in Cedar Hills
Most Cedar Hills backyards get used hard. Kids, bikes, a grill that runs all summer, a fire pit going on cool September nights. The patio under all of that sits on the old Lake Bonneville shoreline bench at the mouth of American Fork Canyon, somewhere between about 4,900 and 5,300 feet depending on your street. The city calls itself Utah's mile-high city, and the winters up here act like it.
PlantMaps puts Cedar Hills at roughly 100 to 125 frost days a year. Every one of those is a night when water in the base can freeze, swell and lift a slab or a paver edge. The ground itself changes from lot to lot on an alluvial fan, so we do not guess at it. City design standards call for 95 percent compaction under driveways and sidewalks, and we build our own base work to that same bar.
Paperwork comes up more than people expect. Cedar Hills asks for an installation permit for patios, decks, pergolas and hot tubs, with a site plan that shows hard surfaces, setbacks and easements. Most lots carry at least a 5 foot easement around the edge. We draw the plan, mark the easement and confirm current rules with the city before a single form board goes in.
Cedar Hills calls itself Utah's mile-high city, a family town on the bench at the mouth of American Fork Canyon where even a short retaining wall needs a permit, the secondary water is metered, and hillside lots in The Cedars and Canyon Heights follow their own grading rules.
Know your Cedar Hills ground
The Cedar Hills challenges
A crew used to valley jobs might put down a few inches of base and call it done. On a bench lot, the ground can shift from sandy to rocky inside one backyard. Where the base is thin over a soft pocket, the patio settles there first, usually right at the steps where everyone sees it.
Water that gets under a patio in November does not leave until spring. It freezes, pushes up and drops back unevenly. Pavers with no edge restraint walk apart, and slabs crack at the low corner. Slope the surface away from the house and give the water a path out, and most of that goes away.
That 5 foot strip along most Cedar Hills property lines belongs to the utilities as much as to you. Concrete pads and fences can usually sit over it, but a fire pit wall, a built-in grill or a seat wall is a different story. If the city has to dig there, restoring what it tears up can land on you.
A wider patio means more hard surface shedding rain and snowmelt, and on a sloped bench lot that water picks up speed. We still find patios pitched toward window wells and downspouts dumping right onto the slab. The fix costs little during the build and a lot after the basement gets wet.
The J&H approach
We dig out soft and loose soil until we hit firm ground, then build the base back up in thin layers. Each layer gets compacted before the next one goes on. Big rock gets pulled, so nothing rolls or shifts under the pavers a few winters later.
Your site plan for the city is part of our design, not an afterthought. It shows the patio, any pergola or hot tub pad, the setbacks and the easement line. If your HOA, if you have one, has to sign off, we get that lined up before the permit goes in.
A patio that seats four gets tight by July in most Cedar Hills homes. We plan room for the table, the grill, a fire pit and a path the kids can run through without cutting past the cook. Outdoor kitchens get their gas and power runs planned before any base goes down.
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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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