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Paver patios, walkways, fire features and outdoor kitchens for Orem homes, built on a base made for bench clay, often on ground that used to be thirsty lawn.
“Everything, from the grading and prep to the stonework, sprinklers, and final cleanup, was done with real care.”
“We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help.”
Hardscaping and Concrete in Orem
In Orem, every square foot of lawn runs on culinary water. There is no secondary system here, so the grass out back drinks the same treated water you cook with, billed on a tiered rate. That changes how we think about hardscape. A patio, a paver walkway or an outdoor kitchen is a place to sit, sure. It is also lawn you stop paying to water every July and August.
The ground under it is the catch. Orem sits on the old Provo Bench at about 4,767 feet, on heavy Lake Bonneville clay with a pH that runs up past 8. That clay packs down, drains slowly and heaves when it freezes. Put pavers on a thin sand bed over it and you will see humps and gaps by the second spring. The base is where the money goes, even though nobody ever sees it once the stone is down.
We have built more than 200 projects across Utah County, and the Orem patios that last all share one thing: the base was dug and packed for clay before a single paver went down. Jackson plans the patio with your sprinklers in mind too, so the old lawn zones under it get capped or reworked instead of spraying your new stone every morning at 5 a.m.
Orem is the one town around here with no secondary water, so the sprinkler design shows up on your culinary bill in a way it does not for the neighbors.
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The Orem challenges
Orem's clay holds water and expands when it freezes. A patio on shallow base rises in January and settles back in April, landing a little more out of line each year. Steps pull away from the house, pavers rock underfoot, and the joint sand washes out of the gaps.
When a patio replaces lawn, the old sprinkler lines are still down there. Left alone, they leak under the pavers, soak the base and waste culinary water you are paying tiered rates for. Capping and rerouting them is part of the hardscape job, not a separate one.
Plenty of established Orem yards have large shade trees that went in when the neighborhood was new. Their roots lift concrete walks and patios over time, and digging too close can kill the tree. Patio placement and base depth near a big tree need a plan before the saw comes out.
Homes on the east side, toward Provo Canyon and the Timp foothills, catch gusts coming down the canyon in the evening. An open fire pit in the wrong spot throws sparks and smoke right at the house. Placement, and sometimes a low seat wall on the windward side, makes it usable.
The J&H approach
We excavate the soft clay, lay geotextile fabric, and compact road base in thin lifts. Pavers or concrete go on top of that, never on native dirt. That is what keeps an Orem patio flat through a winter of freezing and thawing.
We cap or reroute the old lawn zones, switch nearby beds to drip, and pitch the patio so it sheds water away from the house. Less water reaching the patio base means less heave, and a smaller culinary bill on top of it.
Fire features get placed out of the evening wind, with gas run before the base goes down. Outdoor kitchens sit on their own footings. Lighting and outlets are drawn into the plan from the start, so nobody cuts new pavers later.
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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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