Pleasant Grove, Utah
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Patios, walkways, fire pits and outdoor kitchens for Pleasant Grove homes, with a base built for the ground under them, from the clay flats to the Grove Creek bench.
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Hardscaping and Concrete in Pleasant Grove
Most patio trouble we see in Pleasant Grove starts a foot below the pavers. Down on the valley floor, around downtown and the Strawberry Days district, the ground is fine Lake Bonneville silt and clay. It holds water, swells when it is wet, shrinks when it dries, and lets a thin base sink within a few winters. Up on the bench below Grove Creek and Battle Creek, the dirt is old canyon-fan ground full of rock. Same town, two different jobs.
So every hardscape job starts with a shovel. We dig a test hole and look. On clay, that means digging out deeper, laying fabric, and building a thick, compacted gravel base so the patio rests on rock instead of mud. On the bench, it means pulling cobbles out of the subgrade so the compaction is even and one corner does not drop two years from now. Pavers, slab or flagstone, the prep is where your money really goes.
Then comes the part you see. A lot of Pleasant Grove yards look east at Mount Timpanogos, so we set fire pits, seat walls and outdoor kitchens to face the mountain, not the back fence. Gas and power runs get planned before the base goes in, and every surface is pitched so water moves away from your foundation. Jackson walks the yard with you and puts a real number in writing.
Pleasant Grove's bench lots sit on the alluvial fans below Grove Creek and Battle Creek, the exact ground built by debris coming out of the canyons, so how a yard grades and drains is the whole game.
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The Pleasant Grove challenges
Lake Bonneville clay on the Pleasant Grove valley floor drains slowly. When it gets wet in spring it swells, and by August it shrinks and cracks. A patio laid on a thin base rides that movement up and down until joints open and slabs crack. On the flats we dig deeper and build up a compacted gravel base that drains.
On the Battle Creek and Grove Creek bench, the ground came down the canyons as debris. Dig a patio there and you hit cobbles and the odd boulder. Leave them in and the plate compactor bridges over them, so the base packs hard in some spots and soft in others. We keep pulling rock until the subgrade is even.
Lots of bench yards drop toward the street. A flat patio there means cutting into the hill, filling the low side, or both, and usually a short wall to hold it. Walls over 4 feet need a building permit in Pleasant Grove, so we design the grade first and check the height before we price anything.
Pleasant Grove winters swing above and below freezing again and again. Water that sits in joints or under a slab freezes, grows, and lifts things. Concrete without enough control joints cracks wherever it likes. We pitch every surface, sweep polymeric sand into paver joints, and cut concrete joints on a tight grid.
The J&H approach
Before we price a patio, we dig and look. Clay, cobble or loose fill from when the house went up, each one changes the depth of the base and the cost. You see what we see, and the number in writing matches the ground in your yard.
On the flats we dig deeper, lay geotextile fabric and compact gravel in thin lifts. On the bench we pull rock and even out the subgrade first. Edges get a restraint that will not creep, and the finished grade sheds water away from the house.
Fire pits, kitchens and lights need gas and wire under the patio. We plan those runs and sleeve them before the base, and set burners with the canyon breeze in mind, so a fire pit facing Timp does not blow smoke in your face every evening.
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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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