Backyard patios for Central Ohio living
Paver Patios in Columbus, OH
A patio sized for your table, your chairs and your evenings outside. Start with a free patio quote.
Building backyard patios in Columbus and 31 nearby towns and villages
Start Planning Your Paver Patio
Tell us about your backyard and how you would like to use it, even if the plan is rough. The contractor will phone you to hear more and plan a visit.
- Free patio quotes
- Fire pits and seat walls
- Old slabs replaced
- Built for Ohio winters
No plans needed, just an idea of how you will use it. 👇
Start with how you want to spend time outside
Before anyone talks about pavers, picture the patio on an ordinary day. Maybe it is coffee in the morning sun on the east side of the house, a Saturday cookout with the grill off to one side and a table for six, or a fire on a cool October night with the chairs pulled in close. Each of those asks for a different size, shape and spot in the yard. Paver Patios Columbus plans backyard patios around that picture first, then builds them to come through Central Ohio winters looking the same.
Patios usually need more room than a first sketch suggests. A dining table wants about three feet of clear space on every side so chairs can slide back, a sectional and coffee table need a lane to walk around them, and the grill deserves its own corner away from foot traffic. A fire pit needs a full ring of seats with space to stand behind them. Pavers make it easy to add curves, a border, a seat wall, steps from the door or a path into the yard, so the patio fits the way your household actually lives.
The build is what keeps it pleasant to use. We dig out the soft topsoil, compact a crushed stone base in layers, screed a smooth bed of sand, lay the pavers and lock the edges with a restraint and polymeric joint sand. The whole patio tilts gently away from the house, and because our heavy clay soaks up rain slowly, the water gets a planned route off the patio instead of sitting under it. We build across Columbus and its suburbs, from Worthington and Westerville to Grove City and Pickerington.
Backyard patio ideas
Patios and the pieces that make them livable
Start with the patio, then add the fire pit, seat walls, steps and paths that make it yours.
Paver Patio Installation
New backyard patios sized for dining and lounging, shaped to the yard and built on a base that drains.
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Fire Pit Patios
A block fire pit set in a paver patio with room for a full circle of chairs and space to walk behind them.
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Seat Walls
Block walls at sitting height with wide caps that add seating, frame the patio and hold a gentle slope.
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Patio Steps
Wide steps from a back door or deck down to the patio, or between two levels of the yard, with even rises.
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Paver Paths & Walkways
Paver paths from the patio to the driveway, the side gate, the shed or a fire pit at the back of the yard.
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Concrete Patio to Pavers
Your old cracked or sunken concrete patio broken out and replaced with a paver patio, often larger and better shaped.
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Examples
Paver patios, fire pits and seat walls
Example photos of the type of work.
How it works
From a backyard idea to the first evening outside
- 1
Talk about the evenings
We start with how you will use the space: how many people, what furniture, morning or evening sun, and whether a fire pit is part of the picture.
- 2
Size it in the yard
The outline gets painted on the lawn so you can set real chairs inside it and look at the shape from the kitchen window and the deck.
- 3
Build what you will not see
Excavation, a compacted stone base, screeded sand and a gentle fall away from the house, with a plan for runoff in clay soil.
- 4
Lay it, then pull up a chair
Pavers, borders, seat walls and steps go in, the edges are locked and the joints are filled. After that, the patio is ready for furniture.
Know-how
Patio planning notes from Central Ohio backyards
- 01
Measure the furniture, then add
Set your table or sectional on the lawn and walk around it. A patio that fits the furniture but not the people pulling out chairs will always feel cramped.
- 02
Follow the sun and shade
An east-facing patio gets soft morning light and afternoon shade from the house, while a west-facing one catches the low sun on summer evenings. Choose the spot, or the size, around when you will actually be sitting out there.
- 03
Give the fire pit breathing room
Plan for chairs around the pit with space to walk behind them, and keep the pit well away from the house, the deck and low branches. Check local burning rules before you settle on a spot.
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Send rainwater somewhere on purpose
Columbus clay takes rain in slowly, so a patio needs a gentle slope away from the house and a place for that runoff to go. Downspouts that empty onto a patio are the most common cause of a soft, sinking corner.
Service area
Backyard patios around Columbus
We build paver patios in Columbus and 31 nearby towns and villages. Choose yours for local details and a free quote.
Franklin County
Pickaway County
Fairfield County
Delaware County
Licking County
Questions
Questions people ask before building a patio
Will a paver patio survive Ohio winters?
Yes, and winter is one of the best reasons to choose pavers here. A poured patio is one stiff slab that cracks as the ground freezes and thaws, while a paver patio is many small pieces that can shift slightly and settle back. Go easy on metal shovel blades and rock salt and it will look good for years.
Do I need permission from the city or my HOA for a patio?
A ground-level patio often needs no permit, but rules vary from one city, village or township to the next, so a quick call to yours is worth making. Many HOAs want to see the size, colors and materials first. Every project also starts with an 811 call so buried utility lines are marked before digging.
How much does a paver patio cost?
It depends on size, shape, the pavers and border you choose, how far materials have to travel into the backyard, and extras like a fire pit, seat walls or steps. An old concrete patio to tear out adds to it. A free quote after seeing the yard gives you a real number to plan around.
Which towns do you build patios in?
Columbus and its neighbors in every direction: Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights close to downtown; Dublin, Powell and Worthington up north; Gahanna, New Albany and Pataskala out east; Reynoldsburg, Brice and Pickerington along I-70; and Grove City, Obetz and Commercial Point to the south. Smaller villages such as Riverlea, Urbancrest and Lockbourne are included too.
How long does it take to build a paver patio?
Most backyard patios take a few days to a week, longer with a fire pit, seat walls or an old slab to remove. Paver patios can be built through much of the year, so a fall or early spring build is ready before the warm weather. Once the joint sand sets, the furniture can go out.
How big should my patio be?
Bigger than the furniture. A table for six usually needs something like a 12 by 14 foot area at minimum, and a sectional with a coffee table often needs more. If you want both dining and lounging, think of the patio as two rooms side by side.
Can my old concrete patio be replaced with pavers?
Yes. We break up the slab, cart the pieces off and rebuild what sits underneath, and the new patio can keep the same footprint or grow into a bigger, better-shaped one. Plenty of old slabs have sunk toward the house, and replacing them is a chance to fix that slope.
Picture your first evening on the new patio
Tell us how you want to use your backyard, and we will arrange a free patio quote.