The rain has held off for the last several days while the temperatures have been slowly rising and that has allowed us to get back into the field where the real fun is. This is a project we started in early winter and are just now getting an opportunity to make some real progress. Right now we are building the bones of a raised paver patio. The block is Brussels Block, manufactured by UniLock.

Sean...once again pulling his weight to get the job done.

We always hand chip each block after every cut to ensure it blends in with the rest. We have noticed several local examples where this was not done when building with rumbled products such as the Brussels Block shown here. If you do not take the extra few seconds to do this each time, there is a sharp, clean-cut edge showing and the end result is not as good as it could be. We take the time to notice the small details on each project we construct.

The shell of the patio is complete. Next we will back fill with gravel, install three steps and a small water feature in the enclosed area to the right.

The pavers are going in.

The fountain has been set and the seat wall is complete. The next step will be to finish the pavers and install natural stone caps for each column.

The last remaining hardscape area consists of three conjoining paver squares. They form the bones of a walkway leading to the hot tub.