The front walk is the first thing anyone uses at your house. We build paver walkways, front entry landings, steps and paver driveways with the same base work as our patios, because a walkway that heaves turns into a trip hazard.
“Marcus and his team did a great job replacing a walkway in our backyard along with installing a patio for a fire pit.… Additionally, he installed plants through our front and back beds as well as installed river rock to help with water management. I have worked with Marcus before and always found him a good communicator. He and his team are here when they say they are going to be and don’t leave a mess when they are done. Marcus is a high integrity business owner. I would recommend him to anyone looking for landscape design and installation.”
Most of the entries we replace are cracked concrete with rotting timber walls around them. We tear it out, fix the grade, and rebuild in pavers with block or stone walls, a landing sized for more than one person, and plantings that frame the door. Our projects page shows one of these from the before photos through the 3D design to the finished entry.
A paver driveway takes the same engineering as a patio with more base under it, because it carries cars. We also cut paver aprons and borders into existing concrete drives, which upgrades the look without replacing the slab.
The sweeping borders in our walkway photos get laid out on site, chalked onto the laid pavers, and cut in place. That is the difference between a curve that flows and a curve that wobbles.
Tear-out first, usually old concrete and whatever timber edging was rotting around it. Then the grade gets fixed and the same compacted base our patios get goes down, with the border curves chalked and cut in place on top of it. Lawn repair runs along both edges, warrantied like the rest, and we keep a path to your door open through the build.
A walkway is a small patio that gets more traffic, and it is built like one:
Most of this work lands in Hudson walkways, Streetsboro, Kent, Hiram and the rest of the towns on the service area page, all inside the circle we keep around our Mantua yard.
It depends on length, width, steps and walls. A straight walk is the simple end, a full entry rebuild with walls and a landing is a bigger project. Call and describe what you have and I can give you a range on the phone.
Yes. We tear out the concrete, rebuild the base, and set block or natural stone steps that match the walk. Old crumbling entry steps are one of the most common things we replace.
Built on a proper base, yes, and they take plowing fine. We plow commercial lots all winter, so we build surfaces the way the guy pushing the snow wishes everyone would.
Wide enough for two people to walk together, which most builder walks are not. We usually draw front walks generously and let the 3D design prove it against the house, because a too-narrow walk is the most common thing we replace.
Sometimes. We overlay porches and stoops in natural stone when the slab under them is sound. A cracked, heaved walkway is a different story: overlaying a bad base buys a few years and then fails, so we tear out and rebuild instead.
The same circle as everything we build: Hudson, Streetsboro, Aurora, Mantua, Stow and the rest of the list on our service area page. We stay close to the Mantua yard so Marcus can be on every site.
Usually. Most projects that include walkway and driveway work also touch plantings, trees & shrubs, and designing the two together is cheaper and cleaner than bolting one on later.
“Marcus did a wonderful job painting a mural on my children's bedroom wall. He is detail oriented, and he finished the project with a perfectionist's eye. He was punctual and respectful, and I will definitely hire him for future projects.”
“Very professional and amazing work from Marcus and his crew!! Very satisfied every time they help us with our lawn care needs!!”
“Marcus is one the best contractors we have ever had. He and his crew are extremely professional. He is courteous, prompt, has excellent communication and problem solving skills. He kept on or ahead of schedule for our project all for a most reasonable price. I highly recommend Marcus.”
Ready to talk walkway and driveway work? Marcus answers the phone himself, Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm.
Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm · Or send it in writing from the contact page.
