Hardscaped Back Yard in Charlotte's Sherwood Forest

Project scope:

• Demolition of old retaining wall and patio
• Drainage installation & land re-grading
• Lower patio features Techo-Bloc BLU-60 & Borealis
• Retaining wall features Ashland blocks and caps used to create a curving grand staircase and an intimate, recessed fire pit area
• ​Upper level patio made from reused travertine stone
• Pennsylvia river slick pebbles and boulders in the beds

A beautiful dreamscape meant for family and entertaining, this back yard in Charlotte's Sherwood Forest neighborhood features a beautiful Techo-Bloc BLU-60 and Borealis lower patio, a natural travertine stone upper patio, and a warm, curving retaining wall with a grand staircase and an intimate fire pit area.

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Before Pictures...

After initial planning and collaboration with our clients, work began with demolition of the existing wooden retaining wall and travertine patio. The wall was rotting out and did not have proper drainage behind it. The old travertine patio had been improperly installed on a bed of only 1" of screenings and no foundation beneath that. The area also needed drainage work and the old patio was bowl-shaped. In the "Before" pictures you can see how the travertine slabs were shifting and it was only a year old.

BEFORE

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Progress photos...

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Panoramic Pictures on Progress