Brick Patio Replacement
Bad details tore this porch apart.
When this brick patio was originally built, the die was cast. It was bound to fail eventually. They put the concrete slab on sand.
Over the years, rain soaked into the sand below the slab through cracks at the edges, and in winter, that wet sand froze, expanding in the process. Bricks pushed out, leaving homeowners with a never-ending repair job.
Starting over allowed us to fix the problem
We measured and drew the existing patio, then obtained the engineering required to make the concrete slab structurally span across a crawlspace (It doesn’t have sand under it).
While we had the chance, we added some electrical outlets and step lighting.
Brick match issues
The original house had a rugged bark texture with quite a range in color, and we couldn’t find any bricks that matched. So, we matched the texture as closely as we could, and stained the brick to match in color. Staining is all hand work, and is guaranteed to last for at least 50 years.
The Before
Before Brick Stain
After Brick Stain