Broad lit stone stairway climbing through planted beds toward a house

Patios & Hardscape

The ground everything else stands on.

Patios, walkways, steps, retaining walls, columns, driveways.

Elevated view of a flagstone patio with an outdoor fireplace and a dining set

Patios and hardscape

Most hardscape fails below the surface.

A patio is a base with a stone finish on it. Nobody sees the base, which is exactly why it is the part that gets skipped: too shallow, not compacted, no fall built into it, and two winters later the joints open and the low corner holds water. We build the base for the ground it is actually sitting on, and the stone goes on last.

Flagstone patios, brick and concrete paver walkways and driveways, stone steps with cut treads and risers, retaining walls, seat walls, column bases and mailbox surrounds. Everything laid to drain away from the house.

Fire-pit patio at dusk with a lit curved seat wallFire Pits & Seat Walls
Flagstone floor on a covered porch between timber postsFlagstone Porches
Fire pit at sunset on a patio above the lakeLakeside Fire Pits
The Carolina Stone Craftsman showroom in Chapin, company sign on the stone-faced building

What you get

Stand inside our work first.

Most stone contractors here work out of a truck. We built a showroom at 2010 Chapin Rd with a covered slab gallery and an outdoor pavilion, and there is finished hardscape on the ground all around it. You can walk it, in the weather, before you choose.

One crew, stone to finish. Excavation, base, stone and cleanup by the same people. One contract, one point of contact, no subs pointing at each other when something needs to be made right.

Lit paver steps climbing through plantingLit Steps & Paths
Flagstone patio with the lake beyondFlagstone Patios

Start here

The Backyard Blueprint Walkthrough.

A private design session at the Chapin showroom.

Book the walkthrough
What happens — free

The Backyard Blueprint Walkthrough

  • Tour the showroom, the pavilion and the covered slab gallery
  • Hand-pick your stone, by eye, not from a sample chip
  • Spend the hour with a master craftsman rather than a salesperson
  • A hand-drawn concept of your own yard
  • A fixed all-in price
  • The See It Built tour — stand inside a completed build near you
The Locked Price Guarantee

“The number we quote is the number you pay. No allowances. No surprise change orders. One crew, one contract, one price.”

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Tell us about your project.

Prefer to see it finished first? Ask for the See It Built tour.