104th Street North St. Pete Courtyards

Courtyard pavers on 104th Street North have to work under oak shade and a furniture load, on a lot that drains toward a side swale rather than a beach dune. Flat fields hold water under the canopy after a short Pinellas storm.

Shade, furniture, and a pitch that still looks level

A courtyard that looks perfectly flat usually ponds at the slider. We keep a quiet pitch away from the house, a rigid edge so the field does not creep into the lawn, and a joint that stays locked after compaction.

• Compacted aggregate base under the furniture load, not a sand bed on native soil

• Pitch away from the door, even when the yard looks flat

• Edge restraint that stays out of the mower line

• Lighter paver colors where the courtyard sits in afternoon sun past the oak

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PaverForge Hardscapes is based on St. Pete Beach and builds these mainland courtyards with the same crew. Call 727-490-9798. Photos of the low spot, the slider, and the gate width are enough to start.