110th Street North St. Pete Courtyards

Courtyards on 110th Street North often sit under oak canopy, between a lanai and a side fence. Shade keeps the surface cooler. It also hides a low spot until the first hard rain ponds against the slab.

A pretty paver color will not fix that. The field has to shed, the edge has to stay put, and the furniture load has to sit on a base that was actually compacted.

Shade, roots, and a flat look that still drains

Owners want a courtyard that looks level under a table. We still pitch it away from the house, usually toward a lawn edge or a drain that already works. A dead-flat field under oaks holds water and stains the joints.

Roots are marked before we cut. Where a root has already heaved the old concrete, we do not pave over the lift and hope. The base is rebuilt around what has to stay.

What we set before the furniture comes back

Edge restraint on the open sides. A border that can take a grill or a planter without rocking. Joint sand locked after compaction, not left loose for the first storm to wash out.

Screen-cage posts and downspouts get a path for water. The courtyard should not become the low point for the roof.

How to start a 110th Street North quote

Call 727-490-9798 or book online. Photos of the courtyard, the downspouts, and the fence line are enough to start. We walk the yard before we price the base.