33rd Street NE Old Northeast Courtyards

33rd Street NE courtyards are often the only outdoor room on a lot deeper than it is wide. Oaks shade the court, roots lift the old slab, and the rear gate is the cart path to the bayou.

Shade, roots, and a short run

A permeable paver court needs a base that drains and an edge that does not walk into the lawn. We locate the oak root line before excavation and keep the field off the house slab so irrigation overspray does not pond against the wall.

• Edge restraint that stays put under a second car parked in the court

• Pitch toward a legal low point, not the lanai threshold

• A cart path wide enough for a wheelbarrow to the dock without crossing the lawn

PaverForge Hardscapes is based in St. Pete Beach. For a 33rd Street NE courtyard, call 727-490-9798.