59th Street North St. Pete Courtyards

Courtyard pavers on 59th Street North in north St. Pete: lanai track clearance, a fall away from the slab, and a field that does not pond after a bay rain.

Courtyard lots along 59th Street North hold water against the lanai after a summer storm if the field was pitched toward the slab. PaverForge Hardscapes installs and re-levels pavers on these north St. Pete lots from our St. Pete Beach shop, so the field stays locked after the wet season.

What these lots actually need

A pretty paver color will not fix a thin sand bed. We size the base for the load, pitch the surface away from the house or toward a gutter that already works, and restrain the edge so the field does not creep.

• Compacted aggregate base sized for cars if it is an apron, not a patio spec under tires

• Positive drainage toward the street, a drain line, or a low point that already works

• Edge restraint that stays in place through heat and summer rain

• Joint sand that locks after compaction instead of washing out in the first storm

Repair or rebuild

If the base was never built, we rebuild it and reuse what we can. If the field only settled at the street cut or the lanai corner, a re-lay on a corrected base is often enough. Access on these numbered streets is usually easier than a barrier-island cottage, which can lower haul-off time.

Call PaverForge Hardscapes at 727-490-9798 or use the book-online page. Send a few photos of the surface, the low spots, and the street frontage. We typically reply the same business day and will walk the lot before we lock a number.