97th Street North St. Pete Side Yards

97th Street North sits in the west St. Pete grid, past 66th Street toward Cross Bayou. Side yards here are often a single gate wide, with an AC condenser, a hose bib, and a neighbor fence that already leans in.

What the side yard has to do

The path has to carry a trash cart and a mower without rocking, stay clear of the condenser, and pitch away from the stem wall. A sand bed under pavers will rut the first wet summer. We excavate, compact an aggregate base, and lock the edge so the field does not creep into the lawn.

• Gate swing checked before the first course, so the slab does not block the latch

• AC service clearance left open, with the pad pitched away from the unit

• Positive drainage to the front swale or a yard drain, not against the stucco

• Edge restraint that stays put when the irrigation overspray softens the joint sand

How to start

Call PaverForge Hardscapes at 727-490-9798 or use the book-online page. Photos of the gate, the condenser, and the low spot are enough for a same-business-day reply. We walk the lot before we lock a number.