The jobs, without the story.

Concrete flatwork

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  Broom-finish pool deck with a paver soldier-course border, photographed before the yard was graded and seeded.

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  The same pool deck at ground level, with the paver border running the length of the pool.

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  Concrete pool deck poured around a covered pool, pitched to shed water away from the coping.

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  Poolside concrete with a fenced perimeter and a diving board at the deep end.

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  Stamped concrete in a wood-plank pattern, stained and sealed.

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  Shop floor pour in progress, power trowel finishing the slab inside a pole building.

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  Sealed concrete under a covered patio, finished smooth and reflective.

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  Broom-finish driveway with saw-cut control joints, under a canopy of shade trees.

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  Curved broom-finish driveway in Hanover, edges graded with topsoil and ready for seed.

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  Concrete pad under a timber deck, with a river rock drip bed along the outside edge.

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  Compacted gravel base graded and ready for forms. This is the part that decides whether a slab lasts.

Hardscape

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  Paver patio set tight to the house, with a planting bed and mulch along the foundation.

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  Chilton flagstone patio with a stone fire pit, set below the deck and framed by dry-stacked walls.

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  Flagstone patio and fire pit under a deck, with stone seating walls and steps.

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  Circular paver patio with a fire pit, held by a boulder wall on the uphill side.

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  Boulder wall wrapped around a small fire pit patio in a shaded yard.

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  Boulder retaining wall with a set of stone steps, holding the grade beside a driveway.

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  Paver patio with a contrasting border, edged by boulders along the slope.

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  River rock beds with accent boulders along the foundation of a brick home.

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  Boulder wall holding a regraded slope, seeded and covered with straw.

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  Rock-edged walkway leading out to a fire pit patio at the edge of a pasture.

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  Boulder wall and steps holding the grade above a new concrete patio.

Shoreline and drainage

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  Boulder wall up the bank with fieldstone riprap at the toe, slope graded and ready for seed.

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  Riprap packed along the waterline below a regraded bank.

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  Riprap at the water's edge with a seeded slope and a stairway to the dock above it.

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  Fieldstone shoreline wrapped around a boathouse and dock.

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  Lake-access steps and landing with boulders along the shoreline and a dock beyond.

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  Boulder shoreline built around a lake shed, dock, and lift.

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  Riprap along the shore with a stairway climbing the seeded bank.

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  Boulder wall and stone patio built beside a lake shed.