As the title suggests, I’m planning on redoing this patio in our house we recently bought and reusing the stones. It’s currently begging to snatch someone’s ankle. There’s a massive Katsura tree that has made the whole thing uneven while growing over the past ~30 years. My opinion was that it would be a good idea to level the ground with the bottom step outside the back door. The slope would be too great to do the whole thing, so I figured making the area inside the red a little higher with a step down to the rest. This would give plenty of room for the roots and create a less extreme slope.
Does this sound like a bad idea? Would you do it differently?
To be honest, I’m not looking for something that will last forever. I know the tree will never stop growing. I just want something safer that will last about 10 years or so.
by SteveMidnight
2 Comments
The problem I see is that it is difficult to make a step with loose laid stones like that. If there was a way to make the step and riser solid it might work, otherwise it will shift and erode pretty quickly. Look into using larger stones there, or even a landscape timber.
Retaining wall block to define the space. Raise it to be level with the next step up on those patio stairs. Backfill with crushed stone and reset your pavers.