Paver patio with seat walls and a covered structure on a Michigan property

Taylor, Michigan

Paver Patios in Taylor, MI

We build paver patios in Taylor, Michigan, and we are based here: our yard is on Baske Street, inside the city. Taylor patios are mostly rear-yard projects on post-war subdivision lots, and the city requires a permit for exterior concrete and similar work, which we handle as part of the job.

Taylor is our home city. That is not a marketing line, it is a scheduling and logistics fact. Our equipment, our material, and our crew all start the day here, so a Taylor job does not carry the travel time, staging problems, or drive-by scheduling that an out-of-area contractor has to price in.

It also means we know the housing stock without having to ask. Most of the calls we take in Taylor are on single-story and split-level homes built through the post-war expansion, on lots that are generous by Downriver standards but not large, with the usable yard sitting behind the house and a garage or driveway running down one side.

The practical consequence is that a Taylor patio is usually a rear-yard project reached through a side gate. That constrains machine access more than anything else about the job, and it is the single biggest thing that separates a realistic quote from an optimistic one.

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What building a patio in Taylor actually involves

Access is the recurring theme. On a typical Taylor lot the backyard is reached down a side yard between the house and the fence line, which is often narrow enough that a full-size machine cannot pass. We plan for that up front: smaller equipment, more hand work, or in some cases removing and reinstating a fence section. None of that is a problem, but it changes the labour and it needs to be in the number rather than discovered on day two.

The other Taylor-specific factor is grade. Many of these subdivisions were built flat, with the yard sitting close to the door threshold and drainage running to a swale between properties. A patio dropped onto that without thought pushes water toward the house or toward your neighbour. We set the pitch so it leaves both.

Soil through this part of Wayne County runs to clay, which holds water rather than shedding it. On clay lots we build the base with drainage in mind and lay separation fabric so the clay cannot work its way up into the aggregate over the years. That is a decision made at excavation, not something that can be added later.

The same backyard before construction, showing the original grade and lawn

Housing stock

Predominantly post-war single-story and split-level homes, with attached or detached garages and driveways running down one side of the lot. Newer subdivisions on the outer edges of the city have deeper rear yards.

Lot sizes

Moderate suburban lots. Bigger than the older riverfront cities, smaller than the townships to the south. Enough rear yard for a real patio without the space feeling wasted.

Typical projects

Rear-yard entertaining patios, patio and seat wall combinations, and replacements for a cracked original concrete pad off the back door. Fire features are a frequent add.

The usual constraint

Side-yard access width. Worth measuring before you call anyone, because it determines what equipment can reach the work and therefore what the job costs.

Getting to you

Our yard is at 23741 Baske Street, inside the city. We are not travelling to Taylor, we work from here.

Read more about our work across the area on our Landscaping Taylor, MI.

Permits in Taylor

City of Taylor Building Department

23555 Goddard Road, Taylor, MI 48180
(734) 287-6550

  • Taylor requires a permit for exterior work including concrete, and building permit applications are subject to a zoning review to confirm the project meets the zoning ordinance.
  • Applications are processed at the Municipal Building on Goddard Road.
  • We confirm what your specific project needs with the department before we start rather than assuming, and we pull what has to be pulled.
City of Taylor Building Department website

A Taylor patio, in our own city

We work in Taylor constantly, and it is the one place where we can show up for a follow-up question the same week. What we do not have yet is a photographed Taylor project we can put on this page, which is a gap we would rather admit than fill with a stock photo of somebody else's work.

paver patios Taylor MI FAQs

Common questions from homeowners planning hardscape projects in Southeast Michigan.

Very likely. The City of Taylor requires permits for exterior work including concrete, and building and zoning permit applications go through a zoning review to confirm the project fits the zoning ordinance. We confirm the exact requirement with the Building Department on Goddard Road for your specific project before we start, and we handle the paperwork.

Based here. Our yard is at 23741 Baske Street in Taylor. It matters for two practical reasons: there is no travel charge buried in a Taylor quote, and if you have a question after the job we are minutes away rather than an hour.

Almost always, yes. Narrow side-yard access is the norm on Taylor lots rather than the exception. Depending on the width we use smaller equipment, do more of the excavation and material movement by hand, or temporarily remove a fence panel and reinstate it. We measure the access on the site walk so it is priced correctly instead of becoming a surprise.

Yes, and it is one of the most common jobs we do here. The old slab comes out and gets hauled away, and we build a proper compacted base underneath the new surface. We do not recommend laying pavers over an existing slab that is already cracked or heaving, because whatever is moving it will keep moving under the new surface.

Clay holds water instead of draining it, and water that sits under a patio freezes and lifts it. On clay lots we go deeper before we find a subgrade worth building on, we lay geotextile separation fabric so clay fines cannot migrate up into the aggregate, and we pay closer attention to where the water leaves the patio. It is more work below the surface and it is the reason the patio stays flat.

The build season runs from when the ground has thawed and dried enough to compact properly through to when it gets too cold for polymeric jointing sand to cure, so roughly late spring into early fall. The calendar fills from winter onward. Being local, we can usually get out to look at a Taylor property quickly even when the build schedule is full.

The full service

For the complete build process, materials, cost ranges, and FAQs across Southeast Michigan, read our main page on paver patios.

Nearby

Building in your own city is the easy part.

We are a few minutes away. Call and we will come measure the yard, check the side access, and tell you honestly what the grade is going to need.

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