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Brick walls, steps, walkways, planters and full brick driveways - plus brick veneer over existing walls. Classic material, clean coursing.
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We build brick patios across Los Angeles, in foothill gardens around Pasadena and Glendale and in courtyards on the Westside. Each one is laid in clay brick pavers, which are fired clay, not concrete pavers molded to look like brick. New patios go down sand-set on a compacted base or mortared onto a concrete slab. We lay herringbone, basket weave and running bond, often inside a soldier-course border. Our finished work includes a clay brick walkway laid in herringbone between planting beds. The same brick carries into brick planters, columns and driveways.
Most calls start with a plain slab to dress up or an old brick patio that needs to grow. If concrete pavers or a poured slab suit the yard better, see poured slabs and concrete paver patios. The first visit is free and on site. We look first at the soil and the trees, then at where water runs after rain. We also check any slab or old brick the patio will meet. The written quote spells out the setting bed, the base and the pattern.
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A sand-set brick patio sits on a bed of sand over a compacted aggregate base. An edge restraint holds the outer brick in place, and sand fills the joints. Water drains down through the paving into the base. If the ground shifts slightly, the Brick Industry Association (BIA) notes the pavers realign to the new profile. A sunken spot can be lifted, rebedded and relaid. BIA covers this system in Technical Note 14A.
A mortar-set brick patio needs a concrete base, and BIA says mortar beds belong only on concrete. The mortar bed either grips the slab directly or sits on a crack isolation membrane. Mortar fills the joints, and water runs off across the surface. It makes a solid, even floor. The trade-off is movement: if the base moves, BIA notes the patio may crack along the mortar lines. It also rates repairs on this system the most difficult and expensive. Technical Note 14C covers it.
BIA lists herringbone, running bond, stack bond and basket weave among the most popular paving patterns. It says herringbone best distributes horizontal forces, which cuts the chance of brick creeping out of line. Basket weave looks simple, but BIA notes it takes care to keep the lines straight. With running bond, the long joints should run across the direction of traffic. On price, HomeGuide says running bond costs the least and herringbone sits mid-range. Complex patterns like spirals cost the most.
Borders and bands set the look. BIA notes a border in a different color adds interest. Bigger fields can take bands or panels of another color. We run soldier-course borders and brick bands around concrete or natural flagstone patio fields. A recent customer chose us for a front walkway with a brick inlay. To weigh brick against concrete pavers on price, read what paver patios cost in LA.
The base carries the patio. BIA calls for a 4 inch base under foot-traffic paving unless the site calls for more. It keeps each compacted layer to 3 inches or less under a plate compactor. City of LA plan check wants foundations designed for expansive soil unless an approved soils report says otherwise. In BIA's selection table, sand-set on an aggregate base is acceptable over expansive clay and recommended near tree roots. The same table rates both mortar-set systems not acceptable in those cases.
Where the clay moves or a tree stands close, we lean toward sand-set. BIA recommends a slope of at least 1/4 inch per foot, a 2 percent grade. We run that fall away from the house. Clay paving works on slopes up to a 10 percent grade. Past that, BIA says to consult a design professional and local codes. The brick has to be a paving grade, made to ASTM C902, the standard BIA names for patio pavers.
Yes. One customer had us extend a brick patio, replace some flagstone and repair a low brick wall. Matching starts with the brick's size and color and the pattern it was laid in. BIA notes clay pavers can vary in size within allowed tolerances, and color can shift between production runs. It suggests laying pavers taken from different cubes to blend that variation. We mix the new brick the same way.
The seam between old and new takes the most care. We cut the old field back to a clean line in the pattern, then tie the new brick in. The new section gets the same setting bed and joint as the old one: sand with sand, mortar with mortar. Sunken or broken brick in the old field is a repair job, covered under resetting sunken patio brick.
A brick patio often meets steps or a garden walk. Our finished work includes clay brick front steps beside an old river rock wall. Steps and walks are their own build, covered under brick steps and garden paths. Where a patio steps down a slope, we lay out the steps and the patio as one plan. Using the same brick and joint ties them together.
Fire pits and brick seat walls often sit on the patio or along its edge. The pit itself is a separate build, covered under brick-faced fire pits. Seat walls and planters belong to the wider backyard plan. We lay out the brick field around each piece first. That way the pattern meets each one with clean cuts at the edges.
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(424) 653-0453From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
We look at the project where it lives: the grade, the access, what is being held back or built on, and what you want the finished space to look like.
You get a written quote with a real timeline. It spells out materials, finishes, demolition and haul-off, and flags permit or engineering questions before anything is built.
Proper base and footings, clean courses, real drainage behind every wall. The details you cannot see are the reason the work lasts, and we treat them that way.
We walk the finished work together - joints, finishes, cleanup, the whole job. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.
Common questions about brick patios across Glendale, Burbank and Greater Los Angeles. Don't see yours? Give us a call - we're happy to help.
Brick walls, steps, walkways, planters and full brick driveways - plus brick veneer over existing walls. Classic material, clean coursing.
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We look at the site, flag permits and engineering honestly, and put the price and timeline in writing. No phone guesses, no surprise change orders for things we should have seen.
Walls, flatwork, veneer, fire features and tile from one contractor - so materials match, schedules hold, and the finished yard reads as one design instead of four handoffs.
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