Patio & Outdoor Living Contractor in Louisville & Surrounding KY

Patio & Outdoor Living Contractor from E & J General Contracting — a family-owned crew working across Louisville, Bullitt County, and central Kentucky.

About Our Patios & Outdoor Living Work

Paver patios, fire pits, retaining walls, and outdoor kitchens. Built on a real base so your patio doesn't shift in two winters.

Outdoor living is more than throwing pavers on dirt. We build paver and flagstone patios on a properly excavated and compacted base, install segmental retaining walls with the right geogrid and drainage, and tie in fire pits, seat walls, and outdoor kitchens. Done right, it lasts 30+ years.

Who This Is For

  • Homeowners building a backyard entertaining space
  • Property owners adding a fire pit, seat wall, or outdoor kitchen
  • Folks who need a retaining wall to terrace a sloped yard
  • Anyone tired of a sinking, weed-filled paver patio installed wrong

What's Included

  • Excavation to 8–10 inches below finished grade
  • Compacted crushed-stone base in 2-inch lifts
  • Geotextile fabric to prevent base migration
  • Bedding sand screeded flat
  • Pavers or flagstone laid to pattern with edge restraints
  • Polymeric jointing sand and final compaction
  • Retaining walls built with geogrid and drainage stone
  • Fire pit, seat wall, and outdoor kitchen rough-ins

Our Process

  • Design

    Walk the yard, talk layout, pick pavers/stone and pattern, plan drainage. Sketch and quote.

  • Excavate & base

    Strip and excavate, install fabric, compact crushed stone in lifts. The base does the work.

  • Lay & joint

    Screed sand, lay pavers, cut to pattern, install edge restraints, polymeric sand, and final plate compact.

  • Finish features

    Build fire pit, seat walls, retaining walls. Final cleanup, walk the job.

Equipment We Run

  • Mini excavators & skid steers
  • Plate compactors (small & large)
  • Wet saws for pavers and flagstone
  • Geogrid for wall reinforcement
  • Concrete cutters

Pricing

Paver patios in Kentucky run $18–$28 per square foot installed depending on paver line and pattern complexity. Flagstone runs $22–$35. A typical 300 sq ft paver patio with a fire pit lands $7,500–$12,000. Segmental retaining walls run $35–$55 per face foot. Outdoor kitchens start around $15,000.

Patios & Outdoor Living FAQs

  • How long does a properly built paver patio last?

    30+ years if the base is right. The pavers themselves last basically forever — what fails is the base under cheap installs. We dig deep, compact, and use fabric. That's why ours don't sink.

  • Pavers or stamped concrete — which is better?

    Pavers cost more but flex with the soil and individual pieces can be replaced. Stamped concrete is cheaper but cracks are permanent and noticeable. Both are great when installed right.

  • Do I need a permit for a paver patio?

    Usually no, as long as it's not over 30 inches above grade. Retaining walls over 4 feet generally do need an engineered permit — we handle that.

  • Can you build a fire pit and outdoor kitchen?

    Yes. Wood-burning or gas fire pits, masonry kitchens with grill cutouts, pizza oven inserts, plumbing and gas runs — full design-build.

Where We Do Patios & Outdoor Living Work

Patios & Outdoor Living crews run across Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Hardin, and Meade counties. Pick your city for local soil, permit, and pricing notes.

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