Finished backyard paver patio, retaining wall and charcoal border around the aggregate pad in Mill Creek

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Backyard Paver Patio & Retaining Wallin Mill Creek, WA

Location: Mill Creek, WA
Service: Paver, Retaining Wall & Backyard
Scope: Paver Patio, Block Walls, Walkway & Lawn
Finish: Gray Blend Pavers with Charcoal Border

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Project Overview

An old brick patio and muddy side yards, rebuilt as one connected backyard

This Mill Creek home had an old, uneven brick patio in the backyard, weedy gravel and stepping stones along the sides of the house, a moss-covered block wall and a patchy front lawn. The homeowners wanted a backyard they could actually use and a clean way to walk from the front of the house to the back, so we rebuilt the outdoor space around a new paver patio and retaining wall.

We removed the old brick patio and gravel beds, excavated and compacted a new base, and installed a large gray blend backyard paver patio with a charcoal soldier border that wraps around the existing aggregate pad and a built-in drain. Along the fence line we built a concrete block retaining wall with smooth dark caps that holds the raised planting beds and doubles as extra seating, plus a curved capped planter wall around the existing evergreen.

To connect the whole property, we replaced the muddy gravel side yard with a paver walkway with a charcoal border that runs from the front of the house to the backyard patio. In the front, we finished the landscaping by removing the tired lawn, grading the soil and laying fresh new sod.

Completed in Mill Creek, WA, this project adds to Acosta Landstone's portfolio in Snohomish County. We provide patio & paver installation, retaining walls, new lawn installation and hardscape & landscape design across the Eastside, Snohomish, King and Pierce Counties.

See more work: Paver & Patio Installation in Snohomish, Full Exterior Hardscape Transformation in Bothell and Side Yard Paver Walkway & Steps in Bothell, or browse all projects.

Gray blend paver patio along a capped block retaining wall in Mill Creek, WA

Patchy front lawn before the landscaping and hardscape project in Mill Creek, WA

Narrow side yard with an old moss-covered block wall before the paver walkway in Mill Creek

Weedy gravel side yard with loose stepping stones before the paver walkway in Mill Creek, WA

Old brick patio removed and stacked in the backyard before the new paver patio in Mill Creek

Backyard cleared of the old brick patio and gravel beds in Mill Creek, WA

Excavating along the old block wall next to the driveway in Mill Creek, WA

Removing the old front lawn before installing new sod in Mill Creek, WA

Front yard soil graded and prepared for new lawn in Mill Creek, WA

New sod lawn installed in the front yard of a Mill Creek, WA home

Side yard paver walkway with charcoal border connecting the front and backyard in Mill Creek

Paver walkway curving around a capped block planter wall in a Mill Creek backyard

Backyard paver patio with charcoal soldier border and capped retaining wall in Mill Creek, WA

Large backyard paver patio in afternoon sun with block retaining wall in Mill Creek, WA

BEFORE · PROCESS · AFTER

From old bricks and gravel to a paver patio, retaining wall and walkway.

How this Mill Creek backyard went from a worn brick patio and muddy side yards to a new paver patio, capped retaining walls, a connecting walkway and a fresh front lawn.

Before: worn and disconnected

An uneven old brick patio, weedy gravel side yards, a mossy block wall and a patchy front lawn.

Process: demo, base & new lawn

Old bricks and gravel removed, new base excavated and compacted, front lawn stripped and graded for sod.

After: one connected backyard

A gray blend paver patio with charcoal border, capped retaining walls, a side walkway and fresh sod.

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